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Chitwan and Bardiya National Park is famous
for jungle safari. Other national parks like Suklaphanta
Wildlife Reserve, Parsa Wliklife Reserve and Koshi Tappu
Wildlife Reserve offer exciting holidays. Jungle activities
include Elephant back safari, jungle drive into deep
jungle, nature walks, Canoe Rides on the jungle rivers
and bird watching.
National Parks, Wildlife Reserve
and Conservation Area:
1. Chitwan National Park (World Heritage Site)
2. Everest National Park (World Heritage Site)
3. Bardiya National Park
4. Lamtang National Park
5. Rara National Park
6. Makalu - Barun National Park
7. Khaptad National Park
8. Shivapuri National Park
9. Shey - Phoksundo National Park
10. Suklaphanta Wildlife Reserve
11. Parsa Wliklife Reserve
12. Koshi Tappu Wildlife Reserve
13. Annapurna Conservation Area
14. Kanchenjunga Conservation Area
15. Manaslu Conservation Area |
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Jungle Safari at Chitwan National Park:
Nepal's first National Park is situated 162 km south
of Kathmandu is known as Chitwan National park in the
lowlands of the inner Terai. It covers an area of 932
sq. km. The park includes hilly areas covered by deciduous
Sal forest. One fifth of the park is made up of the
floodplains of Narayani, Rapti, its covered by dense
tall elephant grass interspersed with riverine forests
of silk cotton trees. This ecologically
diverse area is a heaven for some of animal species
and exotic bird. Chitwan National park is one of the
World Heritage Sites. Sauraha is
known as a natural get way to Chitwan National park.
Chitwan is also known as cultural diversity of ethnic
tharu people.
In the Chitwan National Park: One-horned Rhino, elusive
Royal Bengal Tiger, Leopard, verities of Deer, Sloth
Bear, Rhesus Monkey, Wild Boar, Jackals, Civets, Mongooses,
Cats, Snakes and other reptiles . The rivers and lakes
are home to Crocodiles and the Extraordinary Gangetic
Dolphins.
Chitwan is also a Bird-watcher's delight
with more than four hundred fifty migrant and local
species birds recorded ie Cormorants, Herons, Egrets,
Storks, Cranes, Ducks, Woodpeckers, Hawks, Osprey, Falcons,
Kestrel, Parakeets, Ibis, Kites, Ckoos, Kingfishers,
Swallows, Orioles, Drongos, Babblers and many others.
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