We Make the Global Local!

At Glocal Service Partners LLCwe believe traveling should

not mean simply seeing places.It should mean engaging

with the people in those places. We believe traveling is not simply

about making memories.It is about making connections

that stay with you forever.

Let us show you how.

Customized Tours

We are offering bespoke tours to India, specifically the Northeast through our Eastern Odyssey trips.

Customized Service Trips

We arrange trips with a service focus. We are connected to numerous small, local NGOs throughout India, and a few in Kenya and Trinidad and Tobago, to whom we bring travelers who want to help. **

Are you a doctor? A teacher? An environmentalist? An artist? An athlete? A . . .?Whatever your skills and expertise, if you want to share them with those in need, we will arrange it for you.

We will gather all your ideas and requests, and put it together for trip of a lifetime. Our partners in India will provide an escort for you throughout your trip if you wish, and accommodate any special interests.

Do you want to go on a safari and see rhinos and elephants up close either in Kaziranga or Manas sanctuaries? Check.

Do you want to stay in a Victorian era tea estate bungalow, sipping tea on the verandahs overlooking a sea of green? We can do that.

Do you want to travel to the hills and the rainiest place in the world, and walk on a living root bridge? No Problem.

Do you want to travel up to Darjeeling or Gangtok and view the Himalayas towering over you? Wonderful.

Do you want to see silk being woven on traditional handlooms, and order cloth straight from the weavers? That’s easy.

We will take you to the Himalayas, to a small school in Meghma, on the Indo-Nepal border, much in need ofeducational supplies, and specialized instructions. Even a few days of English, Science, Math, or Arts classes will make a huge different. Or perhaps you want to run a small health clinic? That would be much appreciated in that remote outpost. And while you do that, you get to stay in a mountain lodge 10,000 ft. above sea level with a view of the Kanchenjunga every day, and trek up to get a clear view of Mount Everest.

We can connect you to a small rural tribal school in Assam, Parijat Academy, started by a visionary couple who from the village, run entirely on donations. You can run a temporary eye clinic, or a dental clinic. Or you can teach them a new sport and play with them. Or sing and dance and create art with them. The possibilities are endless.

What about learning while you teach. Visit Kenya, and work with the Masai in a village supported by Water is Life Kenya. You can take in an African safari along the way.

Do you want to get your hands a bit dirty? Then help with tree replantation working with FondesAmandes, or carry baby turtles to the sea safely for Nature Seekers, in Trinidad and Tobago. In your free time,do the Foodie tour of T & T.

** We will also visit high schools and help teachers organize service trips for their students. Ask us about these.

You tell us what you want to do, and for how many days, and we’ll arrange it.

Here is a sampling of what we can arrange:

Organized Tour Itineraries

We have also put together a variety of themed trips for 2018 and 2019.

The trip includes sightseeing in New Delhi, Agraand Jaipur, the Ranthambore National Park, the Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary, and the Jaipur Literature Festival.

The major part of the trip takes you throughRajasthan from Ranthambore, Bundi, and Bijaipur, to Udaipur, Narlai, Ajmer, and Pushkar, exploring step wells and Jain temples, tasting local food, and seeing woodwork and sculptures take shape.

In Jaipur, take time off to visit the Jaipur Literature Festival, a free event. Stroll through the colorful grounds and rub shoulders with writers from across the world. Or take in a movie at an old style theater, Raj Mandir.

In Agra, stop by for lunch at Sheroes, and see how brave survivors make a smiling world of their own.

We want our trips to be flexible, and will customize according to your interests in the various places we visit.

A Flavor of India 2019 – A Rare View of Rajasthan (January 14 – 31, 2019)

This is an India trip with a twist. We stay within the Golden Triangle of Delhi, Jaipur, and Agra, but we go so far afield. Instead of the usual monuments and “been there, done that” checklist, we will meander through ravishing Rajasthan, and pack in a variety of experiences. You will stop at cities and villages, see monuments and forts, engage with authors and artisans, and be awed by nature.

Visit a few of India’s important historical cities such as New Delhi, Agra and Jaipur, and see the Taj Mahal, the Amber Fort, the Qutb Minar, and other famous monuments.

Travel up to Darjeeling and its famous tea gardens and view the Himalayas.

Go off the beaten path to Assam to observe the Indian rhino, elephant, and numerous other fauna up close and personal at a national wildlife sanctuary.

This trip offers an opportunity to tour India and experience its immense diversity, its natural beauty, and its millennia old history and culture.

The 14-day tour will allow you to...

This special trip will be guided by Glocal’s CEO, Dr. Mahasveta Barua, who is originally from India, and has lednumerous Flavor trips, as well as educational and service trips to India and Europe over a decade.

This trip will take a maximum of twelve people.

A Flavor of India 2018 – A Special Fall Trip (November 4 – 18, 2018)

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This trip will take a maximum of ten people.