Jungle Safari

Jungle safari in Nepal is one of the amazing adventure trip in Nepal. It has been one of the  most tourist attraction in Nepal in term of tourism. Nepal Jungle safari tour offer unique wild adventure for Nature lovers, bird watchers, wild animals spectators. Jungle safari tour in Nepal offer you the chance to enter the jungle and view some of the rarest and most endangered wildlife on earth .

 Jungle Safari in Nepal can be a very amazing experience fit for all age groups of foreign and domestic visitiors. March, April , September, October, November and December are best month for Jungle safari tour in Nepal. Nepal has several places for Jungle safari or wildlife safari tour among them Chitwan jungle safari , Bardia Jungle safari , Koshi Tappu wildlife safari and Shuklaphanta wildlife safari is most popular wildlife adventure destination in Nepal.

All most Nepal Jungle safari tour lies in southern lowlands of Nepal are known as the Terai. This area is covered in dense tropical jungles and is home to thousands of bird and animal species, including some of the world's most exotic and endangered species. Due to increases in population, deforestation and illegal poaching, the natural habitats of animals like One-Horned Rhino, Royal Bengal Tiger, Snow Leopard, Red Panda, Blue Bull, and the Gharial Crocodile are being destroyed, and leading these creatures to extinction. Nepal Jungle safari tour take to you heart of the Nepal forest .

Note:-Trekking Permits are required for all treks that pass through Conservation Areas or National Parks.
• Conservation Area permits can be purchased at the Tourist Services Centre with some charges and two photographs.

• National Park entry tickets cost some charges and require no photograph. Purchase at the Department of National Parks and Wildlife Conservation office Sun – Fri 09:00 – 14:00 only (next to the Tourist Services office).

• Restricted Area Permits are required mainly for camping style trekking in remote areas near the Tibetan border for which a guide is strongly recommended. These will be procured by your chosen trekking.

1. Chitwan national park 

Chitwan national park is one of the WORLD HERITAGE SITE listed in natural of Nepal where we can have a look of various species of birds, plants and animals including wildlife, floras and faunas, . A visit to Nepal is incomplete without seeing the beauty of this Terai belt and no doubt Chitwan is the best place to do so.

The Chitwan National park is home to many wild mammals including One-Horned Rhino, Royal Bengal Tiger, wild Elephant and many more so chitwan is the best destination for Jungle Safari and wild life adventurers.. Chitwan Jungle Safari is likely that you’ll encounter Tiger while you go deep into the forest on the elephant back.You will be surrounded by One-Horned Rhinoceroses all the time and deer roams your cottage from the dawn of the day
How to reach there
There are many options to reach Chitwan National park, as there are regular tourist bus that leaves at 7:00 am in the morning from Kathmandu, or we can simply take private transport to reach chitwan and can start on any time of the day or there is regular flight to Chitwan more over  we can depart from Kathmandu at 7.00 A.M. There are direct buses to and from Kathmandu to Meghauli Village departing from the Kalanki Bus Park every day in the early morning and leaving passengers right in the village. You can get to the bus station by taxi or walking 20 minutes from Thamel to Balaju Chowk and then taking a local bus to Kalanki. On the way back buses depart from the main bus stand of the village.

Trip Attractions
• Observe tradition, culture and history of Nepal
• Watch more than 500 years old wonderful architect of the country
• Observe more than 43 species of mammals
• Enjoy One-Horned rhino and Royal Bengal Tiger
• Single destination to watch more than 500 species of birds
• Understand Tharu culture and tradition.

2. Shukla Phanta National Park (listed in 2017 as National park)

Nepal Shukla Phanta Wildlife Reserve was managed as a hunting reserve beginning 1969, and was gazetted as a Wildlife Reserve in 1976, covering an area of 305 sq. km. Shukla Phanta Wildlife Reserve lies in the extreme south-western section of Nepal Terai in Kanchanpur District. The reserve shares a common boundary with the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh in the south and west which is formed by the Mahakali (Sarda), River, and a major tributary of the Ganges. Shukla Phanta jungle safari is bordered on the eastern side by the Chaudhar River and to the north by a forest belt and cultivations.
Although the area of the Reserve is small, it supports a wide range of biodiversity which is nationally and globally important.

How to reach there
The reserve is accessible by the road as well as air. The reserve will be easily accessible by road from any parts of Nepal with the completion of the far-western sector of east-West Highway. There is once a week flight from Kathmandu to Dhangadhi which is 51 km far from the park headquarters. There is regular public bus service from Dhangadi to Mahendranagar taking 3 hours drive and the reserve headquarters is 8 km south-west of Mahendranagar.
Flights from Kathmandu to Dhangadhi . The taxi from the Dhangadhi Airport to Shuklaphanta (45 km). The trip is about two hours. Overnight bus rides are also available, and take about 20 hours. And Mahendranagar's main bazaar is 3 kilometers from the main park entrance, and can find a motorcycle taxi.
Trip Attractions
• Observe tradition, culture and history of Nepal.
• Watch old wonderful architect of the country aand the local areas.
• Observe more than 23 species of fish, 46 mammals,
• Watch one of the beautiful animals of the world- Tiger
• Single destination to watch more than 450 species of birds.

