Essential India – Volunteering & Travel in 7 Days

COMBINE TRAVEL IN INDIA WITH VOLUNTEERING IN 7 DAYS

DISCOVER THE ESSENTIAL GOLDEN TRIANGLE: VISIT AGRA (TAJ MAHAL) AND JAIPUR, AND EXPERIENCE MEANINGFUL VOLUNTEERING… EVERYTHING ORGANIZED, WITH FULL SUPPORT, IN JUST 7 DAYS.

Adventure, authentic experiences, and volunteering in India. All in 7 days.

✓ Don’t worry about organizing a thing.
✓ Travel with a real NGO based in Spain and India.
✓ Experience real volunteering.
✓ Guided tours. 24/7 support.

Our promise is that throughout the whole trip:
a. You’ll be well cared for, from the moment you arrive.
b. You’ll be well informed and supported.
c. You’ll feel comfortable and safe.
d. You’ll have a great experience of authentic cultural immersion.

VOLUNTEER PROJECTS TO CHOOSE FROM

Volunteers can choose the project they want to work on:

• 1. EDUCATION AT THE CiENViDAS SCHOOL: Support teaching at our school in a Jaipur slum, with daughters of migrant workers and girls excluded from education.
• 2. ORPHANAGE: creative activities and care support.
• 3. WOMEN AND GIRLS EMPOWERMENT: you’ll help with skill-development workshops and motivational sessions. Youth empowerment: career guidance, English communication, life skills.
• 4. REHABILITATION AND RENOVATION: renovation work: painting, remodeling classrooms, and improving community spaces.

A volunteer’s day to day

The volunteers you’ll live with come from all over the world and are very different people. But sharing such a profound experience gives the volunteer house a warm atmosphere of companionship and friendship that you feel the moment you land. It’s something close, something special.

So, among friends, your day starts with breakfast in the dining room before heading to your project, where you’ll be welcomed with open arms, since volunteers are highly valued and respected in India. You’ll work roughly from 9:00 to 12:30 or 1:00. Lunch, some free time, and back to work — which is nothing but enormously rewarding time, where your help will give you more than it gives them.

In the afternoons, back at the volunteer house, you’ll have free time to explore the city or take part in the program’s cultural immersion activities.

Weekends are free for you to rest or travel!

Accommodation and meals

The Jaipur Volunteer House is ideally located for project participants: a residential area near the center, with shops, restaurants, a hospital, transportation, etc.
It has rooms for 1 to 4 people with a cooler and bathroom, shared lounges and dining room, satellite TV, free Wi-Fi, a washing machine with drying rack, fridges, a bookcase, lockers, etc. And always
under the supervision and care of the coordinator. Everything so you feel at home.

As for the food, Indian dishes are prepared that are, yes, a little spicy, but you’re sure to love them. Rice, legumes, wheat chapati, vegetables, chicken, and lamb.

Itinerary details

You’ll be met by the CiENViDAS representative at Jaipur International Airport, who will take you to your accommodation at the Volunteer House. Welcome and orientation session: cultural talk, introduction to the projects, and team activities.

After breakfast, a full day of volunteering at your chosen project.

Volunteering at your project. In the afternoon, a guided tour of Jaipur: Amber Fort, the famous water palace or Jal Mahal, an icon of Jaipur, and the Birla Temple.

After breakfast, you’ll resume your volunteer work. And in the afternoon, a Yoga session.

A hearty breakfast to continue your volunteer project.
In the afternoon, after lunch, we’ll take you to visit the Hawa Mahal or Palace of the Winds, a famous
historic monument and symbol of India’s rich cultural heritage. We’ll visit the Pink City, the picturesque, colorful center of Jaipur with its local markets, where you’ll have time to do some inexpensive shopping. No tourist traps, just the places where local people shop every day.

We travel to Agra, a highlight of India’s Golden Triangle, to visit one of the Seven Wonders of the World: the magnificent Taj Mahal, the exquisite white-marble mausoleum built by Emperor Shah Jahan in memory of his wife, Mumtaz
Mahal. A short rest and a visit to Agra Fort, home to beautiful palaces, mosques, and gardens.

A tour around Agra before returning to Jaipur and taking your flight back home.

The program includes:

• A representative for personal assistance on all arrival and departure transfers
• An English-speaking guide-companion throughout the trip.
• A pre-planned volunteer project in Jaipur (including all necessary materials).
• 6 nights of volunteer accommodation (shared room).
• Indian vegetarian meals (breakfast, lunch, and dinner) in Jaipur. During the excursion, breakfast only.
• All transfers and sightseeing as mentioned in the itinerary.
• The yoga sessions indicated.
• Activities culturales.
• €200 contribution to our CiENViDAS project. Donation certificate and full tax deduction.
• Our International Volunteering Certificate from the CiENViDAS Foundation.

The program does not include:

•  Billetes de avión
•  India visa: we help you. It’s easy to get online.
•  Travel and health insurance: insurance is mandatory. You can use your own, or if you prefer, we can offer our special insurance for volunteers with cancellation coverage for approximately €80.

You can deduct 100% of the program cost on your next tax return (in Spain).

Start dates of your choice.

• Prior training: No prior experience required — just enthusiasm and commitment!
• Basic level of English
• Minimum age: Be 18 years old at the start of the program. If you are a minor, you’ll need to present consent signed by your parents or guardians.
• Required documents:
  • Résumé (CV).
  • Completed pre-registration form.
  • Criminal background check up to date.
• Attitude: An adventurous, caring spirit, and a desire to have fun and learn!

This program is designed for people who want to transform lives while immersing themselves in an enriching culture.