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Jungle Safari in Nepal
By arrna Published: 09/16/2010
Jungle safaris have a long history in Nepal. They first started as hunting trips for the Royal Family and big game hunters from around the world. Today the hunting is more commonly done with a camera.
Not only does Nepal offer glorious mountain trekking and raging river rafting, but it also has a fine selection of pristine national parks. Nepal offers you the chance to enter the jungle and view some of the rarest and most endangered wildlife on earth. A Jungle Safari in Nepal can be a very exciting experience. It is possible for any visitor to stay in these parks and take part in an organized jungle safari and activity program. Its a great way to relax after a trek and soak up the jungle environment, bring your kids along and have the family holiday of a life time. In the jungle you can experience, elephant back safaris, bush walking, bird watching, canoeing, recreation activities and cultural programs, depending on which park you choose to go to.
You can trek into the jungle by foot with an experienced tracker, by elephant back, by dugout canoe or by jeep. A safari in Nepal is a fun filled package ideal for anyone. The national parks offer a range of accommodations form lush resorts to basic tent style. The resorts make a package for you that included everything from you sleeping arrangements to meals to days full of activity.
Nature walk or Jungle walks gives the opportunity to observe the enthralling beauty of Jungle vicinity. Actually jungle walks bestows close-up chance to analysis different categories of animals as well observe their track, sign and sounds. The most gripping and attention- grabbing program offered by Nepal not found elsewhere in the world is regard as jungle safari. In Nepal you will discover the ideal situation of viewing the jungle scenery, birds and animals and the indigenous local people, their colorful tradition, unique dress and languages.
There are also opportunities to visit the elephant-breeding center, see traditional Tharu dancing and visit a typical Tharu village. Jungle safaris can be easily combined with one of our rafting trips for a more rounded experience.
National Parks & Wildlife Reserves
Nepal has nine National Parks, four Wildlife Reserves and three Conservation Area. About 15,000 square kilometers amounting to almost 18 percent of the total area is protected. This is an amazing commitment to conservation. The Terai lowlands are defined by a belt of well-watered floodplains stretching from the Indian border northward to the first slopes of the Bhabhar and the Siwalik Range. This is the richest habitat in the land with tall grasslands interspersed with riverine and hardwood Sal Forest. Here one can see wildlife such as the swamp deer, musk deer, black buck, blue bull, the Royal Bengal Tiger, gharial and marsh mugger crocodile and the last of a breed of Asiatic wild buffalo. Parks and Reserves are also rich in bird species with a variety of babbles and orioles, koels and drongos, peacocks and floricans, and a multitude of wintering wildfowl.
National Parks
Chitwan National Park
Bardia National Park
Rara National Park
Khaptad National Park
Makalu Barun National Park
Shey-Phoksundo National Park
Sagarmatha National Park
Langtang National Park
Shivapuri National Park
Wildlife Reserves
Shukla Phant Wildlife Reserve
Dhorpatan Hunting Reserve
Koshi-Tappu Wildlife Reserve
Parsa Wildlife Reserve
Conservation Area
Annapurna Conservation Area
Manaslu Conservation Area
Kanchenjunga Conservation AreaJungle Safari in Nepal
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