An initiative by Feelivacation
Journeys of Joy
Your journey helps make another journey possible.
Some children grow up collecting passport stamps.
Some have never travelled beyond the world they know.
We want to change that.
Journeys of Joy creates thoughtfully designed travel experiences for children who have had limited opportunities to explore the world beyond their everyday surroundings. Mountains. Beaches. Wildlife. Cities. Culture. Nature. Adventure. First hotel stays. First train journeys. Perhaps even a first flight.
Not charity trips. Real holidays. Real exploration. Real memories.
Our Mission
Enable meaningful travel experiences for 500 children by 31 December 2027.
The journey to 500
Live programme counters. Destination: 500 children. Deadline: 31 December 2027.
Children Travelled
005 / 500
Journeys Completed
01
Destinations Experienced
01
Partner Organisations
01
2026
Launch the first Journeys of Joy experiences.
2027
Expand through Feelivacation-funded journeys and collaborations with hotels, travel partners, NGOs and responsible organisations.
First edition · Journey of Joy #001 · In preparation
Manali & Sissu
Four days of joy, discovery, creativity and meaningful first experiences. Not a sightseeing checklist: time to create, choose, explore, laugh and remember.
- Dates
- 7–10 November 2026
- Destination
- Manali and Sissu, Himachal Pradesh
- Travel group
- 5 children + 2 caretakers
- With the Feelivacation team and founders
Partners for Journey #001
Hospitality Partner
jüSTa Grand View Resort & Spa, Manali
Pottery & Experience Partner
Samsara Farmstay / Matmaila Pottery, Chakki Village
Participating Child-Care Organisation
Salaam Baalak Trust
The four-day journey
Day 1 · Saturday, 7 November 2026Delhi to Manali — The Journey Begins
A comfortable road journey, a warm welcome and time to settle into a real holiday.
- Travel from Delhi with accompanying caretakers and the Feelivacation team, with breakfast, lunch, snacks and regular comfort breaks en route.
- Music, conversations, light travel games and scenic viewing on the way into Himachal Pradesh.
- Welcome and check-in at jüSTa Grand View Resort & Spa, Manali, followed by room allocation and rest.
- A relaxed hotel dinner and an introduction to the Explorer Journal: ‘My First Impression of Manali’.
- Early rest after the long road journey. No sightseeing is planned on arrival day.
Day 2 · Sunday, 8 November 2026Create, Explore & Have Fun
Cedar forests, clay creations, a home-cooked lunch and a relaxed Manali evening.
- Breakfast at jüSTa, followed by easy walking and unhurried nature time in the Hadimba cedar forest.
- Travel to Chakki Village for a 1.5-hour Matmaila Pottery hand-building workshop at Samsara Farmstay.
- Home-cooked lunch at Samsara Farmstay, which has kindly offered the five children’s meals complimentary for Journey #001.
- A leisurely return to Manali, hotel rest and free time, followed by snacks or hi-tea.
- A Mall Road holiday experience with time for each child to choose a small souvenir.
- Music, antakshari, dumb charades and simple games back at jüSTa; a bonfire only if weather and hotel arrangements permit.
- Group dinner and journal time: ‘My Happiest Moment’, ‘Something New I Learned’, ‘Favourite Place’ and ‘Doodle Zone’.
Day 3 · Monday, 9 November 2026Beyond Manali — Atal Tunnel & Sissu
A scenic mountain day followed by the Journey of Joy Celebration Night.
- Breakfast at the hotel before travelling through the Atal Tunnel into Lahaul Valley and onward to Sissu.
- Valley views, the waterfall viewpoint, easy walking and time to enjoy the dramatic change in mountain landscape.
- A warm group lunch and relaxed scenic time, with the journal sketch prompt: ‘Draw what you can see around you’.
- Return to jüSTa for rest and time to freshen up.
- Explorer Hour: ‘One Thing I’ll Always Remember’ and ‘Where I Want to Go Next’.
- Travel Crew Autographs: short messages from fellow travellers, caretakers and the Feelivacation team in the Explorer Journals.
