Teaching and Trekking on top of the World

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4 - 4 weeks  ·  Age 18 - 50+

rating  Excellent 4.8  · 
  Verified by Volunteer World
  Very high response rate

Highlights

  • Trek oppurtunity in the base camp of world Higest Mountain
  • Stay with a Neplese Local family of indeginious type
  • Teach in Gov school targeted for privilege children's of Mountain terrain

Highlights

  • Trek oppurtunity in the base camp of world Higest Mountain
  • Stay with a Neplese Local family of indeginious type
  • Teach in Gov school targeted for privilege children's of Mountain terrain
  • Combinations of social work, home stay and adventure Everest Trek
  • a Best package to know Mountain and highlander culture plus daily life


  • Especially good for

    Age 18+
    Singles
    Couples
    Families
    Groups
    50+

    About the program

    A comprehensive Package to experience Nepal that involves supporting local community and trekking Himalayas highest Mount Everest Base camp at one go.

    Volunteering two weeks in the gateway of Everest in a mountain city called Salleri will help volunteers to know the Nepalese society in depth, you will spend your time for the children's who are from the marginal families and relay on community and gov schools for their education. one can have a ...

    About the program

    Volunteering two weeks in the gateway of Everest in a mountain city called Salleri will help volunteers to know the Nepalese society in depth, you will spend your time for the children's who are from the marginal families and relay on community and gov schools for their education. one can have a beautiful cultural experience of staying in homes of locals and enjoy their day-to-day local organic dish. at the same time, you will have a great opportunity to involve yourself with hiking's around the village and hills helping to reach the Everest base camp after your successful two weeks volunteering.
     for sure you will be physically acclimatizing and mentally ready to face the base camp treks. culturally you will be aware about the sherpas and their beautiful Khumbu life. just after finishing the two weeks volunteering in a village from the same place, you will begin your walk with a local guide who will take you to famous Lukla , Namce bazar and eventually Kalapather and Everest base camp, this experience will give you much more idea about the area then just regular trekkers who just land at Lukla airport and stay in tourist lodges and walk in the famous EBC trail


    Typical day

    After your arrival in Nepal capital Kathmandu you will have two nights stay in Kathmandu where you will have a detail briefing about the programme , some walking tours around the town famous sights and landmarks you will drive to Solukhumbu district capital town Salleri at the elevation of Elevation ...

    Typical day

    After your arrival in Nepal capital Kathmandu you will have two nights stay in Kathmandu where you will have a detail briefing about the programme , some walking tours around the town famous sights and landmarks you will drive to Solukhumbu district capital town Salleri at the elevation of Elevation · 2362m / 7749feet. the total 265km from Kathmandu to Salleri by public transport will be take 10-12 hours around. 

    After your arrival in Salleri you will be welcomed by the local family and taken to their home which will be your home for the two weeks stay

    While in Volunteering in Salleri , volunteer is usually requested to Get up in morning around 7 am and join the hot Tea pancake and egg for Breakfast and go to project at 9- 10 am.  the total working hour will be 5-6 hours and after completing the work, volunteers will have a free evening while the Lunch and dinner of Nepalese standard will be served in the afternoon and evening mostly Dal Bhat ( Rice and vegetables ).  

    While in Trekking in Everest base camp Volunteers usually wake up at 6 in the morning and after breakfast start to hit the road at 7 am and reach the camp around 2-3 PM and take your room in tea house one can enjoy the Lunch on  the way or after reaching the tea house evening you will have dinner and sleep. Books are best to make the best of your time since you will have alot of free time during the walk because camps are 10-15 km in general.

    Day to day roughly plan

    Day 1: Arrive in Kathmandu,
    Day 2  Orientation and walking tour of shyambunath 
    Day 3:  Drive 10-12 hours to Salleri village by local jeep
    Day 4 : Welcome tea at 7 am, day visit to school and get familarize with school family Lunch at 9 am , snakcks at 2PM and dinner at 7 PM
    Day 5:  start teaching in village school 
    Day 6-15  Teaching in school  in village of salleri
    Day 15- Day 17 : Trek to Phakding 
    Day 17- 29 continue to Everest Base Camp Trek  in Khumbu region
    Day 18- Trek to Namche [3450m]
    Day 19 -Rest day in Namche
    Day 20 - Trek to Tengboche [3867m]
    Day 21  -Trek to Pheriche [4252m]
    Day 22 - At Pheriche
    Day 23 -Trek to Lobuche [4930m]
    Day 24 - Trek to Gorak Shep [5184m]
    Day 25 - Trek to Everest Base Camp [5357m]
    Day 26 -Trek to Pangboche [3985m]
    Day 27 -Trek to Namche [3450m]
    Day 28- Trek to Lukla [2800m]
    Day 29 -Flight to Kathmandu
    Day 30 - kathmandu rest or an extra day insace of weather or any delays 

