The overall landscape of Nepal comprises of a mountainous terrain dotted with jungles, meadows and fields sporting exemplary biodiversity. The unique location of the country renders it not only swish with sceneries but also garnished with all kinds of flowering plants, more than 848 species of birds, more than 500 species of butterflies, 600 plant families and 319 kinds of orchids and at least 4 percent of the over all mammal population of the world. No surprises, jungle safaris at Nepal are often taken up by tourists to this small but wondrous country.
The Jungle safari at Nepal predominantly constitutes of a tour inside the deep jungles on the back of an elephant or in the safe confines of a four wheeler. Besides, also popular past times are river rafting on the fast-paced rivers flowing across the jungles, walking down the natural trails while watching twittering birds, spotting butterflies and enjoying other beauties of Mother Nature from close quarters. Tourists also engage in camping, tiger tracking, tracking of wild elephants, touring adjoining villages and even watching dolphins, while on a wild life tour.
There are a number of National Parks, Wild Life Reserves and Conservation Areas in Nepal . The prominent names among National Parks include Chitwan, Khaptad, Langtang, Makalu Barun, Rara, Bardia, Sagarmatha and Shivpuri. The Koshi Tappu , Parsa and Shuklaphanta are famous wild life reserves at Nepal . Annapurna , Kanchenjunga and Manaslu fall under the Conservation Area category. Nepal ’s National Parks, conservation areas and wild life reserves truly provide safe refuge to its flora, fauna and other life forms.
