Having left Pokhara later in the day after a hike, we reached Chitwan late afternoon. Scenery along the way was spectacular. Upon arrival it was quite cold and we sought a restaurant with "heat" (aka a fire!).
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| We followed this river most of the drive. |
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| Just heading down the road on my elephant... |
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| Mustard field. The entire crop is domestically consumed as mustard oil for cooking. |
The next day was up to walk by the river and enjoy a relaxing tea :)
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| Peaceful scenery over tea |
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| And a boatman. These boats are available to hire for going into the jungle. Other options are walking or elephant ride. I only had time for one so I went for elephant ride. |
After lunch was a bike ride to the Elephant Breeding Grounds and a peaceful snack by the river. Unfortunately the elephants were in the park so we couldn't visit the breeding grounds. It was a great bike ride though!
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| Bridge to the elephant breeding grounds. What impressed me was it was made of bamboo, and would be underwater every monsoon season. Brown line to the right of the photo is high water level. |
After returning the bikes, we headed to swim in the river. The water and air were both much warmer than Pokhara and I ended up swimming across twice :)
Evening was dinner while watching English Premiere League (at least until the electricity cut out).
Morning of the final trip was an elephant safari! It was great fun though quite bumpy on the elephant. I'll let the photos tell the story :) after the safari it was the end of the adventure and back to Kathmandu.
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| We sit in the basket, 4 people / elephant |
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| Poor quality photo, but gives appreciation for how to get on an elephant |
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| One horned rhino with baby. Only native to this part of the world. |
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| Deer |
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