Elephant safari into the Chitwan jungle

Having boarded our elephant we set out in search of Chitwan Jungle inhabitants, including Bengal tigers, black rhinos, pythons, and other assorted denizens, including spiders and ticks.

Through the river, into the jungle in Chitwan National Park

This area of the Terai (Nepalese lowlands) is only accessible by land rover vehicles during the "dry" season. The indigenous people living in this area of the Terai, the Tharu, are isolated much of the year.


Chitwan National Park

Birds of Chitwan
Note that this sign at the entrance to The Chitwan National Park has the word "Royal" blackened out. The king, and most of the royal family were assasinated in 2001, and since the recent election of a Maoist leader, Nepal is no longer an autocracy.

A Himalayan tree, Duabanga grandiflora

One of the Duabanga trees spotted on the way to Lumbini.



The large blossoms expand in April, emiting a foul odor.