Chitwan National Park- or -Elephants Everywhere

From Pokhara Rachel and I took a bus straight to Chitwan National Park (formerly Royal Chitwan National Park). Marc took a different bus from Kathmandu and we all met up at the bus stop at pretty much the same time. We had arranged a package tour so pretty much everything for the whole weekend was pre-planned from start to finish. From the elephant breeding center, to the canoe down the river (where we saw a really big crocodile), to the Elephant bathing, to the Jungle tour on elephant backs, to the stick dancing program, to the not-so-great food... we were pretty much ferried around like the tourists we happen to be.

Rachel and I posing by the park sign.

You may have thought there was a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow... but it turned out there is really an elephant.

Here we are in our super-long canoe, which seemed to be carved all out of one big trunk.

Can you feel the baby-elephant love tonight?

A line of elephants spraying their respective tourists from their trunks... I think we are the 3rd from left.

Rachel, Myself, and Marc, fresh from our elephant bath.

Marc and Rachel boarding our elephant for the incredibly uncomfortable jungle tour... fyi elephant saddles could definitely use some padding.

This elephant train leaves serious tracks...

Our evening program was watching the local 'stick dance'.