Your Everest Basecamp Trek & Volunteering in Nepal – Five Weeks trekking and volunteering tour will commence in Kathmandu with a short, fascinating orientation about the culture, history, religion, habits and behaviors of the Nepalese people.
During this time you will also be taken to visit the popular Hindu temple Pashupatinath, the Buddhist Bouddhanath Stupa, the World Heritage site Swayambhunath, and other highlights of the Kathmandu Valley.
Next the real adventure begins – your trek through valleys and high passes to the base camp of Mount Everest, the highest mountain in the world.
Volunteer Society Treks Nepal has designed this itinerary to include the best opportunities for sightseeing, trekking, and volunteering so that our guests can make the most of their time in Nepal. Volunteering placements range from teaching to construction, medical aid to relief supplies distribution, and can be arranged according to your skills and wants.
- Price:1460 EURO
- Duration:35 Days
- Primary Activity:Volunteering and Trekking
- Group Size:2-25 Peoples
- Country:Nepal
- Arrival on:Kathmandu
- Trip Grade:Challenging
- Meals:As per itinerary
- Accomodation:3 Star in Kathmandu on BB plan, Best Available during trekking
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- Max-Altitude:5416m m.
- Transportation:Flight & Private Car
- Departure from:Kathmandu
- Culture:Homestay
Days 1 – 5: Orientation, Language and Cultural Immersion in Kathmandu.
Visit Pashupatinath Temple, Boudhanath Stupa, Swayambhunath Stupa, Durbar Square, Patan, and Thamel.
Days 1 – 5: Orientation, Language and Cultural Immersion in Kathmandu.
You will be picked up at the airport by one of our VSN staff and driven to your Kathmandu host family or a hotel. Here you will be welcomed into the family, given your own room and provided with all your meals while in Kathmandu. This will be your home during your orientation and volunteering in Nepal.
For the first 4 days you will take part in the following:
- Introduction about your placement and volunteer responsibility
- Nepali cultural orientation outlining the do’s and don’t’s of Nepal
- Nepali language classes (2 hours per day) and spend time studying your free Nepali language booklet
- Sightseeing tour of Kathmandu’s main sites and places of convenience
- Get to know the rest of the VSN team and volunteers
Day 2: Kathmandu
8:00 – 9:00 Breakfast
10:00 – 12:30 Survival Nepali language and Cultural Class
1:00 – 17:30 Sightseeing trip to Pashupatinath and Boudhanath Stupa.
Pashupatinath is one of the world’s most sacred Hindu temples. During the annual Shivaratri pilgrimage, thousands of Siva Devotees come here to pay homage. On the other side of the sacred Bagmati River is a funeral site, where bodies are taken to be cremated before the charred remains are swept into the waters that ultimately flow into the Gangas. The Buddhist Boudhanath Stupa is painted in pastel colours and adorned with colourful prayers flags. The Stupa is built in a mandala design (the diagram of the Buddhist cosmos) with nine levels. Altogether 108 Buddha images and 147 insets of prayer wheels adorn the base of the huge circular edifice. Boudhanath is also home to Nepal’s largest Tibetan community of twelve thousand people.
Day 3: Kathmandu
8:00 – 9:00 Breakfast
10:00 – 12:30 Survival Nepali language and Cultural Class
1:00 – 17:30 Sightseeing trip to Swayambhunath Stupa and Durbar Square.
The Swayambhunath Stupa is situated 4km outside the city on a hilltop and is believed to date back to around 500BC. Legend has it that a sage named Manjushree, who is credited with the creation of Kathmandu, saw a celestial lotus in bloom on the hill top and blessed it. Swayambhu is an important pilgrimage site as well as a centre of art, architecture, religion and culture of Mahayana Buddhism. Durbar Square is Kathmandu’s focal point. Durbar Square holds the palaces of the Malla and Shah Kings who once ruled the city. Along with these palaces, the square also contains a series of temples, the oldest dating back to the 16th century. The square is also known as Hanuman Dhoka, a name derived from the statue of Hanuman, the monkey god, near the entrance of the palaces.
Day 4: Patan
8:00 – 9:00 Breakfast
10:00 – 12:30 Survival Nepali language and Cultural Class
11:30 – 17:30 Sightseeing trip to Patan Durbar square
Patan is the oldest of all the three cities of Kathmandu valley. It is the best known for its artistic heritage. The city is situated on a plateau across the Basmati River, and is also called Lalitpur. The city is surrounded by 4 stupas as the 4 corners of Patan, one at each of its cardinal points. These stupas are said to have been built by the famous Emperor Ashoka. The former royal palace complex is the centre of Patan’s religious and social life and houses a museum containing an array of bronze statues and religious objects. Patan is filled with elegant architectural treasures including Hindu temples and Buddhist monuments with bronze gateways, guardian deities and wonderful carvings and many visitors come here to see the monuments.
Day 5: Thamel
8:00 – 9:00 Breakfast
10:00 – 12:30 Survival Nepali language and Cultural Class
1:00 – 17:30 Sightseeing trip to Thamel and shopping for equipment and/or other necessities
Thamel is located in Kathmandu. It is a haven for tourists visiting the city because it contains numerous hotels, restaurants, and shops that cater specifically to western tourists. It is located in the northern region of Kathmandu past the government district on Tridevi marg. Although some consider it to be overcrowded it has been used by westerners since the 1970’s when hippies in the region discovered it. Thamel is an easy walk from anywhere in central Kathmandu, though the roads can be quite busy during the day, and traffic can be quite heavy.
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