- year with Luther College
- 1st
- parts of the trip we arranged
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- hospital introduction that shaped the course
- 1
- of Nepal, the year after
- All
The brief
What they asked for, and what we did
In 2025 the faculty planned most of the trip themselves and asked us for help with specific pieces. The most important one was finding a hospital to host the medical camps.
- 01A hospital to host the medical campsWe recommended Manipal Teaching Hospital in Pokhara and made the introduction. It became the core of the program’s medical camps, and the program still works there.
- 02Getting around PokharaVans and drivers for the group’s days in and around Pokhara, from people we have worked with for years.
- 03A guide in the Annapurna foothillsA local guide for the group’s time at Annapurna Eco Village in Astam.
- 04HotelsHotel bookings for the group, confirmed before they arrived.
- 05The Himalaya from the airSeats for the group on a morning mountain flight.
What happened next
One year later, all of Nepal
The 2025 program went well enough that for 2026, Luther asked us to arrange everything in Nepal: 22 days, six hotels, every drive and flight, and every guide, safari and hospital day.
Read the 2026 case study| What we arranged | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| Introduction to Manipal Teaching Hospital | ||
| Hotels | ||
| Transport in Pokhara | ||
| Guide in the Annapurna foothills | ||
| Mountain flight | ||
| Buses and vans across Nepal | ||
| Domestic flights | ||
| Guided heritage days in Kathmandu | ||
| Chitwan safari and canoe trip | ||
| Rooms for lessons and talks | ||
| Someone on site, every day |
In their words
[Quote from Jon Lund. One to three sentences about the trip and planning it with us.]
Jon LundDirector of International StudiesLuther College · January 2025
More from the trip
Photo: Medical camp at Manipal Teaching Hospital
Photo: On the mountain flight
Photo: Annapurna Eco Village, Astam
Photo: Around Pokhara
