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Jungle Safari In Bardia National Park
The
Bardia National Park, situated in the mid-far Western region, is
the largest and most unspoiled wilderness area in the Terai,
covering an area of 968 sq. km. The park, a sub-tropical jungle,
is thickly forested by sal trees and carpeted with grass,
savannah and riverine vegetation. The north is bordered by the
Churia hill range, the west by the Karnali river, while the
Babai river cuts its course almost through the middle of the
park. On the southern fringe of the park are the villages of the
unique and indigenous Tharu people of Western Nepal. Considered
as one of the most picturesque national parks in Asia, it teems
with rich and diverse flora and fauna.
The park is home to more than 30 different mammals, including
the langur and rhesus monkeys, civets, hyenas, wild dogs, sloth
bears, otters, blue bulls, deer and wild boars. It is a
regenerated habitat for endangered animals like the tiger,
rhinoceros, wild elephant ( the park harbours the biggest wild
tusker in Asia) and black buck, Gharial and marsh mugger
crocodiles the great game fish-masher and the Gangetic dolphin
cavort in the river waters. The unique birds which number over
350 species include cormorants, egret, storks, geese, jungle
fowls, king-fishers and endangered species such as the Bengal
florican, silver-eared mesia and the saurus crane thus making
the park truly a bird watchers paradise.
Within the park are several open grasslands (plants) where game
viewing is excellent. Many of the forest tracks throughout the
park also offer excellent game viewing. And when you can take in
the sights and sounds of the wild without necessarily having to
give up on your creature comforts, what more could you ask for…? |
Nepal
