Nepal Tour: "Halo" in the Depths of the Dense Forests of Chitwan
Original Photography/Text author: Climb the Wall
Goodbye, Annapurna Snow Mountain. I was going to hike in Pokhara for a few days, but it didn't work out.
Pokhara Bus Station, plenty of coaches to Chitwan. Qiqiwang is an unplanned trip, did not do a strategy, two days and one night felt enough, because I have been to Xishuangbanna, I think it is the same.
On the way from Pokhara to Chitwan, cobra statue
On the way from Pokhara to Chitwan, a statue of a multi-headed cobra
On the way from Pokhara to Chitwan, the European beauties in the car are very eye-catching
We stayed at the inn in Chitwan, where the summer was hot, there were many mosquitoes, and the locusts were expected but not seen
The rice fields of Chitwan. Here, there are scattered villages of all sizes. Among the residents, the most representative is the Taru people. The first Tarus migrated from India in the 17th century, had their own language and culture, were extremely viable, and escaped the malaria ravaging in the Chitwan region in the 1960s. At present, the Taru people still raise cattle and sheep and other domestic animals, but most of them live on farming. There are many women who go to mow the weeds, and they use this to sell for money.
Chitwan Royal National Park, located in the Tray Plain Natural Animal Sanctuary in the foothills of the Himalayas on the border between Nepal and India, about 150 kilometers from Kathmandu, is located in the subtropical plain between two river valleys, through which the Laputhi River, which is formed by seven rivers flowing down from the Himalayas, is located at an altitude of 50-760 meters. It is one of the few unspoiled natural areas in the world and one of the largest forested areas in Asia, famous for producing the Asian one-horned rhinoceros and home to Bengal tigers, where there are said to be more than 20 freshwater pufferfish in its rivers
canoe
Canoes on the Laputis River
Chitwan Chitwan, with an area of 923 square kilometers, was established as a national park in 1973. It is said that the biological weight per square kilometer here can reach 18,950 kilograms, which is higher than anywhere else in Asia and close to the level of protected areas in Africa. "Chitwan", meaning the heart of the jungle, was the royal hunting area of the United Kingdom more than a hundred years ago, and it is said that George V and his son Prince Of Wales once hunted 39 Bengal tigers and 18 one-horned rhinos in 10 days here; until 1951, it was also a hunting arena for nobles in the royal family of Rana, the regent of Nepal. This is an Irish couple we met on our trip to Chitwan.
Inn guide,
Flip chart in the simple museum
Bugs
Apart from Kathmandu, Pokhara, Chitwan is Nepal's third-ranked tourist destination.
Indian elephants are the largest animals in the subcontinent, weighing up to 5 tons. There are no wild elephants in Chitwan anymore, but the park has been successful in breeding and domesticating elephants to transport tourists around the park. Elephant riding is definitely the most fun way to explore the park, how cute elephants are, docile and cute.
Baby elephants
In Chitwan, the cost of elephant riding is usually the same as that of the hotel, that is, your accommodation near Chitwan Park includes the cost of riding an elephant the next day.
Like footprints
Some people ride elephants and also faint, and some woods are called halos?
Found a wild peacock, also saw a group of wild boar and deer, bad luck, just can't see the one-horned rhinoceros. In the morning, the light was insufficient and I did not dare to use the flash for fear of alarming the animals, so the shooting was blurred
What are we in the eyes of elephants? Or what are we like?
The Ze crocodile is the most common large reptile in Chitwan and is a distant relative of the Australian saltwater crocodile. This short, thick crocodile can grow up to 4 meters and catch what to eat, including people. You might be wondering: The word "ze crocodile" comes from the Hindi language, borrowed by the British after witnessing zeal crocodile violently dragging unsuspecting villagers into the water.
egret
Nesters are a type of bird that weaves nests using grass and other things. There are about 145 species of this type of bird, mainly in Africa, Australia and South Asia. A small number lives in Africa.
The color of the female is very monotonous, but the male of many species is very colorful.
Nesters are very similar to finches , especially the short, hard conical beak. The baya weaver in India, Sri Lanka and Malaysia can be woven from straw into a bottle-shaped nest that can be accessed through the notch below. The nesting bird was right in front of the inn where we were staying.
Magnificent dusk on the banks of the Laputis River
Standing at dusk on the riverbank, listening to the sound of water flowing, drinking local beer, comfortable, what is life?
Watch performances by the locals of sauraha town in the evening. Men and women of the Taru ethnic group dance a "chopstick dance" with local characteristics. Using musical instruments such as bamboo poles, bamboo chopsticks and drums, they play a clear and brisk rhythm, and dance with their hands and legs. They have very dancing cells. This enthusiastic and unrestrained nature, very similar to the Gypsies, has a legend that the Taryu are the ancestors of the Gypsies all over the world.
Elephants return at night
on the road
On the way from Chitwan to Kathmandu, drifting
On the road from Chitwan to Kathmandu, thrilling rides can be seen everywhere
On the way from Chitwan to Kathmandu, cross the bridge and reach Pokhara
On the way from Chitwan to Kathmandu
To be continued
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