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S A M P L E I T I N E R A R Y

A DJ A C E N T T O C H I T WA N N AT I O N A L PA R K , T H A R U L O D G E

O F F E R S G U E S T S T H E O P P O R T U N I T Y T O E S C A P E T H E R AT-

R A C E A N D E X P E R I E N C E N E PA L I V I L L A G E L I F E , T H E J U N G L E ,

A N D O U R T W E LV E R E S I D E N T E L E P H A N T S . W E R E CO M M E N D

A M I N I M U M O F T H R E E N I G H T S AT T H A R U L O D G E T O A L L O W

F O R T H E F U L L E X P E R I E N C E .

DAY 1 - A r r i v a l , p o o l , a n d e l e p h a n t s

A r r i v i n g a t t h e g a te to T i g e r To p s T h a r u L o d g e , yo u w i l l

b e m e t by t h e T i g e r To p s s t a f f w i t h a we l co m e d r i n k i n t h e

d i n i n g h a l l . C o n t i n u e to t h e g a r d e n w h e r e l u n c h w i l l b e

w a i t i n g f o r yo u . A f te r l u n c h yo u w i l l h ave a c h a n ce to s e t t l e

i n to yo u r r o o m s a n d e x p l o r e t h e l o d g e g r o u n d s - o u r l a r g e

s w i m m i n g p o o l b e c ko n s te m p t i n g l y a n d i t i s e a s y to w h i l e

a w ay a s u n ny a f te r n o o n s w i m m i n g a n d r e a d i n g w i t h a co o l

d r i n k i n h a n d . A f te r te a a n d b i s c u i t s i n t h e m a i n a r e a , we

s u g g e s t yo u t a ke a s t r o l l to t h e N a r ay a n i r i ve r w i t h o u r

r e s i d e n t e l e p h a n t s a n d o n e o f o u r n a t u r a l i s t s a n d w a tc h t h e

f a m i l y o f e l e p h a n t s b a t h e a n d f r o l i c w h i l e yo u e n j oy yo u r

s u n d ow n e r s . R e t u r n to t h e l o d g e f o r h o t s h owe r s a n d co l d

d r i n k s b e f o r e d i n n e r.

DAY 2 - R i v e r a n d j e e p s a f a r i

B r e a k f a s t i s s e r ve d a l f r e s co b e n e a t h o u r s h a d y m a n g o t r e e s

- f r e s h f r u i t , yo g h u r t , e g g s a n d b a co n to g e t t h e d ay o f f to a

p e r f e c t s t a r t .

A f te r b r e a k f a s t p r e p a r e f o r a r i ve r s a f a r i o n t h e N a r ay a n i

r i ve r. T h e o u t i n g co m m e n ce s w i t h a n a t u r e w a l k o r b u l l o c k

c a r t r i d e t h r o u g h t h e r i ve r i n e f o r e s t , f o l l owe d by a s ce n i c

f l o a t d ow n t h e r i ve r. C r u i s i n g o n t h e w i d e e x p a n s e o f t h e

r i ve r, p o c ke t s o f r a p i d s p r o p e l t h e b o a t s a l o n g a s g e n t l e

w ave s l a p a t t h e s i d e s . S i t t i n g i n s i d e a h a n d - c a r ve d b o a t ,

ke e p yo u r eye s p e e l e d f o r a v a r i e t y o f b i r d l i f e a n d w i l d l i f e .

To p o f t h e l i s t i s t h e e n d a n g e r e d f i s h - e a t i n g G h a r i a l

c r o co d i l e a n d i t s m o r e s i n i s te r r e l a t i ve , t h e M a r s h - M u g g e r.

tharu lodge

S A M P L E I T I N E R A R Y

tharu lodge

A N e p a l i - s t y l e l u n c h w i l l b e s e r ve d b a c k a t t h e L o d g e , a f te r

w h i c h yo u m i g h t w a n t to r e t u r n to t h e p o o l f o r a n o t h e r e a r l y

a f te r n o o n o f s u n b a t h i n g a n d r e l a x a t i o n .

L a te r i n t h e a f te r n o o n m e e t w i t h o u r n a t u r a l i s t f o r a j e e p

s a f a r i i n t h e n a t i o n a l p a r k to g e t a t a s te o f t h e j u n g l e .

E x p l o r e n a t u r e i n t h e co m f o r t a n d co nve n i e n ce o f o n e o f

o u r c l a s s i c v i n t a g e L a n d R ove r s . D o n o t h e s i t a te to a s k

q u e s t i o n s a n d l e a r n a s m u c h a s yo u c a n - o u r n a t u r a l i s t s a r e

e x t r e m e l y k n ow l e d g e a b l e o n t h e a n i m a l s a n d t h e h i s to r y o f

C h i t w a n N a t i o n a l P a r k . D u r i n g t h e s a f a r i yo u w i l l e n co u n te r

w i l d l i f e s u c h a s d i f f e r e n t s p e c i e s d e e r, b i r d s , m o n key s , a n d

t h e e n d a n g e r e d o n e - h o r n e d r h i n o ce r o s , a n d h o p e f u l l y t h e

e l u s i ve R oy a l B e n g a l T i g e r.

