We followed some fresh sloth bear tracks, but didn't get to see one. I took a couple of elephant rides to see rhinos. This is safer, since a rhino won't attack an elephant, and you can see over the grass without having to climb trees, like we were constantly doing on the jungle walk. Before going to the jungle, I had spent most of the trip in the mountains. First I did a 20 day trek in the Everest region, where I climbed a couple of 18000 foot hills for views of Mt. Everest.
People there are originally from Tibet, and are Bhuddist.
They have an interesting monastery there, where I saw a ceremony. It was very cold and barren there. Then I did a 10 day trek in the Annapurna region, which was very different. Most of the walking there was through high jungles, with bamboo and monkeys and tropical fruits. It was only cold at the Annapurna Base Camp, which is at 14000 feet.