In the courtyard of Tiger Tops, the sal, vellar, jamun, karam and tantri trees are still standing. The wild elephant Dhruva walks by these trees night and evening. Dhruva's two 'kids' - 4-year-old Kailash Prasad and 8-year-old Rupkali - are growing up under the same tree in Tiger Tops. The old chaotic image has now been improved by Dhruva.

Before Tiger Tops, which appears to be ghost Bengal, sometimes a tiger is seen and sometimes a roar is heard. Sightings of rhinos, chitals, wild boars, bears are regular sightings. 

At present, except for the sound of birds and wild animals, no human voice can be heard in Tiger Tops. This is the same Jungle Safari Lodge, where grand parties were held on special days . And, wildlife was discussed. 

It's quiet now — Tiger Tops.

It has become a daily routine to hear the sounds of jhyaunkiri, the elephants and mautees that have crashed into this ruined lodge. Now there is nothing in Tiger Tops, except the golden story of days gone by! Are those days back? Looks like Tiger Tops is waiting for something. 

There are old structures of Jungle Lodge but they are not intact. Although it is a cultural heritage of Nepal's tourism history, those structures that are still standing are crumbling and dilapidated. The distinctively designed houses that stood yesterday have been demolished. Wind, water, sun and smoke are eating away at its old timbers, which are now decaying. The tin roof is leaking. Hardly obsolete. The straw has rotted and perished, the weeds have eaten it. Sprinkling of malathin powder has become a daily routine to get rid of dust – Tiger Tops of Kurua.

 Then US First Lady Hillary Clinton with staff in 1995. Photo courtesy: Tiger Tops

Standing over the remains, Tiger Tops Managing Director Jack Edward reminisces about that day. As a child, he often stayed at the Tiger Tops forest lodge, went on elephant safaris in the dense forest. He used to sail in a boat on the calm flowing Rapti, nature guide and elephants were his companions.

I was like a man of the forest. Even now I feel like I should run and see the same forest in Chitwan and stay there,' Jack Jungle Gulzar remembers at that time, 'I love that forest very much. When you get in front of the broken Tiger Tops, you want to sit there and cry. Those days keep coming even in dreams. The memories of that beautiful place are the same. Tiger Tops was like a family, it was like a village inside the forest.'

In his own style and style, Talismi recites the magical story of the world he lived in - Tiger Tops, the first wildlife lodge in South Asia. In Ubela's black and white world, Nepal's Chinari was the Everest. After that, Nepal became the 'country of Gurkhas' for foreigners.

And, it became known for Tiger Tops - Nepal. Its story of living in the historical puzzle of Nepal's tourism industry can be seen by peeking into the world - the enchanting days of the olden days. One of the few Nepali brands known in the world, Tiger Tops was actually a witness to a time when the park was teasing out from the dark forest to the outside world, with some romantic dreams and gurgling golden evenings.

Tiger Tops' happy (later troubled) life-portrait says - How sad it was to become the identity of the world's famous tourist destination! How does a 'San' and 'Brand' become trivial and ordinary from an empire of pleasures? That story is told by the wheel of time spinning over Tiger Tops. It is not only glory in life, but also calamity, says the life cycle of Tiger Tops. The life of the deceased Tiger Topps is beautiful.  Photo taken in 1964, the year Tiger Tops was founded. Photo Courtesy: Tiger Tops

West Chitwan within the park remains the ruins of Tiger Tops. As if this is a marginal man standing on the edge, who is shaken by the constant blows of hail-water and sun. 

The story of the old times and the dense forest Some of the special pleasures of passing in that yard of Tiger Tops are preserved, in human memory. Some memories that stick in a person's mind become priceless when an important character or object associated with it is buried in history. Now the 'heyday' of Tiger Tops, which reminded the world of talismans, has passed away in history. Like people, there are dark-lights, weariness and sadness- in the life of Tiger Tops too. 

Rampreet Yadav, who spent 47 years in Chitwan National Park, Nepal's first park, is saddened after the closure of Tiger Tops. He considers the forest to be his 'home'.

It is a very sad event that Tiger Tops, which makes this uncontorted forest hum, is closed. The concept of wildlife business was introduced by Tiger Tops. It introduced Nepal to the world, did a lot of work in conservation, and many Nepalis also got jobs there," says Rampreet. When you get there, it feels lonely, boring, sad.' 

tiger tops elephant . Photo Courtesy: Tiger Tops

From US First Lady Hillary Clinton to famous actor Leonardo DiCaprio, Tiger Tops have been rocked. Amazed by the wave that spread around the world, those famous people came here. History says that India realized that after the Prime Minister of India Indira Gandhi visited Tiger Tops in 1981, she should learn jungle resort management from Nepal. After that, the jungle safari business in India flourished. 

