TREKKING and VOLUNTEERING
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About the project
TREKKING and VOLUNTEERING
📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
💼 What the programme involves
This project combines Nepali culture, trekking and adventure, volunteer work all together in a matter of weeks. We aim to deliver the experience of a lifetime. After orientation, you will be placed in a family in a Nepali village, where you will be able to visit schools or orphanages to teach English. After this you will be led on a trek - either Everest Base Camp or Annapurna Base Camp. Lastly, you will be given the chance to explore the city of Kathmandu. Capture the essence of Nepal all in one go!
Your Schedule/Itinerary
• Volunteer by teaching English or other activity to local community.
• Trek to Everest or Annapurna Base Camp.
• Explore city of Kathmandu.
• Share your skills and experience with the local communities on development issues.
🏠 Accommodation on site
The program fee includes accommodation and food for the duration of your volunteering or internship. VIN has a hostel which can accommodate up to 35 people, with up to five bunk beds per room. During the volunteer induction, volunteers will share these rooms.
If the hostel is unavailable, VIN organises accommodation close-by in a hotel or different hostel. During your stay at the host family or monastery/nunnery, your sleeping arrangements may be private to sharing basis. Bathroom and toilet facilities are shared with your host family or monks/ nuns. Hygiene standards vary from family to family/place to place. Sometimes it is very basic, and hot water might only be available. We kindly ask volunteers to be flexible and be prepared to cope with non-western standards.
🍲 Food
In regards to food, volunteers will receive three meals a day, in Nepali standard. The main dishes are rice-based such as daal bhat (lentil soup and rice), vegetables and curries are staple foods. Nepalese people rarely eat meat or fish and have a mainly vegetarian diet. Eating bread is also uncommon. Nepalese food is high in carbs. If you wish to supplement your foods with more variety (such as types of vegetables, eggs or fruits) then the cost lies with you but host families are happy to prepare the extra food items for you. In the host families and monasteries/ nunnery you will share their food and please inform us if have any specific allergies or dietary requirements.
📍 About the location
🤝 Meeting point
On arrival day, each volunteer will be picked up at the airport by one of VIN’s staff members and then dropped off at the hostel or hotel.
After your induction, we will also drive you to your host family or monastery/nunnery. Once your placement is completed, VIN will also pick volunteers up and bring them to the head office in Kathmandu again (not the airport).
These three journeys are included in your fee. Any other personal travel is on your own.
ℹ️ Additional information
Please note that:
The Four Weeks Volunteer & Travel Tour fee is €890. The Five Weeks Volunteer & Trekking Tour fee is €1675
If a volunteer chooses to do more than one placement, then an additional fee of
€80 needs to be paid.
Placements for Medical Care , will be €100 Extra.
Placements out of Kathmandu Valley - Okhaldhunga (250KM) will cost 200 EUR; Sindhuli (150KM) 150 EUR; and Okharpouwa (35KM) 60 EUR extra for Jeep.
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Sign in to apply📅 Available sessions
VINL/MTV08 - A/2017
01/01/2017 → 31/12/2017
VINL/MTV08 - A
01/01/2016 at 00:00 → 31/12/2016 at 00:00
ℹ️ Key information
Age required
18–80 years old
Solidarity donation
550.00 EUR
French tax residents may be eligible for a tax reduction of up to 66% of their costs (membership, plane tickets, solidarity donation).
📍 Location
Kathmandu 44600, Nepal
Nepal
🌍 Location info
Local currency
Nepal Rupee (NPR / रूपैयाँ)
Exchange rate
1 NPR = 0.005958 EUR
Rate as of 31/05/2026
Timezone
Nepal Time
Local time: 21:19 (12/11/2026)
🛡️ Before you leave
✅ Features
🏠 Accommodation
🗣️ Languages spoken