You will be greeted by an Idex representative at the exit gate at Jaipur International Airport. You will be then escorted to your accommodation and shall be assisted with check-in. He will explain the travel plan in detail and hand over the essential documents to you. Overnight stay is at the accommodation in Jaipur (no meals)

Your morning is free and you will join our orientation in the late afternoon. In the orientation, you will get detailed information about the volunteering project and the work areas. Overnight stay is at your accommodation in Jaipur (meals - breakfast and dinner).

After breakfast, you start your volunteering work in the morning and continue it till the afternoon, totally for about five hours per day. Then in the evening, you participate in dinner with a local, middle class family to get a glimpse into the area which is, in fact, a major part of India’s social, economic and cultural engine. During the dinner, we can try to make conversations about how life is for people in India and can share about our own family. Overnight stay is at the accommodation in Jaipur (meals - breakfast, lunch and dinner)

Volunteer work during the morning and afternoon time for totally about five hours per day. Overnight stay is at the accommodation in Jaipur (meals - breakfast, lunch and dinner).

Volunteer work during the morning and afternoon for totally about five hours per day. Overnight stay is at the accommodation in Jaipur (meals - breakfast, lunch and dinner)

• Day 6

  Check out of your accommodation after breakfast and set off for a lovely drive to Agra. The journey will take around four & half hours. You arrive at Agra and check in to your hotel before visiting the local market of Agra. Two great Mughal monarchs, Akbar and Shah Jahan, had transformed the little village of Agra into a befitting second capital of the Mughal Empire. In Agra, you will be caught up in a world of contrasting edifices, of red sandstone and white marble, narrow galleys and quaint buggies, as well as the city’s irresistible charm. Unsurprisingly, modern Agra has held onto its Mughal heritage so that the modern city is blended with old and beautiful monuments. Overnight stay is at your accommodation in Agra (meals - breakfast and dinner)

• Day 7

  In the early morning, you visit the magnificent Taj Mahal, a pristine white marble mausoleum built by Emperor Shah Jahan in memory of his wife – Mumtaz Mahal. One of the Seven Wonders of the World, it took 20,000 workers from neighbouring Islamic countries and 22 years of ceaseless toil to create this exquisite white marble monument upon which people have waxed eloquent throughout the world.

  Experience a splendid sunrise view from the Taj Mahal and then return to your hotel. After breakfast, check out from your accommodation and drive down to Jaipur. The journey will take around four and a half hours. Arrive at Jaipur and check into your accommodation.

• Day 8

  Start a fresh day in Jaipur with breakfast and then head out to volunteering work during the morning and afternoon for totally about 5 hours per day. In the late afternoon, learn the typical and traditional dress styles of India from instructors. Overnight stay is at the accommodation in Jaipur (meals – breakfast, lunch and dinner)

• Day 9

  After breakfast, head to your volunteering site and do volunteer work during the morning and afternoon for totally about five hours per day. In the late afternoon, involve yourself in the local culture by learning the local language, Hindi. Overnight stay is at the accommodation in Jaipur. (meals – breakfast, lunch and dinner)

• Day 10

  After morning breakfast, go to the volunteering site and take part in volunteering work during the morning and afternoon for totally about five hours per day. Learn the famous Indian art of “Henna making” by local experts. Overnight stay is at the accommodation in Jaipur (meals – breakfast, lunch and dinner)

• Day 11

  Start your day with a refreshing yoga session. After breakfast, proceed to the volunteering site for volunteer work in the morning and afternoon for totally about five hours (per day). Overnight stay is at the accommodation in Jaipur (meals – breakfast, lunch and dinner)

• Day 12

  Start your day with a Yoga session. After breakfast, perform volunteering work in the morning and afternoon (for totally about five hours per day) In the late afternoon, enjoy a cooking demonstration to understand about the Indian cuisine. Overnight stay is at your accommodation in Jaipur (meals – breakfast, lunch and dinner)

• Day 13

  After breakfast, drive to Pushkar and the journey will take around 3 hours. Arrive at Pushkar and check into your accommodation. Pushkar – one of the holiest pilgrimage centres for Hindus and the only place in India where you will find the temple of the ‘Creator’ God, Brahma. Upon arrival in Pushkar, we take on another form of travel, more suited to the desert, camels! We take a camel safari atop the “ship of the desert” going through sandy ravines and local villages where we can absorb the harsh yet colourful landscape of the Thar Desert. Our safari concludes in a tent camp. After sunset, we can enjoy a clear view of the star-lit night sky during dinner. Overnight stay is in a tent in Pushkar (meals – breakfast and dinner). (PS: In case of rain, we will not provide tented accommodation. Instead, the volunteers will stay at a Guest House in Pushkar).

• Day 14

  After breakfast, return to Pushkar and later take a leisurely guided tour of the Pushkar town with its small lanes, colourful markets, and most importantly, the steps to the Holy Lake and about 500 temples. Our tour would conclude with a visit to a temple of Brahma, the creator God for the Hindus. Later on, you visit some of the many temples and Ghats, where pilgrims bathe in the sacred waters of the lake. In the afternoon, you drive back to Jaipur. After arriving at Jaipur, you check into your accommodation. You can take your return flight on this day after 20:00 hours from Jaipur International Airport. (meals – breakfast and dinner).

• Day 15

  In the morning, you travel to Jaipur airport to board your flight to your onward destinations.

  NOTE:- This itinerary may change as per local circumstances, but you will get all the included program services).