Bardia National Park
Bardia National Park is situated in the mid far western Terai, east of the Karnali River, Nepal. The park is the largest and most undisturbed wilderness area in the Terai. About 70% of the park is covered with forest with the balance a mixture of grassland, savannah and riverine forest.
History of Bardia National Park
Bardia was a royal hunting reserve of Nepal's Rana rulers from 1846 to 1950. In Nepal, wildlife lost whatever protection the royal hunting reserve conveyed when the Rana rule ended in the 1950s. A well-meaning malaria eradication program in the 1950s and 1960s opened the terai for settlement, and transformed about 75% of the native Terai to agricultural land. Wildlife populations declined with the combination of increased settlement and widespread poaching. Bardia was declared a wildlife reserve in 1976, first measuring 134 square miles (347 km²) and expanded in 1985 to 374 square miles (968 km²), it became a National Park in 1988. The approximately 1500 people who used to live in this valley have been resettled elsewhere. Since farming has ceased in the Babai Valley, natural vegetation is regenerating, making it an area of prime habitat for wildlife.
Fauna
The park provides excellent habitat for endangered animals like the rhinoceros, wild elephant, tiger, swamp deer, black buck, gharial crocodile, marsh mugger crocodile and Gangetic dolphin. Endangered birds include the Bengal florican, lesser florican, silver-eared mesia and Sarus crane. More than 30 different mammals, over 200 species of birds, and many snakes, lizards and fish have been recorded in the park's forest, grassland and river habitats. A good number of resident and migratory birds are found in the park. It is also the home of one of the last known herds of wild elephants. this article was presented by sujoy.(source: wikipedia.com)
Bardiya National Park- 6 nights / 7 days
Day 01: Arrival
Arrive in Kathmandu. Reception and assistance on arrival by our representative.
Transfer to the Hotel. Overnight at the Hotel.
Day 02 Kathmandu full Day Sightseeing and pareparing for leaving Bardia.
Day 03: Kathmandu/ Nepalgunj/
Royal Bardiya National Park
After breakfast transfer to the airport for the flight to Nepaljung. Approximately
an hour flight will provide you the exciting view of 200 km of the mighty
Himalayan ranges of Nepal giving you the feeling, as if you are doing an
exclusive mountain flight, provided the weather is clear. From Nepalgunj
airport our representative will pick you up to the Resort, which is about
2.30 hrs drive. Welcome drink will be served upon arrival. After lunch you
will be taken for a nature walk to the Jungle. Dinner at 7.30 PM. Overnight
at Wildlife Resort.
Day 04: Royal Bardiya National
Park
Early morning wake up call. Tea/coffee at 6.30 AM. At 7.00 AM breakfast
will be served. Then you will be taken to the Jungle to see the mighty Karnali
River with all its aquatic games, birds, crocodile & if you are lucky
you might see the Gangetic dolphin. Lunch will be served on your return.
Then you rest for a while waiting for the elephants to take you on a elephant
back safari to explore the great one horned rhinoceros, four types of deer,
monkey, wild boar, leopard & if lucky the elusive tiger as well. Nepalese
buffet dinner will be served at 7.30 PM. There will be native folk dance
to entertain you in the evening. Overnight at Wildlife Resort.
Day 05: Royal Bardiya National
Park/ Nepalgunj/ Kathmandu
Early Morning wake up call. Tea/coffee at 6.00AM. At 6.30 bird watching
Tour through Royal Bardia National Park. There are 360 different Species
of Birds. Breakfast will be served on your return. After breakfast you will
visit ethnic Tharu Village to have a close look at their social & cultural
life. Then you return to the Resort to prepare for journey to Nepalgunj,
catch a flight to Kathmandu. Overnight in Kathmandu.
Day 06: Kathmandu
AM: Breakfast at Hotel. Proceed for sightseeing tour of Bhaktapur city 15
km from Kathmandu, known as city of Devotees and center of medieval art
and architecture founded by King Anand Dev in 889 AD, visit Nyatpola temple,
the most beautiful temple of Nepal, the 15th century palace of 55 windows,
Golden gate and other place of Interest.
PM: Visit Pashupatinath temple one of the most sacred Hindu shrine in the World. The holy river Bagmati and the burning ghats and also visit one of the oldest and biggest stupa of Boudhanath, Overnight stay at Hotel. Overnight stay at the Hotel.
Day 07: Kathmandu
Breakfast at Hotel. Departure to your Destination.