You can enjoy a meaningful holiday if you choose to visit India as a volunteer. As an intermediary organization we assign you to places where you can really make a difference as well as enjoy tourist attractions.  You will be able to interact with people at a grassroots level, working among the underprivileged.  We will strive to ensure your volunteer experience utilizes your skill sets and allows you to live out your passion.

Voluntourindia is a non-profit organization which is affiliated with Destiny Foundation. (a small production center in Kolkata, founded to offer employment to women rescued from the sex slave trade and those at risk) and other non-governmental organizations, in order to provide a helping hand to the poor of India while giving volunteers an opportunity to tour India and to work with like-minded individuals.

What you can do?

• You can plan a holiday with any kind of volunteer work in India according to your preference and expertise.
• You can plan your tour with out any volunteer service also ; still you are enabling us to use your money for a special cause.
• You can lend your expertise to these organisation who need your help.
• You can do any kind of activity work,dancing ,singing,painting with the children.
• If you are a doctor or nurse you can do a health clinic.
• If you are in designing ;jewellry ,accessories or know any kind of hand craft please teach the women which will empower them.
• You can collect donation like soaps,shampoo,pencil,eraser or any kind of study material clothings from your friends and family to distribute it among the kids.
• You can cook a hot meal one day for the childrens in any shelter home and eat together.
• You can do shopping from the women who need your help.
• You may choose to simply play, sing, dance or do an art project with shelter children.
• If you are a health professional, you would be welcome to work at a clinic.
• If you have expertise in jewelry making or other product design, many women would love to learn from you.
• Perhaps you would like to cook a meal and share it with shelter children.
• Throughout your time in India you have opportunities to purchase fine hand-made items, thus supporting the women and children creating them.

Visit Varanasi ( 5nights 6 days )

Few places in India are as colourful, charismatic or spiritual as the bathing ghats lining the Ganges in Varanasi. The city of Shiva is one of the holiest places in India where Hindu pilgrims come to wash away a lifetime of sins in the Ganges or to cremate their loved ones. Varanasi, previously named Benares and Kashi (City of Life) – it was renamed after the Varuna and Asi Rivers, which meet here – has always been an auspicious place to die, since expiring here offers moksha (liberation from the cycle of birth and death). The city is the beating heart of the Hindu universe, a crossing place between the physical and spiritual worlds, and the Ganges is viewed as a river of salvation, an everlasting symbol of hope to past, present and future generations. The magical but sometimes overwhelming city is where the most intimate rituals of life and death take place in public on the city’s ghats. The accessibility to the practices of an ancient but still living religious tradition is what captivates many visitors, and a walk along the ghats or a boat ride on the river is one of India’s most absorbing experiences.

Places to Visit in Varanasi

Being the oldest city of the world and an important Hindu pilgrimage center, Varanasi attracts a large number of people from all over the world. For centuries, Varanasi is famous for spiritualism, mysticism, Indian philosophy and Hinduism. All these are reflected in numerous sects, temples, Ashrams and Ghats. Varanasi is associated not only with Hinduism but also with Buddhism and Jainism. Besides numerous temples, Varanasi also boasts of Buddhist Stupas and Jain temples. Varanasi is also a mirror of the age-old Indian civilization. The archaeological museum at Sarnath houses numerous remains of the past, including the National emblem of India, the Ashoka pillar.

Since Varanasi is mainly associated with Hinduism, temples form the main attraction. The Ganga Ghats (river fronts) are the main center of religious activities and rituals and also form one of the main attractions of Varanasi. The Alamgir Mosque, blend of the Hindu and Mughal styles of the architecture, is another important attraction of Varanasi. Some of the most important temples of Varanasi are Durga temple, Vishwanath temple, Sankat Mochan temple, Tulsi Manas temple and the Bharat Mata temple. The Bharat Mata Temple houses a huge relief map of the whole of Indian subcontinent and Tibetan plateau. Other attractions of Varanasi are the Benaras Hindu University (BHU), the Archaeological Museum, Sarnath, Bharat Kala Bhavan and the Buddhist Stupas and temples at Sarnath.

Cost : 135 usd per person per day (including train fare )

Tour includes : stay in moderate hotels, local site seeing, visiting NGO’s, local transfer, Indian meals cost includes transfer from KOLKATA and back KOLKATA.

Visit Shillong ( 5nights 6 days )

From 1874 until 1972, this sprawling hill station was the capital of British Assam. Since Independence it has developed into a fairly typical modern Indian town, but it still retains elements of charm and the air is refreshingly cool, if you don’t mind a good chance of rain.

Sightseeing in Shillong (Meghalaya)
Shillong Peak, Cherrapunjee (Sohra), Sohpetbneng Peak , Ward’s Lake, Umiam Lake , Botanical Garden, Lady Hydari Park
An ideal picnic spot, 10 km. from the city, 1965 m above sea level, offers a panoramic view of the scenic country side, and is also the highest point in the State. Obeisance is paid to U Shulong at the sanctum sanctorum at the peak’s summit every springtime, by the religious priest of Mylliem State. In the evening the city lights below appear like a star-studded abyss.

56 km from Shillong, situated in one of the rainiest rain-belt in the world, 1,300 m above sea level. A pleasant drive to see roaring water falls leaping into deep gorges, including the famed Nohsngithiang falls. The lovely town is also famous for its limestone caves and orange honey. Centre of Khasi culture and literature, it also has the oldest Presbyterian Church and also an establishment of the Ramkrishna Mission.

