The Jungle Book

Overview

Trip Details   (Canoeing+jungle walk+ multiday trek)

• 060hrs: Pick up from your lobby hotel in Sauraha.
• 0630hrs will be breakfast. (toast, egg any style, fried potato, tea, or coffee). Introduction with guides.
• safety briefing, and Do’s and Don’ts
• 0700hrs: Start Safari, first on the Canoeing trip (dough out Canoe, which is made from a single trunk of the tree) with two guides and one paddler. And go about 8km along the Rapti river, Possible to see 2 different types of crocodiles basking on the bank of the river, Rhinos bathing in the river, more or less 50 different types of colourful birds, Tiger and bear crossing the river, etc.. Guides know the name and information about flora and fauna, we speak English, if They see something they will tell about it and show you.
• 090hrs: Start jungle trekking on THE WILDERNESS OF HEART OF JUNGLE TRAIL. Before we start the trekking we brief about Animal behaviour and safety idea, and walking style, and jungle communication language. Short tree climbing training. (jungle survival technique)
• The walking area is plain and we will walk more or less 15km per day. ( on the jungle walk, we will take you to a possible area where there is water, grass, and forest) there will be two guides in a group(max 6 people in a group), one will walk in front of you and another will walk behind you, we keep very silent and quiet, we walk slowly and if we hear some sound from any creature we stop and try to find if we feel safe. On walking, if we find any fresh mark from an animal sometimes we follow it when we feel safe. There are some medicinal & eatable plants in the park, the guide will show you and tell you about them, Some time we take a walk in the Grassland, in the forest, and sometime we follow the stream river, to find the animal,
• 01130hrs: we reach one of the famous lakes in the park called “Dumariya” which is famous for seeing Rhino, Bear, Royal Bengal tiger, marsh Magar Crocodile,2 different types of Monkey, Monkey, Deer,  wild pig, many colorful birds, and view of a beautiful lake, And more,
• We stop for LUNCH break next to Dumariya Lake.  it is possible to have lunch with the beautiful view of Wild Animals like a rhino, tiger, crocodile, birds, etc, from the lake,
• We stay at the same lake for more or less 45 min to 1.5 hrs,
• Sometimes we will take you to the tower and we make the break more than 30 min, it is possible to see some wildlife from the tower so we stop and wait on the tower and lakes,
• after having lunch, you can take a nap with fresh oxygen for about an hour.
• 0130hrs: we will take you on different vegetation like grassland, forest, and wetland, sometimes we have to cross the small river, it  is possible to  see many colourful beautiful birds during the trek
• 01430hrs: we will reach the very famous lake  “Lami lake”, which is very famous for seeing Royal Bengal Tiger, Rhinos, Sloth Bear, Marsh Magar Crocodile, and other mammals. And even it is one of the best places for seeing many different types of colorful birds, The lake in itself is so beautiful. There is an observation tower next to Lami lake, we will stay on the tower and wait for the animal. Timing is most important for the safari so we make wait to spot the Wildlife.
• 0160hrs: we will reach the Ghariyal Breeding centre,  this is the breeding centre of Crocodile, we have a critically endangered species called Gariyal, where  they breed and feed and  release the  baby crocodile in the river but 1% only survive in the wild, we  stop about 20 min to visit the  area so  guide will take you inside and show you around,
• 0170hrs: we will reach the headquarter of Chitwan National park “Kasara”, from Kasara we will take the bus about 8 km through the Park to the  “Bankatta”, Bankatta is one of the entrance gates of Chitwan National  park,
• Arriving at Bankatta, again we walk to the  village  where we going to stay the night called “Pandevnagar”, which is in the Madi area,
• Pandevnagar is one of the wildlife dominated village in Chitwan, where  local  people guard their land and crops, some time Wild Elephants, and rhinos, enter into the village  and  eat all crops, like rice, corn, etc, people make fires and make them away from their land,
• We stay in a small eco cottage with the basic facility,
• Dinner,

2^nd Day

• 0600hrs: Breakfast
• 0630hrs: Start the trek, on the second day we will take you to the Royal Bengal Tiger sighting area called the Tiger top’s area which is very famous for Tiger sighting, And also famous for two types of monkey, sloth bear, Rhino, much rare bird like Great hornbilled, trogon, Wild Elephant, Indian bison, common leopard, four types of deer, Asian rock python etc, this is the area where there is many small lake, rivers, water hole, Animal always prefer to live this kind of place.
• This day we will take you to a sal forest and wetland, we will take you someplace like Kamal lake, Sukhibhar grassland, Totari lake, Bhalue , and Sureng Khola. These are one of the best habital  of the rare animal.

