River Rafting and Elephant Rides

Trip Start Mar 23, 2008

Trip End Sep 23, 2008

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Paradise Resort

Flag of Nepal Royal Chitwan National Park, Nepal
Wednesday, July 2, 2008

For our final adventure in Nepal, we took a two-day rafting trip down the Trisuli River, adjacent to the Kathmandu/Pokhara Highway, followed by a three-day jungle safari throughout Royal Chitwan National Park. The last rapid on day two knocked all 8 of us out of the raft leaving only the guide inside to pull us all back in! Huge mountains mean huge rivers and Nepal definitely has some of the best rafting in the world.

Our modes of travel on this trip were as diverse as one can get:

Day One - Tourist Bus, Raft

Day Two - Roof of a Commercial Truck (AKA 'Road King'), Raft, Local Bus, Jeep (to Paradise Resort)

Day Three - Ox Cart (AKA 'Jungle Helicopter'), Canoe (Made from one single tree trunk by the local villagers), Foot, Dingy Boat Shuttle, Ox Cart, Elephant

Day Four - Foot, Bicycle (To 20,000 Lakes area)

Day Five - Horse Cart, Tourist Bus (Back to Kathmandu)

We survived the sweltering heat and even went running a few times during the day (What were we thinking?)....

Enjoy the pics.

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Rafting Trip Digs	Lunch Spot - Rafting Day One	Standing On The Corner Waiting For The Bus	Loadin' Up the Truck
Ridin' High	Rafting Gear	Benny and Kabi	Max and Kabi
Most Muscles	Lunch Break on River	Rafting Team	The Bestest, Hansomest Rafters In The World
So Happy To Be On This Bus	Drinking Elephant	Elephant Put To Work	Elephant at Sunset
Tharu Stick Dance	'Jungle Helicopter'	Wooden Canoes	Canoe Ride
Max With Canoe Driver	Jungle Walk	Elephant Skull at Breeding Center	Hanging Out
Mom and Baby	Little One	Max and Dumbo	Elephant Food
Dingy Boat Shuttle	We Love This Ride	Hotel Paradise	More Scenery at Paradise
Paradise Dining Area	This Pic is Really Funny	This Is How You Ride An Elephant	Elephants a Marchin'
Max on Elephant	Jungle Safari	It's Pretty Hot in These Rhinos	Rhinos and Elephants Play Nice
Big Rhino	Jungle Safari Continues	Women in Fields Planting Rice	Elephant Surfing
Moto Ride!	20,000 Lakes Area	Bike Ride	Roadside Snacks
Small Town	Cucumber, Max and Chili Sauce	More Roadside Snacks	Snack-Shot
Shotgun View in Horse Cart	Get Onto The Bus That'll Take You Back to KTM	Bus Windshield	Enjoying the Ride
Bus Cockpit

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Comments

lalalanger on Jul 14, 2008 at 05:57AM

elephant rides
i've always wanted to ride an elephant. was it rocky? Those are crazy ways to get around but sound really fun. Can't wait to see more posts, keep them coming.

bennyandmax on Jul 14, 2008 at 06:34AM

Re: elephant rides
Rocky, not really. More like being on a huge mound of sand that shifted really slowly in every direction. When the big girl moved a bit and shifted her weight to one leg, we felt like we were going to be dumped off from the top. Nice viewpoint for sight seeing, though.....