| Time | Activities | Details |
|---|---|---|
| All day | Participants arrive at Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA) and check-in at KGH Pattan Hotel | Hotline contact: Dr Sanjaya Devkota +977 9823343682 |
| Time | Activities | Details |
|---|---|---|
| 07:30–08:30 | Breakfast | - |
| 08:30–09:30 | Assemble at Pimbahal, KGH Patan, registration, and interaction | - |
| 09:30–10:30 | Welcome remarks Introduction of participants | Brian McAdoo, Sanjaya Devkota, Shachi Truong |
| 10:30-11:15 | Overview of the program; Objectives and intended learning outcomes | Brian McAdoo |
| Collaborative learning space: Fieldschool DOs & DONTs | Shachi Truong | |
| 11:15-11:30 | Tea/Coffee break | - |
| 11:30-12:30 | Introduction about Nepal and an overview of the Lumbini to LoManthang Transect (L2L) | Sanjaya Devkota |
| 12:30-13:30 | Discussion | - |
| 13:30-14:30 | Lunch | - |
| 14:30-15:30 | Nepal – culture, conservation, social change and development governance | Anil Chitrakar |
| 15:30-15:45 | Tea/Coffee break | - |
| 15:45-18:00 | Visit Patan Durbar square | Anil Chitrakar |
| Time | Activities | Details |
|---|---|---|
| 08:30-9:00 | Brief introduction of the day Pair students for their peer portrait & interview assignment | Sagar Chhetri & Tom White |
| 9:00-12:00 | Photo walk | Sagar Chhetri & Tom White |
| 12:00-13:00 | Lunch | - |
| 13:00-15:00 | Edit & Reflect Image selection & caption writing | Students work in groups |
| 15:00-17:00 | Free time or continued group work | - |
| Time | Activities | Details |
|---|---|---|
| 8:30-9:30 | Touch-base/ Catching-up: Reflection on the first two days | |
| 9:30-10:30 TBC | An overview of public health in Nepal | Sunil Kumar Joshi |
| 10:30-10:45 | Tea/ Coffee break | |
| 10:45-12:00 | ||
| 12:00-13:30 TBC | Two leopards, one landscape: patterns of co-existence in the Trans-Himalayan Annapurna conservation area | Paras Bikram Singh |
| Afternoon | Rest time to combat jetlag; explore Kathmandu on your own or in group; preparation for the fieldtrip |
| Time | Activities | Details |
|---|---|---|
| 8:30 | Depart from the hotel for Living Mountain Lab (LML, Godavari) | ICIMOD bus shuttle Aruna Koju |
| 9:30 | Arrive at LML Tea/ Coffee | Aruna Koju; Aakriti Kapali |
| 9:30-10:00 | An Introduction to ICIMOD and its four decades of work on conservation in the Hindu Kush Himalayan region | SU Yufang |
| 10:00-12:30 | A short hike exploring local, low-cost, nature-based solutions | |
| 12:30-13:30 | Lunch | |
| 13:30-14:00 | Building green, inclusive and climate-resilient mountain tourism: the case of Nepal | Anu Kumari Lama |
| 14:00-14:30 | Air pollution and human health | Ravi Sahu |
| 14:30-15:30 | Contemporary society, politics, and inequality in Nepal | Uddhab Pyukurel |
| 15:30-16:00 | GLOF and disaster early warning system in the HKH | Sudan Bikash Maharjan |
| 16:00-16:30 | Tea/ Coffee | Aruna Koju; Aakriti Kapali |
| 16:30 | Depart for the hotel | ICIMOD bus shuttle |
| Time | Activities | Details |
|---|---|---|
| 8:30 | Check-out, leave for airport | - |
| 9:00-09:30 | Domestic Buddha Air UA4 flight to Bhairahawa (Lumbini) | - |
| 09:30-10:30 | Transfer to Lumbini Buddha Garden | - |
| 10:30-12:30 | Check-in and rest | - |
| 12:30-13:00 | Assemble in the meeting hall and debrief about Lumbini program | - |
| 13:00-14:00 | Lunch | - |
