About Chitwan National Park Tour
Nepal is known for its natural beauty. In Nepal, we can do lots of fun activities like trekking, tour, jungle safari, hiking, and many more. From them, Chitwan National Park tour or Chitwan Jungle safari tour is one of the most popular jungle safaris in Nepal. This jungle safari is close to Kathmandu valley which is approximately 96km. The park covered about 952.63 square kilometer which is situated in south central Nepal. The tour combines the explorations of flora and wildlife with a rich culture and tradition experience. It is renowned for its many ethnic and friendliness with the beautiful natural surroundings.
Mostly, we get an opportunity to know about the culture and tradition of the Tharu people while doing this jungle safari. This jungle safari tour includes elephant safari, bird watching, and get a chance to know about the cultural and tradition of Tharu people. Chitwan national park is home for 700 species of wildlife, more than 500 species of birds, 50 mammal species, and 55 amphibian and reptiles. The endangered animals like one-horned rhino also seen here. We also have an opportunity to see many endangered animals like one-horned rhino, wild elephant, royal Bengal tiger, golden monitor lizard, crocodile, Gharials, and many more.
While doing this tour, trekkers gets chance to be more with nature with beautiful forest. The area consists tropical and subtropical with 70% of Sal forest and 20 % of Grassland. This short tour is for those trekkers who have short vacation and also perfect for family and friends group. The Chitwan Jungle Safari tour is also known as Sauraha tour package. This tour gives chance to the trekkers to discover themselves in the forest with bird chirping and tiger roaring. On this tour, we get to know about the lifestyle of the Terai people with their own culture and tradition. After entering this national park tour, we will have warm welcomed by Tharu people with their dance called Jhumra or Lathi Nach.
How to get to Chitwan national park?
There are various ways to get into Chitwan national park like:
By air: By air is the best means of transportation to get into Chitwan. From Kathmandu, it is just 20 minutes of flight towards Bharatpur which is the nearest airport to Chitwan. From, Bharatpur airport, it will take short drive towards Chitwan.
By road: There are two types of transport while travelling by road which are by private jeep and by tourist bus. If you want to travel with your friends group only then, you can hire private jeep. Hiring a private jeep will be a little bit costly. If you don’t want to expend extra money on transportation then you can take tourist bus which is the most common economical options. It takes around 5 to 6 hours with its steep forest-covered hills and farming villages. We will take a scenic drive beside the Ridge of Trishuli River.
Packing list for Chitwan national park tour
Chitwan national park is situated in the Terai region of Nepal so it is better to know about the weather and temperature before embarking here. The basic things, you have to pack before embarking here is:
Clothes: long sleeves shirt and pant, light jacket and sweater for cooler evening, comfortable shoes or hiking boots, sun hat and cap for sun protection.
Accessories: sunscreen, sunglass, small bag pack for day trip, water bottle, camera, power bank, extra batteries of camera, binoculars for wildlife viewing, insect repellent.
While exploring here, you are highly recommended to check the rules of national park regarding what you can do or bring and what you can’t do or can’t bring. You also requested to carry photocopy of your passport and extra passport-sized photos. While hiking here, you are requested to wear neutral colors clothes to avoid drawing attentions. It will be difficulty to blend with surrounding if you wear bright color, so neutral colors are preferable. There is a high chance of getting bitten by the insect so it is necessary to carry insect repellent because you will be in the center of dense forest.
Things to do at Chitwan national park
Chitwan national park is one of the most popular tourist destinations where we enjoy spectacular wildlife, lush vegetation, and vibrant culture and tradition. At Chitwan national park, we can go for bird watching safari. We will get a chance to see bird like kingfisher, fish eagle, woodpecker, and many other birds. We also go for jungle safari, where we get a chance to see many wild animals like one-horned rhino, deer, bear, monkey, elephant and many more. If your luck is on your side then you can get a chance to see royal Bengal tiger.