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f course Nepal is called by the name of "Kingdom of Himalayas". It is surrounded by the greenery's & wilderness. Nepal has four major National Park. Among all of them the most popular Jungle Safari Parks are the Royal Chitwan National Park and the Royal Bardia National Park.Jungle safaris are conducted on Elephant ride, nature walk for bird watching, accompanied by a naturalist; on four wheel vehicles or by Canoeing ride in the Rapti River at Chitawan and Rafting in the Karnali River at Bardia. A visit to the near by villages of the "Tharu" community ( the indigenous tribes of the area) is a highlight of the visit. Traditional Tharu stick dances add to the evening of entertainment.
Royal Chitwan National ParkC
hitwan needs no introduction. It is the home of 25% of the world's great one horned rhino and substantial percent of the royal bengal tiger.In 1970, Chitwan was declared wildlife reserve and in 1973 it was designated as the Royal Chitwan National Park. A part from the forests and animals, Chitwan is also famous for its annual pilgrimage to Devghat at the confluence of Shree Krishna Gandaki and Trisuli. Royal Bardia National Park
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he Bardia National Park is situated on the eastern banks of the Karnali river about 400 Km. west of Kathmandu. The area of park is 968 sq. kms. and extends from the Churia hill southward to the gentle slopes of the Bhabhar. The higher grounds of the Churia have dry deciduous forest of mostly hardwood Sal. The porous slopes of the Bhabhar support large open grassland locally known as the "Phantas". These are some of the last remaining grasslands that once covered much of the Gangetic plains of north India.Royal Bardia has great population with wildlife and Flora / fauna. The Spotted Deer, Wild Boar,
Barasingha or Swamp Deer, Langur and Rhesus Marcaque Monkeys and a small heard of Wild Elephant call Bardia their home. The numerous waterways of the Karnali River which criss-cross the
national park at many places support a wide variety of Wild Life such as the Gharial - Marsh Mugger Crocodile and Gangetic Dolphin, Antelope species, the Nilgai or Blue Bull. The Karnali and Babai rivers attract a large number of watering waterfowl along with resident species such as Herons, Kingfisher and Wall Creepers. More than 350 bird species have been recorded in Bardia, truly a bird watcher's paradise. Koshi Tappu Wildlife Reserve
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oshi Tappu Wildlife Reserve is situated in the Sapta Koshi River Plains in the far eastern corner of Nepal. It covers 175 square kms to the north of the Kms long Koshi Dam - mostly marshes, lagoons and sandbanks offering an outstanding wetland habitat and one of the finest bird-watching sites in Asia. Almost all of Nepal's wildfowl, waders, storks, ibises, egrets, terns and gulls are found here. In addition a great variety of Land birds, especially warblers and birds of prey also make this reserve their home. Over a hundred species of birds can be seen each day at Koshi Tappu.It is called by the name of habitat for The Wild Buffalo in Nepal and also home to Leopard, Fishing Cat, Jungle Cat, Asiatic Jackal, Spotted deer, Blue Bull and the rare Ganges River Dolphin. The Koshi Reserve should not be missed by any naturalist visiting Nepal.
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