Telling the story of Tiger Tops is not only about the once-exclusive jungle of Chitwan, but also about the lifestyle of the rich, 'high profile' and 'elite' of that time. Tour of Tiger Tops - Diary features a host of world famous celebrities - Rajiv Gandhi, Sonia Gandhi, Benazir Bhutto, Jimmy Carter, Tenzing Norge, Edmund Hillary, Prince Philip, Princess Ann, Mick Jagger, Ringo Starr, Robert Redford, Henry Kissinger, Martina Hingis, Prince Bernhard, John J. Kennedy Jr., David Attenworth, Orlando Bloom, Cameron Diaz, Eva Mendes.... 

Actor Rajesh Hamal took naturist training at Tiger Tops in November 1986. "I stayed as a naturist at Tiger Tops for 2 months," says Rajesh. 

'Pirates of the Caribbean' actor Orlando Bloom on Jungle Safari (2008) .

The father of Jack Edward who said 'I was like a man of the forest' was Jim Edward from Britain - the former owner of Tiger Tops, who came to Nepal in 1963 driving the Swedish brand 'Saw Car'. However, the idea of ​​the jungle lodge was planted in the mind of Canadian John Koopman.

He was an adventure-poor man who was once a manager at the Hilton Hotel in Kenya. After coming to Nepal, his heart stopped in Chitwan, the capital of dense forests and animals. And, Koopman opened a jungle hunting lodge there in partnership with two hunters from Texas, Toddy Lee Wynne and Herb Klein. To open the lodge, King Mahendra gave him some parts of the forest of Chitwan on 'lease'. 

Sagar Shamsher has written in the article 'Wildlife Conservation and Remembrance of Tiger Tops', 'Koopman came with extensive marketing practice and he had the art of attracting people with new and old interesting stories of wild animals.' 

Especially in Koopman's imagination, Tiger Tops was similar to the safari-parks and lodges already built in Kenya and Tanzania. Modeled after the tree-tops of African safari lodges, Koopman designed buildings with tighter tops—huts with tall stilts and rounded roofs. Perhaps inspired by Boris's 'Yak and Yeti' bar, Koopman installed a large circular fireplace in the main dining and lounge, where the chimney sloped towards the floor.

Meghauli Airport .

Wood craftsmen came from Bihar to construct the lodge building, local materials were used throughout the building. When the lodge started there were only four guest rooms (Mark Lickty/Jung Bahadur Kopsingh: John Koepman, Hunting and the Origins of Adventure Tourism in Nepal). Black and white daytime photos of tighter tops feature the flowing Rapti, forests above, black hills and Annapurna peaks. In 1967, "Time" magazine wrote about Tiger Tops, "The most exciting of the new tourist hotels." In the same year, Jim Edward joined the lodge. Jim bought the lodge with his friend, Charles (Chuck) MacDougall, a tiger movement and hunting expert. And, named – Tiger Tops, which was spread over 100 bighas of land. The same Jim Edward died in Nepal in 2065. 

Author Ramesh Bhusal has written in the book 'Chalbato', 'Jim decided to use that lodge not for hunting, but for showing wildlife.' The author of the book "Chitwan's Touristic Chinari" Dr. Dhakaram Sapkota says, "From the point of view of the support given to the development of tourism in Chitwan, Hotel Tiger Tops should be considered as a milestone. Attracting tourists by showing wild animals was once a fairy tale, in that period the vision of jungle tourism was pleasant.' 

In 1988 when Tiger reached the tops with the then King Birendra and Queen Aishwarya with Jim Edward . The word 'trekking' in Nepal was invented by Mountain Travel under Tiger Tops, Colonel Jimmy Roberts was the originator of the word. Everyone has accepted the very special importance of Tiger Tops in Nepali tourism. It is said that this courtyard is the origin of Asia's jungle safari civilization. From river and forest tourism to conservation, many knowledges, theses and exercises took place at Tiger Tops on the banks of Riu and Rapti. This lodge has also been a symbol of 'chakchaki' that makes Nepal known to the world.