3. Bardiya National Park

A relaxing wildlife safari in Bardia National Park is the ultimate wildlife experience of a lifetime in your trip to Nepal. Located in the far west lowland Terai region of Nepal, Bardia is the largest of the National Parks in Nepal. Bardia wildlife safari in one 2nd popular destination for the wildlife jungle safari in Nepal.

In 1976 the park was first granted as the Royal Karnali Wildlife Reserve with an area of only 368 sq. km. but in 1982 it was extended to include the Babai River Valley and renamed the Royal Bardia Wildlife Reserve. The park now covers an area of 968 sq. km. Bardia Wildlife Reserve was granted the status of a National Park in 1988 in order to preserve the decreasing species of its rare ecosystem.

It is the largest and most undisturbed wilderness area in Nepal’s Terai, adjoining the eastern bank of the Karnali River in the Bardiya District.Together with the neighboring Banke National Park, the coherent protected area of 1,437 sq km (555 sq mi) represents the Tiger Conservation Unit (TCU) Bardiya-Banke that extends over 2,231 sq km (861 sq mi) of alluvial grasslands and subtropical moist deciduous forests.

How to reach there
There are buses from both Pokhara(~12hrs) and Kathmandu(~17hrs) directly to Bardia or to  which is another couple hours by bus from the entrance of the park. Buses from Nepalgunj and other surrounding cities just going by the park can drop you at Ambassa/Aambassa which is another 16km away from the entrance, but any hotel will come pick you up there for free. You can ask to be let off at Kohalpur from buses headed to Nepalgunj and then get a bus from there to Ambassa or directly to the park entrance if you're lucky. You can fly to Nepalgunj and then follow the instructions above for getting to the park. Hiring a private taxi from Nepalgunj to the park entrance is also possible.
Trip Attractions
• Observe tradition, culture and history of Nepal
• Watch more than 500 years old wonderful architect of the country
• Observe more than 53 species of mammals
• Enjoy One-Horned rhino and Royal Bengal Tiger
• Single destination to watch more than 20 species of reptiles
• Elephant ride, canoe ride, bird watching, jungle walk, 4 Wheel jeep drive, visit to the local village,

4. Koshi Tappu Wildlife Reserve 

The Koshi Tappu Wildlife Reserve is a protected area in the Terai of eastern Nepal covering 175 km2 (68 sq mi) of wetlands in the Sunsari, Saptari and Udayapur Districts. In altitude it ranges from 75 to 81 meters (246 to 266 ft) and consists of extensive mudflats, reed beds, and freshwater marshes in the floodplain of the Sapta Kosi River. Koshi Tappu Jungle Safari was established in 1976 and designated as a Ramsar site in December 1987.

How to reach there
Most visitors come on a package tour with a prearranged pick-up from Biratnagar airport, but it’s easy enough to travel here as an independent traveler. The best way is to fly from Kathmandu to Biratnagar, then take a taxi to the park. By public transport, you can catch a bus along the Mahendra Highway to Laukahi , 15km east of the Koshi Barrage. Get off at the police station, from where rickshaws serve both the Koshi Camp and Koshi Tappu Wildlife Camp. For the park headquarters and Koshi Tappu Birdwatching Camp, get off at Jamuha, from where it’s a further 2.5km walk.Buses from Kathmandu (12 to 14 hours) departs  ,while from the east you can jump on any bus heading along the Mahendra Highway.
Trip Attractions
• Observe tradition, culture and history of Nepal
• Watch the ancient wonderful architect of the country and the  local culture of the area.
• Observe more than 31 species of mammals, 200 species of fish and 450 species of birds
• Enjoy Wild Asian Elephant and water buffalos.

2. Parsa Wildlife Reserve

Parsa Wildlife Reserve Safari is a rare opportunity to experience the nature and culture of Nepal’s Terai, Spread over parts of Chitwan, Makawanpur, Parsa and Bara districts, a considerable part of the Churia Hills of Central Nepal also falls in this region lending it an air of a more diverse terrain.

Parsa jungle safari provides good habitat fur animals like wild elephant, tiger, leopard, sloth bear, Gaur, blue bull and wild dog.
This park is the most undisturbed wilderness area in the Terai providing excellent habitats for most of the endangered species of wildlife and birds .

How to reach there
Parsa Wildlife Reserve is one of the easiest places to reach. The reserve headquarter Adhabar is eight-hour drive from the capital city and falls on the East-West Mahendra Highway. Another option is to fly to Simra in Bara district, from where the reserve headquarters is only seven kilometers away.