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 The Royal Chitwan
National Park offers a wilderness of rich ecosystem that
includes mammals, birds, reptiles and water animals of several
kinds. It is little surprising therefore that this is one of
the cost popular and most popular and most frequented parts of
the country. Owing to its rich adornment of nature the park
was declared UNESCO Natural Heritage Site in 1979. The park
that includes in its area p part of the Shivlalik Hills is
covered with deciduous forests overlooking the floodplains of
Narayani, Rapti and Reu rivers. There are around 600 plant
species, 50 mammals, 526 birds and 49 amphibians, reptiles’
gound in the park. The highlights, of course, are the 500
Asian one-horned rhinoceros and some 100 nocturnal Royal
Bengal tigers that live in the dense forests of the park.
Sharing home with these are other animals like rhesus monkey,
grey langur, deer, leopards, white stockinged gaur, wild boar,
wild dogs and wild cats. Among reptiles are different kinds of
snakes including the python, while the river areas breed
amphibians lime the endangered snouted gharial popularly known
as Gkangetic Crocodile and marsh crocodiles. The forest is
alive during summer with the arrival of migrant birds paradise
flycatcher, Indian pitta and parakeets, while winter birds
 include waterfowl, Brahminy ducks, pintails, bar-headed geese,
cormorants and migratory birds from Siberia. Other bird
varieties are woodpeckers, hornbills, peacocks, peahens, florivans and redheaded trogons. A rare attraction of the park
is the world’s fresh water dolphin’s variety sometimes seen in
River Narayani. Another factor adding a distinct touch to the
Chitwan experience is the colorful Tharu culture.
There are also sites of religious and historical importance at
Devghat, Pandavnagar, Balmiki Ashram and Kabilaspur. The best
time to visit Chitwan is September to Match. Chitwan is easy
to reach from Kathmandu and from other parts of the country.
Daily flights to Meghaule and Bharatpur are available from
Kathmandu.It is also connected by road to the capital and
other major cities in the country. |
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Entry Fee Person Per Day :-
 For
Nepalese Nationals, Rs.20
For SAARC Nationals, Rs. 200
For Other Foreign Nationals, Rs. 500
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Note : Entrance fee not required for children under 10 years ).
Filming permit fee ( Documentary Films ) :
- For Nepalese Nationals, Rs 5000
- For SAARC Nationals, Rs. 25000
- For Other Foreign Nationals, equivalent national currency of
US $1000
Helicopter Landing ( Per Landing ), Rs. 2000 |