61 years on, Tiger Tops is sharing the soft consciousness of tourism and reciting his autobiography. Tiger Tops is the ultimate witness of tourism history, which tells the story of the forest in which it stands and its characters. Once upon a time those characters were Rana and Shah kings. Asal was the capital of animals – Chitwan, which was made a hunting ground by the Ranas.

Jung Bahadur Rana used to roam the forest for months in Chitwan, hunting. The subsequent rulers also made the dense forests of Chitwan a 'hunting destination'. At the same time, the local Chepang used to go to the Mahabharata Lake with bows on their shoulders, and the Danuwar-Majhis used to go to Narayani or Rapti valley to catch fish. In the once malaria-infested Chitwan, there are plains where rhinoceros graze, and there are also high peaks of the Mahabharata mountains. There is also a palace of kings.

And, there are also the old days of Tharu-Chepang. Rapti flows from Makwanpur's Kulekhani to Chitwan, which irrigates the eastern part of the Chitwan valley. He continues reciting the ancient story of the settlements along the Rapti River - Chitwan. Tiger Tops Lodge located on the banks of Riu River in West Chitwan tells the story of Chitwan's pride. 

Jack (right) and Tim Edward on an elephant safari .

Tiger Tops was established in 1964, when Chitwan National Park was not established and the National Parks Act was not enacted. And it was Tiger Tops, who helped the government to establish Chitwan National Park in 1972/73, with conservation-oriented tourism policies in place. According to the National Parks and Wildlife Protection Act (2029) and Chitwan National Park Regulations (2030), this lodge was operated within the park with government permission.

'Tiger Tops Karnali Lodge' (Bardia), 'Tiger Tops Tharu Lodge' (Nawalparasi) and 'Tiger Mountain Lodge' (Pokhara) were also opened from the profits of Tiger Tops, an old foreign investment of Nepal. Its affiliates 'Mountain Travel Nepal' (Asia's first trekking company) and 'Himalayan River Exploration' (Nepal's first cruise/rafting company) have also created distinct brands. Chitwan Meghauli hosted the World Elephant-Polo Tournament every year at Tiger Tops, which generated millions of dollars in tourism revenue. There were 20 rooms and 60 beds in this beloved 'location' of 8,000 expensive tourists annually.

In reality, Tiger Tops was the pioneer of sustainable tourism concept, says Megh Ale, an environmentalist and president of the Nepal River Conservation Society. He joined Tiger Tops through Himalayan River Exploration, in 1985 – as a Trainee River Guide. That's where he learned river guiding. In his view, wild-life tourism was branded by Tiger Tops worldwide. Tiger Tops invented Jungle Safari in Nepal. The government destroyed such a big institution,' says Megh, 'Nepal rose through tourism taught by Tiger Tops, but Nepal ate Tiger Tops like a spider eats its tail.' 

To be a guest at Tiger Tops on those days in Megh's memory, tourists had to book 3 years in advance and pay 350 to 400 dollars per person per night. And Tiger Tops used to pay more than 1 crore rupees annually. The Jungle Lodge operation employed more than 300 people, with more than 1,000 employees within the entire group. 

led conservation-friendly Tourism concept: Tiger Tops. The 'environment ceremony has contributed it to the accounting protection of accounting, "says cloud.

was closed in Chitwan National Pental, "digging a great impact on the security of the wild animal." The issue was filed in the Supreme Court to stop the hotel / lodge operation within the national park. At that time, 7 lame inside the park was closed. & Nbsp; Tiger Tops was mysterious and roommatical parties in memory of Story-BREAC. Wild-lifted atteplicker was earlier that its fam was already increased. In February 1977, he was for the first time to Topter Tops for the first time, while he had entered the tourism, taking a trimmed guide. He found free admission - on Tiger Topp. He was excited to get there from a fame of the lock. The legal level of the pale level was open in the forest, curiosity and inquiries were grand. & Nbsp;

-Chitwan was not attached to the road network directly from Kathmandu. Muglin-Narayanga road was not made up, Tistung-Palung-Hetauda (seven valid roads) or another to Bharatpur to Bharatpur from Kathmandu. Those day also held air services in Bharatpur and Gorkha. & Nbsp;

In 1961, the airport was constructed in Mahauli to take Chitwan Raj in Britain. Some specific tourists sometimes reached the then Royal Nepal from the chartered aircraft of Airland's Chartered aircraft. That was the airport of a raw. The airport was surrounded by South Salgari. From the airport, Turist was brought to Tiger Toptes by offering a tourist in elephant. Jip service was also in operation. It had to cross the Rapti River, the elephants had to drain a rows. & Nbsp;

