These are notconventional courses.

LocationLadhiya Valley, Uttarakhand

Duration · Group3-5 days · Small groups

ActivitiesVillage life, homestay meals, community work alongside residents

Learning outcomesUnderstanding rural realities first-hand

Community connectionThe three adopted Valley of River villages

Environmental connectionLow-impact travel and stay

LocationLadhiya Valley, Uttarakhand

Duration · Group3-7 days · Small groups

ActivitiesTrek, raft, camp and village tourism on the documented pilot route

Learning outcomesHow responsible travel becomes rural income

Community connectionHost families and local guides

Environmental connectionRiver and forest corridor

LocationKuna, Tiuni, Uttarakhand

Duration · Group1 day · Volunteer groups

ActivitiesPlantation, environmental education with school children

Learning outcomesA plantation day, recorded plant by plant

Community connectionVillage Kuna and its school

Environmental connection450 trees planted, Feb 2024

LocationTo be announced

Duration · Group2-5 days · Small groups

ActivitiesRestoration work, habitat monitoring, field documentation

Learning outcomesWorking conservation skills

Community connectionLocal partner communities

Environmental connectionActive conservation sites

LocationTo be announced

Duration · Group2-5 days · Small groups

ActivitiesObservation, tracks and signs, ethical field craft

Learning outcomesReading a landscape and its wildlife

Community connectionForest-edge communities

Environmental connectionWild habitats, visited responsibly

LocationTo be announced

Duration · Group2-4 days · Small groups

ActivitiesCamping, navigation, wilderness skills

Learning outcomesConfidence and competence outdoors

Community connectionLocal guides and hosts

Environmental connectionRemote terrain

LocationTo be announced

Duration · Group2-4 days · Small groups

ActivitiesTrekking, river activities, camp craft

Learning outcomesFoundation adventure skills

Community connectionLocal operators and villages

Environmental connectionRiver and mountain country

LocationTo be announced

Duration · Group2-5 days · Small groups

ActivitiesField photography on real Planet Trotter subjects

Learning outcomesA working field portfolio

Community connectionSubjects photographed with consent and respect

Environmental connectionField programme locations

LocationTo be announced

Duration · Group3-7 days · Small teams

ActivitiesField data collection on a live study question

Learning outcomesResearch method in practice

Community connectionCommunity-based research partners

Environmental connectionStudy sites

LocationTo be announced

Duration · Group1-5 days · Volunteer groups

ActivitiesSchool support, village work parties, documentation

Learning outcomesUseful, honest contribution

Community connectionHost villages

Environmental connectionLow-impact presence