This is a splendid way to go if you have a few days extra time. Put in rafts at Mugling , 110km out of Kathmandu. Float downstream for two days. Your Camp Naturalist will help you see many remarkable life forms. About 400 one-horned Asian rhinoceros now populate the park.
Poachers are still a serious problem due to the market value of many parts of a rhinoceros.
Their horn powder fetches incredible prices in Chinese markets. . Of the 3,000 or so estimated original Bengal tigers who used to prowl Chitwan Park, only about 150 remain. You may also see leopards, deer, monkeys, sloth bear, and antelope. How to Experience the Wildlife at Chitwan National Park Chitwan's early morning elephant-back camera safari is not to be missed. Magnificent elephants guided by their ride-along driver carry a viewing platform on their back which can comfortably hold 2 adult observers.