Hotel: Royal Safari (complimentary bed provided by the Chinese tour group )
Entrance fee: NRs50 (Elephant breeding centre)
Tourist Bus: NRs600 (Chitwan > Kathmandu)
Food : NRs650
Exchange rate: US$1=NRs85
I befriended a group of travelers of five from China during my bus trip from Pokhara to Chitwan National Park. What a great start in Chitwan ! The group had done a 10 day mountain trekking from Pokhara to Annapurna Range. In Pokhara, they signed up with a travel agent and paid 7,000 NRs for a 3 day package tour to Chitwan - the price inclusive of a two night stay, all meals , transport from Pokhara to Chitwan & Chitwan to Kathmandu, entry to Chitwan Naitonal Park (1,500 NRs), elephant safari ride (1,200NRs for 1.5hr), canoeing, cultural show & a visit to a Sauraha village etc.
The group had asked that I stayed with them in Chitwan and where necessary, requested me to act as their interpreter as I was conversant both in English & Mandarin. I did not join the group on all their tour activities but instead visited the surrounding areas near the National Park & Rapti River, the Elephant Breeding Centre (50NRs), the village tour, the Tharu Cultural show (100NRs) , the main street of Sauraha town etc.
Entrance fee: NRs50 (Elephant breeding centre)
Tourist Bus: NRs600 (Chitwan > Kathmandu)
Food : NRs650
Exchange rate: US$1=NRs85
I befriended a group of travelers of five from China during my bus trip from Pokhara to Chitwan National Park. What a great start in Chitwan ! The group had done a 10 day mountain trekking from Pokhara to Annapurna Range. In Pokhara, they signed up with a travel agent and paid 7,000 NRs for a 3 day package tour to Chitwan - the price inclusive of a two night stay, all meals , transport from Pokhara to Chitwan & Chitwan to Kathmandu, entry to Chitwan Naitonal Park (1,500 NRs), elephant safari ride (1,200NRs for 1.5hr), canoeing, cultural show & a visit to a Sauraha village etc.
The group had asked that I stayed with them in Chitwan and where necessary, requested me to act as their interpreter as I was conversant both in English & Mandarin. I did not join the group on all their tour activities but instead visited the surrounding areas near the National Park & Rapti River, the Elephant Breeding Centre (50NRs), the village tour, the Tharu Cultural show (100NRs) , the main street of Sauraha town etc.
Unfortunately, I had a bad attack of Diarrhea on the first night after joining the group for a dinner at the hotel.
1) Chitwan Natioanl Park (UNESCO Heritage Site ) - From travelers to friends in Chitwan, Kathmandu & Bhaktapur - Sino-Malaysia Friendship Days
1) Chitwan Natioanl Park (UNESCO Heritage Site ) - From travelers to friends in Chitwan, Kathmandu & Bhaktapur - Sino-Malaysia Friendship Days
2) Royal Safari Hotel, Sauraha
3) River boating & canoeing, elephant fun rides over the Rapti River
4) Chitwan Elephant Breeding Centre
5) Sauraha Village
6) Sunset over the Rapti River, Sauraha
7) Tharu Cultural Show
8) Elephant Safari
9) Rhino & Elephant Statute, main street, Sauhara
" You don't choose the day you enter the world and you don't choose the day you leave. It's what you do in between that makes all the difference "
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