Jungle Safari:

National Parks located specially in the Terai region in Nepal attract visitors from al over the world. A visit to these parks involves game-staling by a variety of means – foot, dugout canoe, jeep, elephant back. One is bound to sight a one-horned rhino or two at every elephant safari. Besides the rhinos, wild boars, samburs, spotted deer, sloth bear, four-horned antelope are also usually seen. A Royal Bengal tiger may surprise you by his majestic appearance.
Nature walk or jungle walk is another way of experiencing the wilderness. In face, jungle walk gives close-up opportunities to view animals as well as observe their tracks, sings, and sounds. Early morning and late-afternoon walk is the best to avoid mid day heat.

Royal Chitwan National Park
Royal Chitwan National Park is one of the Asia’s richest and spectacular wildlife sanctuaries which is situated 120 kilometers and 75 air miles southwest of Katmandu, the capital of Nepal. The Park covers the protected area of 932 Sq. Km. the Park gained much wider recognition in the world when UNESCO included this area on the list of World Heritage Site in 1984. Its climatic and Geographic diversity makes it home for 50 species of mammals, 55 species of amphibians and reptiles and 525 species of birds.

Royal Chitwan National Park (‘Chitwan’ means “in the heart of the jungle’) covers 932 sq. km. in the flat lowland region of southern Nepal. It is one of the most important sub-tropical parks on the Indian subcontinent with populations of the endangered Royal Bengal tiger, Greater One-horned rhinoceros, Gangetic dolphin (Platanista gangetica), Wild Asian elephant, Gaur, Golden Monitor lizard, Gharial crocodile and many more.

The Chitwan region has had a long history of conservation. For many years it was the Royal hunting grounds for the Kings and dignitaries of Nepal and therefore was not hunted by the general public. It did however become a favorite spot for big game safari hunters in the late nineteenth and early to mid-twentieth centuries. This was coupled with a surge in local human populations following the development of anti-malaria medicines in the mid-twentieth century. The long-term effect was a drastic decrease in jungle habitat and animal populations in the Chitwan valley as jungles were converted to farmland and big game were hunted and poached to dangerously low numbers. The falling rhino (less than 200) and tiger (less than 30) populations in the present park region, focused attention on the Chitwan region and in 1963 the southern two-thirds of the park were declared rhino sanctuary. With sanctuary status came the relocation of 22,000 people from the Chitwan valley and a moratorium on hunting. Since 1963 wildlife populations and ecosystems have been rebounding. In 1973 Chitwan became Nepal’s first National Park. The relatively pristine state of the modern park and its unique ecosystems prompted UNESCO to declare the park a World Heritage site in 1984.

Tharu Stick Dance:
A melodious tribal dance performed by men and women with rhyme or drums and the clashing of sticks embodies and projects how to keep away the rhino and other wild animals from the human habitat and their farming land. You can enjoy your evening after dinner and watch the Tharu Stick Dance. We will arrange dance for your enjoyment adjacent to our Restaurant.

How to Get there:
Air : There are daily flights from Kathmandu to Bharatpur.
Road : Chitwan is easily accessible from Kathmandu being well connected by national highway to Bharatpur and Saurana.

Royal Bardiya National Park
Royal Bardia National Park is the largest National Park situated in western Terai and most undisturbed wilderness area in the Terai lowlands. The park covers the protected area of 968 sq. km. Royal Bardia is not particularly special for its large and intact habitat area and its isolated location, but also the park is the home of many endangered animals, reptiles and birds – including the elusive Tiger.

Koshi Tappu Wildlife Reserve
Koshi Tappu Wildlife Reserve (175 km2) lies on the flood plains of the Koshi River.
The rectangular – shaped Reserve is contained within the east and west embankments of the Koshi Barrage. Therefore, the entire Reserve is subjected to seasonal flooding during monsoon. This Reserve was gazetted in 1976, and established mainly to preserve the habitats for the last remnant population of wild water buffalo in Nepal. In addition, there are larger ungulates such as gaur, nilgai, hog deer and wild pig, and medium sized predators such as fishing cat, jungle cat, and civets. The Koshi River also supports sparse populations of endangeded species such as the Gangetic dolphin and gharial.