• The second day we make a different way  of walking style, this day  we don’t make walk like the first day, we make more waiting  way,  we know some special places where tiger appears, so we take  you to these  places and stop and wait,
• In the morning we walk for more or less one and half hours and we reach the special place and we will stay and  listen to  the creature and  if we hear a strange or surprising sound from any kinds of animal, we will try to find out the situation and if we find the  sound is alarming from another animal, we will try to find out the direction and  we track,
• 01130hrs: lunch break, after having lunch we will stark walk an this is the area with many small lake and water hole and river, ON this  trip we  take you on
• 01800hrs: back to the same place,
• Back to the same place “Pandav Nagar”
• Dinner

3^rd Day 0700hrs: breakfast 08000hrs:  bus to Sauraha :   drop to your lobby hotel or drop to Bus to your destination NOTE:  It is possible to go Kathmandu or Pokhara on the same day in the morning. or   3^rd Day

• Wake up call
• 0700hrs: Breakfast
• 0800hrs: Village Tour, Chitwan National Park is the Homeland of the Tharu people who are the original tribe of this region. They have their own language, culture and traditional beliefs. They were the only inhabitants of Chitwan up until the late 1950s.
• We will take you to the village and show you the real  Tharu culture and their lives,
• 0010 hrs: Tharu Lunch
• 0110hrs: back to Sauraha via local bus,
• Drop your lobby hotel in Sauraha.

TOUR INCLUSIONS

Meals	03 Breakfasts, 03Lunches & 02 Dinners
Includes	Pickup & Drop off, Land Transportation (Seat-In-Coach), Meals as Stated, 02 Nights Accommodation, Permits & Conservation Fees, English Speaking Guide.
Accommodation	Day 1 and Day 2, twin shared room
Excludes	Any Items Not Mentioned

Tour highlights

• Jungle Trekking and exploration of Chitwan National Park
• Visiting sal forest, mixed forest, and wetland
• Learning wildlife survival skill.
• Learn basic jungle survival skills from local tribespeople(Tharu) Guide
• Identify wild indigenous medicinal plants as well as eatable plants
• Bird watching
• Night walks
• Tiger tracking
• Madi village
• Canoeing trip(8km)
• Visiting  Ghariyal  Crocodile breeding centre.
• Tharu  village visiting
• Visiting Elephant stable/briefing  about Elephant
• Discover a rich diversity of flora and fauna of Chitwan
• Experience the culture and hospitality of the Chitwan
• Possible to see rare animals like Royal Bengal Tiger, Rhino, Gharial Crocodile, etc..

High Chance to see

• Greater one horn Rhinoceros(100%)
• Bengal Tiger(40%)
• Sloth bear
• Spotted deer, Shamber deer, Barking deer, huge deer.
• Garihyal Crocodile, Mass Magar crocodile and Asiatic rock python etc
• Leopard, 2 different type of monkey
• More than 100 different types of colorful birds. Like great hornbill etc.
• And more,,,

RECOMMENDED JUNGLE TREK ATTIRE

• Clothe should be dark(no white, no red, no yellow)
• Trekking Pants or long trouser and long slip t-shirt
• Comfortable Trekking Shoes/Boots

THINGS YOU SHOULD BRING

• Change of Clothes
• Waterproof Backpack
• Raincoat
• Insect Repellent
• Person First Aid Kit
• Personal Medication
• Personal Toiletries (Non-Fragrance)

  THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW.

• You must have a very good level of fitness for this tour as you are required to be outdoors the entire time and be prepared to trek for up to 15-20 km.
• The tour can be done throughout the whole year.
• Tipping is like giving a hug. Although it’s never expected, it’s always very much appreciated.
• All guests MUST purchase Personal Travel Insurance.
• Guest is to be accompanied by a guide at all times and not allowed to wander on their own in Jungle.
• The itinerary of the tour is subject to changes due to weather conditions, health & fitness conditions, and unforeseen circumstances.
• This tour is not recommended for children under 12 years old as it is much physically demanding during the tour

• This trek is not suitable for the faint-hearted.
• Humidity is high in the jungle, hence you must drink enough water to prevent dehydration throughout the trekking.

• Accommodation is clean and well maintained – however, very basic. Bringing along a sleeping bag is not necessary, with no wifi, no shower, mosquito net.
• Overnight necessities such as Towels, Bedding & Blankets will be provided during your stay. We encourage travelers to travel light.
• Food is of good quality.
• Please prepared for crossing the small river during the safari.

• All guests MUST provide the following information to us upon registration. Full Name (as in passport) ii.   Gender iii.  Date of Birth iv.  Passport / IC No v.   Nationality vi.  Address