Jungle Safari in Chitwan takes you to one of the most popular and famous parks of Nepal, the Chitwan National Park. The park is located at the mid-south of Nepal within driving distance of 5-6 hours approximately. Also, the park is listed in World Heritage Sites since 1984 and regarded as Asia’s best park for Wild-Life and Jungle Safari.
In fact, Chitwan Safari offers more than you expect with nice comfortable hotels-lodge and resorts to accommodate its visitors. Also, the experienced jungle guides and expert naturalists will be guiding their visitors while exploring the park.
The deep green sub-tropical jungle offers some opportunity to look out for rare, elusive and endangered Royal Bengal Tiger. The park includes not only the tiger but also various other animals including hundreds of different species of bird life. Usually, the Jungle Safari in Chitwan starts from early morning to late afternoon with enough time to relax.
The oldest and most popular National Park, Chitwan National Park covers an area of 932 sq. km. Therefore, the pristine area has its own importance to the world with its unique eco-systems.
The lush green jungle is rich in wildlife species and contains more than 43 species of mammals. It’s famous for the endangered and elusive “Royal Bengal Tiger”, one-horned Rhinoceros, freshwater Gharial and Marsh Mugger crocodiles. Nevertheless, includes many other common species such as gaur (Asian bison) wild elephants, four-horned antelopes, striped hyenas, pangolins, Gangetic dolphins, monitor lizards, and pythons.
Other animals in the park include sambars, spotted deer, barking deer, sloth bear, palm civets, languor and rhesus monkeys. Also, the park is regarded as a home for birds which includes over 450 species of bird-life. It includes the endangered birds Bengal florican, Giant Hornbill, Lesser Florican, the Black Stork and White Stork.
Common birds found in the park include different species of Egrets, Herons, Kingfishers, Flycatchers, and Woodpeckers. Peafowl-Peacocks and Red Jungle fowl are also frequently seen in the park. And, the best time for bird watching is around March to December.
Jungle Safari in Chitwan can be reached by the ultimate way with a surge of adrenaline and scenic Rafting on Trisuli River.
Jungle Safari in Chitwan Best Seasons:
Nearly all months of the year except the monsoon wet months from mid-June to mid-September. However, dry seasons are the most preferred seasons for the Chitwan visit. Therefore, Autumn(September to November) and Winter(December to February) are regarded as the best seasons for Jungle Safari in Chitwan.