39) Rhino watching at Chitwan National Park

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May 24th 2005

Published: June 5th 2005

It was not easy to leave India, not because we did not want to but because several obstacles were put in our way. Our plan was to reach the Chitwan National Park (Nepal) in one day, but as you can imagine it did not work out. Somehow we got the impression that national parks - be it in India or Nepal - must be hard to reach to give them an air of exclusivity. Theoretically Varanasi is a perfect st... Read Full Entry

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Elephant stroking

This one was only two weeks old and very playful

Clever mahout

A mahout is prepared for everything

Elephant mouth

Man, I'm hungry!!!

Elephant shower

Hey chap, how about a nice mud shower?

Cool shower

It feels sooo good!

Elephant bathing - step 1

First you need to get on top of the pachyderm, which is not as easy as one might think. These animals are just so huge!

Elephant bathing - step 2

Now that Stephan reached the top, the elephant was standing up to its full size

Elephant bathing - step 3

After some practice Stephan was able to perform his first circus act. This might be the start of a new career!

Elephant bathing - step 4

And now it's time for some elephant rodeo. The other elephant seemed to appreciate the show

Elephant bathing - step 5

After all these exercises a nice shower was most welcome

Elephant bathing - step 6

And now it's time to say goodbye. The elephant had enough. Actually it was just waiting for the next customer

24th June 2005

Arun
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I envy you guys
I am living in US now. But, next time when i go home to india, i am making this trip to Nepal to take bath with these elephants.

7th August 2005

robena
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love the bug shots!
I am heading to Nepal in three weeks...check out my blog under robena ...lloking at your pictures I have decided to take a good camera to capture some great shots...i would love to know what camera you used...could you let me know??... robenas@hotmail.com enjoy the rest of your trip....if you are still on the go!

27th June 2006

Karen
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Cute elephants
I enjoyed reading this blog. It makes me want to go to Nepal and I don't even have it on my list of travels. The elephants at play are so cute! Great photos and comments!

29th January 2009

anonymous
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hello. how lucky you are to see this place alive... i just wanted to say that those are Gharials, not crocodiles.

2nd June 2011

Alankar
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Chitwan ko nam
Beautiful animals one horn rhino ko San

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