Travel and Tour – Volunteers Initiative Nepal

The world is a book and those who do not travel read only one page. When you travel and observe the world around you then you would realize travelling is best form of learning with permanent effect in your life. Travel is the movement of people between relatively distant geographical locations, and can involve travel by foot, bicycle, automobile, train, boat, airplane, or other means, with or without luggage, and can be one way or round trip. The purpose of life is to live it, to taste it, to reach out eagerly and without fear for newer and richer experience. And, you know travel and tour is only one alternative that gives you all those pleasures in your life.

Everyone is self-center, want best alternative among available. But in the case of travel and tour it is not true, each travelling is superior to other at least in one dimension and give you different perspective of life after completing it. So, If you get chance to travel then don’t waste so much time thinking about it just pack your bags and go, do it. Go alone if you have to. Don’t do it for luxury. Don’t do it to take pictures for facebook, googleplus and other social network to jealous your friends and relatives. Do it because it will make you a better person.

Don’t you feel bore doing same routine task every day? Sometimes, you may talk to yourself saying enough is enough, I can’t take it anymore, I want break. If you are hard worker then you truly deserve that one break where you can do whatever you like and not have a single worry of the world. Do not hesitate in taking breaks; it is the best way where you can regain your energy and get revitalized to come back in your daily lives. Taking a break and travelling will be a motivation to keep on with your life!

Each individual is different than other, and doesn’t have equal risk bearing capacity. Anyone, who plan to minimize risk and need more than one suitcase fall in the category of tourist, not a traveller. Travelling is all about unplanned, facing new experience in each journey. The best experiences are often not scheduled or anticipated. Expect the unexpected and learn to love it. Traveling is a brutality but in a nice way. It forces you to trust strangers and to lose sight of all that familiar comfort of home and friends. You are constantly off balance. Nothing is yours except the essential things: air, sleep, dreams, sea, and the sky. Don’t afraid to challenge yourself, go beyond your comfort zone, give yourself a gentle shock by trying completely new thing and make your travel and tour unforgettable for rest of your life.

Travel and tour is important because it fundamentally transforms you. Travelling exposes you to the different cultures of the world. You meet different people, see their lifestyles and taste new food. Travelling opens up your mind and you see how rest of the world functions. You may either return home with an appreciation of our own country or the place you visited. Your mind will change accordingly and you will start accepting the different cultures and people instead of criticizing them. You realize that there are so many different cultures in the world which are equally enjoyable. You might even make new friends on your travel and tour from a completely different culture. It reinforces your willingness to broaden your horizons, to get unstuck and to move in new directions. It is a bit surprise to say that travel and tour help you to recognize yourself. If you are going alone then you know our strength and weakness, tolerance power to bear new and absurd thing around you. It makes you more flexible and easy going person. Lastly, seeing the world thorough travel and tour provide a source of education absolutely impossible get in school, teaching you things like geography, economy, history, politics, , and sociology.

Sometimes you might miss home but those days are pretty rare. Most of the time you will be far too busy having fun to think of home. You will come back with so many wonderful memories and, if you have so much fun from your travelling then you are busy to plan for next travel and tour, the moment we reach home. Distance that is created from travel and tour make you realize the importance of your family and friends. You begin to appreciate family, friends, and loved ones. Appreciate the comfort of ordinary routines. Find a new found respect for the life we often wish to escape.

Nepal is the landlocked country with an area of only 147,181 square kilometers. Nepal is tiny in area but offers enormous natural beauty, cultural heritage and more importantly visitor can experience world’s top peak Mount Everest to just 60 meters above the sea level area within this small beautiful country. Nepal is world famous for the birth place of Gauttam Buddha and Mount Everest. Annapurna, Everest, Langtang, Kanchangunga and Ganesh are some famous trekking routes of Nepal. Presence of Hinduism, Buddhism, Islam, Christianity, Jainism, and Sikhism, and customs, traditions and festivals celebrated by them are the main subject matter for study to many researcher. When you observe Nepal from trekking then you will realize once is not enough and you desire trek for Nepal again.

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Kapil Thapa

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Fanny Riaboff

03:21 18 Jul 25

An amazing and unique experience with VIN to feel the Nepalese culture from inside and help marginalized communities. I recommend, it is a very serious and caring organisation.

Ella McCarthy

09:58 10 Jul 25

Had the most amazing 5 weeks teaching English at a Tibetan Bhuddist monastery- an experience I will encourage everyone to do at least once in their lives! Truly amazing and VIN was so helpful, accommodating and organised in creating this experience. Very transparent with spending, wide variety of programs to choose from each benefitting Nepal in different ways. Well run and deserves all the credit. Highly recommend 10/10

kanako

11:34 27 Jun 25

Whole volunteer experiences here were wonderful. I could experience real culture in Nepal though communication and volunteer activities in the local community. Through my volunteer activities, I could enjoy myself and gained new skills for the personal development.
VIN was so supportive and all of them were organized well.

Samiksha Sharma

11:52 04 Jun 25

Volunteers Iniative Nepal provided an amazing opportunity for me to give back to the communities. I’m very grateful for this experience. Thank you so much VIN.

John Bolton

06:07 25 Apr 25

Volunteering with VIN has been a truly enriching and unforgettable experience. It offers a rare opportunity to deeply immerse oneself in the warmth, richness, and beauty of Nepali culture while giving back in a meaningful way. From the very beginning, the VIN staff were welcoming and supportive, generously sharing cultural insights and guidance that helped me feel at home and prepared to contribute right away. Their dedication and care made it easy to connect with the community and begin making a difference. I am deeply grateful for every moment spent here—the people I met, the lessons I learned, and the sense of purpose I felt throughout. Thank you, VIN, for creating such a powerful and life-changing experience.

Shovan Devkota

09:46 02 Apr 25

Volunteering with Volunteer’s Initiative Nepal was an incredible experience. The team was supportive, and I felt truly valued while making a real impact. I gained new skills, met amazing people, and saw the difference we made firsthand. If you’re looking for a meaningful way to give back, I highly recommend joining!

Arnav k Nepal

09:45 02 Apr 25

VIN was an incredible experience. VIN provided a well-structured program with meaningful community engagement. The organization’s focus on sustainability ensured that our contributions had a lasting impact. We also appreciated the chance to coach sports and organize a winter camp, which made learning fun and interactive for the students. Also I was able to work on some meaningful activities such as women empowerment and human trafficking awareness. For anyone looking to make a real difference while growing personally and professionally, VIN is an excellent choice. Highly recommended!

Martin

08:42 28 Mar 25

That was great experience for me.
There were a lot of lovely dogs.
By participating in this volunteer program, you will have the opportunity to meet many dogs.

Cholindra Karki

16:12 16 Sep 24

Volunteers Initiative Nepal(VIN) is a non- religious, non-political, non-for-profit and non-governmental organization (NGO). It focuses on community based projects involving local volunteers backed-up by international volunteers in Nepal.It has been deploying its volunteers in teaching, teachers training,environment, health and sanitation, children development,women empowerment support, youth empowerment and disaster risk reduction. I am proud to be a staff of this known organization. Let the targeted community be empowered together…

Rosie W

09:01 08 Sep 24

Volunteering with VIN was an incredibly experience! I spent an amazing 2 weeks working in 4 schools teaching about disasters and preparedness while enhancing the childrens english. Everyone I met was so lovely and helpful enciting me into their culture. While in Okhaldhunga I got to see multiple festivals including Gai Jatra and Teej, which was unforgettable and really made my time in Nepal. I'm so glad VIN allowed me to see the beautiful sights and culture if Nepal and I wish to come back soon!