Royal Chitwan National Park is located 166 Kms Southwest of Kathmandu, 204 Kms Southeast of Pokhra. The national park is large area of low, heavily forested hills bordering India in the south, a heaven of wildlife including one horned rhino, leopard, varieties of deer, wild boar and around 400 species of birds. The park, formerly a royal hunting reserve covers nearly 400 square miles of dense forest and is home to nearly 60 Bengal Tigers.
The area has two distinct seasons - the wet monsoon season ( June through
September ) and the dry winter monsoons. The best time to visit the park
is March through May. The Elephant grass at this time of the year grows
upto 20 feet, which is too short to provide cover to rhinos, which prefer
this riverine environment. The nearest airport is Meghauly and Royal Nepal,
Everest Air and Necon Air has regular flights from Kathmandu.
| HOTELS IN CHITWAN |
Tiger Tops, Machan Wildlife Resort, Chitwan Jungle Lodge, Gaida Safari, Temple Tiger