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Group Travel in India - Fall Quarter

"...India is the only millionaire... the One land that all men desire to see, and having seen once, by even a glimpse, would not give that glimpse for all the shows of all the rest of the globe combined."
- Mark Twain

Start off in India’s capital of New Delhi for an orientation to Indian culture and history while recovering from the inevitable jet lag from flying over the Pacific Ocean.

Study one week of Hindi language to access the culture in a deeper way throughout your travels in India. Throughout your travels in northern India you’ll visit Varanasi to explore the traditional arts of this ancient city as well as choose to assist service projects in the area such as volunteering with the Mother Teresa Hospice or working with a children’s home. You’ll learn about the rich Hindu culture in Varanasi as well as the significance of the river Ganges.

During the trip in India you’ll volunteer at an orphanage in Rishikesh where you’ll tutor the orphans as well as teach after school programs such as games and arts and crafts to the children. You’ll also do a service projects at the orphanage’s center located in the Himalayas while participating in a spiritual retreat at the center and learn Yoga and Reiki.

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Live with Tibetan families in the Himalayans while doing independent study projects and volunteer work in the community. Study Buddhism in a week long meditation course as well as visit the home of the Dalai Lama. Trek in the towering peaks of the Himalayas for 4-5 days while learning about the spiritual significance of these mountains as well as have the opportunity to explore rural Indian villages.

During your travels you will further explore the spiritual and cultural practices of the Sikh religion and you will have the opportunity to visit the Golden Temple in Amritsar (see photo above - provided courtesy of SacredSites.com). Learn about the Muslim culture in India while visiting mosques, participating in lectures about Islam as well as the possibility to live with Muslim families.

You’ll finish your trip with a few days of free travel where you’ll have the opportunity to choose to visit the Taj Mahal or the extravagant cities of Rajasthan.

LEAPNOW reserves the right to make changes to the itinerary at any time in order to safeguard our students.

"No one from the West is ever prepared for India, which is partly what makes it such a compelling destination. The West is the kingdom of doubts, and the kingdom of logic, of critical analysis, of cynicism, of progress at the expense of human values, of the need to prove and be proven. In India, if the pilgrim is the least bit vulnerable, she is disarmed of her logic. One loves and hates India, in part for this exact reason- that the usual rules not only don't apply, but actually seem ludicrous and simply unfounded.
- Regina Sara Ryan

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