Chitwan & the Terai · Sleep in a family home, eat at their table
Villages and homestays in Chitwan & the Terai
Community homestays in Tharu, Gurung, Magar and Tamang villages, from Barauli and Amaltari in the Terai to Ghandruk, Sirubari-style hill villages, Gatlang and Briddim on the Tamang Heritage Trail.
Trips
Chitwan & the Teraimax 1,400 mChitwan Jungle Safari from Sauraha
Three nights in Sauraha on the Rapti River, the easiest door into Chitwan National Park. A dugout canoe at dawn, a half-day …
Chitwan & the Teraimax 1,400 mKathmandu and Chitwan Family Wildlife Trip
Six nights for families with children of about six and up. Two nights in Kathmandu for Swayambhunath's monkeys, Bhaktapur's potters and the …
Chitwan & the Teraimax 1,400 mThe Terai East to West Overland
Twelve nights across the whole Nepal Terai by private car: from the wetlands of Koshi Tappu in the far east, through Maithil …
Chitwan & the Teraimax 160 mTharu Homestays in Barauli and Amaltari
Three nights with Tharu families on the western edge of Chitwan National Park: one night in Barauli and two in Amaltari, both …
Places
Chitwan & the Terai150 mAmaltari
Tharu and Bote village on Chitwan's western edge
Chitwan & the Terai160 mBarauli
A Tharu village homestay run by its women
Chitwan & the Terai90 mDhanusha Dham
Where a piece of Shiva's broken bow is said to rest
Chitwan & the Terai165 mMeghauli
Chitwan's quiet west, where the Rapti meets the Narayani
Chitwan & the Terai175 mSauraha
The Rapti riverbank where most Chitwan safaris begin
Experiences
Rivers and lakesNarayani boat trip with Bote boatmen
Drift down the Narayani with a Bote boatman, whose community has fished and ferried on this river for generations. Watch …
WildlifeJeep drive in Chitwan's western sector
Enter the park on its western side near Amaltari for drives through grassland, riverine forest and sal forest, with fewer …
HeritageA night in an Amaltari family home
Stay overnight with a Tharu or Bote family in Amaltari's community homestay: help in the kitchen, eat home-cooked food, watch …
FoodTharu feast and dance evening
An evening of Tharu food and dance in Amaltari: a thali of rice, lentils, greens, ghonghi snails or river fish …
Rivers and lakesSunset walk to the Narayani
Walk with a village guide through fields to the banks of the Narayani, watch fishermen and birds as the light …
FoodCook a Tharu meal with your hosts
Join the women of Barauli in the kitchen to cook a Tharu meal on a clay stove: rice, lentils, greens, …
HeritageBicycle ride through Barauli's fields
Ride flat village lanes with a local guide, past mud-walled houses, rice and mustard fields, village ponds and shrines, meeting …
WildlifeCommunity forest jeep safari
A jeep drive in the community-managed forests of the Chitwan buffer zone near Barauli, where rhinos, deer and many birds …
Stays
jungle lodge165 mMeghauli Serai, A Taj Safari
A high-end safari lodge run by Taj on the Rapti riverbank at Meghauli, facing Chitwan National Park. Rooms and villas …
jungle lodge165 mBarahi Jungle Lodge
A comfortable riverside lodge at Meghauli on the edge of Chitwan National Park, with its own naturalists, jeep safaris, canoe …
jungle lodge150 mTiger Tops Tharu Lodge
A lodge on the edge of Amaltari village in Nawalpur, built in the style of Tharu longhouses with mud-plastered walls, …
resort175 mGreen Park Chitwan
A well-run, comfortable hotel in Sauraha, a short walk from the Rapti and the park entrance, with an outdoor pool, …