Sauraha
Travel Blogs from Sauraha, Nepal
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Running from Rhinos and Bathing Elephants
... and perhaps the elusive tiger. This morning we went to the “Elephant Breeding Centre” which is located just outside of Sauraha town, and sadly it was a particularly depressing experience. There may have been 8 or 9 adult, female elephants and ...
Rainbow Safari Resort
... . We were met after a beautiful 5 hour, 140 kilometer, drive in Tandi by Kamal an employee of Rainbow Safari Resort, Sauraha, Chitwan National Park. He guided us the remaining 7 kilometers to the resort in Lou's car. The accommodation was basic, but ...
Kivipesty elefanttivauva
Tosiaan edellinen postaus tais jäädä siihen, että lähdin ihailemaan sitä norsujen kylpyhetkeä. Tai siis näin kuvittelin. Kyseinen pesuhetkihän järjestetään päivittäin klo 11-12 ja mä olin menossa sitä ihaileen viiden aikoihin ...
Rhinos and Tigers and Sloth Bears, Oh My!
... into the park, to appreciate nature and the wildlife within it. Enjoying elephant baths in the Rapti river, the river that borders Sauraha and Chitwan National Park! This cuddly and smart gal was so much fun! Just grab her ears, put your feet or legs ...
Not tiger spotting in Chitwan
... middle of the night. After a great night's sleep and breakfast we wandered off into the town to see what there was to see. Sauraha exists for one reason, it is for people that want to go and see the animals in the park, but don't want to pay the ...
Vacances, vacances!
... de reperes. Mais voila, l'idee de venir dans le Terai c'est revelee des plus positives. Arrives dans l'apres-midi a Sauraha, petit village situe en bordure du Chitwan Park, nous trouvons d'abord un petit bungolow entoure d'un agreable jardinet pour ...
Sweltering in Chitwan
... dung as buckshit pretty much sums up the experience. We decided to stay just outside the park in an area called Sauraha as the accommodation looked much nicer and we were assured the activities would be the same from all locations. Unfortunately I ...
Viidakossa
Tulin tuossa muutama tunti sitten tanne etelaiseen Nepaliin Chitwanin kansallispuiston viereiseen kylaan. Kyla on tosi tosi pieni, taala on vahan turisteja ja muutenkin ihanan rauhallista. Nettipaikkojakin on tasan taa yks johon piti jonottaa kun vrta ei ...
Royal Chitwan National Park
... are still ridden down the village streets. Besides the ventures into the park, the most exciting event of the day here in Sauraha, the village across the park river, is grabbing a lounge chair by the river and watch the sun settle over the jungle ...
Rhinos, elephants and more
... than the 25ft it grows to after monsoon but still enough to make it difficult to see everything. We spent 4 nights in Sauraha enjoying the mellow village atmosphere. We did some elephant bathing where you sit on their back and they spray you with a ...
Chitwan - There and Back Again
... small museum about the local Tharu people. Krishna also got into telling us about the current political situation in Nepal, which was really interesting. Apparently Nepal has effectively been without a government or constitution for five months now. ...
Polo playing with a BIG difference
... we'd tie in a trip to the jungle with the annual Elephant Polo Championships at Meghauli. Taking a tourist bus headed for Sauraha, the touristy destination of Chitwan National Park (more expensive than a public bus but guaranteed a seat, an important ...
Namasté
... het echt klikte en die we hopelijk terug zullen zien in ZO-Azië. We hadden slechts tijd voor twee weken Nepal dus stippelden vanuit Kathmandu onze rondreis nauwgezet uit: een trektocht op het Annapurna circuit in het noorden, een vierdaagse ...
Elefanttisafarilla Chitwanin kansallispuistossa
Hetken huilauksen jälkeen olikin aika vaihtaa tukevammat kengät jalkaan ja laittaa paksumpi paita päälle. Oli aika suunnata koko Saurahan visiitin pääaktiviteetin eli elefanttisafarin pariin. Lähtö tapahtui majapaikan pihalta ja muita ...
