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Price(per-person)
Region
BagmatiDuration
4 daysAccomodation
Lodges & ResortAltitude
815Meals
BreakfastDifficulty
EasyActivity
Wildlife SafariSeason
March, April, May, September, October, NovemberStart End Point
Kathmandu - KathmanduGroup Size
1-30Total Distance
181 km/113 milesTransportation
Private vehicle
Chitwan National Park Wildlife Safari is an ideal holiday destination around the lower warm areas of the Terai belt where the dense green sub-tropical jungles located. Visitors can enjoy the exciting jungle safari in the comfort of riding on an elephant. Few National Parks in Nepal are designated in the World Heritage Sites, including Chitwan National Park. It is also the Asia’s best park for the exciting thrill of wildlife safari due to large numbers of animals and bird species found in Chitwan National Park.
Visitors will have opportunity to observe the wild animals in their natural surroundings. Enriched with a dense tall tree lines and grassland, which makes a perfect habitat for wild mammals. During the 2-3 duration in Chitwan at Sauraha, visitors will have great thrill with various jungle and wildlife programs. From jungle to nature walks, bird watching with elephant safari and jungle drive in an open 4WD Jeep. During the safari, all jungle and nature activities are guided by professional guides and naturalists. They lead you to the heart of the jungle showing you the wonders of Chitwan National Park, exotic flora and fauna. The programs set by the hotels and lodge provide enjoyable activities to make your stay worth the experience.
Besides the wildlife safari and elusive mammals, with colorful birds like the peacocks and jungle fowl. Visitors will have the opportunity to observe the impressive local culture of the indigenous Tharu people. Chitwan National Park is a perfect tourist destination, it is also an educational field for botanist and zoology students. You will enjoy the best moments in the comfort of Sauraha hotels in Chitwan with the exciting thrill of a wildlife safari. A scenic drive brings you to Kathmandu or Pokhara after a great thrill in Chitwan National Park with an exciting Wildlife Safari.
Chitwan National Park covers an area of 932 sq. km which provide a perfect home for more than 43 species of mammals. The park is famous for the endangered and elusive Royal Bengal Tiger with One Horned Rhinoceros and 460 species of birds. In Chitwan National Park around Sauraha, visitors can witness freshwater gharial and marsh mugger crocodiles, gaur (Asian bison), wild elephants, antelopes, striped hyenas, pangolins, Gangetic Dolphins, monitor lizards, and pythons. The Chitwan National Park is also home to other animals including four species of deer: the sambar, chitals (spotted deer), barking deer, and hog deer - as well as sloth bears, palm civets, langurs, and rhesus monkeys.
Food and accommodation are important, besides the best seasons for visiting Nepal’s rural areas. Chitwan is a famous and popular national park for its exotic flora and fauna which makes it an ideal holiday destination for all types of visitors to cater their needs. Chitwan around Sauraha town areas offers various standards of hotels, lodges, and resorts. From budget, and standard to luxury deluxe, where visitors can have the option to upgrade the standard of accommodation. All hotels, lodges, and resorts are of international and tourist standards, rooms are attached with bathrooms and toilets. They provide running hot and cold water for showers and feature spacious dining areas for all meals. The meals are served as a buffet from breakfast, lunch, and dinner, depending upon the guest’s volume.
The food served with Continental, Chinese, and Indian, includes Nepali the famous Dal, Bhat, and mild seasonal vegetable curry. The food menu lists from breakfast, lunch, and dinner to snack items. Breakfast from oats porridge, including cereals to cornflakes with toast/ chapattis and pancake, with choice of egg variation. All hotels and lodges provide Internet and Wi-Fi services but slow and disturbing in some places due to weather and conditions of landscape terrains.
Nepal is a country of great diversity of landscape and people with their age-old religions, cultures, and heritage. The lowland people of the Terai is populated by the Tharu ethnic tribe, spreading across the country from east to west. The Tharu people migrated to Terai in the early days from Northern India some centuries ago. In the beginning, they were nomads hunting, fishing, and livestock. At present, Tharu has settled permanently engaging in farms and large agricultural products.
The Terai area is known as the bread basket of Nepal due to its vast paddy fields yielding and harvesting of rice and crops for the whole country. The Terai belt and its dense jungle was a land of malaria that was eradicated in the early 1960s. From then on, the mountain people began to migrate to the fertile land of the southern country of Terai.
Tharu people are interwoven with the Hindu religion and similar cultures to the Indian predecessors across the border. Tharu are lively people who enjoy various festivals, dancing, singing, and playing traditional instruments. Visitors will have the opportunity to witness the cultural programs of Tharu tribes, with various forms of dance.
From Kathmandu, an overland journey to Chitwan National Park premises is approx.181 km/113 miles and takes approx. 5 to 6 hours to reach, depending upon the road conditions on the busy main highway of Nepal. This highway links all of Nepal from West to East and towards the Southern lower Terai belt. The drive leads on the main highway after leaving the Kathmandu Valley suburb with downhill on a winding road. The drive follows the Trisuli River, a popular rafting river for a day or more. During the journey, enjoy the views of Langtang, Ganesh, and Manaslu as far as the Annapurna Himalayas.
The drive diverts from Mugling Bazaar after covering a distance of 110 km. The road follows the Trisuli River right up to Chitwan, a large town of Narayanghat and Bharatpur, the major cities of Chitwan district and Narayani zone. The drive leads through farm villages and towns. It is a great experience to observe rural farm life with dramatic changes in landscapes. The drive heads down to the country’s flatland of Terai, a heavily farmed area. On reaching the town of Tadi, the drive diverts south through farm areas to Sauraha, where all the best hotels and resorts are located, close to the entrance of Chitwan National Park.
Chitwan can be reached from the tourist city Pokhara, as well as with a surge of adrenaline rafting Trisuli River. Visitors can also fly to Chitwan at Bharatpur City Airport on a 25-minute scenic flight. Then, a short drive to reach Chitwan National Park premises at Sauraha.
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