10. Tree top night

This morning, we had a lovely lie in until about 0900 as the beds were just super comfy, the comfiest we have had yet. We wanted to conserve our energy ready for the watch house in the jungle tonight.
It was seriously hot today, about 43 degrees, so we didn't manage to do much throughout the day, although we did have a little look around the village for a short while.
At around 430, we set off to our jungle watch house. We went over the Rapti river, past the elephant sanctuary and into the jungle. En route we saw lots of monkeys and deer, as well as lots of birds. The walk to the watch house was about an hour long, and it was still extremely hot.
When we arrived, James and I were shown to our room, which was on the top floor! We shared the watch house with another couple, they didn't seem bothered by the beautiful nature surrounding us and they went to bed very early, whilst James and I sat with the guides untill about 10, just listening to the jungle sounds, spotting the fireflys (so cool) and searching for wildlife with the torches.
We spotted so many crocodiles, some deer, herons and Malibu's too. The noise of the jungle was so beautiful, relaxing and calming. It was quite a funny night as the guides shared their home brewed jungle booze with us!
James and I actually slept really well in our boiling hot room. We woke up just as the sun was starting to come up and it was a glorious sunrise! We were woken up at 0430 by our guide as there was a Rhino infront of us, drinking from the river. We also saw the elephants from the sanctuary being taken on a safari crossing over the river!
We started to walk back to the hotel at 0530, we had to catch the bus to Pokhara for 0730. Pokhara will take about 7 hours on the bus, but we are super excited as we have booked a nice spa hotel with a swimming pool as a treat for my birthday tomorrow!Read more