Have a Summer to Remember!

Oyster Worldwide

Our Summer To Remember placements have been set up for those people who feel that they cannot commit to a full Gap Year for any reason. We are offering short term placements (that give long term positive impact) in two of our most popular destinations - Nepal and Tanzania.
These placements both last for 5 weeks and come with an option to extend at the end. The idea is that you will get to see and experience a lot more of what the countries have to offer than if you were just going there as a tourist. For the first week you will be settling in and doing activities, for the next four weeks you will be working with a local Community Project that desperately needs help.

In Nepal you will go on a Himalayan Trek for 3 days and 2 nights in the Langtang Valley in your first week before beginning your Community work with a Women's organisation. We have a variety of worthwhile projects that need volunteers to spend some time helping them out. These projects are based in the villages surrounding Kathmandu. You will be living either with a local family or in project accommodation/guest house – your exact accommodation will depend on which project you will work with. The experience that you will have will give you a further insight into the life of people in Nepal and will be a great personal adventure. You could be teaching English at local schools, working in an orphanage, community work in a Woman’s shelter or a manual labourer working on a farm. You will be volunteering Monday to Friday and have the weekends off for free time. Most volunteers choose to meet up in Kathmandu for a relaxing weekend.

At the end of your 4 weeks and having completed your voluntary work you will be prepared for a rafting trip down the Trisuli river - one of the most popular rivers for white water rafting for beginners and advanced alike. You will have some of the most spectacular views you are ever likely to see and have a thrilling experience of a lifetime. You will camp overnight by the river with camping staff who will provide your food.

You will spend 2 days rafting before heading to Chitwan National Park for a fantastic 2 day safari. The Chitwan National Park is an expanse of nearly 900 sq. km and boasts some of the finest varieties of flora and fauna in the world. You can expect to see Asian one-horned rhinoceros, Bengali tigers, monkeys and elephants all living in their natural habitats. You will have the opportunity to do an elephant trek including elephant bathing. You will stay overnight in a comfortable lodge where all food is provided.

Optional tour of Tibet- if you have the time and wish to extend your stay in Nepal to 6 1/2 weeks we can offer you the chance of a lifetime to experience 10 days in Tibet – ‘the roof of the world’. The average height of the region is 4,000 metres (16,500ft) above sea level. This is a fantastic opportunity to experience the culture and learn about the Buddhist religion in one of the most remote parts of the world. Additional costs approximately £500.