Chandigarh also called City
beautiful is the most livable city in India definitely one of best cities to
start with your travel in India as it is most organized of them all. Known
internationally for its architecture and urban planning, Chandigarh is home to
numerous architectural projects of Le Corbusier, Pierre Jeanneret, Matthew
Nowicki, and Albert Mayer. The city boasts a high standard of living with the
highest per capita income in the country and tops the list of Indian States and
Union Territories with a Human Development Index of 0.674.
Chandigarh is located near the
foothills of the Shivalik range of the Himalayas in Northwest India, is about
110 Kms from the Hill station of Shimla about 250 Kms from the Dhamarala know as
the head quarters of the Tibetan Government in exile. Location of Chandigarh is
perfectly suited for weekend getaways.
Program Itinerary
( 4 weeks) :
| Day
1: |
Arrival at New Delhi
International airport, transfer to a local hotel. |
| Day
2: |
Early morning transfer to the
Chandigarh Via Train. Its a 3.30 hours journey. On arrival transfer to Home
stay family or Hostel. |
| Day
3: |
Morning tour of the City,
introduction and induction session. Orientation about our program there and
Visit to the Orphanges, old age homes etc. |
| Day 4
- Day 27 : |
6.00
AM : Morning Yoga/Meditation Lessons, these are optional but we
recommend all your volunteers to take these.
8.00 AM :Breakfast with home stay
family/at meditation center. We also ask volunteer to help the family in their
daily work not restricted to cooking, as it helps them to understand the
culture better
9 AM - 3.30 PM (Includes 1 hour Lunch
Break) : Perform
volunteer work in Hospitals, orphanages, old age homes, Schools in villages
which are deprived of quality resources. You can help them to learn English ,
Mathematics, administrative work or any other skills you are good in, may it
be arts, music or sports. Most of our volunteers participate in a number of
activities ranging from teaching, sports, helping the elderly to computer
education. You can choose the activities you want to do and which are of your
most interest. You can teach English in the school during school timings and
then in the afternoon till evening can teach sports or painting in the
orphanage or work in the old age home and help the elderly.
4.30 PM - 8.00 PM : This is the leisure time and the volunteers are
free to do whatever they feel like. Volunteers do a range of activities during
this time as per their preferences. You can go shopping, visit the local
markets, learn local sports/dances, cultural lectures/workshops, yoga lessons,
massage session, barbecue, visit temples and shrines, chat with locals,
cooking classes and do many other things.
Weekend (
Saturday - Sunday)
Weekends consists of activists which are longer and require more time.
Some of the activities that volunteers can do are:
• Visit the hill stations of Shimla, kasuali, Dharamsala, Kullu, Manali
and many more
• Visit to Rishikesh (Yoga Capital of the world)
• River rafting in river Ganges at Rishikesh
• Personalized Meditation/yoga sessions
• Attend India weddings
• Weekend off on the Farm house. |
| Day
28: |
Early Morning
Train toi New Delhi and further transfer to the International Airport |
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