| 14:00-15:00 | Health issues of the Terai – water and vector-borne diseases | Sunil Joshi |
| 15:00-16:00 | Overview about Lumbini area, its history, and conservation activities | Hari Rai |
| 16:00-16:30 | Tea/ coffee | - |
| 16:30-19:00 | Visit Lumbini Birthplace of Lord Buddha, Lumbini core area and the monasteries; interact with heritage scholars | Pralad Yadav & Patton Burchett IMT: No tank-tops; no shorts. Walking barefoot for about an hour is required. |
| 19:00-20:00 | Return to hotel & freshen up | - |
| 20:00 | Dinner | - |
| Time | Activities | Details |
|---|---|---|
| 05:00-07:30 | Bird watching | Optional |
| 07:30-08:30 | Breakfast | - |
| 08:30-09:30 | Transfer to Lumbini Buddhist University, visit the campus, and interact with faculty and students | Subarna Lal Bajracharya, Prof Dr Vice Chancellor |
| 09:30-11:30 | History of Buddhism and its role in nature conservation | Kumar Khadka |
| 11:30-13:30 | Return to hotel and chill | - |
| 13:30-14:30 | Lunch | - |
| 14:30-15:30 | Visit wetland conservation, river system, water management and ground water irrigation | Hem Sagar Baral |
| 15:30-18:00 | Return to hotel and chill | - |
| 18:00 | Safeguarding the natural heritage of Nepal | Prakash Mani Sharma, Shri |
| 19:00 | Dinner | - |
| Time | Activities | Details |
|---|---|---|
| 07:30-08:30 | Breakfast & check-out | Mode of transport: Coach |
| 08:30 | Depart for Palpa | - |
| 10:30-11:30 | Observe the Siddha Gufa geological formation and construction of the tunnel; Jyotinagar landslide | - |
| 13:30 | Check-in Shreenagar Hotel; lunch | - |
| Afternoon | Rest | - |
| Evening | Walk around Shreenagar | - |
| 18:00 | Dinner | - |
| Time | Activities | Details |
|---|---|---|
| 07:30-08:30 | Breakfast | - |
| 09:30-10:30 | Visit a mission hospital and health centers, and interact with the community | Samata Atreya, Dr Lumbini Medical College |
| 13:30-14:30 | Lunch | - |
| 14:30-18:00 | Visit the traditional Palpa town | - |
| 18:00 | Dinner | - |
| Time | Activities | Details |
|---|---|---|
| 07:30-08:30 | Breakfast & check-out | - |
| 08:30 | Depart for Pokhara via Syangja | - |
| Morning | Observe geology, landform, land use, biodiversity and agriculture crop cultivation practices in the slopping land diversity | - |
| 13:30-14:30 | Lunch | - |
| Afternoon | Observe riverbank work at Andhikhola in Syangjia | - |
| 16:30 | Arrive in Pokhara and check-in Hotel Pauwa Walk around Phewa lakeside | - |
| 18:00 | Dinner | - |
| Time | Activities | Details |
|---|---|---|
| 07:30-08:30 | Breakfast | - |
| 08:30 Morning TBC | Depart for upstream of Phewa lake to observe sedimentation, EbA practices, river bank protection, road slope stabilization, agriculture and livestock | - |
| 13:30-14:30 | Lunch | - |
| Afternoon | Walk explore around Pokhara | - |
| 18:00 | Dinner | - |
| Time | Activities | Details |
|---|---|---|
| 07:30-08:30 | Breakfast | - |
| 08:30 | Visit World Peace pagoda | - |
| 13:30-14:30 | Lunch | - |
| Afternoon | Visit Mountain Museum | - |
| 18:00 | Dinner | - |
| Time | Activities | Details |
|---|---|---|
| 07:30-08:30 | Breakfast | - |
| 08:30 | Depart for Marpha | - |
| 13:30-14:30 | Lunch in Tatopani | - |
| Afternoon | Explore Marpha | - |
| 18:00 | Dinner | - |
| Time | Activities | Details |
|---|---|---|
| 07:30-08:30 | Breakfast | - |
