The park lies in Terai lowlands in South-Central region of Nepal covering an area of 932 square kilometers. It is the oldest park in Nepal and is listed as World Heritage Site. The park has a diverse topography ranging from parts of the Churia hills to lakes and flood plains. The park is dominated by Sal forest (70 percent), the rest of the vegetation being grassland, riverine forest and chirpine forest.

The park is inhabited by more than 43 species of mammals, including the endangered one-horned rhinoceros, tiger, and gharial crocodile. The park is also home to over 450 species of birds, including the endangered Bengal florican, giant hornbill, lesser florican, black stork, and wild stork. Similarly, there are over 45 species of amphibians and reptiles such as marsh crocodile, cobra, green pit viper, frogs and tortoises.

The Royal Chitwan National Park offers a wonderful landscape for jungle safari which is only 165 kilometers overland from Kathmandu. The nearby Bharatpur airport makes it even more quickly accessible on air (25 minutes). A visitor will be continuously surprised with the dense flora and rich fauna of the park. The safari can be undertaken on the back of an elephant for the more adventurous or on a four wheel drive vehicle. Visitors can also enjoy canoeing, bird watching and village tours.

Itinerary

Day 01: Arrive Royal Chitwan National
Day 02 : Early bird watching tour by an expert naturalist
Day 03: Visit to the Tharu village by walk or Ox-cart to get the first hand knowledge of these ethnic people totally untouched by modern day civilization.
Day 04 : Drive to Bis Hazaar Tall to watch the different species of birds and the Royal Bengal Tiger if you are lucky enough. Drive or fly back to Kathmandu or Pokhara or Lumbini.