 Leh was the capital of the Himalayan
kingdom of Ladakh, now the Leh District in the state of Jammu and Kashmir,
India. The town is still dominated by the now ruined Leh Palace, former
home of the royal family of Ladakh, which resembles a mini-Potala Palace.
Leh is at an altitude of 3,500 meters.
It is one of the favorite tourist
destinations located in the northernmost parts of the country. Lapped in the
snow-covered fringes of the Himalayas, Leh has been the center of Tibeto-Buddhist
culture since ages. Its colorful gompas have attracted the devout Buddhists from
all over the globe. Besides, it is also a favorite hiking locale and is known
for some of the best hikes in the country.
Program Itinerary
( 4 weeks)
| Day
1: |
Arrival at New Delhi
International airport, transfer to a local hotel. |
| Day
2: |
early morning transfer to the
Domestic Airport for flight to Leh, capital of Ladakh. Transfer to the
Mahaboddhi International Meditation center. Rest of the day is for rest to
acclimatize to the high altitude. Evening take a round of the various
facilities at the center: old age homes, orphange, blind school, nunnery etc. |
| Day
3: |
Morning introduction Vipassana
mediation/Yoga session followed by orientation to Volunteer work, duties,
hours of work 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 (Includes 1 hour
Meditation /yoga session): 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 monasteries if Thiksey, Shey, and Hemis.
• Visit the Khardung la (Worlds Highest motor able road)
• Personalized Meditation/yoga sessions
• Ayurvedic massage sessions/ astrology session/ session with
an oracle
• Visit the Panging Tso or Tso Moriri Lake for an over night
stay
• River Rafting in the Indus river.
• Visit the Nubra valley to ride the double humpbacked
Bactrian camels.
• Sightseeing in Leh Town : Shanti Stupa, Leh palace etc.
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| Day
28: |
Early Morning
flight to New Delhi and further transfer to the International Airport |
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