The Chitwan National Park is located in the mid-southern belt of Terai, known as the flatland of Nepal Himalaya, where one can explore various jungle activities to observe the wild animals and birdlife in Asia's largest parks. Chitwan National Park, with an area of 932 sq. km, is one of the oldest, most popular National Parks in Nepal. The park was designated as a World Heritage Site in 1984.
Chitwan jungle safari can be reached by regular overland tourist bus service from Kathmandu or from Pokhara, even by private vehicle, and by air, about 20 20-minute flight to Megauli or Bharatpur, and it may also be reached by an ultimate route with a surge of adrenaline and scenic Rafting on the Trisuli River. Chitwan National Park covers a pristine area with a unique ecosystem of significant value to the world, which contains the Churia hills, ox-bow lakes, and flood plains of the rivers Rapti, Reu, and Narayani.
Trip Highlights:
- Exciting thrill and adventure in the comfort of nice and cozy jungle lodges and resorts.
- Safari and jungle activities in Asia's best and number one national park, at Chitwan.
- Pristine deep green jungle covered with tall Sal and Kapok tree lines and grassland.
- In the country of the endangered Royal Bengal Tiger and one-horned rhinoceros.
- Exploring elephant backs for exotic birdlife with other wild animals.
Chitwan National Park has 43 species of mammals, with the famous endangered and elusive "Royal Bengal Tiger".Other animals found in the park include sambars, chital (spotted deer), barking deer, sloth bear, palm civets, languor, and rhesus monkeys.
The park is home to the one-horned Indian Rhinoceros, and freshwater Gharial crocodile, along with many other common species such as gaur (Asian bison), wild elephants, four-horned antelopes, striped hyenas, pangolins, Gangetic dolphins, monitor lizards, and pythons. The park is also famous for over 800 species of birds, among them the endangered birds Bengal Florican, the Giant Hornbill, the Lesser Florican, the Black Stork, and the White Stork.
Common birds seen in the park include Peafowl, Red Jungle fowl, different species of Egrets, Herons, Kingfishers, Flycatchers, and Woodpeckers, and the best time for bird watching is around March and December. Here, 45 species of amphibians and reptiles have been recorded in the park, some of which are the Marsh mugger Crocodile, cobras, Green Pit Viper, and various species of frogs and tortoises. The Chitwan National Park has many jungle lodges and resorts with tented camps outside the buffer zone of the park premises.
