Tuesday, April 19, 2011

Chitwan National Park April 14-18/11


I go to Chitwan National Park with a friend of mine. We have a great time! It is a 7 hour bus ride to Sauraha (village outside Chitwan Park). Through friends she arranged a hotel for us. Chitwan is green, peaceful and clean.



The hotel is in the country which is nice but inconvenient for getting to Sauraha and arranging activities. After two nights we switch to a closer hotel (15 minute walk to town).



We do an elephant safari, a 1/2 day jeep safari (we see a sloth bear and a rhino (close).


We do a bath with the elephants, take a pony cart to the Elephant Breeding Centre, see a cultural show and swim in the river.




All under budget at less than $200.00 Cdn for 5 days. It helps to have a Nepali friend to ask for discounts.


Along the way to the Elephant Breeding Centre we pass tradional thatch roof homes with walls constructed with mud over bamboo.







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