Chitwan & the Terai · Experiences
Heritage in Chitwan & the Terai
Durbar squares, palaces and old towns. Walks through squares, courtyards and bahals with guides who grew up in them, timed for the hour the place comes alive.
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 …
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 …
HeritageSuspension bridge and ashram walk
Cross the long suspension bridge between Chitwan and Tanahun, then wander the lanes of temples, ashrams and small houses on …
HeritageWalk the Maithil villages and painted walls
Walk village lanes around Dhanusha Dham with a local guide, past mud-walled houses, ponds and mango groves, and look for …
HeritageSacred ponds and the Ram Mandir at dawn
Walk Janakpur's old centre at dawn, from Ganga Sagar to Dhanush Sagar, as people bathe, pray and wash on the …
HeritageCycling the farm villages of Patihani
Ride flat village tracks through rice and mustard fields, past Tharu and hill-settler homes, buffalo sheds and community forests in …
HeritageEvening with a Tharu family in Meghauli
Spend an evening in a Tharu home in Meghauli: help in the kitchen, eat a meal cooked on a clay …
HeritageTharu village walk and stick dance evening
Walk the lanes of Bachhauli and the villages behind Sauraha with a Tharu guide, visit the small cultural museum, then …
HeritageRanivas temple and the Karnata palace site
Visit the Ranivas complex north of the market, with its Ram Janaki temple built in 1878 by Jagat Jung Rana …
HeritageWalk the ramparts to Jharokhar Pokhari
Walk a stretch of the earthen ramparts that once enclosed the Karnata capital, through fields and villages, to Jharokhar Pokhari, …