One day training on local lodge management and hospitality was conducted at Ghachowk, Kaski to strengthen home-stay and promote eco-tourism in area on 23 June 2013. The programme was organized by Bird Conservation Nepal (BCN) Pokhara branch and Vulture Conservation and Management Committee Ghachok, Kaski supported by Bird Conservation Nepal. The programme was run on the chairmanship of Ravi Pokharel, coordinator of Vulture Conservation and Manageent, Ghachowk and conducted by Rabin Gaylan. Khadananda Paudel, Vulture Conservation Officer at BCN presented the Vulture conservation efforts in Nepal linking up eco-tourism, sustainable development and community participation in vulture conservation. Krishna Prasad Bhusal, Field Biologist at BCN introduced the nine species of vultures found in Nepal and their role in ecosystem balance. Narendra Lama, Tourism Officer at Annapurna Conservation Area Project/NTNC explained on the concept of home-stay in Nepal, its components and possibilities in the area. He added that vulture safe feeding site; Ghachowk has vital potentiality for eco-tourism because of critically endangered vulture species coming at the site for carcass feeding. Rajiv Kumar Jha, Tour and travel instructor at Pokhara Tourism Training Center (PTTC) trained how to deliver service and facility, necessity behavior with guest, lodge management and hospitality. Participants in the training programme were home-stay owners from Ghachowk and Machhapuchhre Village Development Committee (VDC) and local youths of Ghachowk Village. Altogether 28 participants used the opportunity to discuss on increasing tourism facilities promoting eco-tourism and conserving biodiversity in the area.