5 Day Jungle Safari in Bardia National Park, Bheri Zone

Itinerary

Day 1: Arrival at Bardia National Park and cultural program

Fly to Nepalgunj Airport (KEP) from where an Osho World Adventure representative will pick you and transfer you to the jungle lodge. Visit to nearest Tharu village and cultural program.

Day 2: Visits to wildlife centers and jungle nature walk

You will wake up early in the morning and have breakfast. Then you'll go for a visit to the visitor center, crocodile breeding center, and Tharu cultural museum. After lunch, you will continue for the jungle nature walk.

Day 3: Tiger tracking, bird watching, and jeep safari

Today you will go for tiger tracking and bird watching. After lunch, you will continue the jungle tour with jeep safari.

Day 4: Rafting

Wake up and breakfast before driving to rafting point to start rafting. A packed lunch will be provided. Raft back to jungle lodge for dinner and briefing about next day's program.

Day 5: Dolphin watching and departure

Today, you will go to Karnali River for dolphin sightseeing, After lunch, you will fly back to Kathmandu.

Birdwatching

Nepal is indeed a paradise for birds with over 800 species recorded representing 10% of the world’s population in just a tiny fraction of the earth’s land mass.

Just to list a few: eight species of stork, six species of pheasant, 17 species of cuckoo, 3 species of crow, cormorant, egret, black ibis, eagle, falcon, duck, chukar, partridge, sarus crane, lapwing pigeon, bengal green pigeon, dove, parakeet, koel cuckoo, owl, vulture, peafowl, red jungle fowl, swallow, black drong, blue jay, wood pecker, black-headed shrike, common myna, red-vented bulbul, paradise flycatcher, brahminy duck, house sparrow, red mania, and hawk.

The opportunity to see these and other birds will make your trip a memorable and enjoyable one. These trips also provide panoramic mountain views, glimpses of wild animals, and exposure to the local people’s culture and traditions.

Rafting

Rafting in Nepal is another thrilling and adventurous activity. Lined with high-rise mighty snow-capped mountains in the north, Nepal boasts many water bodies including the perenial rivers. The mighty mountains have given birth to scores of rivers that flow gushing through the river valleys crashing down in the Terai and meandering through it.

These rivers lined with lush green forests, terraced feilds and ethnic life-styled villages on the way offer one of the best destination for white water rafting in Nepal.

There is a popular perception that rafting is an sporting event and requires special skills and some sort of training to do. However, there are rivers in Nepal in which you can do rafting without any training and even if you are not a sporty person.

The difficulty level of rafting varies from very easy to very challenging. Likewise, the length of the rafting trips also range from one day to over a week.

Bardia National Park is inhabited by many endangered animals which includes tiger, wild elephant, blackbuck, gharial crocodiles, gangetic dolphin, and birds like Bengal florican, Sarus Crane, Silver-eared mesia, and many others. Bardia National Park is the only the place in Nepal where you can able to see the freshwater dolphins and black buck antelopes.

Nepal is a country of exceptional biodiversity and a beautiful natural environment. The tropical jungles of the Terai preserve some of the best wildlife habitat in the subcontinent. Nepal has 16 national parks, wildlife reserves, and conservation areas, occupying 16 percent of its total geographical area.

You will be provided with daily breakfast, lunch, and dinner during this safari.

• 1 jungle nature walk
• 1 jeep safari
• Tharu village visit and cultural program
• Visit to the visitor center, crocodile breeding center, and Tharu cultural museum
• Tiger tracking and bird watching
• 1 full day of rafting
• Dolphin sightseeing
• Transportation throughout the safari by tourist coach
• 4 nights hotel accommodation
• Daily breakfast, lunch and dinner
• Services of an experienced nature safari guide trained by the government of Nepal
• Government and local taxes
• Park entrance fees
• Airport transfers

• Personal expenses like phone, bar bill, laundry, beverages etc.
• Travel / medical insurance.
• Meals on the way of journey by tourist coach
• Flight fare and airport tax
• Private vehicle cost
• White water rafting trip cost
• Emergency evacuation cost
• Tips for guide, driver, as well as other staff.
• Other unexpected cost due to delay, strike, etc.

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• A reservation requires a deposit of 25% of the total price.
• The deposit is non-refundable, if the booking is cancelled.
• The rest of the payment should be paid on arrival.