Jungle Safari

Chitwan National Park is the first national park in Nepal. Formerly called Royal Chitwan National Park it was established in 1973 and granted the status of a World Heritage Site in 1984. It covers an area of 932 km² (360 sq mi) and is located in the subtropical Inner Terai lowlands of south-central Nepal in the Chitwan District. In altitude it ranges from about 100 metres (330 ft) in the river valleys to 815 metres (2,674 ft) in the Churia Hills.

In the north and west of the protected area the Narayani -Rapti river system forms a natural boundary to human settlements. Adjacent to the east of Chitwan National Park is Parsa Wildlife Reserve; contiguous in the south is the Indian Tiger Reserve Valmiki National Park. The coherent protected area of 2,075 km² (801 sq mi) represents the Tiger Conservation Unit (TCU) Chitwan-Parsa-Valmiki, which covers a 3,549 km² (1,370 sq mi) huge block of alluvial grasslands and subtropical moist deciduous forests.

It is renowned for its variety and plenty of wildlife and vegetation. The park offers a variety of flora and fauna unique to the area along with some of the world's most exotic wildlife and vegetation. A dense tropical and sub-tropical forest is the home of forty-three species of mammals where the famous elusive royal Bengal Tigers prowl, endangered freat one- horned rhinoceroses roam. And we find other animals like leopards. Wild elephants a variety of deer, bears, four horned antelopes, porcupines, monkey, langurs, pythons, gigantic dolphins, two species of crocodiles- the vegetarian gharials & flesh eating marsh muggers. For the bird watching and nature lovers, it is a paradise with over 450 species of exotic birds, many of which are migratory making Chitwan their wild houses and its 932 square kms. Offering great scope for adventure and exploration.

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