Countries Visited : 3 Dug out Canoes ridden in : 2
Rhinos spotted : 3 Mossie Bites : approx 25 (between us)
After leaving Lumbini we drove for about 5 hours to get to Chitwan. There was a definate difference between India and Nepal. Nepal seems much greener and much less populated than India so there is alot less rubbish lying around.
We arrived at our hotel in the Park and it was beautiful, big airy rooms set in large gardens which were a welcome relief after the dirt in Varanasi.
First up was a bike ride through the village which was fine until we got to the bumpy road where riding a bike was very wobbly. We arrived at the river and crossed in the quite scary dug out canoes to the other side where we visited the elephant sanctuary.
In the evening we went out with the rest of the group to a roof top restaurant. This turned out to be a very big night which resulted in Chris and others dancing on the tables. Never try to keep up with Australian drinkers!!.
We spent the evening in a local village overlooking the river in a home stay. The rooms were very basic and built of mud and just had 2 beds in them (well some planks nailed together with 2cm of foam on top) but they did the trick. It was nice to relax and watch the sunset over the river whilst enjoying the local Everest beer.
Rhinos spotted : 3 Mossie Bites : approx 25 (between us)
After leaving Lumbini we drove for about 5 hours to get to Chitwan. There was a definate difference between India and Nepal. Nepal seems much greener and much less populated than India so there is alot less rubbish lying around.
We arrived at our hotel in the Park and it was beautiful, big airy rooms set in large gardens which were a welcome relief after the dirt in Varanasi.
First up was a bike ride through the village which was fine until we got to the bumpy road where riding a bike was very wobbly. We arrived at the river and crossed in the quite scary dug out canoes to the other side where we visited the elephant sanctuary.
The next morning we managed to get up in time to do the jeep safari. We saw monkeys, crocs and were lucky enough to see 3 rhinos. However no tiger !!. We were supposed to walk for 6 hours through the jungle but we opted to do the shorter trek (1 hour) as the talk of leaches rather put us off. We were also carrying our day packs as we were staying the night at a home stay.
We spent the evening in a local village overlooking the river in a home stay. The rooms were very basic and built of mud and just had 2 beds in them (well some planks nailed together with 2cm of foam on top) but they did the trick. It was nice to relax and watch the sunset over the river whilst enjoying the local Everest beer.
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