Kathmandu
- Meet Prime Minister, K. P. Oli.
- Attend a reception for UK-Nepal bicentenary hosted by Foreign Minister Kamal Thapa
- Meet ministers and senior officials
- Gave Speech
Kathmandu
- Meet President Bidya Devi Bhandari at Rashtrapati Bhavan (Presidential Palace)
- Visit Patan Durbar Square, a UNESCO World Heritage Site
- View earthquake damage to the ancient Royal Palace and surrounding temples
- Learn about their ongoing restoration work
- Golden Temple where the local response to the April 2015 earthquake was co-ordinated
- Meet community members who cooked and offered shelter to those affected by the disaster.
Bhaktapur
- Visit Red Cross pre-positioning site for emergency supplies
- Visit Byasi Camp for families displaced by the 2015 earthquakes
- Meet residences
Monday 21st:(4)
Bardia National Park, Dalla & Pokhara area
- Visit Bardia National Park
- Learn about WWF works with the park
- Experience rafting on the Khauraha River
- View tiger camera traps in the jungle
- Visit Local Community
- Learn about the positive economic effects of tourism in their community
- Attend briefing on anti-poaching at Thakurdwara Headquarters
- Trek in the foothills of the Himalayas
- Learn about the balance of conservation and tourism
- Meet two Gurkha families whose homes were badly damaged by last year's earthquakes
- Enjoy a cultural show organised by local people
- Watch the sun set over the Himalayas
(Stay over night at a Gurkha homestay)
Pokhara area
- Watch Sunrise over the Himalayas
- Visit local secondary school damaged in the earthquake
- Tour the restored facilities
- Meeting student and staff
- Visit British Gurkha Camp
- Lay wreath to honour Gurkha soldiers killed in service to the Crown
- Meet serving Gurkhas, veterans and their families
- Learn more about the work of the Gurkha welfare scheme and recruitment process
- Present Captain Bhaktabahadur Rai with a MBE for outstanding service with the Ghrkha Welfare
Kathmandu & Bhaktapur
- Open the Nepal Girl Summit together with President Bhandari
- Meet organisers and participants, including young people
- Give Speech
- Visit the Samo Thimi Technical School, which provides technical training for young people
- Visit the Kanti Children's Hospital
- Meet young people being treated in the hospital's Burns Unit
- Attend reception at the UK Embassy, hosted by Ambassador Richard Morris
- Deliver Speech
- Meet individuals and groups who work closely with UK representatives in Nepal
(24th - 28th?: Rebuild earthquake homes in Nepal with Team Rubicon)
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