Research Field Study Tours

Books tell you stories...places present the reality right in front of your eyes

A human being more informed about the world is more loyal yet efficient than a mere bookish graduate in making our society and the world better and more peaceful to live. So, when students are required to conduct any research that demands some field trips for correct findings, schools, colleges and universities should inspire them, irrespective of their level and field of study, to go to the fields for first hand primary data, experience and authentic findings.

Field trips to real historical sites, museums, socio-cultural settings, geographic areas are far more fruitful than the trips to some artificial amusement parks, theatres and sporting events. Nepal has a plenty of opportunities for students of any level, any field of study from any corner of the world.  A measurable depth and enrichment can be achieved through research trips to Nepal in the fields of history, culture, sociology, anthropology, politics, conflict and peace studies, sustainable development, economic development, health and education, gender, federalism, local governance, human rights, environment, global warming and climate change, agriculture, forestry, natural disasters and disaster risk reduction, crisis management, natural resources, hydropower, national parks, wild lives, tourism, etc.

One of the oldest civilizations and religious beliefs, Hinduism, is taken more as a lifestyle than only an orthodox. There are hundreds of temples and related events in Nepal that can teach the students about history, culture and religion. As the birthplace of Lord Buddha, Nepal offers the best places to learn about Buddha and Buddhist religion / philosophy. From the ancient caves to religious monuments and medieval city squares to museums, Nepal is a comprehensive source of learning about South Asian (including Tibetan) history and culture. For anthropological study, most probably Nepal is one of the best destinations as it has more than 100 ethnic groups and 120 languages, almost all religions accommodated and still living peacefully together.

While the rich collection of arts and architecture is another field of study for students of some fields of study, the beautiful nature and environment are not less attractive and important to be studied by others. Now a days, meteorology, global warming, climate change, disaster / crisis management, etc. are very prominent areas researchers come to conduct their research in Nepal Himalaya. There are highly cherished national parks and protection areas with a large collection of floras and faunas in Nepal. Agriculture and forestry are other fields of interest for a large number of Nepal visitors.

 A unitary ‘Hindu Kingdom’ until before a decade ago, Nepal has now been transformed into a ‘Federal democratic republic’. For this transformation, Nepal saw an armed conflict for a decade (1996-2006), a very new practice of peace process, election of constituent assembly, new constitution, state restructuring process, election for a new form of local governance and federalism, etc. Thus for students of conflict and peace studies, international relations, political science, governance, law, transitional justice, development studies, etc. Nepal is a very good destination for their academic and other research.

Unlike a library research, field research trips make the students real critical thinkers and help grow up well for empathy, tolerance and coexistence between different religious, racial and ethnic groups. Mostly the field trips match for non experimental research. During the field research trips, we can facilitate for arranging teachers and guides, staying or camping together with learned people, translation / interpretation for collecting samples, etc. But we work with you right from your preparation to real field trip and follow up activities.

Having known this, we definitely recommend Nepal for field research trips from school to college students and researchers from anywhere in the world. We have highly professional tour guides and research guides (on demand) in every area of study related to Nepal. If you need, we can work for your connection with some academic institutions according to your need. This specialized type of tour and travel program involves much more serious issues than a purely leisure travel, yet we arrange everything for your self-designed (customized) field research trips in an excellent way.