About this trip
Chitwan jungle safari package is designed for those travellers who want to explore the wildlife activities and ethnic cultures of people in Chitwan. Chitwan National Park is very famous touristic destination, it is the first national park in Nepal and comes under the world heritage sites. Chitwan is located in Terai region that covers an area of 932sqaure km. With its lush dense forests and exotic fauna.
Animal sighting is very common in this part the national park is home to some of the rare one horned rhino, the Royal Bengal tiger, crocodiles, elephants, deer and over four-hundred species of birds. The Chitwan National Park offers one of the finest wildlife experiences in Asia.
The jungle safari activity includes canoeing, nature walks, bird watching, excursions, and visit to the ethnic Tharu village and jungle safari inside the national park. It is the most popular wild life safari park in Nepal.
MAJOR ACTIVITIES | ATTRACTION |
Jungle walk | Tour inside Sal forest in the open grassland; Bird watching to spot local and migratory birds in Nepal and sight wild animals. |
Village walk | Tour around the village to explore the life of Ethnic people ‘Tharu’. |
Elephant Center | Visit to Elephant Breeding Center with lots of domesticated elephants |
Canoeing in River Rapti | Traditional dug-out canoe: Riverside scenery; Aquatic birds; endangered crocodiles locally known as Gharials and Magars |
Jeep drive | Jeep drive through grasslands, riverside forests, and Sal forests |
Visit to Gharial Hatchery Farm | Conservation of endangered Genetic crocodiles known as Gharials or Mugars, eggs are hatched, brought up, and released into rivers. |
Cultural program | Enjoy Cultural performance of Tharus performing their traditional dance in colorful costumes. |
By Par Bernard DUPONT from FRANCE (Wild Gharial (Gavialis gangeticus) female) [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
Top photo by Paul Mannix [CC BY 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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