    Every day while in teaching in village and trekking in everest volunteer are provided three times foods a day and available accomodations in village and trekking area in lodges


    Free-time activities

    Volunteers can hike to  the near by mountains in their free time and do some agricultural works , support the holistic community works and share their expertise .

    Free-time activities

    Volunteers can hike to  the near by mountains in their free time and do some agricultural works , support the holistic community works and share their expertise .


    Requirements

    Requirements

    Minimum Age: 18 years

    In order to join the program you need to be at least 18 years old on the program start date. There might be exemptions if you can provide the permission of your legal guardian(s) or if your are accompanied by your parents.

    Language Skills

    You need to speak English (basic level)

    Education Requirements

    English language at High school level

    Criminal Background Check

    required

    Nationality Restrictions

    No restrictions. Helping hands from all over the world are welcome.

    Other Skills

    Good fitness for hiking in the Himalayas.

    Time Commitment

    Your helping hand will be required on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday

    What's Included

    What's Included

    Services by Good Karma Foundation Nepal

    Arrival in Kathmandu and transfer to home stay

    walking tour and orientation of kathmandu valley

    stay in Kathmandu with full board

    Public transfer to  Salleri from Kathmandu

    Three times food  during volunteering and treking for all 4 weeks (Breakfast  Lunch and Dinner)provided

    Permits for trekking and local governemnts, applicable national parks fees 

    Guide cum porter for single pax 

    One Guide and one Porter based on two pax.


    Excludes

    One way flight from Lukla to Kathmandu 200 USD


    Airport Pickup at Tribhuvan International Airport

    In Nepal capital , Tribhuwan airport we will pick up you with your name plate .

    Accommodation

    While volunteering accommodations are in local homes and while in trekking, they will be in available tea houses during the trekking. everywhere private rooms and beds are provided. 

    Food & Beverages

    from  Arrival to Nepal and departure entire months you will be provided three times food daily, in home stay while volunteering foods are prepared by local Neplese family in Salleri and while in trekking you will have foods from Tea houses which can be choose from the Menus.

    Internet Access

    Limited access at the project site

    What's NOT included?

    What's NOT included?

    Flight Tickets

    The nearest airport is Tribhuvan International Airport (KTM) in Kathmandu. We assist you to find cheap flights to Nepal. FIND CHEAP FLIGHTS

    Travel Insurance

    Going abroad is an adventure and it is always best to be prepared. Sudden illness or injury, cancellation or theft - a travel insurance for Nepal provides security and is a plus to have. GET A QUOTE

    Vaccines

    If you are intending to volunteer in Nepal you should seek medical advice before starting your social journey. Check your required vaccinations for Nepal. VACCINE CHECKER

    Details on arrival

    One can come any time of the year, this programme  is available any time of the year, dec and Jan are cold in the mountains so please be prepare that you are aware about it before you sign the programme.

    In Kathmandu we will reach you in airport and make a safe transfer to our home stay in Kathmandu located near the Shyambunath temple. our staffs will give you a detail orientation of the programs and show you the sights, and help you to merge in the Nepalese culture. 

    in airport will show your name card to locate.
    Availability
    Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

    Program fees

    4 weeks 2,195€
    Average fees 549€/week

    Program fees

    549€ per week 4 - 4 weeks Age 18 - 50+

    Payment methods

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    NO CREDIT CARD FEES


    Duration

    4 - 4 weeks

    Deposit

    The deposit is simply to reserve your volunteer placement. Payments are handled by PayPal, our trusted global payment provider. If you don't have a PayPal account, you can also pay using a credit card.


    Final Payment

    Your final payment will be agreed with Good Karma Foundation Nepal during the application process. Common solutions are either via bank transfer or a cash payment at the project site.


