Jungle Safari
Nepal is a country of exceptional biodiversity and a beautiful natural environment. The tropical jungles of the Terai preserve some of the best wildlife habitat in the subcontinent. For those who wish to experience the natural environment at its best there is no better place to visit than Nepal. The outdoor adventure sports into the wilderness to see wild animals, birds and natural beauty. You ride on an elephant's back or on a four wheeler jeep accompanied by a fully trained guide (also known as expert Naturalists) for the love of nature and animals.
Most jungle safari consists of canoe rides on the jungle rivers, nature walks, birds watching excursions and quick tours around the villages to discover unique culture and traditions of the local village people. There are also scheduled cultural-musical programs performed by the villages, which are also in the Jungle Safari itinerary.
One of the richest wildlife reserves in Asia with an area of 932 sq. km. in Chitwan is to the South in the map of Nepal. Easy access with 4 to 5 hours driving or 35 minutes short flight from Kathmandu or Pokhara, it is a place of indigenous Tharu people. Big home of the unique one-horned rhino, majestic Royal Bengal Tiger, many species of deer, and the largest number of zoological species of local and migrated birds more than 450, crocodile family with the rare species of Marshmugger "Gharial" and numerous flora and fauna can be discovered.
One of the largest and least explored by adventurous travelers is located in the remote Far West Terai in Nepal. The possible reaching there is by cruising on a bus 12-13 hours from Kathmandu or taking a 90 minutes flight from Kathmandu to Nepalgunj and a few hours Van drive. This is the only national park with a large territory of Royal Bengal Tigers and a huge river - the home of the fresh water dolphin. The park is the home of many endangered animals, reptiles and birds - including the elusive Tiger. Some years ago several one horned rhinos where translocated here from Chitwan. Over the years Bardia has also been a good place for tiger viewing - a rare event anywhere. Recently sightings of a group of wild elephants have further enhanced the wildlife experience possible in this beautiful and unspoiled sanctuary.
The Kosi Tapu and the Kosi Barrage in east Nepal provide one of the best places in Nepal to 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. This reserve is of course least explored but also can be combined to the trip to India breaking the journey enjoying its natural tips. The Safari tours can be made classically in 2 nights and 3 days or 3 nights and 4 days.
Bird Watching tour in Nepal is a another fascinating tourist attraction in Nepal The Nepal country with home for 800 species varied bird life, from the warm tropical of Terai, to the mid hills meditarrean and high hills alpine to arid arctic climatic zone, from peacocks to snow pigeons, goose hawks, scavengers and flocks of parrots, abundant with water birds life from storks, ducks to giant egrets all these variation only found in Nepal within a distance of few hours of travel from streams, lakes to huge rivers unaccountable exotic birds life that exists.
For a small country Nepal it boasts of 847-recorded species of birds, precious little has been done in the way of promoting Bird watching tour package, with an exception of agencies that actually conduct bird-watching tours, tours that we organize, certainly a paradise for naturalists and bird watchers due to Nepal varied topography and landscapes with different temperatures from sub-tropical, meditarrean, alpine to arctic cold region. Nepal is a deep forested country where the low lands are thick with tropical jungles where most of the national parks are located and others are in the high country from 2,500 meters to 5,000 meters.
