OVERVIEW
Go on a wildlife safari adventure in Nepal's steamy jungles to see rare rhinos, elephants and maybe even a tiger. Elen Turner shares her favorite Nepalese National Parks.
While people flock to Africa to see the ‘big 5’, Nepal has its own awe-inspiring wildlife: rhinoceros, elephants, tigers, gharial crocodiles, deer, and an abundance of bird-life.
BEST TIME TO GO
Spring : March - May Fall : September - November
At these times, the weather is at its best, being hot but not uncomfortably so, and there’s usually minimal or no rain.
A DAY / MULTIPLE DAYS TRIP
CHITWAN NATIONAL PARK
Just settled in the vicinity of Kathmandu and Pokhara, Chitwan National Park is a home to the conserved Rhinoceros. This is the first protected area of Nepal and holds a three decades long heritage of nature conservation. This national park has successfully run the Rhinoceros conservation project and in the year of 2016, the national park celebrated its two consecutive years of ‘Zero Poaching Year’. This Nepal elephant safari has a plethora of elephants as well. While at the national park, one can easily spot elephants, gharial crocodiles, deer and vultures apart from rhinoceros.
A DAY / MULTIPLE DAYS TRIP
BARDIA NATIONAL PARK
Bardia National Park is considered as the best kept treasure of Nepal which is located at the edge of Terai region. Spread across a region of 968 Kms, this national park is the largest in the country. The national park is a home to abundant flora and fauna which includes the sal forest, grassland and savannah. Whereas on the other hand while on spree to spot the wildlife, the sightings of Bengal tiger can’t be missed as it is the king of Bardia. Apart from that the national park also shelters Asian elephants and an abundant number of one-horned rhinoceros.
