Nepal: Safari in Chitwan National Park
Chitwan is an excellent national park where you can go on an elephant ride, see rhinos, visit a crocodile sanctuary, and ride in a dugout canoe. Chitwan Jungle Lodge is a 3-star hotel with private baths, restaurant, bar, and swimming pool. It is located just outside the park boundary. You ...
Read Full Description- Destination:
- Kathmandu, Nepal; Narayani, Nepal
- Trip Length:
- 4 days
- Price Range:
- From $0 to $2000 per person See what this includes and what this excludes
- Best Time to Go:
- Any time.
- Recommended for:
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15 - 17, 18 - 20, 25 - 30, 31 - 35, 36 - 40, 41 - 50, 51 - 55
Family Trip, Group Retreat
Detailed Trip Description
Chitwan is an excellent national park where you can go on an elephant ride, see rhinos, visit a crocodile sanctuary, and ride in a dugout canoe. Chitwan Jungle Lodge is a 3-star hotel with private baths, restaurant, bar, and swimming pool. It is located just outside the park boundary. You can fly in and out, or drive 4-5 hours one-way in a private car or bus. In the itinerary below, you drive to Chitwan and fly back. A 3 hour river raft excursion can be added on the drive to the national park for an additional cost.
Trip Itinerary
Day 1 - Kathmandu
Drive Kathmandu to Narayani.
Private Car Service
After breakfast, a private van will take you to the Chitwan National Park in the southern part of the country. The journey takes about 6 hours on a road with beautiful landscapes. The van will drop you off in the last village before the park.
Hotel
From there, a jeep takes you to the hotel, which is in the jungle itself. Lunch at the resort.
National Parks
In the afternoon, a guided tour of the resort surroundings, where you will have the chance to see the varied vegetation and the large number of birds which live in the park. Visit birdwatching hides and before sunset.
Hotel
Return to hotel for dinner. Overnight stay.
Day 2 - Narayani
Full day jungle activities.
National Parks
After breakfast, you go into the jungle on elephant back. You will be looking for rhinoceroses, a feature of this nature reserve. With a little luck, we will see the odd Bengal tiger, gazelles, monkeys, and other animals. Return to the resort to have lunch.
National Parks
In the afternoon, you go on a trip in a dugout bark canoe typical of this area. You will glide gently along the river near the resort possibly to see the crocodiles which live there at close quarters.
Hotel
Return to resort for dinner. Overnight stay.
Day 3 - Narayani
Full day jungle activities.
National Parks
Full day jungle activities, including a jungle walk to the crocodile sanctuary and bird watching.
Day 4 - Kathmandu
Fly Bharatpur - Kathmandu.
Commercial Flight
Fly from Bharatpur to Kathmandu.
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3 nights/ 4 days in Chitwan Jungle Lodge on twin sharing basis and full board basis with all jungle activities like elephant safari, jungle and nature walk, cultural shows, slide shows, canoe ride, bird watching tour, national park fees, necessary taxes. Private transfer from Kathmandu to Chitwan, Airfare for Bharatpur to KTM, airport transfers.
Budget Excludes:Nepal entry visa, domestic and international airport tax, hotel and meals in Kathmandu, refreshments, bottled drinks bar bills, tips, laundry,cost arising out of land slides/road blockade/cancellation of flight, any kind of insurance, international airport arrival and departure transfers, expenses of personal nature and any other items not mentioned in the above cost.
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