Introduction

Home to some of the most unique and endangered species in the world, the lowlands of Nepal are teeming with a wide variety of wildlife. Royal Bengal tigers, rhinoceros, wild elephants and sloth bears are found roaming the jungle alongside many different species of birds that fill the air.

Offering an opportunity to enter this nation, one can ride on the back of an elephant as they guide you to the deep jungles surprising the oblivious residents of the wild. Likewise, naturalists escort the paths for a nature walk and bird watching as adventure guides offer canoe rides with an option for a jungle drive as well.

But the dawning dusk silences the visitor activities as they retreat from the wild only to be welcomed by the beating of folk drums and native dances in their jungle lodges.

Detail Itinerary

Royal Chitwan National Park
Widely recognized as one of the best national parks in Asia, Royal Chitwan National Park used to be a royal hunting reserve till 1973. With an area of 967 square kilometres, this jungle area was the first designated national park in Nepal.

Seated on the back of a trained elephant, this is the ideal way to see wildlife as the elephant explores the forest and you become a part of the jungle. One horned rhino, bison (gaur, sloth bears are some main attractions, as the sighting of a royal Bengal tiger is deemed dare and highly exciting.

With over 400 species of birds in the area, Giant Hornbills, Stork billed Kingfishers, Parakeets and Golden Orioles are commonly sighted, as peacocks are found unfolding their feathers for a fanfare.

Koshi Tappu
With the last surviving world buffalo found here, this reserve was uniquely built to accommodate the 100 plus wild water buffalos.

With an area of 176 square kilometres, it is also smallest reserve and houses about twenty other animal species. Located on the banks of Sapta Koshi river, there are around 439 species of birds recorded as 80 species of fishes swim the waters. The endangered Gharial Crocodile and Gangetic Dolphins have also been sighted in the Koshi river.

The vegetation is mainly composed of grassland, scrub and deciduous forests as local villagers are permitted to collect thatch grass once a year.

Bardiya National Park
Having resettled the 1500 people that used to reside in this 968 square kilometre land, this park is the largest and most undisturbed wild area in Southern Nepal.

Densely covered by Sal forests with a mixture of grassland, savannah and forests, the farmland has been replaced by natural vegetation creating an excellent habitant for endangered animals like rhinoceros, wild elephant, tiger, swamp deer, black buck, gharial crocodile, and gangetic dolphin. Filling the wide air with about 200 species of resident and migratory birds, Bengal Florican, Lesser Florican, Silver Eared Mesia and Sarus Crane are from the endangered list. There are also over 30 different mammals including many reptiles and fishes.

Royal Suklaphanta Wildlife Reserve Located in the extreme southwest of Nepal, this reserve presents a diverse habitat to the abundant wildlife in its premises. A primary habitat for a population of 2000 swamp deer, wild elephants, tigers, leopards and wild boars are some other animal sightings.

With an area of 355 square kilometres, sal trees dominate the forests as large grasslands are found within the reserve. Marsh Mugger Crocodile and Indian Python are some reptiles found here. There is a total of 200 bird species have been recorded in this reserve.