For many participants coming out of the airport and stepping off a plane is a joyful experience, craziness of smells, colors, sound and memorable views. Kathmandu being the capital and the largest city in Nepal amazes travelers with its timeless cultural and artistic heritage in hidden temples overflowing with marigolds, courtyards full of drying chillies and rice, and tiny hobbit-sized workshops. Even after the 2015 earthquake which demolished several temples in Kathmandu’s Unesco-listed Durbar Square, still most areas preserved their majestic view. Kathmandu has a lot to offer and keep the travelers busy but make sure you also spend time in our projects as that’s how you will feel the real touch to the country and local people who are always ready to welcome you and make you feel at home. As Nepal is a developing country, we strive to make sure that our programs support the local community and through the service our volunteers can learn about the culture and life-style of the Nepalese people.
Kathmandu Volunteer
- Pre-arrival assistance
- Detailed pre-arrival orientation and cultural awareness info
- Pick-up from Kathmandu International Airport
- A detailed orientation about Nepal, project, cultural responsibility and things to remember in Nepal
- Accommodation with host family (sharing occupancy)
- Breakfast & Dinner (Home-made Nepalese meals)
- Wi-Fi or internet access
- Guidance to figure out the local transportation
- Drop at Kathmandu International Airport
- Logistics & program assistance if required
- Emergency support
- Air fare
- Visa
- Insurance
- Local transportation
- SIM card
In Kathmandu our team will allocate you with a host family that lives not far from your project. Host families are carefully chosen safe accommodation option to ensure cultural immersion as the volunteers can see the local customs and traditions, share food together and see the neighborhood with their hosts. Hosts are generally an extended family but you can come across nuclear families two, so based on the available number of bedrooms, our teammates decide how many participants can stay in one host family. Breakfast and dinner are included in the program and it is home-made local food while lunch can be easily arranged by the volunteers from nearby the project areas. It’s safe and also affordable and this way volunteers have freedom of choosing what they like once a day
Facilities include in home-stay:
- Shared bedroom
- Western washroom with toilet & shower
- Hot & cold water
- Filtered water
- Common Fridge
- Common semi-automatic washing machine
- Kitchen access to cook food if wished so
- Wi-Fi or internet Data access
- Family environment
- Comfortable & safe stay option