Working with elephants has always been a dream of mine, something I could never do in the UK. This opportunity has been very special for me.
I am a solo female traveler, that means I need to ensure my safety. Sukrets contact with me from the very beginning was really helpful and put my mind at ease. Everyone has been really helpful to me and helped me to have an amazing experience in Jaipur.
There is one person who has been absolutely wonderful to me, Pradeep. He has taken me wherever I have asked, he has guided me around many Jaipur attractions and my experience would not have been so special without his support. Thank you so much Pradeep!

This is a really fun project to get a chance to see and interact with elephants up close. The communication ahead of our arrival was all helpful/clear, and the train station pickup on arrival was really handy.
Our guesthouse was well located, clean, and the food was really tasty.
Working with the elephants we got the opportunity to get stuck in with feeding, washing, and mucking out, and the mahouts were all very supportive in guiding us and showing off the animals. They clearly know and care for them a lot.
The weekend’s tourist trips around Jaipur were really nice and as a lot of the sights were spread out it was comforting to have our own driver for the morning so we didn’t have to navigate finding our own transport.

It was an amazing and heart filling experience to be in contact with the enormous beautiful elephants, their committed caretakers and staying with the local family at Prity Guesthouse. I also enjoyed the tours with the Subhash and the tuktuk driver. Overall the guidance and communication was great and felt very safe at all times.
Taking care of the elephants is a very grateful job to be so close and connected to the elephants. We drank a lot of chai and had a lot of fun. They were very enthousiastic involving me and also connect me to the other animals.
The family is very caring and I felt very much at home. Also they took me places which was really nice to learn more about Indian and Jaipur life, including dancing at the Navatri festival! The food was super delicious too.
I even extended my stay!

Working with the mahouts was a wonderful experience. Setting to know the elephants was an experience that cannot be explained. No regrets, I hope to volunteer with VWI again. I believe I have new friends and hope to see them again. I would like to give Volunteering With India 10 out 9 from my overall experience. Toto the once of our taxi driver was the best driver for transportation, he makes fun – laugh and always in time. The project staff members, accommodation and food was excellent. I definitely recommend the project to other volunteers.

Ane :- Our Pick up service was good. Before joining the program we were travelling around India. We driven to the VWI office by our own driver. Then pick up by one of the team member in VWI. Accommodation was good. Very nice family, especially daughters. Food was ok. When we join the project there was Wedding in the Host family so it makes
little bit irregular of our food for couple of days. Our transportation service was good. The taxi driver was so kind and took great care of us. Our Program Coordinator was great. Good English and always happy face. I decide to volunteer to Volunteer with VWI the reason was I wanted to work with elephants in India and found website online. The information on website was good. It seemed like a well organized organization and I like volunteering. Other Volunteers had also written great things about the project. I would like to give 10 out 9 marks to VWI. I less 1 marks because our breakfast was irregular for 2 days . Our Project life was good. We got up at 4:30 in the morning to get dressed and met the driver at 5:00 a.m then we drove to the elephant village. The first meeting with the elephants was exciting. They were sleeping when we arrived and laying down. When they got up we realized how big they are! Magnificent creatures. They have the kindest eyes and are almost like people. They understand what you say them. After having sorted out sugarcane and cleaned their areas we wash them. Then they go to the fort and we drink chai . We reached home at around 9 a.m. Breakfast at 9:15. Then you have whole day yourself. Lunch at around 13:00. Dinner at around 20:00. Two days a week you go back to the elephants at 13:00 to make food and chapattis for them. All the mahouts are funny, loud and few speak English but our program coordinator is there helping out. In the weekends You get to go sightseeing the city palace, monkey temple, forts etc..
The other volunteers become your best friends and there is a great feeling at home! I could really recommend the project, but be sure to stay longer than 1 week; it is not enough time to spend with these awesome animals.
Elise :- We driven to the VWI office by our own driver. Then pick up by one of the team member in VWI. During the week our taxi driver totoram was always on time. The food was good and the host family was very nice. Our Project staff members were very helpful. No complains. I decide to volunteer as the reason I wanted to go to India and I wanted to work with and get to know the beautiful elephants. I give 10 out of 8 Marks to VWI. This is your choice to experience India from Inside the ways of an Indian Family. While you contribute to the Indian Society and make new friends from all over the world.

Gail: – It was so nice to find someone waiting for us when we walked out of the airport with our names on a card. It eliminates any worries. Our Host family was lovely and getting to know them was a special part of our stay. The food was tasty. Our Tuk-Tuk ride gave us a chance to see the city waking up in the morning – sights we could not have ever seen. The driver was always prompt with a smile on his face. The Project staff members were great! It was a secure feeling having someone with it while we were working to explain + interpret things. We decided to Volunteer with VWI to be part of the country. Not to just be a tourist. We picked the elephant project because we love animals. I Would like to give full 10 out of 10.
Stanley:- Our arrival pickup service was great! Accommodation and food was so nice. They did a Good Job Accommodating my special diet. Family was very helpful. Our Driver was great and always on time. The Project Staff members were very helpful and friendly.
We decided to go with VWI as it’s sounded a good organization have good programs. I would like to give 10 out of 10+++. This experience is for a lifetime! I would recommend this program to everyone.
Brenda:- Excellent pickup service. Host family is lovely and food was very good. Our transportation service was excellent. The project staff members were very friendly. I decide to join the program as my friend Gail recommends me to do it. I would also like to give 10 out 10. Very interesting and rewarding to be able to see and share the care of the elephants with the hard working mahouts. The Project Coordinator Mr. Raj Soni was very attentive and was very concerned that we were well taken care of. It was a pleasure working with this company and yes, I would recommend this program to everyone.

I spend 4 wonderful weeks working on the elephant
project. I had a tough start because there were some problems with my baggage in Delhi airport, But Sukret was very helpful through it all, so no matter what happens, just take it easy, and you are in safe hands. I will admit that I Had times when I just thought that everything was new for me here, it such a big culture difference. I come here for 4 weeks so on my beginning days I learned how to get around the city. The transportation is really cheap in India. I saw the entire tourist place on weekend sightseeing and did a lot of shopping. The staff members were really nice to introduce me for their families and taking me to different places. The work with elephants is amazing. On a normal day I got pick up from the host family at 5:00 a,m and was home again at about 8:30 a.m. Most of the days I cleaned the elephants area, washed and scrubbed the elephants and made food for them to eat. But I also experience to bath the elephant in the lake ride. Every day you have the program coordinator with you to the project, so you are never alone there is always someone to talk with and to answer your entire question. And that makes feel really safe and comfortable. I had an amazing time volunteering. Definitely a place I would love to visit again. Hard Work but really amazing elephants. All the people whom I met here is very welcoming and sweet. I like to give A Big 9 mark from 10 to VWI. The project Staff members Really great! Could not wished any better. It was great to write with Sukret, and he always answered really fast. I am really picky with food and I don’t like anything spicy, but the family was very nice to make sure there always something I could eat.