Sahara Worldwide

As an organisation we do not directly provide volunteer opportunities. Our position is to facilitate a match between the volunteers and the local projects here in Nepal. The local organisations have needs which exist at certain times and not at certain times, and so what we do is only offer a generalised list of activities in which people could volunteer, such as education, psychological counseling, physiotherapy, etc. This system ensures that the local organisation will only receive volunteers who meet their needs and capacities.

Sahara Worldwide Travel and Tours Tourism-Related Activities:
The people in the mountains of Nepal are the fittest people. A combination of living in the pure atmosphere, devoid of pollutants, good level of exercise on a daily basis and good food, full of nutrients and lacking excess fats, are the main factors that contribute to this state of health. We thought we should offer this, combined with ancient techniques like yoga, to custom design a trip that results in a changed state of health, a kick-start into a new lifestyle.

One of Nepal's most famous religious places of pilgrimage is Gosainkunda lake situated at an altitude of about 4312 m. Surrounded by high mountains on the north and east, this lake is grand and picturesque. Every year during Janai Purnima in August, thousands of Hindu pilgrims come here for pilgrimage and it is quite a sight.

The large rock in the center of the lake is said to be the remains of a Shiva shrine and it is also claimed that the channel carries water from the lake directly to the tank at the Kumbheshwar Temple in Patan, 60 km to the south. Shamans ("Dhami") come from all over Nepal to the lake and on nights of the full moon.

There is much dancing and singing. This day is considered as holy by the shamans whereby apprentices or "Jhankris" graduate into full shamans. This trek is truly a unique and memorable experience!