Wednesday, September 14, 2011

Making a difference through Voluntourism

An increasing number of travel companies around the world are adding volunteer opportunities to their tour itineraries. The growing trend, which is now commonly known as voluntourism, is an area of great interest for many organizations including tour operators, lodges, NGOs and destinations.

Voluntourism, is a relatively new concept in Nepal offers activities ranging from a couple of days to more than a month depending on time and availability. If you relish the idea of extracting purpose and meaning from your travel experience, Voluntoursim is the right activity apart from multi adventure holidays that Nepal has to offer.

Some of the program that we propose include tree plantation, addressing social causes, environmental education, building model toilets or being involved on a long term basis as a teacher, or volunteering to build roads. We also offer other learning experiences like gathering knowledge about wood craft (Nepal is famous for intricate woodcrafts) and learning to weave etc. These activities make a profound impact in uplifting the lives of the local communities and hence guarantee self satisfaction. It will be a learning experience for the volunteers as they get to know about a different culture and tradition and also visit the rural yet beautiful places of Nepal.

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Sanjiv is a native Himalayan travel professional involved in hospitality industry for almost 2 decade. leading outdoor trips in the Himalayas to the Alps, Sanjiv has acquired invaluable skills in Eco tourism and ways it can benefit individuals and societies. Along with some leading organizations in Nepal, Sanjiv has ventured into giving something back to the society and the environment he operates his tours.

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