Volunteer Travel in India: "Taste of India"
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Trip Highlights
- Volunteering with some of Delhi's neediest - yet loveliest - people
- Delhi’s Gandhi Memorial, and temples
- The Taj Mahal
- Ranthambore Tiger Reserve
- The “pink city” of Jaipur
- The deserted city of Fatehpur Sikri
Your "Taste of Volunteering" Project
Assist with one of the following (depending on time of year and availability):
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A charity associated with Tear Fund, working in impoverished areas, renovating and beautifying the slums, thus vastly improving sanitation and living conditions; or
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A charity dedicated to improving the lives of India’s poorest children - teach, renovate buildings, and generally help relieve the teachers’ workloads.
Trip Summary
Your adventure begins with a tour of the vibrant city of Delhi, and then straight into your Volunteer Project. This will be a highlight of your stay, as you get to interact meaningfully with Indians, and help improve their livelihoods.
On completing your volunteering, travel to Agra, the ancient capital of India, and visit the famed monument to love - the Taj Mahal - described as the most beautiful building ever constructed.
The following day, travel to the deserted city of Fatehpur Sikri and on to Ranthambore Tiger Reserve in search of the spectacular, endangered Bengal tiger, as well as the elusive leopard.
The ‘pink city’ of Jaipur, the capital of Rajasthan, is your next stop, where you can stroll through the many jewellery and textile bazaars. Included is a visit by elephant to the nearby fort palace of Amber, which was the ancient capital of the Jaipur state.
Also explore the Maharajah’s City Palace, and museum and finish the day with a rickshaw ride through Jaipur’s colourful markets.
If you choose Extension Trip 1 or 2 to explore Rajasthan more fully, you will commence this from Jaipur, but if not, you will return to Delhi, where you can extend your adventure into Goa, Varanasi, Kerala, or Nepal.
How this Trip Makes a Difference to Local Communities
- This trip only uses local guides - including your group leader
- You will eat in locally run and owned restaurants – the food is superb!
Your adventure includes 4 days volunteering in Delhi, with:
1. A charity associated with Tear Fund, working in impoverished areas, helping renovate and beautify the slums, as a result vastly improving sanitation and living conditions; or
2. A charity dedicated to improving the lives of India’s poorest children - where you will help teach, or renovate the buildings, and relieve the teachers’ workloads.
A minimum of 10% of our profit goes directly into funding our Volunteer Project partners. All costs of materials and administration are included in the trip price.
How this Trip Makes a Difference to the Environment
All our trips are 100% carbon neutral - even if you don’t book your flights through us, we will pay for the equivalent number of trees to be planted to cancel the CO2 emissions from you flights.
To view a detailed itinerary in PDF format, please click here.
Extension Trips
Feel free to contact us if you have any enquiries about this trip.
With one person booking, please contact us for the price of your trip.
