Royal Chitwan National Park (Nepal)

Location : South West Of Kathmandu, Nepal 

Nearest Access : Bharatpur 

Main Wildlife Found : One-Horned Rhino, Royal Bengal TigerCoverage  

Area :932-sq-kms. 

How to Get there: Air : There are daily flights from Kathmandu to Bharatpur. 

Road : Chitwan is easily accessible from Kathmandu being well connected by national highway to Bharatpur and Saurana.

 

Royal Chitwan National Park covers 932 sq. km. in the level valley region of southern Nepal. It is one of the most significant sub-tropical parks on the Indian subcontinent with populations of the rare Royal Bengal tiger, Greater One-horned rhinoceros, Gangetic dolphin (Platanista gangetica), Wild Asian elephant, Gaur, Golden Monitor lizard, Gharial crocodile and many more. 

A fifth of the park is made up of the floodplains of the Narayani, Rapti and the Reu Rivers and is enclosed by opaque tall Elephant grass interspersed with revenine forests of silk cotton (Kapok), Acacia and Sisam trees.

This ecologically varied area is the last remaining home in Nepal for more than 300 of the endangered Asian one-horned inoceros and harbours one of the largest populations of the indefinable and rare Royal Bengal Tiger. Besides Rhino and Tiger, Chitwan also support a great range of flora and fauna. There are four species of Deer, including the Spotted Chittal, Leopard, Sloth Bear, Wild Dog, Small Wild Cats, the white stockinged Gaur and many other smaller animals.The swampy areas and numerous Ox-bow lakes of Chitwan offer a home for Marsh Crocodiles. In a extend of the Narayani River is found one of the few remaining of the populations of the unusual and endangered fish-only eating Gharial. In the summers the park is alive with migrants such as the fabulous paradise flycatcher, the Indian Pitta ans Parakeets.

Visitors can vigorously contribute in thrilling stalks thgrough the forest looking for animal signs. One exclusive Chitwan experience in Elephant back safaris in search of the one-horned Rhinocerous, Leopard, Deer, Bear, Monkey and Crocodile. Few visitors can ever forget the excitement of crashing through 20 feet high elephant grass and sighting wildlife. Apart from Elephant safaris, the traveller will be happplt occupied for several days with natural walks, canoe rides down the park rivers and landrover drives through the forest. Another exciting alternative to reach the park is a two to three days raft trip down the Trishuli River to Narayanghat or directly into the western edge of the park.It is nominated as one of the natural wonders.