In Chitwan National Park, in the lowlands of southern Nepal, in slanting morning light, a tiger emerged from long grass and stepped onto the dry dust of a dirt track. A female of larger than average size, about two feet to the shoulder and five feet from the nose to the base of the tail.

The glamping trend has swept through Asia, with new luxury tented camps setting up in the region’s most pristine locations.“It is different than an African safari,” John Roberts, director of elephants at the Golden Triangle Asian Elephant Foundation, tells CNN Travel.

Two years after the earthquake that devastated this lofty kingdom in the Himalayas, one family journeys to Kathmandu, Chitwan National Park, and the legendary Annapurna Circuit to see friendly elephants, ancient mountain villages, three of the world’s highest peaks, and a country that turns out to be as resilient as it is beautiful.

“Search south of the Himalayas and discover the magnificent wildlife home to Nepal. Watch as one-horned rhinos roam free, or walk alongside elephants in the conservation haven of Chitwan National Park.”

This year you will find Tiger Tops Tharu Lodge on Condé Nast Traveller’s Gold List 2018.