Nepal to organize international elephant race

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Nepal to organize international elephant race
Nepal is organising an international elephant race from December 26 in Sauraha with the aim of attracting tourists to Royal Chitwan National Park.
According to reports, the competition will be held at Sauraha, the entry point to the Royal Chitwan National Park in Chitwan district, about 200 km west of Kathmandu.
Many foreign tourists are being expected to take part in the two-day competition organised by the regional office of the Hotel Association Nepal.
The competition has been organised with the objective of attracting domestic and foreign tourists to the park enlisted in the World Heritage List. Chitwan is the third important tourist destination in Nepal with religious and historical sites like the Devghat, Bikrambaba, Valmiki Ashram, Tharu Cultural Museum, Natural History Museum, the Bishajari lake and other such sites.
Every year, some 120,000 foreign and domestic tourists visit Chitwan. nepalnews.com pb Dec 18 05