Bardia National park

Trip Facts
Duration: 3 days Program Type: Safari Tour Mode of Travel: Land Start Trip: Bardiya End Trip: Bardiya

Overview

The Royal Bardia National Park is spread over 968 sq. km and located in the Western Nepal Terai. It is easily the largest and least disturbed wilderness spread in the terai and is predominantly Sal forest sprinkled with tall grassland. It is bonded on the north by the Churia Hills and is stretches on the west by the Geruwa River.It is here that your changes of spotting a Tiger in Nepal are the highest others animals include the rhinoceros, swamp deer, Leopard, wild cats, blue bulls, sloth bear, barking deers and langurs. There are a few wild elephants and some of the males are considered the largest in Asia.

The Geruwa River that rushes in through a break in the hills range, is home to famous mashees game fish Gharial, Marshmugger Crocodiles and the fresh water Gangetic dolphins. The park also has cobras, Kraits and Pythons.The park bosts more then 250 species of birds including the endangered Bengal florican, sarus crane and many species of geese, duck and parakeets.

The activities include Jungle Safari on elephant back and jeep drivers. The best time to visit is from October to March.

Bardia National park

Itinerary Detail

Day-1
On Your arrival at Nepalgunj Airport or Ambasa Stand, our staff will receive you. You will then be transferred to our Lodge where you will be offered refreshment & be given a briefing on our lodge & its facilities. After being given your programmes for the day, your room will then be allocated to you.

15.00 - Village tour to a nearby ethnic Tharu village where you will learn more about the life and lifestyle of the Tharus.
20.00 - Dinner

Day-2
06.00 - Wake up call
06.30 - Breakfast.
07.30 - Elephant Safari. An excellent opportunity to see Asian Elephant, Great One Horn Rhinoceros, Spotted Deer or Chital, Hog Deer, Barking Deer, Samber, Swamp Deer or Barasingha, Nilgai or Bull, Black Buck, Wild Boar, Royal Bengal Tiger, Leopard, Wild Dog, Golden Jackal, Striped Hyena. You will also encounter many other smaller mammals that have made Bardia their home. Visit to Crocodile Breeding Center, Park Visitors Center & Tharu Cultural Museum.
13.00 - Lunch.
15.00 - Jungle walk. An excellent opportunity to see the wild animals, small mammals, birds and waits in the Tower (Machan) to have the wild sightseeing, accompanied by our experienced naturalists and wild life tracker. Excellent photographic opportunities are plentiful.
19.00 - Tharu cultural dance.
20.00 - Dinner

Day-3
06.00 - Wake up call
06.30 - Breakfast.
07.00 - Bird watching. An excellent opportunity to see a great many species of birds found in Bardia.
Visit to Karnali River for Dolphin sightseeing.
12.00 - Lunch
13.30 - Departure for onward journey.

Bardia National park

Cost Includes

• Pick up/Drop
• Hotel in Kathmandu as your requirements,
• Transportation from and to Kathmandu by tourist bus as per itinerary.
• All Safari Activities.
• All Jungle activities
• Accommodations while safari including breakfast, lunch and dinner.
• Highly experienced Government licensed safari guide during the trip.
• Government / Local taxes, Tourist service charge, guide insurance and salary, national park and conservation area fees.
• Jungle Activities guide and required staffs with vehicle

Cost Excludes

• Any type of personal expenditure such Alcoholic beverages and drinks, phone, and laundry.
• Food & accommodation cost incase of any natural accident caused by weather.
• Tips, Gratuities and expenditure.
• Rescue & insurance such as travel, cancellation, accident, health, emergency evacuation and loss, theft of or damage to baggage and personal effects.
• Lunch & dinner in Kathmandu
• International airfares. International Airport Departure Tax.

Bardia National park

Bardia National park pictures

Bardia National park

Essential Information

Bardiya National Park covers 968 sq. km./ 363 sq. mi. of the Terai in Nepal's far-West, and is the largest and least-disturbed wilderness area in the Terai. It provides an excellent habitat for over 30 different mammal species, including the endangered Bengal Tiger, One-horned Rhinoceros, Wild Elephant, Swamp deer, and Black buck. The Great One-horned Rhinoceros was successfully reintroduced to Bardiya from Chitwan in 1986. Herds of elegant black buck in the open grassland are a stirring sight unique to Bardiya. Other common animals found in the Park include the leopard and lesser cats, the blue bull (Nilgai), several species of deer, the langur and rhesus monkeys, sloth bear, and the wild boar. The open grasslands within the Park, locally known as phantas, are ideal for game viewing.

The Karnali, one of Nepal's largest rivers, forms the western boundary of the park. The endangered Gangetic dolphin is often seen in its waters. Other endangered riverine species include the fish-eating Gharial and Marsh mugger crocodiles. The Karnali also offers excellent fishing for masheer, a large freshwater perch. Over 250 species of birds have so far been recorded in the Park, including the endangered Bengal and Lesser Floricans, Silver-eared Mesia, and the Sarus crane.