Bardia National Park was a royal hunting reserve of Nepal’s Rana rulers from 1846 to 1950. In Nepal, wildlife lost whatever protection the royal hunting reserve conveyed when the Rana rule ended in the 1950s. A well-meaning malaria eradication program in the 1950s and 1960s opened the terai for settlement, and transformed about 75% of the native Terai to agricultural land. Wildlife populations declined with the combination of increased settlement and widespread poaching. Bardia was declared a wildlife reserve in 1976, first measuring 134 square miles (347 km²) and expanded in 1985 to 374 square miles (968 km²), it became a National Park in 1988. The approximately 1500 people who used to live in this valley have been resettled elsewhere. Since farming has ceased in the Babai Valley, natural vegetation is regenerating, making it an area of prime habitat for wildlife.
Bardiya National park wildlife tour provides excellent habitat for endangered animals like the rhinoceros, wild elephant, tiger, swamp deer, black buck, gharial crocodile, marsh mugger crocodile and Gangetic dolphin. Endangered birds include the Bengal florican, lesser florican, silver-eared mesia and Sarus crane. More than 30 different mammals, over 200 species of birds, and many snakes, lizards and fish have been recorded in the park’s forest, grassland and river habitats. A good number of resident and migratory birds are found in the park. It is also the home of one of the last known herds of wild elephants.
Itinerary
Early morning fly from Kathmandu to Nepalgunj, Volunteer Society Treks Nepal will welcome you at Nepalgunj airport then transfer to the resort/hotel. Refreshment drink and briefing about the accommodation and the facilities. After lunch our manager will brief you about the program of the following days. Visit to crocodile breeding center and tharu village & Jungle drive. You enjoy dinner, in the evening; enjoy cultural programs conducted by Tharu, community of Terai. You stay overnight at camp or lodge.
Time table and program
– Arrival pick up from Nepalgunj airport transfer to hotel and welcome
– Briefing by the Lodge manager
– 13:00. Lunch
– 15:30. Crocodile breeding center/Tharu village/Jungle Jeep drive
– 17:00. Sunset view from Riverbank
– 18:30. Slide show/Tharu stick dance
– 19:00. Dinner/Culture program
In Bardia National Park, you enjoy a full day of Wildlife Safari activities such as: Elephant back safari, Nature walks, Canoe trip or boat ride, Jeep drive in the Deep forest, Elephant bathing, bird watching, Tharu Village tour etc. as per time permits. Trained local naturalists and guides will guide all to you. Animals and birds to be seen are rhinoceros, crocodiles, bear, monkeys, several species of deer, pythons, peacocks, horn-bills, woodpeckers (among more than 400 species of birds recorded in the park).
Time Table and Program
– 05:30. Wake up call
– 05:45. Tea/Coffee
– 06:00. Elephant ride/bird watching
– 08:00. Breakfast
– 09:00. Canoe ride/elephant briefing / swimming and bath
– 13:00. Lunch
– 15:00. Elephant ride / nature walk / visit to observation tower / Canoe ride
– 18:30. Tharu Stick Dance/slide show
– 19:30. Dinner
After tea or coffee you will go for a bird watching tour. B/F. Transfer to the bus station or the Nepalgunj Airport for your onward departure.
Time Table and Program
– 05:30. A.M. Wake up call
– 05:45. Tea/Coffee
– 06:00. Bird watching Tour
– 08:00. Breakfast/Transfer to Bus station/airport
– 09:00. Final departure
