DAY 1 | THE ADVENTURE BEGINS

Our team will pick you up at Bangalore International Airport (BLR). After some rest and relaxation, we will have a welcome dinner, get to know the amazing people that will be on this journey with you and explore the neighborhood for those who aren't incredibly jet-lagged.

Meals Included: Dinner

DAY 2 | VEGAN COOKING CLASSES & NIGHT MARKETS

Starting the trip off with a post-flight healing sound bath, we'll have a cooking class at one of India's first whole food, plant-based, zero oil restaurants. After lunch, we'll walk through one of the city’s oldest and most bustling markets. Get henna done on your hands or simply take in the beauty of the flower market and temples from different eras and religions. Dinner will be at an open terrace cafe that has vegan food from the Indian countryside.

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

DAY 3 | WILDLIFE REHABILITATION + HOME COOKED MEALS

Today we'll learn about the rescue of small wild mammals, birds and reptiles in an increasingly distressing urban environment in India. We'll speak with the doctors to understand the challenges and opportunities of animal rehabilitation in the country, the role that religion plays and how travelers can help make a positive impact. In the evening we will visit a local family’s home for a home-cooked dinner on banana leaves.

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

DAY 4 | SUSTAINABLE FASHION & PALACES

Kicking off the day, we'll attend a sustainable and ethical fashion workshop, and meet entrepreneurs supporting fair trade and fair wages for artisans across India. Lunch will be at an Ayurvedic Cafe with herbal teas and millet dishes. After lunch we will explore an old castle looking palace to get an understanding of the city’s royal past. The evening is free for quiet self reflection or Ayurvedic massages before we travel onto the countryside.

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch

DAY 7 | SLOTH BEAR SANCTUARY AND PEACOCKS

After breakfast, we will hire tuk-tuks to take us around caves, bath houses, old horse stables and underground temples. After lunch, we’ll drive through Asia’s first sloth bear sanctuary. We will respectfully and quietly observe animals living in the sanctuary from a distance and try to find the sloth bears going about their evening meals while marveling at flying peacocks, jackals and maybe even a leopard. Let’s exchange our best wildlife photos from the excursion over dinner tonight.

Meals Included: Breakfast, Dinner

DAY 8 | QUIET REFLECTION, CAFES & RIVERS

After a relaxed morning breakfast, take it easy today to soak in the laid back energy of the hills and rivers. Today is for you to explore on your own, take a local yoga class, get a massage, read a book by the river, relax at a cafe while drinking smoothies or pair up in a small group. We’ll meet up in the evening for dinner and most likely talk about how we never want to leave Hampi.

Meals Included: Breakfast, Dinner

DAY 9 | BACK TO THE CITY AND VEGAN STREET FOOD

After breakfast, we head back to the city and be transported back into modern India. For our last night together, we'll visit an "all vegetarian" alley of street food vendors to try traditional Indian street food and finish the night off at a rooftop cafe for goodbye drinks. Tonight we marvel at the diversity of India—ancient and modern, peaceful and chaotic, while celebrating friendships, the beauty of vegan travel, and make plans to meet each other around the world again.

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

DAY 10 | GOODBYES AND AIRPORT DROP OFFS

We will start airport drop offs early morning and throughout the day. If you have a late night flight, take the afternoon to soak in Indian music through the ages at a beautiful classic Indian music museum, get an Ayurvedic massage or relax with friends over coffee.

 Meals Included: Breakfast