Description
Chitwan National Park is the premier park in Nepal and is set close to the Indian border on the Narayani River. The park contains a wide variety of large mammals including one horned Asian rhinoceros, Gangetic dolphin, Asiatic elephant, barking deer, guar and gharials as well as excellent birdlife with over 450 species recorded in the park and close to 1,000 in Nepal as a whole.
Located in the heart of the Royal Chitwan National Park, Temple Tiger Jungle Resort is best known for quality of service and excellent accommodation. The lodge is not accessible by car – to get there you must take a boat across the river marking the border of the park, followed by a fifteen minute jeep ride.
Rooms are traditional thatched cottages, spread throughout the camp and lit at night by kerosene lamps. All rooms have twin beds, private balconies and ensuite bathrooms with hot running water. Days are filled with elephant safaris through the park, with no set paths to follow you are free to go as you please, seeking out rhinos, deer, bear and even the elusive tiger.
The lodge owns 10 elephants and guests are given the opportunity to bathe and spend time with them and their mahouts. Jeep rides and boat rides are also available, as well as walking and bird watching.
Accommodation
Temple Tiger Lodge offers 33 traditional thatched cottages, spread throughout the camp and lit at night by kerosene lamps. All rooms have twin beds, private balconies overlooking the grasslands and ensuite bathrooms with hot running water.
Childcare
Children are accepted but there are no specific facilities. Older children will love the game drives both by elephant and by jeep and the boat rides along the Narayani river.
Facilities
Facilities at Temple Tiger Jungle Lodge include a restaurant and bar.
Activities
Complimentary activities at the Temple Tiger Jungle Lodge include walking, bird watching (the park is home to around 450 species of birds), elephant and jeep safaris, wildlife lectures and boat rides along the Narayani river.
When to travel
Nepal has a Monsoonal climate with four main seasons. Autumn and spring are the two most favourable seasons for visiting Nepal. Autumn (September to early December) brings in clear weather with sunny days and warm nights. Spring (March to May) with occasional rain falls. From June to September, is the monsoon season. Uncomfortable time to visit as the climate of Nepal at this time of year brings about hot weather and rain falls almost every day.
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Location and directions
Chitwan National Park, Nepal
In the heart of Chitwan National Park
How to get there
10 hour flight (with one change) plus one hour domestic flight or five hour transfer by road.