| 08:30 | Trek around Marpha to observe agriculture and horticulture practices, apple farm and processing, including byproducts, biodiversity and the fragility of the landscape | - |
| 13:30-14:30 | Lunch | - |
| Afternoon | Visit Tibetan Camp and explore apple farms | - |
| 18:00 | Dinner | - |
| Time | Activities | Details |
|---|---|---|
| 07:30-08:30 | Breakfast and check-out | - |
| 08:30 | Depart from Marpha for Lupra | - |
| 13:30-14:30 | Lunch in Kagbeni | - |
| Afternoon | Return to Lupra for night halt | - |
| 18:00 | Dinner | - |
| Time | Activities | Details |
|---|---|---|
| 07:30-08:30 | Breakfast and check-out | - |
| 08:30 Morning | Start hiking for Muktinath (optional); 800m elevation to be gained Non-hiking group – transfer to Muktinath via Kagbeni Observe the landscape, watershed, and health along the way | Trekker group: prepare your day bag for 8-10 hour trekking |
| 13:30-14:30 | Lunch in Muktinath | - |
| Afternoon | Trek down from Muktinath to Kagbeni observing the enroute settlements, their culture and livelihood, agriculture practices, watershed, and health of Jyong Khola Check-in hotel, night halt in Kagbeni | - |
| 18:00 | Dinner | - |
| Time | Activities | Details |
|---|---|---|
| 07:30-08:30 | Breakfast and check-out | - |
| 08:30 Morning | Depart for Ghami Observe the Chusang and Samar landscape, agriculture, and apple farms | - |
| 13:30-14:30 | Lunch | - |
| Afternoon | Observe the vulnerability of the Ghami settlement and interact with village community to learn about their culture and practices | - |
| - | Check-in hotel, night halt in Ghami | - |
| 18:00 | Dinner | - |
| Time | Activities | Details |
|---|---|---|
| 07:30-08:30 | Breakfast | - |
| 08:30 Morning | Hike to Dhakmar Observe local livelihood, water use and its management, agriculture and livestock practices | - |
| 13:30-14:30 | Lunch | - |
| Afternoon | Chill | - |
| 18:00 | Dinner | - |
| Time | Activities | Details |
|---|---|---|
| 07:30-08:30 | Breakfast and check-out | - |
| 08:30 Morning | Depart for LoManthang Explore Tsarang settlement enroute to LoManthang | - |
| 13:30-14:30 | Lunch in LoManthang | - |
| Afternoon | Explore LoManthang | - |
| - | Check-in hotel, night halt in LoManthang | - |
| 18:00 | Dinner | - |
| Time | Activities | Details |
|---|---|---|
| 07:30-08:30 | Breakfast | - |
| 08:30 Morning | Be present in the landscape | - |
| 13:30-14:30 | Lunch | - |
| Afternoon | Visit Korala and the border | - |
| 18:00 | Dinner | - |
| Time | Activities | Details |
|---|---|---|
| 07:30-08:30 | Breakfast and check-out | - |
| 08:30 Morning | Travel to Tatopani | - |
| 13:30-14:30 | Lunch in Jomsom | - |
| Afternoon | Arrive in Tatopani, night halt | - |
| 18:00 | Dinner | - |
| Time | Activities | Details |
|---|---|---|
| 07:30-08:30 | Breakfast and check-out | - |
| 08:30 Morning | Travel from Tatopani back to Pokhara | - |
| 13:30-14:30 | Lunch in Baglung | - |
| Afternoon | Arrive in Pokhara, chill | - |
| 18:00 | Dinner | - |
| Time | Activities | Details |
|---|---|---|
| 07:30-08:30 | Breakfast | - |
| 08:30 Morning | Review and reflection Evaluation and closing | - |
| 13:30-14:30 | Lunch | - |
| Afternoon | Chill | - |
| 18:00 | Dinner | - |
| Time | Activities | Details |
|---|---|---|
| 07:30-08:30 | Breakfast & check-out | - |
| Domestic flight back to Kathmandu | - | |
| Farewell | - |
