We arrived around mid-day and checked into our hotel. We decided to stay at a nicer place right by the entrance to the national park with a view of the river as Jonho still couldn’t walk properly so we would still be able to see if any animals came to the river. As we arrived there were already some crocodiles by the river! We didn’t do much in the afternoon, mostly just chilled out in the hotel.
The next day we woke up early and took a walk/ hobble down by the river to see if we could spot any animals. We saw some more crocodiles and some deer which was pretty cool as they ran across the river bank in a big group. In the afternoon we sat at a restaurant by the river having a drink and eating momos (fried or steamed dumplings.. amazing). We played cards and as we were leaving we spotted a rhino in the water further down the river. We got a little excited so headed straight there and spent ages watching it! It was there all afternoon.
The next day we started at 6.30am for our jeep safari through the jungle. It was such a good experience seeing all of the wild animals. Unfortunately we didn’t spot any tigers or sloth bears but we did see 17 rhinos, lots of peacocks, grey langur monkeys, bison, two types of deer, wild boar and people riding elephants. It was a very fun day!
The next day we went down to the riverside and chilled out at one of the restaurants again and had some drinks and food, watched some buffalos across the river and some people riding elephants. Later on, a rhino came to the river again so we spent ages watching it until it started walking up the river bank and down the street!!! We were literally about 3 metres away from this wild rhino and followed it (keeping some distance) down the street until it walked into an overgrown garden. We thought this place was so cool!
The next day we were up early for our bus to Pokhara.
Kerry and Jonho's Travels 