Chitwan National Park

After splitting from the SHe group Melissa and I decided to spend a little time seeing some other parts of Nepal. We decided that heading down to Chitwan National Park would be a good option. before we left the US I had tracked down a hotel in Chitwan that had a 3 day- 2 night package to Chitwan. So the night we got back to Kathmandu I called the company to make sure that they would be able to pick us up the following morning. When I did, I discovered that the reservations that I thought I had made weren't actually made. So Melissa and I found ourselves without a place to stay, which meant we would be spending more time in Kathmandu which neither of us were terribly excited about. Thanks to the advice of a group that had spent a few days before the trip in Chitwan we found a place to stay. We ended up getting on a bus the next day out to Chitwan National Park. When we got to the bus stop in Chitwan our tour guide from the Jungle Safari Lodge came to pick us up. We had been able to book a 3 day- 2 night package with the Jungle Safari Lodge. I think most of the packages that go to Chitwan National Park are similar. When we got there we go the opportunity to rest and relax before we went out. The first day we got to have a walk around the Tharu village. The Tharu people are the native people of Chitwan. We also got to watch the sun set from the banks of the Rapti River. It was beautiful to watch the sun set over the river. It was not only fun to watch the sun set over the river and relax, but it was kind of cool to watch the dugout canoes float up and down the river. It was a nice way to end the day. Later that night we went to watch the Tharu cultural dance presentation. It was cool because most of the dances were stick dances. Unfortunately it was so dark in the room that is was hard to take pictures. Overall it was a nice relaxing change from the work we had been doing previously.