Chitwan National Park

Chitwan region has a long history of conservation. Chitwan national Park was declared UNESCO natural heritage sites in 1979.Chitwan National Park is situated in southern central part of Nepal .It covers 932 Sq k.m covered with forest overlooking floodplaints of narayani,Reu and Rapati rivers.The Park headquarter Kasara is 21 k.m far from the Bharatpur. Chitwan National Park can be reached either bus or aeroplane.Air transport will take 20 minutes from Kathmandu. And the bus transport can be take sox hours.kathmandu to chitwan is 146 kilometers. Royal Chitwan National Park wilderness of rich eco system that includes birds, mammals, reptiles, and several kinds of water animals. The main high lights of royal Chitwan National Park has 500 Asian one horned rhinoceros and some hundreds of nocturnal royal bangal tigers which lives in dense forest of this national park. 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 century’s. This was coupled with a surge in local human populations following the development of anti-malaria medicines in the mid-twentieth century.

The activities can be done in this national park like as jungle nature walk, elephant safari, bird watching ,cultural tours, nature tours, village tours, visit to the crocodile breeding centre, canoeing trip or boating, cultural programme e.tc.The main highlights of Royal Chitwan national park are to explore the Chitwan national park, Jeep drive, elephant Safari ,discover the unique culture of Tharu ethenic and their traditions, canoeing trip in rapati river, Bird watching, Elephant bathing,ovserve the more than 500 Asian one horned rhino, and hundreds of Royal Bangal tigers and Tharu stick dance.

Activities in the Park

Jungle Drives: Boarded on a four-wheel drive safari jeep, you will drive through the jungle where you can see hundreds of wild Nepal Moderate Treks & Expeditions in their natural setting including the rare and endangered species of Royal Bengal Tiger, One-horned Rhino etc. As you visit the Ox-bow Lake and 20,000 lakes, you can see various mammals and birds that come their to drink water.

Canoe Riding: You can boat on the Rapti River on a typical hand-made canoe dug-out of wood. As you canoe, you can see Gharials and Crocodiles basking in the sun and enjoy watching many colorful birds.

Bird Watching: Chitwan National Park is home to about 500 species of residential and migratory birds including the endangered species like Great pied hornbill, Bengal Florican and Peregrine falcon. The park is an excellent site for bird watchers.

Tharu Cultural Village tour : Tharus are the indigenous ethnic tribe of Terai of Nepal. Safari Wildlife Lodge offers guided cultural tours to the Tharu villages where you can interact and see the tharu and their culture. On the way you will also visit the recently opened Tharu cultural museum, where you can explore and learn about the artifacts, tradition and living culture of Tharus.

Elephant Breeding Center : We will take you to the first Elephant Breeding center of Asia, where you can see baby elephants socializing with their parents and other babies. The center lies at a convenient location from our camp.

Tharu Stick Dance : We arrange a Tharu Stick dance, a typical cultural dance of Tharus, every evening at the camp. The drummers and stick dancers perform traditional movements and invite guests to join them maiming rhythmically.

Elephant Safari : Riding an elephant is the safest mode to enter the jungle. In the Safari you can have close up views of the wild Nepal Moderate Treks & Expeditions and their activities safely from the elephant back. Many tourists have described this program as one of the unforgettable moments of their life.

Elephant Bathing: If you are interested to have more fun, you can enjoy the exotic elephant bath in the fresh running water of Rapti. You can bathe together along with elephant(s) in the clean water of Rapti where well-trained domestic elephants will shower and caress you with their trunks and you can do your bit to the elephant if you are interested.

Jungle walk : If you want more adventure and intimacy with nature, you can walk through the jungle accompanied by a well-trained nature guide. This is a very enjoyable program that allows you to have a close watch and learn about the flora and fauna of the park. The nature guide will explain give you a detailed information about the plants and Nepal Moderate Treks & Expeditions there. From the Machans (watch towers), perched at various places inside the jungle by the National park, you can observe wild Nepal Moderate Treks & Expeditions walking around, grazing, drinking water or sleeping in the bushes as you safely rest in the wilderness.