Chitwan National Park and Bardia National Park is famous for Jungle Safari in Nepal
Nepal Jungle Safari can be added to any adventure you choose from our tour / trek package for 1 night to 3 nights from simple lodge to deluxe hotels / resorts in Chitwan
National Parks located specially in the Terai region in Nepal attract visitors from all over the world. A visit to these parks involves game stalking by a variety of means foot, dugout canoe, jeep, and elephant back. One is bound to sight a one-horned rhino or two at every elephant safari. Besides the rhinos, wild boars, sandburs, 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 fact, 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.
The famous lodge to stay are Jungle Safari Lodge, Temple Tiger Jungle Lodge, Tiger Tops lodge, Unique wild Resort, Island Jungle Resort, Paradise hotel, Green Mansion Lodge, Jungle tourist camp, Gaida wild life camp. We can book trip any of above lodge or lodge of your choice.
Dugout-canoe trips :
Down the Rapti river offer views of water birds: brilliant blue Eurasian kingfishers, egrets, osprey and ruddy she drakes. a pair of binoculars is a must for bird watching.
A jeep safari :
Through the jungle provides more game spotting opportunities than might be expected otherwise because it goes deeper into the jungle, usually beyond the beaten track. After the thrill of elephant rides, nature walks and jeep safaris, visitors can splash around in the swimming pools that some of the resorts offer
Bird Watching :
Nepal is a paradise for bird lovers with over 848 species (almost 8% of the world total) of birds. And among them almost 500 hundred species are found in the Kathmandu Valley alone. The most popular bird watching spots in Kathmandu are Phulchoki, Godavari, Nagarjun, Bagmati river Taudaha and so on. get your binoculars and look forward to a rewarding experience.
Bardia National Park in west Nepal Jungle Safari
The Bardia National Park was established in 1969 as a Royal Hunting Reserve. In 1976 it was gazetted as the Karnali wildlife reserve with an area of 368 sq. km and in 1982 it was renamed as Bardia National Park. In 1988 it was extended to cover the whole Babai Valley to 968 sq.km and now the area has been double up. It is situated in the mid-far western region on the eastern bank of the Karnali river, about 600 kms west of Kathmandu. It is the largest and most undisturbed wilderness area in the Terai of Nepal. It is thickly forested by Sal trees and is carpeted with grass, savannah and riverine forest. It is a regenerated habitat for endangered species like the rhinoceros, wild elephant, tiger, swamp deer, black buck, crocodile and Gangetic dolphin, endangered birds includes the Bengal florican, lesser florican, silver-eared mesia and Sarus crane. More than 30 different mammals, over 300 species of resident and migratory birds and many reptiles and fish have been found to be thriving here.
Kathmandu – Bardia National Park package (3 nts / 4 days) or even 2 nts 3 days
Day 01: Kathmandu/ Nepalgunj/ Bardia National Park
After breakfast transfer to the airport for the flight to Nepaljung. Approximately an hour flight will provide you the exciting view of 200 km of the mighty Himalayan ranges of Nepal giving you the feeling, as if you are doing an exclusive mountain flight, provided the weather is clear. From Nepalgunj airport our representative will pick you up to the Resort, which is about 2.30 hrs drive. Welcome drink will be served upon arrival. After lunch you will be taken for a nature walk to the Jungle. Dinner at 7.30 PM. Overnight at Nepal Wildlife Resort.
Day 02 - 03: 2 days at Bardia National Park
Early morning wake up call. Tea/coffee at 6.30 AM. At 7.00 AM breakfast will be served. Then you will be taken to the Jungle to see the mighty Karnali River with all its aquatic games, birds, crocodile & if you are lucky you might see the Gangetic dolphin. Lunch will be served on your return. Then you rest for a while waiting for the elephants to take you on a elephant back safari to explore the great one horned rhinoceros, four types of deer, monkey, wild boar, leopard & if lucky the elusive tiger as well. Nepalese buffet dinner will be served at 7.30 PM. There will be native folk dance to entertain you in the evening. Overnight at Nepal Wildlife Resort.
Day 04: Bardia National Park/ Nepalgunj/ Kathmandu
Early Morning wake up call. Tea / coffee at 6.00AM. At 6.30 bird watching Tour through Bardia National Park. There are 360 different Species of Birds. Breakfast will be served on your return. After breakfast you will visit ethnic Tharu Village to have a close look at their social & cultural life. Then you return to the Resort to prepare for journey to Nepalgunj, catch a flight to Kathmandu.
Photos of the Trips
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