Chitwan is within easy access. From Kathmandu or Pokhara you can drive 5 hours or take a rafting trip down Trishuli River concluding in Chitwan .For travelers entering Nepal overland from India via Sunauli.or Birganj or Kakabhitta, its better to stop at Chitwan instead making straight for Kathmandu .Chitwan is also accessible by a half-hour flight from Kathmandu