Det sker i Chitwan (Sauraha), Nepal året igennem

Tætpakket — Thatch grass cutting, Maghi, the Tharu New Year

• Sæson

  Thatch grass cutting

  10.–31. jan. · normaltHøstTætpakket

  For a few days each January the park opens to villagers with permits to cut elephant grass and reed for roofing, and tens of thousands come in on foot and by cart. The Tharu villages mark the start and end of it.

• Festival

  Maghi, the Tharu New Year

  13.–16. jan. · normaltStor festivalTætpakket

  The Tharu villages around the park celebrate their new year on the first of Magh with river baths at dawn, feasts and stick dancing. It is a family festival first, but the Sauraha villages welcome visitors who come respectfully. Kilde ↗

Stadig i gang: Wintering birds (1. nov. – 28. feb. (normalt))

Travlt — skoleferie på 2 af de markeder, der fylder stedet, en af stedets bedste måneder vejrmæssigt

• Natur

  Wildlife viewing on short grass

  1. feb. – 15. apr. · normaltDyrelivssæsonBook tidligt

  With the tall grass cut and the waterholes shrinking, rhino and deer are visible across the floodplain instead of hidden in it. This is the stretch guides push for, and the Sauraha lodges know it.

Stadig i gang: Wintering birds (1. nov. – 28. feb. (normalt))

Skuldersæson — skoleferie på 2 af de markeder, der fylder stedet, en helt almindelig måned

Intet nyt begynder i marts.

Stadig i gang: Wildlife viewing on short grass (1. feb. – 15. apr. (normalt))

Skuldersæson — skoleferie på 3 af de markeder, der fylder stedet, en helt almindelig måned

Intet nyt begynder i april.

Stadig i gang: Wildlife viewing on short grass (1. feb. – 15. apr. (normalt))

Skuldersæson — skoleferie på 2 af de markeder, der fylder stedet, en helt almindelig måned

Intet nyt begynder i maj.

Stille — skoleferie på 3 af de markeder, der fylder stedet, en af stedets værste måneder vejrmæssigt

• Lukning

  Jungle safaris suspended

  15. jun. – 15. sep. · normalt

  The park stops jeep safaris, jungle walks and canoeing inside its core once the monsoon sets in, to protect tracks and people as the Rapti rises. Buffer-zone walks and birding carry on, and drives usually resume from mid-September. Kilde ↗

Stille — skoleferie på 5 af de markeder, der fylder stedet, en af stedets værste måneder vejrmæssigt

Intet nyt begynder i juli.

Stadig i gang: Jungle safaris suspended (15. jun. – 15. sep. (normalt))

Stille — skoleferie på 4 af de markeder, der fylder stedet, en af stedets værste måneder vejrmæssigt

Intet nyt begynder i august.

Stadig i gang: Jungle safaris suspended (15. jun. – 15. sep. (normalt))

Travlt — Dashain, skoleferie på 3 af de markeder, der fylder stedet

• Helligdag

  Dashain

  20. sep. – 25. okt. · normaltNational helligdagLukningerTætpakketBook tidligt

  Nepal's biggest festival, and its longest public holiday: offices and many shops close for a week or more, and long-distance buses and domestic flights sell out as people travel home. Kites fly and bamboo swings go up, and hotels in holiday spots fill with Nepali families. Kilde ↗

Stadig i gang: Jungle safaris suspended (15. jun. – 15. sep. (normalt))

Tætpakket — Dashain, Tihar

• Helligdag

  Tihar

  15. okt. – 15. nov. · normaltDiwaliLukninger

  The five-day festival of lights comes soon after Dashain: houses are lit with oil lamps and strings of lights, crows, dogs and cows are honoured with garlands, and groups go door to door singing deusi and bhailo at night. The last days are a public holiday and many businesses close. Kilde ↗

Stadig i gang: Dashain (20. sep. – 25. okt. (normalt))

Travlt — Tihar

• Natur

  Wintering birds

  1. nov. – 28. feb. · normaltFuglesæson

  Around 160 migrant species drop into the oxbows and grasslands from the north for the cool months, on top of a resident list already among the longest in Nepal. Early morning on the Rapti is the easiest way to see them. Kilde ↗

Stadig i gang: Tihar (15. okt. – 15. nov. (normalt))

Travlt — Chitwan Elephant Festival, skoleferie på 5 af de markeder, der fylder stedet

• Festival

  Chitwan Elephant Festival

  24.–31. dec. · normaltStor festivalTætpakketBook tidligt

  Sauraha's end-of-year festival brings dozens of working elephants onto the Baghmara ground for races, football and a beauty contest, ending with a feast for the animals. Hotels book out for the week; welfare groups remain critical of the spectacle. Kilde ↗

Stadig i gang: Wintering birds (1. nov. – 28. feb. (normalt))