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January 1st 2009
Caught another local (tourist) bus to Chitwan National Park.. was very excited at the prospect of seeing loads of wildlife - Rhinos, Tigers, Deer, Elephants etc... Stayed at the Riverside which I really recomend - very much enjoyed sitting by the river and watching the sunset from my hotel bar - beautiful. And met another big group of travellers.. Got up for a very early morning canoe down the river then then into the National park for a jungle walk to supposedly see the wildlife... loved the canoe trip saw many birds .. but the walk was a bit long winded - expecially as it was hot and all the guys showed me was animal dung and some footprints...where is this wildlife? Although was glad not to come across a Rhino when I was walking through ... read more
December 22nd 2008
Forgot to write this before we left Nepal but after Steves man flu we took a couple of days away from Kathmandu and went to royal chitwan national park in the search for a tiger! Alas, we didnt find a tiger but we did ride on a elephant and see rhinos, mugger crocodiles, a wart hog, tons of birds and a gharial in the water next to our boat which was a bit daunting! The park is really big and we only got to see a fraction of it on our jeep safari but it really is amazing to see all the different terrains...it would have been great to see a tiger (we did see a footprint!) but hey there are only 100 or so in a 900km area so it was always gonna be a ... read more
December 11th 2008
Hello again! It's only been a few days since we last wrote, but a lot has happened, and we're trying to make up for the 2 1/2 weeks without word. At the moment we're in Sauraha - a little village just outside Nepal's Royal Chitwan National Park. We've been here since Tuesday, and we move on again tomorrow to Lumbini. But, before we get on to that, we'll pick up where we left the last blog - Pokhara! In total we spent 4 nights there, having a very welcome break from non-stop trekking, and spending most of our time shopping or lying down. Somehow, between the two of us, we managed to come away with 4 new tops, another pair of shorts, more flip-flops, and a new bag/headband/bracelets/necklace/earrings that Hannah needed very urgently The plan to ... read more
chitwan national park... elephant rides and rhinos
Published: January 14th 2009Asia » Nepal » Chitwan
December 8th 2008
SEPT. 23, 2008 The differences between mountain life and valley life are striking. Spending the morning at the Lukla Airport all bundled up with hats, mitts and jackets then arriving in Kathmandu to the start of a 30+ degree day. The race for the showers was intense after 15 days gone without. We also had to sort all our laundry to be put in for washing and what we would take with us to Chitwan National Park and Pokhara. A mini bus picked us up at another hotel to take us to the Park, where my friend Alex has been teaching for three months. It was a beautiful drive- without A/C, and quite dangerous but beautiful none the less. Buses go off these roads on a daily basis due to rock slides, land slides, poor roads, ... read more
November 28th 2008
Hello Everyone, Well this is the first travel blog entry, so I will hope for success. I hope this finds everyone in good health and spirits. Reed and I are currently in Kathmandu, Nepal. So far, we have spent 3 days in Hong Kong, a day in Kathmandu, 10 days rafting on the Bhote Khosi and Sun Khosi rivers in the Himalayas, and 2 days in Royal Chitwan National Park (Nepal). Here is a quick recap: Hong Kong: This city was a blast. It is a maze of skyscrapers, millions of people, and very structured chaos. We only had a couple of days here, but they were action-packed. Highlights: The 100' tall Buddha sitting atop a mountain outside the city, the peak tram and lookout tower that sits above the clusters of skyscrapers on Hong Kong ... read more
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November 17th 2008
From the 8th to the 10th November, we were in Chitwan National Park. I thought I'd give this bit it's own entry because my other one is getting pretty large now! We got a bus from Kathmandu to Chitwan. The journey out of Kathmandu was like nothing I've ever seen before. The level of poverty of the city was quite shocking. The houses are small and usually build from brick with corrugated roofs. People here seem to have a hard life, where a large amount of physical effort and strain yields enough food or money to live on. As we left the city, we ascended into the mountains quite quickly, and behind the housing was beautiful countryside. Once outside of the city, it seemed that most people live in hamlets beside the road, consisting of anything ... read more
November 16th 2008
After our trek anyway, we headed off dwon to Chitwan Wildlife Reserve. This is just on the Indian border and so was about a 7 hour bus ride. We figured we were pretty used to mammoth bus journeys at this stage, but when we got down to where the bus was leaving from, the bus was pretty much full and we had to practically sit on top of the driver for the first 3 hours. That's quite literally - I was sittting on a bench like thing right behind him with my knees pulled up to my ears and another girls leaning up against me, and Joe was sitting right beside the windscreen beside the driver, with 2 more people squashed up against him. The guy sitting beside Joe opted to sit on the roof of ... read more
November 11th 2008
We caught a bus on the 11th of November to Chitwan Nation Park, while we were there we did a few activities. It was a bit like school camp, we stayed in a resort where we had a timetable of activities, including our eating times, where every one at the same thing. One activity we did was an elephant safari in the National Park, we saw birds, monkeys, rhinos, deer, and crocodiles, crossing the river. We also did a canoe trip down the river, there was two sorts of crocodiles, there was the long nose and the marsh mugger, the marsh mugger would eat anything, and the long nose was a vegetarian. We saw a few crocodiles on our trip. We also visit the elephant breeding centre, where there was lots of elephants and their babies, ... read more
November 7th 2008
Na de trekking zijn we direct doorgegaan via Pokhara naar het Royal National Park Chitwan. Hier hebben we alles gedaan wat er daar mogelijk was. Jungle tour, Elephant bath, Visit Tharu Village, Elephant Breading Centre, Elephant Ride, Canoeing trip, etc… Klinkt allemaal heel speciaal, toch vonden we het een beetje tegenvallen. Het park was te touristisch en daardoor was het meer een dierentuin dan een National Park. Desondanks hebben we toch de kans gehad om neushoorns, herten, krokodillen, apen, olifanten, roofvogels, etc… te zien. Voor Mark was het wel erg leuk om in het water met een olifant te spelen. Zitten, staan, lopen op de rug van een olifant (5.000 kg) en er voor zorgen dat hij je er niet afgooit is een hele belevenis. Despues el trekking fuimos directamente al Parque Nacional de Chitwan, para ... read more
November 6th 2008
It was a wiild ride to Sauraha from Daman. The first day continued to wind and twist its way down and through the mountains. We were, of course, 2 tourists on a bus full of locals who were almost ALL getting sick from the bumpy ride. It’s not the easiest thing to ignore, but we hung in there and managed not to get sick ourselves and managed to not have anyone get sick ON us (...this time). And of course, things are never as easy or straightforward as they are at home and there was a lot of wondering about where to get off the bus and where to change buses and whatnot. But we managed to work it all out for ourselves. The second bus was less comfortable but the road was much more straight, ... read more