    Meet your organization

    Good Karma Foundation Nepal

    Excellent 4.8 rating (37 reviews)

    Non-profit - founded in 2016

    Verified by Volunteer World

      Very high response rate

    Coordinated by

    Nabraj

    Spoken languages: English

    About the project

    Good karma foundation was founded after the Nepal Earthquake of April 2015, the biggest disaster of our history. The Foundation helps to rebuild and empower locals .

    Meet your organization

    Good Karma Foundation Nepal

    Our background

    The April 2015 Nepal earthquake (also known as the Gorkha earthquake) killed 8,962 people in Nepal and injured 21,952 more. It occurred at 11:56 Nepal Standard Time on Saturday 25 April 2015, with a magnitude of 7.8M  .

    Just after the deadly earthquake  another humanitarian crisis invaded this  beautiful country Nepal which is known as  The 2015 Nepal blockade, which began on 23 September 2015 and lasted about six months,

    Earthquake   pushed the country in hard time and the  the Blockade even made the things worst .  This was an economic and humanitarian crisis that severely affected Nepal and its economy in 2015 .

    It was the time when country need to work on construction having enough supply but  after the 2015 Nepal blockade came Nearly all sectors of the economy have taken a severe hit, from tourism to transport to domestic factories to agriculture. Nepal faced a hard time once again in the history .  the series of incident like Earthquake and blockade for the landlocked country made the Nepal weaker  and life of the peoples tougher .

    Nabraj Ghimire  also known as Raj came in  a thought to start an organization that he can work to help the needy peoples in his country under the name Good karma Foundation , which officially get registered in Kathmandu Nepal company of register office at 24 April 2016 nearly after a year of the date of Gorkha Earthquake formally .  The organization started welcoming the foreign volunteers to support Nepal  education , construction of school buildings and housing for the under previlaged peoples of Nepal .   Foundation grew quickly as a some of the  leading volunteer  organization in Nepal   offering the  programmes able to the perfect platform for all those to see the world, meet like-minded people and engage in meaningful volunteer work  in life bringing happiness in peoples  life in its country. 

    For an example A British Volunteer Sonja from UK in her 70s came Nepal and taught the children's in the mountain village of Nepal which added a brick in the foundation  start up .  she also later publish her book titles  'Siurung Nepal' and is available in amazon for he volunteers to read the volunteer diary who spend in Nepal in post earthquake as a  teaching volunteer .

    While the foundation  got registered Raj & his team , worked on construction of the houses to needy peoples , sending volunteers to various part of the country. his contributions to support the local schools in Annapurna region of Lamjung is highly important .

    Now Good Karma foundation stands as an organization in Nepal to support the volunteers  and make the high use of them.  we have now programmes from Mountain village Teacher to a medical assistance in city hospitals , Powering the public schools in Kathmandu , Teaching to monks and nuns an English based in Kathmandu, holistic community development , organic agriculture worker , seasonal rice planting and honey hunting festival,  and some trips combined with Teaching and trekking to Everest Base camp or doing farm works and Annapurna base camp trek.  

    Good Karma  foundation is also the first organization who recently lunched the Teaching programme in Bhutan . Now this can help the volunteers to travel there for a reason .  volunteers can be a climate ambassador in the Everest Region and work in a vulnerable snow Leopard research trip in Annapurna's . We are covering the whole Himalayan areas of Nepal in our programme as much as possible for the volunteers  to be in a different place and programme as per their choice.

    Foundation do have multiple programmes ranges form city to corner of the mountains giving as much as choice to volunteers and so as the price . if you want to spend a long time spending less we have carefully brought the programme like Holistic community development  & Support Organic Agriculture .  We work extremely hard to ensure that our opportunities are affordable for everyone who wants to make a difference. 

    Good Karma Foundation is based in Kathmandu Nepal , a professional Team is there to support you from the 1st email inquiry to welcoming you  in Kathmandu airport and entire support while you are in Nepal and until the last farewell in Kathmandu airport before flying back home. in Good karma volunteers come an an stranger and go as a family . we are drive by the saying “Atithi Devo Bhava” meaning “Guest is God”

    Now  Good Karma foundation stands as a volunteer world reliable local partner in Nepal welcoming hundreds of volunteers in its various programmes. 

    Some important reasons to work with Good Karma Foundation Nepal

    FOUNDATIONS  SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY

    Foundation is supporting some needy schools food programme and sponsoring girls education in remote corner of the country in Lamjung District.  we are helping the under privilege children's with stationary ,dress , bags and many more as part of our social responsibility  in our project areas .

