Nepal

The geography of Nepal can be divided into high mountains, mid hills and low lands. A wide range of ecosystem from sub-tropical jungles of the Teria to the arctic conditions of Himalayan highlands are found within an area of 147,181 square kilometers. There are a total of 9 National park, 3 Wildlife Reserves, 3 Conservation Areas, 9 Buffer Zones around national park, covering a total of 28,585.67 km2(19.42%) of the country’s total land. Nepal’s rich biodiversity renders it ideal as an eco-tourism destination.

23 Aug

Royal Chitwan National Park

Owing to its rich adornment of nature, Chitwan National Park was declared UNESCO Natural Heritage Site in 1979.
23 Aug

Bardia and Parsha

Image by Yodod via Flickr Royal Bardia National Park (968 sq km) The Bardia National park is the largest and most undisturbed protected area in the Terai and is home to the endangered Royal Bengal tiger and Nepal’s famous one-horned rhinoceros. The national park located in the far western district of Bardia, is bordered by [...]
23 Aug

Koshi Tappu-Shivpuri-Manaslu

Koshi Tappu Wildlife Reserve (176 sq km) Koshi Tappu Wildlife Reserve has carved a place for itself as a birdwatcher’s paradise. The reserve spreads over Saptaria and Sunsari districts in East Nepal over the embankments of River Koshi. The reserve has been recognized as a Wetland site from 1987. The vegetation of the reserve is [...]
23 Aug

Sagarmata National Park

Snow leopard | Image via Wikipedia The prime attraction in the Sagarmata National Park is Mt. Everest, the highest peak of the world. The park was added to the list of World Heritage Site in 1979. The park, a part of the Himalayan ecological Zone, has several other prominent peaks most of which are above [...]
23 Aug

Langtang National Park

View of Mount Langtang Lirung  | Image via Wikipedia The park extends over parts of Nuwakot, