This module begins in Royal Chitwan National Park. We can arrange your transport for you - all you have to do is ask. You'll get up early to reach the park from Kathmandu or Pokhara, and you can either take the brilliant tourist Green Line Bus or, if you would prefer, we can arrange private transfers. When you arrive, you'll be given a short briefing about wildlife and safety in the park, you can freshen up in your bungalow and grab some lunch.

In the afternoon, you'll have your first encounter with the Chitwan national park elephants and rhinos on your safari. During your elephant ride you will share the elephant with 3 other travellers. You will be perched up high on the back of your gentle giant, you'll be safely out of reach of anything lurking in the tall grass. If you're lucky you'll spot a rhino, although there's a better chance of seeing them on foot on your Chitwan walking safari tomorrow morning. If your trusty elephant spots a rhino, he'll sound the alarm with an almighty growl, just to let the rhino know who's boss...
 

Chitwan national park is at its most beautiful at dawn. The early morning golden light seeping across the plains gives it a mystical atmosphere. The river is even more magical. Working elephants stride through the water, a primitive ferry glides across the river and a solitary rhino grazes in the grass. Today you will enjoy a different kind of Chitwan safari experience; a guided walk through the jungle! You will hike along narrow paths through the forests and plains where the high grass seems almost impenetrable.

It's a little scary knowing that this grass is a hiding spot for rhinos, leopards and tigers, but luckily the experienced Chitwan safari guides know what they're doing. If a rhino gets too close you're quickly directed to scramble up the nearest big tree. And as sweet and harmless as those rhinos may seem, don't underestimate them. Because they have very poor eyesight, they tend to storm into any noise or smell they're not familiar with so it may be wise to follow your guide's instructions very closely. This morning you and your guide go on a wooden canoe and float along the Rapti river, where crocodiles are sunbathinf on the shore. After half an hour you get out and start the jungle walk.  
 

Today it's another jungle walk or a crocodile walk, depending on what you did yesterday. After that (depending on your travel route), you'll begin the journey back to Kathmandu or Pokhara or you can extend your stay in the Royal Chitwan national park with our module Into the Jungle with the Tharu.