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 The Royal Bardia
National Park is the largest and most undisturbed protected
area in the Terai and is home to the endangered Royal Bingal
tiger and Nepal’s famous one-horned rhinoceros. The national
park located in the far western district of Bardiya, is
bordered by River Karnali in the west, the Churia range in the
north, while the River Babai flows right through the park. The
varied geographical factors together with the thick cover of
Sal, savannah forests and grasslands render this region ideal
as wild animal habitat.
The park hosts 30 different mammals, core than 250 species of
birds, and several varieties of reptiles and water animals.
Some of the other animals f ound here are elephant, swamp deer,
blackbuck, ghrial crocodile ad marsh mugger crocodile. The
exotic Gangetic Dolphin is also sometimes seen in River
Karnali; Birds include endangered varieties of Bengal florican,
lesser florican, silver-eared mesia and sarus crane. The park
offers the rare opportunity of fishing at River Karnali and
River Babai. The best time to visit the park is autumn, winter
and early summer when the weather is warm and dry. The best
way to reach the Royal Bardia National Park is via Nepalgunj
in Bandi district.
Nepalgunj is connected by air and by road to the capital and
other cities in the west. The park’s headquarters Thakurdwara
is approximately an hour’s drive away from the
Nepalgunj-Surkhet road. Another option to reach the park is
from Birendranagar in Surkhet district, which is also
connected by air to Kathmandu. |
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Entry Fee Person Per Day :-
For Nepalese Nationals, 20
For SAARC Nationals, Rs.
200
For Other Foreign Nationals, Rs.
5000
( Note : Entrance fee not required for children under 10 years ).
Filming permit fee ( Documentary
/ Feature 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 |
