While Nepal's northern region makes up of the high Himalaya, the southern lowland known as the Terai is covered with dense tropical forests teeming with diverse wildlife and exotic birds of Nepal. You will find some of the most exhilarating jungle safari destinations in the world. You will be going into deep jungle on elephant back or four wheel drive vehicle to get a glimpse of wild animals in their natural habitat. Other thrills are canoe rides on the jungle rivers, nature walks, bird watching excursions and village tours. 

There are 15 national parks and wildlife reserves in the country. They provide one of the world's major habitats for endangered species like the one horned rhino, Royal Bengal tiger, snow leopard, red panda, and the long snorted gharial crocodile. Almost 800 varieties of bird species are found in these parks and reserves. Sagarmatha (Everest) National Park and Royal Chitwan National Park are listed as World Heritage Sites. 

Royal Chitwan National Park

and jacket is recommended when the morning and evening are pretty chilly. It is always a good idea to have a binocular while traveling in the Royal Chitwan National Park. Royal Chitwan National Park, the first national park of Nepal, established in 1973 covers an area of 932 Sq. Km. It is situated in the sub tropical inner Terai (Doon Valley) of central Nepal. The whole area of the park is divided into different geographical units of Chure hill, oxbow lakes, flooded plains of Rapti, rue and Narayani rivers.

The park has tropical to sub tropical forest. Nearly seventy percent of the park vegetation is predominantly Shal (Shorea robusta) forest followed by twenty percent of grass land, seven percent of riverian forest and three percent of shal with chirpin. The last being grown only on top of the chure range,
Beneath the forest canopy frows a riot of plant life flame of the forest, wild fig trees, exotic orchids, creepers a varitable feast of nature.

More than forty species of mammals, four hundred and fifty species of birds and forty five species of amphibians take shelter in the park. To sum up Chitwan is a host of rare animals - tigers, rhinos, bisons, sloth bears, four type of deer and huge variety of colourful birds including giant horn bulls, parakeets, kingfishers, golden orioles, common mainas and many other. Chitwan is also visited by many Trans-Himalayan birds fly down all the way from Tibetan plateau and Siberian plains.The park is nearly 165 Km. Away and lies in the south west of Kathmandu. It is well linked with air and road transport.