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Favorite thing: I visited Chitwan in december, which is the winter time. I had a great stay and thoroughly enjoyed every minute of my time there. However, while staying there i was told by a couple of the local guides that the best time to visit Chitwan is february/march in the spring time.
The weather, although very pleasant while i was there, is just a little warmer in the spring, and predominently dry. Still not too many insects or mosquito's around.
The big advantage though is for viewing the wildlife. At that time of year the locals have been allowed to go into the jungle and cut a lot of the grass down and take home to be used. This gives far better visibilty of the animals as they have much less cover to hide in.
Written Dec 15, 2008
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Favorite thing: I was told the tharu tribes living in this area have developed malaria resistance, being among the very few people with the particularly interesting feature. But with the eradication of malaria in whole Terai, population numbers have steadily increased, with people heading here from other parts of Nepal to take advantage of the mild climate and agricultural land.
Consider the Tharu show the organisers will prepare for you in one of the nights as one way to support the locals from the nearby villages.
Written Mar 3, 2007
Favorite thing: If going to Chitwan independently, the book "Royal Chitwan National Park in Nepal" by Prakash A: Raj, Nabeen Publications 1995, is a good choice of companion. 65 pages of guidebook style info on places, sights and things to do in Chitwan, it's a good general guide, and is a good intro to Chitwan. It's not a souvenir or coffee table book - buy that later when you know what you liked in Chitwan. At 250 Rs it is definitely not a rip-off.
Written Jan 20, 2006
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Favorite thing: Chitwan is famous for its tigers. I did not see any. But there are sooo many wild animals! Monkeys and antilopes are plenty. But I also saw a lot of rhinos and a black bear and crokodiles....
Updated Sep 10, 2003
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Chitwan is famous for its tigers. I did not see any. But there are sooo many wild animals! Monkeys and antilopes are plenty. But I also saw a lot of rhinos and...
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Q: I'm planning to visit Royal Chitwan in late Feb/early March. Will I have to worry about mosquitoes or any other insects? Any other...
A: Mosquitoes, Malaria and Dengue Fever. This is a question that appears quite a lot here on VT. You will hear from people who never take any kind of medication. You...
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Chitwan - Nepal's premier jungle area
"Jangal" means dense forest or undergrowth. The British who pushed the retreating Gorkha armies back to approximately Nepal's current borders by 1814 picked up this word and corrupted it. Hence,...
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Nice and peaceful at the time i went there i.e last february (2005) during the road blockade imposed by the maoists. We were only 10 tourists in the whole National Park... I guess that in a more...
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I decided to go to Chitwan National Park as something completely different from the rest of my trip to China and Tibet. It certainly was! After being in the mountains for so long a bit of 40 degree,...
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After Pokhara we make a bustour to The Chitwan National Park. It was a long day traveling by bus over bad roads. It was a 9 hours travel over 150 km. So we arived late in the afternoon in Chitwan. But...
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"Days and months are the travelers of eternity. So are the years that pass by...I myself have been tempted for a long time by the cloud moving wind- filled with a strong desire to wander." ~Basho
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