Canoeing in Royal Chitwan NP

Rhinos no, Elephants yes, at Royal Chitwan National Park

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September 6th 2009
We arrived in Royal Chitwan National Park after a pleasant 5 hour bus trip from Kathmandu. As it is only the very beginning of the tourist season we were surprised at the long line of buses waiting to depart Kathmandu - most were heading to Pokara. The closer we got to Chitwan the greener and prettier the scenery got. We weren't sorry to arrive as the buses were made for people much smaller the ... read more

Asia » Nepal » Chitwan

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In 1951, the Nepalese monarch ended the century-old system of rule by hereditary premiers and instituted a cabinet system of government. Reforms in 1990 established a multiparty democracy within the framework of a constitutional monarchy. A Maoist in... ... read more