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PARKS
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RURAL
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 Surrounding
Royal
Chitwan
National
Park
in
southern
Nepal
is
one
of
the
best
planned
and
most
intelligently
developed
tourist
areas
in
Nepal.
Not
only
does
it
offer
a
wide
variety
of
resorts
and
lodges,
it
is
also
easy
to
reach
- by
road
or
by
air.
Regular
flights
are
scheduled
by
Royal
Nepal
Airlines
and
other
airlines
to
Meghauli,
Simara
and
Bharatpur.
Many
resorts
provide
coach
service.
Local
buses
offer
a
choice
between
a
night
ride
and
a
day
ride. |
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Royal
Chitwan
National
Park
is
perhaps
the
best
park
in
Nepal
for
seeing
animals
in
the
wild.
In
the
earlier
part
of
the
century,
when
rapid
deforestation
was
devastating
Nepal's
southern
Terai
belt,
His
Majesty's
Government
of
Nepal
intervened
and
proclaimed
the
Chitwan
area
a
national
park. |
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The
Government
of
Nepal
declared
the
Chitwan
region
a
national
park,
outlawed
settlement
and
deforestation
within
its
boundaries,
and
a
campaign
to
save
the
animals
began.
Projects
carried
out
with
the
help
of
friendly
nations
have
revived
the
animals
that
remained.
Though
the
Terai
is
certainly
not
what
it
once
was,
the
preserved
portion
within
the
Chitwan
National
Park
is
still
a
treat
for
animal
lovers. |
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Royal
Bengal
tigers
roam
the
region;
one-horned
rhinos
can
be
seen
charging
through
the
underbrush,
feeding
and
even
courting.
The
Rapti
River
has
been
dammed
to
form
a
man-made
lake
called
Lamital
where
water-birds
and
marsh
mugger
peckers
and
many
other
birds
are
found
in
plenty
in
these
forests.
Elephant
grass,
five
to
six
feet
tall,
provides
excellent
camouflage
for
animals.
This
grass
serves
as
food
for
the
gaur
(a
local
bison),
rhino
and
other
herbivores.
Once
a
year,
local
people
are
allowed
into
the
park
area
to
cut
grass.
The
grass
is
dried,
and
used
to
thatch
roofs
or
stored
for
food
for
the
domestic
animals
during
the
dry
season. |
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Access
:
Chitwan
is
easily
accessible
from
Kathmandu,
being
well
connected
by a
national
highway
to
Bhadrapur
and
Sauraha.
There
are
daily
flights
to
Meghauli
airstrip
just
outside
the
park
boundry. |
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Accomodation
:
Resorts
and
lodges
are
available
to
suit
one's
travel
budget;
most
include
elephant
safaris,
jungle
walks,
canoeing
and
a
variety
of
cultural
activities
in
their
programs.
Reservations
for
accommodations
can
be
made
at
the
Kathmandu
offices
of
Chitwan
resorts
and
lodges,
with
selections
ranging
from
the
most
luxurious
to
those
with
simple
food
and
shelter.
On a
village
tour,
you
can
observe
the
culture
of
the
Tharu
people.
Tharu
dance
and
song
performances
are
included
in
most
resort
and
lodge
entertainment.
A
visit
to
Chitwan
is a
visit
filled
to
the
brim
with
activities,
whether
you
stay
two
days
or a
week. |
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