I stayed at Safari Adventure Lodge, who also arranged the safari tours. The grounds were more elaborate than I'd expected, with even a swimming pool.

The room was comfortable.

I went on three types of safari activity - on foot, by canoe and by jeep. 

I didn't see any tigers (it's almost unheard of for tourists here to encounter them), although I did see the footprints where they had walked through the same area as me.

I did get to see a few Greater One Horned Rhinos, which were quite magnificent.

A sambar deer

Some chital deer

I think this one is a hog deer

There are wild elephants at Chitwan - regarded as some of the most dangerous creatures - but I didn't see any, only elephants at the elephant breeding facility.

There was also a breeding facility for crocodiles.

As well as many crocodiles in the wild.

The profusion of birdlife was particularly difficult to photograph on a phone due to their size and tendency to move but some larger birds were easier to photograph.

I also saw some water buffalo accompanied by their egrets

While at Chitwan I also visited a village of Tharu people, indigenous to the region.

The holes in the wall of this Tharu house show the underlying structure made of elephant grass which has been coated with mud and left to dry. The holes act as windows admitting some light and ventilation.

I also watched a Tharu cultural show.

Chitwan provided alternsative views to the hills and mountains that characterise much of Nepal.