Royal Chitwan National Park

Located beneath the Himalayan foothills, on the Gangetic plain, the dense jungles of Chitwan, abounding with wildlife, seem to be something straight from Rudyard Kipling's 'The Jungle Book'. In fact, Chitwan, in the flat Terai region of Nepal, was a fabled hunting ground of British Kings and Maharajas alike! Today however, the wildlife is protected in a National park and on an Elephant Back Safari the only thing you shoot from is a camera. Keep a safe distance from the Rhinos, Tigers, Leopards, Sloth Bears, Gaur, Wild Pigs and Crocodiles as you pass through jungles filled with various species of deer, monkeys and over 400 different types of birds- the finest wildlife experience in Asia! If you are lucky you may see fresh water Gangetic Dolphins along some stretches of river, while a number of small lakes provide interesting viewing for Water Birds, and perhaps a Greater One-Horned Rhinoceros going for a drink. There are about fifty different species of mammals and at least 67 different types of butterflies have been spotted. Don't miss 'Elephant bath time'; say chop to ask an Elephant for a trunk shower- or jump in one of the many great swimming holes instead!