Chitwan National Park Safari Tour - 4 Night 5 Days

The jungle adventure begins as your plane touches down at Tribhuvan International Airport in the legendary city of Kathmandu. You will be given a traditional Nepali greeting by your Trekking Mart representative and taken by private car to your hotel to rest up from your long flight. In the evening, experience another Trekking Mart tradition – a welcome dinner with a Nepali cultural program featuring authentic Nepali food.

Our luxury bus takes us from your hotel after breakfast to your resort in Chitwan National Park. The journey takes around six hours as you make your way out of the Kathmandu Valley and follow along the turbulent Trisuli River. We are heading south to reach the village of Sauhaha, the gateway to Chitwan National Park. We take our lunch here and rest in our rooms or if you want, explore the handicrafts and shops of the village. In the evening, enjoy a traditional Tharu cultural program with the famed stick dance.
Note: There is also direct flight connection between Kathmandu and Chitwan. If you want fly to and from Chitwan.

We rise early at the sounds of the birds singing in the jungle before sunrise. We catch a quick breakfast before going on a jeep safari deep into the jungle. Jeep is the best way to penetrate the jungle as it covers the most territory in a short period of time. The guides know areas where to find the jungle animals. While we may not see a Royal Bengal Tiger (they are elusive), there is an excellent chance of seeing the Indian One-Horned Rhinoceros. There are hundreds of species of birds to see as well as many more jungle animals as we cross cross the park.

We return for lunch and in the afternoon, we take a rafting trip on the Rapti River where we can see the animals coming down to its life-giving waters to drink. We will see two types of crocodiles – the marsh muggar and the endangered gharial. The gharial looks mean with its long snout of sharp teeth, but good news: he doesn’t like you. Instead, he’s a fish eater. After dinner, watch a sunset over the Rapti River and the red rays cast their long shadows over the jungle.

After breakfast, we will visit the elephant breeding grounds where we often can see baby elephants. It is part of the Nepal conservation efforts to increase the wild herds of the region. We will also see a Tharu village. The Tharus are the traditional people of the Terai

region with a very distinct culture. In the afternoon, the bus retuns us to our hotel in Kathmandu.

It’s been a great five days into the heart of the Chitwan Jungle Experience. Trekking Mart has taken you into the jungle to see the wild animals of the region that still wander and call home. Before leaving for your next destination, be sure to talk to your friends at Trekking Mart about other adventures which can include treks, spiritual pilgrimages and more into not only Nepal but also Bhutan, Tibet, India and soon East Africa. Trekking Mart is your gateway to adventure into the world.