TABLE OF CONTENTS CHITWAN NATIONAL PARK LOCATION LANDSCAPE AND CLIMATE WILDLIFE PEOPLE COMMUNITIES CUSTOMS SCHOOL AND WORK PLAY FOOD CELEBRATIONS TIMELINE NEPAL FACTS GLOSSARY TO LEARN MORE INDEX 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 28 30 31 32
CHITWAN NATIONAL PARK CHITWAN NATIONAL PARK On a mild winter morning a jeep full of tourists arrives at Chitwan National Park Baby rhinos curiously watch as the tourists drive toward park headquarters The visitors head to the Gharial Crocodile Breeding Project They get a close-up view of these rare baby crocodiles
OTHER TOP SITES JANAKI MANDIR KOSHI TAPPU WILDLIFE RESERVE PASHUPATINATH TEMPLE PHEWA LAKE The tourists take a guided wildlife tour after lunch The call of a barking deer can be heard from a distance Rhesus monkeys swing among the trees Parakeets flit about as colorful kingfishers swoop down to snatch up frogs and fish At dusk the group watches animals along a nearby river Welcome to Nepal
