
Jungle Safari
Jungle Safari
Chitwan National Park
Koshi Tappu Wildlife Reserve
Kosi Tapu Wildlife Camp ‘The Kosi Tapu’ and the Kosi Barrage in east Nepal provide one of the best places in Nepalto view migratory water fowl, waders and shore birds during the winter months. Many species not recorded elsewhere in the region have been seen here. Thousands of birds congregate here in January and February before they migrate north when the warm weather begins. Kosi Tapu Tented Camp situated on the fringe of the reserve provides the only accommodation to date. Well qualified nature guides take the guests out on walks, jeep drives and boat rides to look for birds and the wild buffalo found only here in Nepal. It is possible to combine this tour with Sun Kosi Raft Trip or with treks in the eastern hills or with Darjeeling/Sikkim extension.
Royal Bardia National Park
This is the second jungle park in Nepal when it comes to both visitors and bird watching. While Sauraha in Chitwan sometimes is quite crowded, much less people make it out here. The birding is quite good as well. Bengal florican and even lesser florican might be seen if you are very lucky. Close to the Karnali river its fairly easy to see great thick-knees. A few hours west of Thakurdwara there is a damp forest where silver-eared mesia is quite common. In Thakurdwara you have a good choise of budget accommodation.
Krishna Sar is of the beaten track for most birders and tourist, tough its fairly close to both Barida and the towns of Nepalganj and Gularia. The area is quite small and consists of open grasslands reminiscent of a savannah. The last herd of nepali blackbucks, a graceful antilope, is very easy to see. Just a few years back, in early spring, there was at least one pair of indian coursers here. Yellow wattled lapwing, bay-backed shrike, pied harrier and lesser spotted eagles (breeding?) are other specialties. Imperial eagle and Hodgson´s bush chat is also observed. Not far from Krishna Sar, towards Nepalganj but a few kilometers away from the highway, is Bardiya Tal. Few birders has visited this man made fish pond which at least during winter and migration holds an amazing array of wetland birds. Comb duck, feruginous duck, red-crested pochard, painted stork, spoonbill, saurus crane, short-toed eagle, lesser spotted eagle and marsh sandpiper are a few of the species which can be seen here. Rufous tailed-shrike is also observed.
Rara National Park
Rara National Park abound by coniferous forests a smallest National park, which covers an area of 160sq. kms. It lies in the northwest of Kathmandu nearly 370 kms far. The park ascends from 1800m – 4080 meters. Most of the park lies at an altitude of about 3,000 meters. Alpine and sub alpine ecosystems of Himalaya are its major inhabitants. The biggest lake of Nepal the Rara Lake stands at an altitude of 2,990 meters in the park. The Lake is hebetated by snow trout fish and it is surrounded by hills richly forested by blue pine, black juniper, west Himalayan spruce, oak, Himalayan cypress, Indian horse – chestnut, walnut and Himalayan poplar, chuchemara (4,087m), Ruma Kand (3,731m) and Malika Kand (3731m) are the summits situated at the northern side of the park. It is an ideal habitat for the musk deer, red panda, black deer, yellow throat martin, ghoral, serow, leopard, wild Boar himalayan thar. Wild fowl like teals, pochards and mallards are seen migrating while birds like impeyan, kalij & blood pheasant & chukker partridge are found inhabiting the park.
Makalu Barun National Park
It covers an area of 2,330 sq. kms. Is the conservation area which borders with Arun River in the east, Sagarmatha National Park in the west, Nepal – Tibet border in the north and saune dada in the south. It consists of 67 species of aromatic and medicinal plant, 25 varieties of rhododendron, 15 types of oak, 48 species of aromatic and medicinal plant, 25 varieties of rhododendron, 15 types of oak, 48 species of primrose, 86 species of fodder trees &19 species of Bamboo.