Safari

While the high Himalayas makes up Nepal’s northern region, the southern lowland known as the Terai is covered with dense tropical jungles teeming with diverse wildlife and exotic birds. Here one finds some of the most exciting safari destinations in the world. We can go into deep jungle on elephant back or four-wheel drive vehicle to see wild animals in their natural habitats. Other thrills are canoe rides on the jungle rivers, nature walk, bird watching excursions and village tours.

Almost all of the national parks have safari facilities for the visitors. Of course, the most popular of them all is the Royal Chitwan National Park situated in my home district Chitwan. Ryal Chitwan National Park is a well planned and developed resort destination. It includes animals like the endangered Royal Bengal Tigers, one horned-rhinoceros, four-horned antelope, striped hyena, bison, Gangeti dolphin, gharial crocodile, reptiles, monkeys and bears, 400 species of birds, the six feet tall Elephant grass, etc. One can ride elephants to see those animals plants, and birds.

Some other popular safaries in Nepal are:

• Sagarmatha (Everest) National Park: Safari in this national park is famous for the view of valleys and forests, from 4200 to 4800 meters height, full of rhododendron trees - the national flower of Nepal. It also includes blue pine, fir and juniper forests in the lower regions. Often, visitors will feel blesed by the sight of a musk deer, a Himalayan tahr, a serow. One might also be able to see the Himalayan wolf and the black bear. One must be very careful.
• Langtang National Park
• Royal Bardiya National Park
• Shey-Phoksundo National Park
• Royal Suklaphanta Wildlife Reerve
• Koshi Tappu Wildlife Reserve
• Kanchenjunga