I went to Chitowan National Park. It is near the border between Nepal and India. It takes about 7 hours by bus from Kathmandu. Chitowan National Park is one of the most well-reserved National Parks in Asia. In Chitowan National Park, I experienced an elephant ride safari which meant that we could explore the park by riding on the elephant's back like an Indian king ! In the morning, we went to the park with the tour organizers. We climbed up on to the elephant's back using a ladder. Four people sat on one elephant together, and the 'driver' sat in front of us.
We went around the National Park and along a river. We saw wild crocodiles, rhinos, deers, and beautiful peacocks.
It was an amazing experience. But riding an elephant was not comfortable. We sat on a saddle with a banister, and we had to hold on tight to the banister during the tour.
I watched a football match there. It wasn't a normal match. It was an elephant football match! Nepalese treat elephants as horses. So they ride on elephant's backs and control them to play football. Incredible!
And the next day, I read an article in the newspaper. It said, the elephant's pageant had taken place there and they chose one elephant as a winner. Funny! At that time, the National Elephant Festival was taking place there, so we could see many attractions like parades, elephant races and so on. I was lucky !
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