Rya was on the river - Tiger Tops. Elephants had turned into a maximum of tourist regimes, and Schedule should be turned on a way. Tiger Tops were in the courtyard - two large legs, one-one-one floor. Wooden and local object in the legend was abundantly. In Remembrance of Spring Thapa, Tobiletan, Watopani, Solar Panal and Caper was facilities.

was Adventures, also facilitated bedside, cleaning. It was a 'part' of Lodge without reckoning a year of a year, Tri-Top room, a major part of the building. There were a huge round in between the courtyard, made of the roof of the foil. There was the dies, restaurants, and the bar, where there was a joint gathering. There was an enlightenment and hounds, where the mother (fell) lived. The forest safari that was only on the evening that was only closed and closed. Three Terrchi Safari used in elephants, Jips and Speed. & Nbsp;

was a provision to stay in two parts - Tiger Tops on Lodge. Was one-'tinted camp'. The east side of the Tiger Tops was between the woods - two beds and the safari tent. & Nbsp;

was on the shores of the narayani river - Safari Camp, two disappearances of Narayani. Walking from Tiger Tops and was crossing the road bridge. I remember 2 tiges seen at the same camp once with the spring. There is a buffalo sealam in the buffalo, along with the focus of the focus. The tourist was raised to see the scene of the bigger and went to Pado to eat and eaten. Tourists viewed that scene from the high places. Passed the passage left behind. A goat was placed in a goat for the side of the tiger. The tiger would never come from one week, when was it. & Nbsp regularly.

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Hillary Clinton and someone shown a bed on Tiger Toppon showed spring. In the understanding of the spring, Nepal is a cultural-image of Nepal's grandparents in the world. "Roving the Tiger Tops at that time was a higher challenge. It had a wonderful and wonderful attraction. Nepal was a bag of magic attraction, "says only a small tourist that was rich and the Tiger Tops were rejoiced. & NBSP;

thus done the beginning tops to give a level of safari services for the multi-tourists of the world. He showed those tourists tiger and participated in constant helpful and participants on the journey of conservation. Earlier, the series of the tiger murderers in Nepal were constantly. In 1972, only after the death of King Mahendra's death only after the death of King, the official was a rally in the big. In the beginning of the 1960's, there were big victims in Chitwan. In February 1961, Mahendra has organized victims in the Terai for his honor's sake. & Nbsp; The

Mark is written by Lexi, 'Philip was in a dilemma. Philip do not refuse Philip Normal member as a major member of the victim's prey and a major member of wildlife.

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Tygar, who was staged in the courtyard, and 'the previous tiger in the house of the Tiggle rock, wheted with two orbits. The term of the 1984, another new tiger encroached the ruler of Bang. & NBSP;

Ramarsh Gurung (63) are the administration of the Tiger Tops, Kuribadi Kuribati Kuribati Kuribati Kuribati. When the Hillary Clinton Tops came to Tygar Tops in April 1995, it was Ram Singh. He traveled Hillary to the drive from the Meffoli Airport and rapting to Rapti, and the Hilari tipped the Tiger Tips of Row Brother.

was sitting in a group of three nights, 3 days, 3 days and safety dragged the forest with Lodge's Board of Boost Board of Boost Board of Boost Board of Boost Board of Boost Board of Director, Panny Camp went on Narayani. He still looks of the lies around the hilari and returns to those days Ram Singh. "Hilarius," says Ramninghan, "She was happy. '

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, carrying many fun memories and stories, identified Nepal to Nepal, but Nepal did not recognize him. Tiger Tops is a school that teaches tourism-cultivation, which is struck by storm rain, as the law struck by the law. Tiger Tops has taken place on the struggle, happiness, and sorrows, who is reminding the very far-end of any time.

TIGHT Visit Visiting In the Elephant Worker Saiga & NBSP;. Story Customer Stadden Customer to visit Nepal 'Rich Topse Director, Tiger Together Tops Status Ladger? & NBSP; Tygar Jungle Log was founded in 1964, in which two American predators established as one of Nepal's first foreign investment in the tourism industry. Long before national approaching, this hotel was built in the woods of Chitwbar.

