Private 4-Day Chitwan Safari from Kathmandu

Chitwan National Park is in the lowlands of southern Nepal, and this four-day package is a way to reach it from Kathmandu with the accommodation, the meals and the main activities arranged. The listing calls it an exclusive private safari, and the guides and activities are booked for your group, although the transfer between Kathmandu and Chitwan is by tourist bus.

On Day 1 you travel by tourist bus from your Kathmandu hotel to the park, watch a cultural show and have a Nepali dinner at the resort. Day 2 is the main safari day: a jeep safari through the jungle, where the listing says visitors may see rhinos, tigers and other wildlife, lunch, a canoe ride on the Rapti River and a visit to the elephant breeding centre. On Day 3 you choose between a full-day jungle walk and a half-day cycling tour to the 20,000 Lake, and on Day 4 a guided nature walk in the morning is followed by the return to Pokhara or Kathmandu.

The price includes the pickup, the stay at Rainbow Safari Resort or a similar lodge, all meals in Chitwan, the guides, the bus, park admission and the Tharu village entry, the jeep safari and the canoe ride. Personal expenses are not included. Wildlife sightings depend on luck and the season, and the listing's mention of tigers should be read as a possibility, not a promise.

The operator is Linkage Tour & Travel, and the tour is booked through GetYourGuide with free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start. It suits travellers who have several days in Nepal and want to add a lowland jungle stay to a mountain itinerary without organising the permits and guides themselves.