Jungle
safari in Nepal:
Introduction
Nepal has 14 national parks and wildlife reserves
most of which have dense tropical jungles teeming
with diverse wildlife and exotic birds. Ride on
elephant back or drive your four-wheeler to view
wild animals in their natural habitat or you might
escape for a canoe rides on the jungle rivers.
Chitwan, the home of Nepal's wildlife, has over
43 species of animals. Learn in detail about the
Jungle Safari in Nepal:
Ever wondered meeting new Animals and natural
beauty? Jungle Safari let's you do just that!
When you visit Nepal, add the Jungle Safari in
your `To-do List'. Jungle Safari - The fourth
most popular adventure sports in Nepal: The ooutdoor
adventure sports into the wilderness to see wild
animals, birds and natural beauty. Pick Bardia
also, as this is another National Park, which
offers excellent jungle safari. Most jungle safari
consists of canoe rides on the jungle rivers,
nature walks, birds watching excursions and quick
tours around the villages to discover unique culture
and traditions of the local village people. National
Parks in Nepal: Most safari begins from a park,
hence its worth noting here, the national parks
in Nepal, they are the places to go for safari
in Nepal.
Jungle
safari Area:
| National
Parks |
Area
(sq km) |
Location & Altitude (meters) |
Remarks |
| Chitwan |
932 |
Terai |
Thick jungles and teeming wildlife including
one horned Rhinos, and Bengal Tigers. Sal
forest makes the 70% of its area. Best Visit:
All around the year |
| Rara |
106 |
1800 to
4048 |
Has the country's biggest lake (10.8 sq
km) Pinus, Rhododendron (Guranse in Nepali),
Himalayan cypress, pine forests. Musk deer,
black bear, mallard, merganser cock and
other birds. Best Visit: Oct to Dec or Mar
to May. |
| Suklaphant |
155 |
Far-West of Nepal |
View the largest herd of swamp deer in
the world and an infinity of open grass
lands! Best Visit: Feb to March |
| Everest (Sagarmatha) |
1148 |
|
Includes the Mt. Everest peak (8848 mtr).
Impeyen pheasant (the national bird of Nepal),
Himalayan tahr, goral, serow. Obviously
excellent mountain views from here. |
| Shey-Phoksundo |
3555 |
|
Includes snow leopard, blue sheep, Impeyan
pheasant (danphe), blood pheasant, and cheer
pheasant. Best Visit : March to May |
| Bardiwa |
368 |
Terai,
152 to 1441 |
70% of the park is Sal Forest. Rhinoceros,
elephant, tiger, black buck, swamp deer.
Also found are the gharial crocodile, marsh
mugger crocodile and Gangetic dolphin. Best
Visit: All time |
| Parsa |
499 |
Terai |
Chir pine, sissoo (Dalbergia sissoo),
silk cotton forest, elephant, tiger, leopard,
sloth bear, blue bull, and wild dog, over
280 species of birds, many species of snakes. |
| Makalu - Barun |
2330 |
435 to 8463 |
Most visitors are the trekkers and mountaineers
due to relatively extreme location. 30 rhododendrons
color the hillsides, over 3000 species of
flowering plants, red panda, musk deer,
Himalayan leopard, over 400 bird species. |
| Langtang |
|
|
Dog red panda, pika, muntjac, musk deer,
Himalayan black bear, Himalayan tahr, ghoral,
serow. Breathtaking views of the Himalayna
range. |
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