10th Oct Sauraha - Chitwan National Park
... of two elephants walking down the street towards our car. Elephant is the standard mode of transport in Chitwan. Sauraha is a quiet little place that has prospered due to the treks in Chitwan and the Elephant breeding centre close by. We ...
Crocs, dug-outs, deer, elephant and rhino.
... few resorts inside the park they are expensive, most travellers on a budget, like us, choose to stay in the little village of Sauraha. The town is little more than a strip of hotels, restaurants and travel agents, but its locale right on the banks of the ...
Paragliding and elephants
... receive about 200 Rs (2 euro) per kilo of cocoons that they deliver to the silk factory. I moved on to my final destination in Nepal, where I am now still, which is Chitwan National Park. On the jeep to the town where I am staying I met a group of people ...
Chitwan National Park
... soir, nous les avons vu executer les danses traditionnelles a l'hotel. C'etait vraiment tres reussi De nouveau, il y a un festival au Nepal (le 2eme apres Dassain), il s'agit de Tihar. C'est une fete concernant les freres et soeur, ils s'echangent des ...
Up Safari Creek Without A Paddle
... valley and heading towards the more tropical southern part of the country towards our final destination, a small tourist village called Sauraha on the edge of Chitwan Safari Park. On our arrival, we were met by a realtively restrained group of hotel ...
Rainbow Safari resort
Lever tres matinal a 6h du matin, petit dejeuner pas trop mal, oeufs et patates aux poivrons, toasts et the. Puis depart pour une balade en pirogue sur la riviere, aux abords du parc. Le temps est brumeux mais nous pouvons voir quand meme plusieurs ...
Elephant washing
On a whim, I decided to go with a girl I d met at the hostel to go and wash some elephants in Chitwan. Chitwan is a national park and area of jungle. You can take trips into the jungle on elephants, by jeep or canoe, but I was quite happy just to save ...
A Murder in the Forest
... , 2011, PCs Osborne and Salkeld were on a routine patrol of the forested area at the edge of Chitwan National Forest near Sauraha, when a crime scene was identified along the southern bank of the river Rapti. Scuffle marks and blood were observed along a ...
The Royal Chitwan National Park
... welcomed him and he got a massive splash of red in the face! We got on the roof of the next bus, heading to Sauraha Chowk, a small market town just outside Sauraha itself. On that rooftop spoke to some guy who'd also done 4years of physics in ...
Sauraha (Chitwan National Park)
... of small things - i loved it! We also leave today so straight from the elephant treck we packed and got out of the hot hot heat at Sauraha (Chitwan National Park)although the hotel staff were being less than helpful allowing us to leave! Kathmandu ...
Chitwan
... metre Gharial crocodile trying to catch fish before deciding that it would be better to sunbathe.For our last day in Sauraha and Nepal we decided to hire bicycles and head out to 20,000 lakes, which should have been an hour and a half ...
The Mighty Jungle
After a 2 day rafting trip on the River Seti, we arrived in Sauraha, near Chitwan National Park. The rafting took us down river quite peacefuly with rapids popping up every now and again. The first days rapids were very tame, but we had a good location ...
Chitwan et sa faune et flore
Après une heure de bus nous arrivons à bon port. Ici, les rabatteurs sont partout, ils nous proposent tous un hotel mieux que celui du voisin. En compagnie du couple français et des deux australiens, nous décidons de suivre un gars pour aller voir ...
Welcome to the Jungle!
... wet gear we continued down the road toward Chitwan and pulled into Narayangadh for some lunch, before continuing down the road to Sauraha and the Shivas Rest hotel. With the temperature noticeably lower than we had been experiencing for most of the past 6 ...
Elephants, Monkeys, Rhinos, Crocodiles, oh my!!
... had to walk away as she would not leave me alone. It's not like I had any money on me to give. I arrived at the Sauraha Resort early in the afternoon and was happy to be away from all the busy cities and stress and finally into the jungle. They fed ...
Jungle rides, Rhino charges, Wild elephants...
Another early day today (when was the last day we were able to sleep in?!) to be picked up out front of the hotel and driven to the edge of the community forest, where we climbed aboard our elephants, 4 to an elephant, for our walk through the forest. ...
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