my father Jim Edward, who had come to Nepal in 1962 for the first time. He bought a company from the American in 1971. The company was bad management, which could cause loss. My father did not really see the victims for the victims to focus on the observance of wildlife. Tiger Topps showed great involvement in the establishment of Chitwan national parks in 1973 and helped the government to make the policy of the tourism practice focused on conservation. The

government realized that the current government is the right management of the national park, is a important part of income and promotion. Many African countries adopted 'Liz models' to attract rich tourists, the number of people entering the park was limited to an obstacle. The 'Lyz model' is a small number of hotel to build a hotel and private safari can be operated in a small number of hotels inside the forest of the park. This model is very successful in Africa.

my father persuaded the government to adopt this policy for Nepal. The government listened to my father and convinced it. Eventually, Tiger Tops allowed the operation of the national park, so that Nepal became the first country to adopt this concept in Asia. Nepal, Thailand and other popular tourism procedured to the country of destination Nepal. Nepal. For 40 years, it became a successful model in Nepal. In 2012 Tiger Tops closed. What is the role of Tiger Tops in

Wildlife Agency?

can argue that Tiger Tops played a leading role that established last tourism conservation of sustainable tourism conservation. At 1971, in Nepal no one was thinking about tourism industry and environment protection. My father and his father's partner Chuck Maccadogal decided to focus on the conservation of the forest while she saved guests. They limited the number of rooms, which was focused on the garbage management.

started many investigations and protection project to preserve the animals of Chitwan. Tiger Tops launched the first long-term from long-term bigrating monitoring project, which is a matter of pride. That initiative is still ongoing today. Tiger Tops tried to manage the grassland for establishing the first crocodile project and protection. A spy scheme was started to stop the anti-stolen rewards planning plan and prey. Tiger Tops worked with a handful of handed with Smitisian Institute, Double Agrade, and other leading conservation institution with Smitisian Institute, Due Agrade.

has written the Tiger Toppies, Safari operation, waste management, etc., etc. The international government advises the excellent practice for the protection of tourism. Tiger Topps had helped the community by providing employment to more people from the wind. More than 1,000 people were employed in the companies under thisant.

were often came from the poor village near Kadhauli, Madi and Amaltari. We also invested in infrastructure such as wells, well produced in the villages. We started a charity school in Amaltari and NBSP; These villages are today due to the Tiger Topping started in Chitwan today & Nbsp; & NBSP; How do you take the government's decision to extract Topter Tops Barley? & NBSP;

२०१२ मा सरकारले नेपालमा ‘लिज मोडेल’ बन्द गर्ने निर्णय गर्‍यो । बन्द भएपछि टिकट काट्ने मोडेल अपनाएको छ, जसमा आगन्तुकको संख्यामा कुनै प्रतिबन्ध छैन । प्रत्येक पर्यटकले धेरै/थोरै रकम तिर्ने गर्छन् । चितवनमा अहिले धेरै सवारी साधन छन्, प्रायः जनावर वरिपरि नै भीड हुन्छ ।

पार्कभित्र फोहोर फ्याँकिन्छ । पार्कभित्र को प्रवेश गरिरहेको छ ? त्यसको निगरानी गर्न अहिले गाह्रो छ । जनावर–सिकार अझै चलेकै छ, तर टाइगर टप्स जस्ता होटलले थप सुरक्षा प्रदान गरेकाले निगरानी कम प्रभावकारी भएको थियो । भारतीय राष्ट्रिय निकुञ्जमा धेरै भिडियो र तस्बिर छन्, जहाँ बाघलाई घेरेर २० भन्दा बढी सवारी साधनले ठूलो तनाव दिने गरेका छन् । चितवनमा पनि चाँडै त्यस्तै अवस्था आउने देख्छु, जुन दुःखद हो । तर, टाइगर टप्स बन्द भएपछि धनी ग्राहकले नेपाल भ्रमण गर्नै छाडे ।

निकुञ्जभित्र फेरि टाइगर टप्स स्थापना गर्ने योजना छ ?

हामीलाई लाग्छ, २०१२ मा सरकारले गरेको निर्णय गलत थियो । मलाई अझै विश्वास छ, सरकारले त्यो गल्ती पक्कै महसुस गरेको छ र सच्याउन खोजिरहेको छ । हालैको बजेटमा उच्चस्तरीय पर्यटन प्रवर्द्धनमा फेरि ध्यान केन्द्रित गराएको प्रस्ताव छ । संरक्षित क्षेत्रभित्र होटल भाडामा उपलब्ध गराउने सम्भावना प्रबल छ । दिगो तरिकाले कानुनअनुरूप मापदण्ड बनाई सीमित संख्यामा पारिस्थितिक पर्यटनमा होटल केन्द्रित भए यसलाई सरकारको सकारात्मक कदम मानिन्छ । टाइगर टप्स फेरि खोल्न इच्छुक छु ।