1,343 m, 20 km from Shillong, regarded as sacred by the Hynniewtrep people, is set amidst a beautiful scenic view against the backdrop of a sacred forest. This ‘Navel of Heaven’ as per Khasi mythology is a heavenly peak which offers to fill the spiritual void and emptiness, to those who seek and desire solace and peace of mind.

Located in the heart of the city, popular for short garden walks and boating, celebrated its centenary recently.

Umiam Khwan (Barapani), 17 km from Shillong, offers water sports facilities including sailing, water skiing, water scooter The Orchid Lake Resort and the adjacent Lum Nehru Park is an ideal quiet holiday resort.

A secluded but captivating spot with plethora of indigenous and exotic plants and is located just below the Ward’s Lake.

A popular charming tourist draw, the adjacent mini zoo is an added attraction.

Golf Course
The third oldest golf course in India. Developed in 1889 as a nine hole course, was later converted to 18 holes in 1924 by Captain Jackson and C. R. Rhodes. It is termed as the ‘Gleneagle of the East’ at the United States Golf Association Library and Museum.

State Museum
Located at the State Central Library complex, visitors can get a glimpse of the lifestyle and heritage of the people.

Cathedral of Mary Help of Christian
At Laitumkhrah, it attracts devotees and visitors alike.

Elephant Falls
12 km on the outskirts of the city, the mountain stream descends through two successive falls set in dells of fern covered rocks.

Getting there & away

INDIAN RAILWAY, from KOLKATA 22hrs journey to GUWAHATI fromGuwahati (, 3½ hours).drive.

Cost : 135 usd per person per day (including train fare )

Tour includes : stay in moderate hotels, local site seeing, visiting NGO’s, local transfer, Indian meals cost includes transfer from KOLKATA and back KOLKATA.

If you’re feeling jaded by the heat and hassles of India,Sikkim is the perfect antidote. It’s clean (plastic bags are banned) and the mountain air is fresh. Best of all the people are among india’s most friendly, with a charming manner that’s unobtrusive and slightly shy. To really savor some true Sikkimese atmosphere, visit a village tongba-bar for some local millet beer: it’s a bit like warm Japanese sake. Plunging mountain valleys are lushly forested, interspersed occasionally with rice terraces and groves of flowering rhododendrons. Tibetan-style Buddhist monasteries (gompas) add splashes of vermilion to the green ridgetops and are approached through atmospheric avenues of colourful prayer flags set on long bamboo poles.

Straddling the Sikkim NEPALborder is Khangchendzonga (Kanchenjunga; 8598m), the world’s third-highest mountain. Khangchendzonga’s guardian spirit is worshipped in a series of spectacular autumn festivals and its magnificent multiple white peaks can be spied from many points around the state.

Gangtok ( 5nights 6 days )

Sikkim’s capital is mostly a functional sprawl of multistorey concrete boxes. But true to its name (meaning ‘hill top’) these are steeply layered along a sharp mountain ridge. When clouds clear (typically at dawn), views are inspiring, with Khangchendzonga poking its pointy white nose above the western horizon. Gangtok’s manmade attractions are minor, but it’s not a bad place to wait out a day or two while organising trekking permits or trips to the north.

Getting there & away

10hrs train journey from KOLKATA and 4hrs drive.(120 km)

Landslides and route changes mean road journeys can take vastly longer than expected. If flying out of Bagdogra, play safe by making the Gangtok–Siliguri trip a full day ahead.

Cost : 130 usd per head per day (including train fare )

Tour includes : stay in moderate hotels, local site seeing, visiting NGO’s, local transfer, Indian meals, cost includes transfer from KOLKATA and back KOLKATA.

Pelling, Ravangla (Rabongla), Namchi

( 5nights 6 days )

Pelling’s raison d’etre is its jaw-dropping dawn view of Khangchendzonga. It’s not so much a town as a 2km string of tourist hotels, but don’t be put off. The view is worth it. Despite hordes of visitors, locals remain surprisingly unjaded,. Don’t miss strolling up to the helipad for even more panoramic views Rapidly expanding Ravangla is spectacularly perched overlooking a wide sweep of western Sikkim, the gompas of Old Ralang, Tashiding, Pemayangtse and Sangachoeling, all distantly visible against a horizon that’s sawtoothed with snow-capped peaks.The town itself is a modern creation of little aestheticdistinction,butusefulas a hub to visit Ralang. Around the main road junction is a concentration of shops, small eateries and plentiful hotels

Soon, two utterly vast statues will be facing off from opposite hillsides across this quietly prosperous market town. The Buddhist one at Samdruptse is already finished, the Hindu one at Solophok is still under construction.

Cost : 110 usd per head per day (including train fare )

Tour includes : stay in moderate hotels, local site seeing, visiting NGO’s, local transfer, Indian meals cost includes transfer from KOLKATA and back KOLKATA.

9 Nights / 10 Day

Trek Darjeeling’s famous mountain trail from Mane Bhanjyang to Sandakphu and on to Phalut and Rimbik. Enjoy great views of the Kanchenjunga, Makalu and Everest peaks. Trek through the Singalela National Park. Spring rhododendrons and clear autumn views. Visit the Raj time hill resort town of Darjeeling and the famous tea plantations first started by the British.

Best Season: October-May.
Trek Grading: Easy to Moderate.
Duration: 9 Nights / 10 Days
Maximum Altitude: 3636m/11926ft.
Start/End Point: Bagdogra Airport
or NJP Railway Station.

Cost : 130 usd per head per day (including train fare )

Tour includes : stay in moderate hotels, local site seeing, visiting NGO’s, local transfer, Indian meals, , guide, cost includes transfer from KOLKATA and back KOLKATA. Porters and Permit cost extra