Operation Tashi Deleg 2026
"Tashi Deleg" is a common Tibetan greeting that means "blessings and good luck".
Led by Ning Quok, a participant of OTD 2025, and Wong Yuen Lik, Operation Tashi Deleg 2026 will take place 9-18 June and will include parent-child bonding activities and cultural immersion at stops through Lijiang, Shangri-la and a village in He Ping Cun.
The organising committee includes a mother-son pair who took part in OTD 2025. This project is in partnership with adventure travel company X-Trekkers.
📍 Where: Shangri-La, China
👨👩👧👦 Who: Parent/guardian with children 7-16 years old
📅 When: 9-18 June 2026
💸 Cost: SGD $2,400/pax*
*Includes air and land transport from Singapore to the village, meals during the stay, and accommodation per itinerary. Excludes personal items and travel insurance.
For more details, read the OTD 2026 FAQ.
Register your interest for OTD 2026 by end-Jan 2026.
Operation Tashi Deleg 2025 (OTDii)
Operation Tashi Deleg 2025 was a Raleigh Singapore-supported expedition to Bisong Village, Shangri-la, held from 10-22 June 2025 in partnership with adventure travel company X-Trekkers.
The project brought together Singaporean parent-child pairs and the local Tibetan community through play-based learning, cultural activities, homestays and shared meals. Participants bonded quickly, adapted to unfamiliar conditions and gained meaningful exposure to a new environment and culture. Many parents also felt the experience deepened their understanding and connection with their children.
The programme aimed to improve the village’s play environment, foster cross-cultural understanding and nurture leadership development. It aligned with Raleigh’s goals of sustained community benefit, transformative learning and paying it forward through a post-trip engagement and sharing at the Raleigh Singapore AGM 2025.
Operation Tashi Deleg 2001
Operation Tashi Deleg, led by Wong Yuen Lik, was a 39-day expedition combining community work with youth development based in the rural village of Song Duo, 230km east of Lhasa, Tibet. The 110-strong group was divided into two teams, with each team spending three weeks at high altitude in Tibet from May to June 2001. During the expedition, volunteers worked with the locals to upgrade existing accommodation blocks and construct a new school building for the nomadic children in the vicinity of the village.
Operation Tashi Deleg is a joint effort of Raleigh Singapore with the All-China Youth Federation (ACYF) and Tibet Youth Federation (TYF). The expedition was conceived after the expedition leader Wong Yuen Lik and volunteer Kee Mui Hong went on a reconnaissance trip with the ACYF where they visited five possible sites. They decided upon Song Duo and began the half-year preparation leading up to the project. The project was supported by the National Youth Council, DBS Bank and Shaw Foundation.