- Journey of Joy Celebration Dinner, followed by certificates, mementos, privacy-conscious photographs and favourite-memory conversations.
Weather & road conditions. The Sissu visit is subject to same-day road and weather conditions. If access is unsuitable, the day becomes a relaxed Manali countryside and creative experience, without compromising the spirit of the journey.
Day 4 · Tuesday, 10 November 2026Manali to Delhi — Taking the Memories Home
One final journal entry, a comfortable journey home and a safe handover.
- Breakfast at jüSTa, final packing and room checks.
- An approved group photograph and the final Explorer Journal prompt: ‘Until Next Time’.
- Return travel to Delhi with lunch en route and suitable comfort breaks throughout the day.
- Journey #001 concludes after the children and caretakers arrive safely and the authorised handover is complete.
What each child takes home
- An Explorer Journal filled with personal memories
- A self-chosen Manali souvenir
- A pottery experience, with the creation to take home where practically possible
- A Journey of Joy #001 certificate and trip memento
- Photographs and memories from four days of travelling together
Every child deserves something wonderful to look forward to. Personal records, pickup arrangements and handover locations remain private; photographs follow partner permissions and safeguarding requirements.
Travel changes something inside us.
A different landscape.
A different language.
The first sight of snow.
Watching the ocean disappear into the horizon.
Sleeping in a hotel for the first time.
Ordering breakfast from a menu.
Seeing wildlife outside a television screen.
Travelling can expand a child’s understanding of what exists — and sometimes, of what might be possible in their own life.
Yet access to travel remains deeply unequal. Journeys of Joy exists to make a small part of that wonder accessible to children who may otherwise never experience it.
Our Promise
This is not tourism disguised as charity.
Dignity. Safety. Wonder. Childhood.
Children are not marketing props. They are travellers. Their privacy, safeguarding requirements and institutional guidelines come before photography, publicity or branding.
Our objective is wonderfully simple: give them a really good holiday.
Not one destination. A world of firsts.
Mountains
Snow, forests, mountain villages and fresh air.
Sea & Beaches
Perhaps a child's first experience of standing beside an ocean.
Wildlife & Nature
National parks, conservation experiences and nature-based journeys.
Heritage & Culture
Discovering India's extraordinary cities, monuments, communities and stories.
The Journey Itself
Sometimes the first train ride, flight or long road journey is the experience.
Learning Through Travel
Museums, science centres, farms, universities, sustainability experiences and educational discovery.
Festivals & Celebration
Special journeys around moments such as Diwali, Christmas, summer holidays and other celebrations.
There is no Journeys of Joy itinerary.
There are hundreds waiting to be created.
How a journey happens
A Child-Care Partner
We collaborate with credible organisations working directly with children. They help identify children for whom the journey would be appropriate and meaningful.
Safeguarding First
Permissions, caregivers, medical information, emergency contacts and applicable institutional requirements are completed before travel.
Feelivacation Designs the Journey
Destination, accommodation, transport, meals, activities and experiences are curated just as carefully as any Feelivacation holiday.
Children Travel
With authorised caregivers and appropriate supervision.
Memories Come Home
Not just photographs. Stories. Confidence. Curiosity. And hopefully a desire to see more of the world.
Why Feelivacation?
Because travel is what we know how to give.
We could donate something unrelated to our business. Instead, we chose to contribute what Feelivacation understands best: journeys.
Our teams already work with hotels, destinations, transportation providers, activity companies and travel partners. Journeys of Joy brings those relationships together for another purpose.
If travel has given our company its existence, we believe travel can also become part of what we give back.
Every Feelivacation journey can help
When you travel with Feelivacation, your journey becomes part of something bigger. Feelivacation commits a portion of its earnings towards enabling Journeys of Joy experiences.
Your journey helps make another journey possible.
- No donation is added to your holiday unless specifically stated.
- No checkout guilt.
- No compulsory contribution.
- Feelivacation contributes from Feelivacation’s journey.
Partner with us
Hotels & Resorts
Give a child their first wonderful hotel experience.
