After returning to Kathmandhu following our trek to Annapurna, I joined a short 2 day extension to visit Chitwan National Park, which is about a 5 hour drive from KTM. It lies on the border with India and most of the tourists seemed to be large groups of Indian families . The chief target on visits to Chitwan are wild rhinocerous, which seem to be plentiful or at least easily visible. Other rare sightings include Bengal tigers and wild elephants. I did not see any of the latter.
Chitwan is an unusual national park that has jungle wildlife because it allows walking tours. However, most tourists see wildlife by taking tours in dugout canoes (to see crocodiles) and jeep safaris. There are no accommodations inside the park so everyone stays in the many hotels just outside the park.
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