To offer a unique opportunity for all international participants, the conference has been organized to include pre- and post-conference field excursion programs in both Nepal and Bangladesh, as outlined below.
In Nepal
2025.11.24-25: Pre-conference tour
Ex-1: Everest Base Camp (Kalapaththar area) Aerial Tour: Unveiling the Engineering Geology of the Higher Elevation by Airplane and Helicopter.
2025.11.26: Pre-conference tours
Ex-2: A full day Kathmandu Valley tour to explore ground response and related reconstruction after the 2015 Gorkha Earthquake, Nepal
Ex-3: A full day tour to explore Engineering Geological setting of the Kathmandu Valley
2025.11.30-2025.12.01: Post-conference tours
Ex-4: Engineering Geological Excursion of Thankot- Markhu- Kulekhani Dam route, south of Kathmandu.
2025.11.30-2025.12.02: Post-conference tours
Ex-5: Engineering Geology and Geotechnical Characteristics of Kathmandu-Pokhara area
Ex-6: Engineering Geology Insights: Exploring the Tea Farming Landscapes of Far Eastern Nepal from Jhapa to Ilam (three days- 1h fly from Kathmandu in Airplane and Bus trip in Jhapa and Ilam).
In Bangladesh
Ex-7: Padma Bridge en route to UN World Heritage site Sunderbans.
Ex-8: Bangabandhu Tunnel – en route to the world’s largest sea beach Cox’s Bazar.
Details of all excursions along with will be given in second circular.