- Rooms
- Meals
- Experiences
- Recreational activities
- Destination support
- Festive celebrations
- Preferential social-impact rates
You don't have to donate an entire stay. Sometimes one dinner, one room, one experience or one thoughtful gesture helps complete a journey.
NGOs & Child-Care Organisations
Help us reach the children for whom these journeys can matter.
- Child selection
- Safeguarding
- Permissions
- Caregiver deployment
- Medical information
- Communication with guardians or authorities where applicable
- Post-journey support
Feelivacation does not independently select children. We work through responsible organisations that understand each child's circumstances and needs.
Corporates
Turn social responsibility into an experience a child may remember for life.
- Sponsor a Journey
- Destination Partner
- Festival Journey Partner
- Employee Participation
- Travel Infrastructure Support
Formal CSR participation, where applicable, will be structured with appropriate implementation partners and documentation.
Travel & Experience Partners
Airlines, rail, transport operators, activity providers, tourism boards, restaurants, museums, attractions, destination companies, guides and insurance providers.
- One hotel provides rooms
- One restaurant provides dinner
- One activity partner creates an experience
- Feelivacation brings the journey together
A Journey of Joy doesn't require one large donor.
Where it started
Five children. One journey. One idea.
In 2026, Feelivacation decided that instead of making Journeys of Joy a presentation, we would simply begin. Our first journey brings together five children, their caregivers and a simple belief:
Every child deserves something wonderful to look forward to.
Follow the journeyJourney #001 — In Preparation
Manali & Sissu
7–10 November 2026 · Five children, two caretakers, and the Feelivacation team with founders.
View the four-day itineraryTheir stories — without exploiting their stories
We do not publish trauma biographies. We capture joy — in the traveller’s own words, with first name only where permitted, and an anonymous traveller reference otherwise.
“I saw snow for the first time.”
Traveller reference shown once journeys are completed
“My favourite thing was the train.”
Traveller reference shown once journeys are completed
“I want to visit the sea next.”
Traveller reference shown once journeys are completed
“I didn't know mountains could look like this.”
Traveller reference shown once journeys are completed
The Journey Journal
Every child receives a journal: My Journey of Joy.
- Something I saw for the first time
- Something that surprised me
- My favourite meal
- My happiest moment
- Something I learned
- Where I would like to travel next
Over time, these journals become part of the soul of the initiative.
Every journey should be accountable
- Total children travelled
- Journeys conducted
- Destinations
- Total experience value created
- Feelivacation contribution
- Partner contribution
- Participating organisations
Annual reporting
Journeys of Joy Impact Report 2026 · 2027 (published as journeys complete)
View live impactJoy without compromising safety
Every journey involving children is organised in collaboration with the participating child-care organisation. Depending on the journey, safeguards may include:
- Authorised institutional caregivers
- Child-to-caregiver ratios
- Written travel permissions
- Emergency contacts
- Relevant medical information
- Gender-appropriate rooming
- Verified accommodation
- Approved transportation
- Child safeguarding protocols
- Privacy-conscious photography
- Incident escalation procedures
No journey happens without appropriate supervision.
Read the safeguarding frameworkJourneys of Joy → Journey Forward
The Journey Doesn’t End At Childhood
As young people move towards adulthood, the nature of opportunity changes. Journey Forward uses travel, workplaces and real-world exposure to help young adults see what could come next.
Discover Journey ForwardDon’t donate. Participate.
We aren’t building a donation page. We’re building a network capable of creating journeys.
Hotel
Open a room.
Restaurant
Create a meal.
Airline
Open a seat.
Attraction
Create an experience.
Corporate
Enable a journey.
NGO
Help us reach the right children.
Traveller
Travel with Feelivacation and become part of the ecosystem.
500 children are waiting somewhere for journeys that haven’t been designed yet.
Let’s create them.
Let’s create a journey
Tell us how you would like to participate and we will take the conversation forward.
500 Children.
Hundreds of Firsts.
One Beautiful Mission.
By 31 December 2027.
Journeys of Joy
Your journey helps make another journey possible.
An initiative by Feelivacation