11-ROYAL BARDIA NATIONAL PARK

The Royal national Bardia National Park is the largest and most undisturbed protected area in the Terai and is home to the endangered Royal Bengal tiger and Nepal's famous one-horned rhinoceros. The national park located in the far western district of Bardya,is bordered by River Babai flows right throught the park. The varled geographical factors together with the thick cover of Sal, saannah forests and grasslands render this region ideal as wild animal habitat, The park hosts 30different mammals, more than 250species of birds, and several varieties of reptiles and water animals, Some of the other animals found here are elephant, swamp, deer, blackbuck, gharial crocodile and marsh mugger corcodile.


The exotic Genetic Dolphin is also sometimes seen in River karnali. Birds include opportunity of fishing at River karnali and River Babai. The best time to visit the park is autumn, winter and early summer when the weather is warm and dry. The best way to reach the Royal Bardia National Park is via Nepaljunj in Blank district.Nepalgunj is connected buy air and by road to the capital other cities in the west. The park's headquarter Thakurdwara is approximately an hour's drive away from the Nepalgunj-Surkhet road. Another option to reach the park is from Birendranagar in Surkhet district which is also connected air to Kathmandu.

The following activities are we offered at Royal Bardia National Park:
Jungle Treks, Jeep Safari, Rafting, Fishing, Camping, Cultural Show, Village Tour, Elephant Safari, Bird watching, and Dolphin watching