T h i s eve n i n g , t h e d a n c i n g t r o u p e f r o m t h e v i l l a g e w i l l co m e

a n d d a n ce b e f o r e d i n n e r - w i t h t h e i r b r i g h t l y co l o u r e d

co s t u m e s a n d i n f e c t i o u s r hy t h m s , yo u ’ l l s o o n f i n d yo u r f e e t

t a p p i n g a l o n g !

DAY 3 - J u n g l e d a y

Wa ke u p e a r l y a n d t u c k i n to t h e m u c h l ove d L o d g e s p e c i a l

o m e l e t . A f te r b r e a k f a s t s t r a p o n yo u r w a l k i n g b o o t s , t a ke a

s t u r d y b a m b o o w a l k i n g s t i c k a n d p r e p a r e f o r a d ay o f p u r e

e x p l o r a t i o n a n d e xc i te m e n t !

T h e r e w i l l b e a p r e m a d e l u n c h r e a d y a l o n g w i t h r e f r e s h m e n t s

to ke e p yo u g o i n g t h r o u g h t h e d ay. A L a n d R ove r w i l l t a ke

yo u d ow n to t h e r i ve r, h e r e yo u w i l l b o a r d a l o c a l b o a t to

f e r r y yo u a c r o s s . O n t h e o t h e r s i d e w i l l b e a n o t h e r L a n d

R ove r r e a d y to p i c k yo u u p a n d t a ke yo u i n to t h e ve r y h e a r t

o f t h e n a t i o n a l p a r k . U p o n e n te r i n g yo u r d ay w i l l b e s p e n t

i n t h e L a n d R ove r s co u t i n g o u t t h e u n d e r g r ow t h f o r t h a t

e l u s i ve b i g c a t .

S A M P L E I T I N E R A R Y

tharu lodge

O n f o o t , s t r i d i n g d ow n a j u n g l e p a t h e n c l o s e d by t h e S a l

t r e e s a n d t h e s o u n d s o f o r i o l e s a n d h o r n b i l l s . A f te r s k u l k i n g

o n f o o t we w i l l t a ke yo u to o n e o f t h e m a ny “ h i d e s ” o r

c a m o u f l a g e d v i ew i n g p o i n t s . H e r e i s w h e r e p a t i e n ce i s key

a s yo u s e t t l e d ow n w i t h a c u p o f te a a n d l ay i n w a i t f o r a ny

m ove m e n t , m ay b e a r h i n o , m ay b e a j u n g l e c a t . . . m ay b e

s o m e t h i n g e l s e !

A f te r t h e h i d e , j u m p b a c k i n t h e L a n d R ove r a n d a l l ow t h e

g u i d e to g i ve yo u a to u r o f o t h e r p a r t s o f t h e j u n g l e . Yo u

w i l l s e e a v a r i e d r a n g e o f n o t o n l y s h r u b b e r y a n d t r e e s b u t

o f w i l d l i f e a l s o . B y n ow yo u r f i n g e r w i l l b e wo r n o u t f r o m

a l l t h e c l i c k i n g a n d p h o to t a k i n g b u t ke e p i t s t r o n g , e a r l y

eve n i n g a r o u n d d u s k i s a g r e a t t i m e f o r s p o t t i n g l e o p a r d a n d

o t h e r b i g c a t s . S p e a k i n g o f w h i c h , ke e p a n eye o u t d u r i n g

yo u r t r i p t h e f o r c l a w m a r k s o n t r e e s l e f t by t i g e r s w h o we r e

s h a r p e n i n g t h e i r c l a w s a n d a l s o m a r k i n g t h e i r te r r i to r y.

S to p f o r a d r i n k f r o m t h e co o l b ox , s o a k u p t h e l a s t o f t h e

r ay s b u r s t i n g t h e i r w ay t h r o u g h t h e c a n o py a s yo u h e a d b a c k

to t h e r i ve r c r o s s i n g v i a t h e s ce n i c r o u te . T h i s i s t h e l a s t

c h a n ce to s c a n f o r a g l i m p s e o f a s l o t h b e a r o r w i l d b o a r.

H e a d b a c k ove r t h e r i ve r a n d t h e n o n ce b a c k a t t h e l o d g e ,

k i c k o f f t h e w a l k i n g b o o t s , a n d p u t yo u r f e e t u p b e f o r e

d i n n e r i s s e r ve d !

DAY 4 - D e p a r t u r e

T h i s m o r n i n g a f te r a n o t h e r l e i s u r e l y b r e a k f a s t , yo u r l u g g a g e

w i l l b e l o a d e d a b o a r d o n e o f o u r ve h i c l e s r e a d y to t r a n s f e r

yo u t h e o n e h o u r to B h a r a t p u r a i r p o r t i n g o o d t i m e f o r yo u r

s c h e d u l e d l i g h t a i r c r a f t f l i g h t b a c k to K a t h m a n d u .

T h i s i s a p r e m a d e s u g g e s te d i t i n e r a r y, yo u a r e o f co u r s e

we l co m e to q u o te yo u r ow n p r o g r a m w i t h u s . A c t i v i t i e s

d e p e n d o n s e a s o n s a n d we a t h e r co n d i t i o n s .