    RUN BY LOCALS & FOR LOCALS

    Good karma foundation is run by fully local Nepalese peoples and while working with  us you will be supporting the Nepal & Neplese.

    We work with local communities in the developing world towards long-term sustainable goals. We know there is no better way to travel and make a positive impact on the world then giving time for some one  .

    AFFORDABLE & TRANSPARENT FEES

    Since we are registered as an non profit organization we are able to keep our fees less for the  volunteers . As keeping the cost of modern Nepal daily expenses  have brought a best offer to our volunteers . our fees goes to local community & host family as well , 

    All TIME  SUPPORT

    From beginning to end we are there with you in the programem form a first email to pack list , to how to obtain a visa, to local language guides. orientation and some cultural exploration , airport pick up , project area transfer ,  24/7 being in touch and  be there in need either if its just solving your query via phone or helping you in other way .

    REPUTED SISTER CONCERN

    Good Karma Trekking established in 2010 is the main financial supporter for the foundation  which contribute a 5 percent of the profit to the foundation on social works and social responsibility . you can also rely on this company for a beautiful Himalayan country like Nepal Tibet and Bhutan Trekking and tour experience.

    SUPPORT FOR TOUR AND TREKS,

    if Volunteers want to do  tour and treks around Nepal , Tibet, Bhutan India , Good karma Trekking Pvt Ltd the sister concern and the main financial contributor for the foundation can support  our volunteers travel packages in reasonable  offer .

    COOKING COURSES AND LOCAL CULTURAL EXPERIENCE

    We conduct the local cuisine making classes either its tasty MOMO or a Nepali  Famous Dal Bhat . that you will learn once and use it in your life .  you don't only eat the local foods but also learn how to make it .

    HELPING TO EXPLORE THE LOCALITY

    Either its just a monastery visit to see the monk debate or visit to some local market of Ashan  or a  free Jamacho Nagarjun hike our team is always there for you to every time show the local things  in weekend of some time when you have free times.

    VISION OF THE ORGANIZATION

    A rural Nepal with better living conditions.

    MISSION OF THE ORGANIATION

    Effective use of volunteer with expertise in health and education to improve the social conditions in rural Nepal.

    ORGANIZATION lOCATION :  Good Karma Foundation,  Ropeway Sadak ,Banasthali 15, Kathmandu Nepal 

    CONTACT PERSON : Mr Nabraj Ghimire & Mrs Akankshya Ghimire 


    37 reviews · rating4.8

    Gionatha Cravero rating5

    2024 at Teaching and Trekking on top of the World

    Multiple experiences in one. The opportunity to stay with locals both in KTM and in the mountain village gives a full immersion into the Nepali culture. The ebc trek is an intense experience by itself done with an amazing guide. ..
    One of the best things I've ever done. Nabraj organized everything perfectly. Khasur was a beautiful village with a lot of things to do nearby. The kids at the school are very nice and wants to ...
    Raphael Hockemeyer rating5

    2024 at Seasonal Rice Planting or Harvesting

    Ich heiße Raphael und bin 16 Jahre alt. Meine Zeit als freiwilliger Arbeiter auf einem Reisfeld in der Nähe von Besisahar, Nepal, war eine unvergessliche Erfahrung. Umgeben von den Reisterrassen, habe ich nicht nur die Schönheit der Natur erlebt, sondern auch die Herzlichkeit der Menschen vor ...
    Jessica Dawson rating5

    2024 at Para-Veterinary Worker

    I want to thank everyone there for the amazing experience. Nabraj, his wife and the vets at the clinic. Everyone there is incroyably nice and make you feel welcome during the entire stay. The house is clean and if you are missing something they will always help you. I had a lot of fun there, did ...
    Lærke Eriksen rating5

    2024 at Mountain Village Teacher

    I volunteered with good karma foundation for one month this winter. This has been one of the best experiences of my life. They welcomed me with open arms, and I felt safe for the entirety of my stay. I stayed at a pleasant homestay, with amazing staff, and good food😍 Thank you so much. I will ...
    Bhalam Chaur is a magical village where eagles fly a few metres overhead and people are kind beyond measure. The most incredible thing is definitely the sense of community that unites the people who live here. Nature is also amazing, a wild jungle to explore and a breathtaking view of the highest ...

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