१३ वर्षमा हामीले मुख्य होटल संरचनालाई सुरक्षित राख्ने प्रयास गरेका छौं । राष्ट्रिय निकुञ्ज विभाग र सेनालाई चोरी–सिकारीविरोधी, घाँसे मैदान व्यवस्थापन, वन्यजन्तु अनुगमन र परोपकारी परियोजना सञ्चालन गर्न भनेका छौं । हामी त्यो प्रतिष्ठित होटल फेरि सुरु गर्न सक्छौं, जसले नेपाललाई एसियामा वन्यजन्तु पर्यटन उद्योगको शीर्षमा फर्काउन मद्दत गर्नेछ ।

बुबा जिम र टाइगर टप्सबारेका सम्झना सुनाइदिनुस् न !

सन् २००९ मा मेरो बुबाको निधन हुनुअघि उहाँले मलाई भन्नुभएको थियो– संसारको सबैभन्दा सुन्दर देशमा मर्न पाउँदा म खुसी छु । यदि मेरो बुबा अझै जीवित हुनुहुन्थ्यो भने उहाँ अहिले पनि त्यही कुरा भन्नुहुन्थ्यो । बुबाको सबैभन्दा राम्रो सम्झना टाइगर टप्स मात्र होइन, विगतका ६० देखि ८० को दशकमा नेपालको तराईमा गरेका साहसिक कार्यहरू पनि हुन् । चाहे त्यो चितवन, नवलपरासी, पोखरा र बर्दियामा लजहरू निर्माण होस् वा त्रिशूली र कर्णाली नदीमा माछा मार्ने र र्‍याफ्टिङ गर्ने होस् । उहाँले सम्पूर्ण देशलाई ठूलो उत्साहका साथ अन्वेषण गर्नुभएको छ ।

उहाँ नेपाली जनतालाई आफूभन्दा बढी माया गर्नु हुन्थ्यो । मेरो सबैभन्दा ठूलो सम्झना टाइगर टप्स जंगल लजमा बाल्यकाल बिताउनु हो । म काठमाडौंभन्दा जंगलमा बढी सहज अनुभूत गर्थे । राष्ट्रिय निकुञ्जभित्र सफारीमा जानु, हाम्रा हात्तीहरूसँग समय बिताउनु वा कर्मचारीबाट वन्यजन्तुबारे सिक्नु मेरा सबैभन्दा ठूला सम्झना हुन् । आज पनि म जंगलभित्र सकेसम्म धेरै समय बिताउने गर्छु ।

मेरो परिवारका लागि ३० देखि ४० वर्षभन्दा बढी समयदेखि काम गरेका धेरै बफादार कर्मचारीसँग मेरो राम्रो सम्बन्ध बन्यो । हाम्रो परिवार त्यहाँका स्थानीय मानिसप्रति सदा ऋणी छ, जसले टाइगर टप्सलाई एसियाको सबैभन्दा प्रमुख वन्यजन्तु लजका रूपमा विकास गर्न मद्दत गरे । मेघौली विमानस्थलमा अवतरण गर्नु र हात्ती पोलो खेल्नु मेरो अविस्मरणीय क्षण थियो । 

टाइगर टप्समा आएका विदेशी राष्ट्रप्रमुख र अन्य आगन्तुकका केही विशेष सम्झना छन् ? 

टाइगर टप्स विश्वव्यापी रूपमै मान्यता प्राप्त ब्रान्डमध्ये एक हो । धेरै विशिष्ट पाहुनाले यहाँ भ्रमण गरेका थिए । मलाई याद छ, भारतीय प्रधानमन्त्री राजीव गान्धी, अमेरिकी प्रथम महिला हिलारी क्लिन्टन, राजकुमार फिलिप, संयुक्त अधिराज्यकी राजकुमारी एनीले वर्षौंदेखि फरक–फरक समयमा टाइगर टप्स भ्रमण गरेका थिए । अन्तर्राष्ट्रिय सेलिब्रेटीहरूमा मिक जागर, रिंगो स्टार, लियोनार्डो डि क्याप्रियो, ओर्लान्डो ब्लुमहरूसमेत भ्रमणमा आए । नेपालमा हामी प्रायः शाही परिवार र प्रधानमन्त्रीहरूलाई टाइगर टप्समा स्वागत गर्थ्यौं ।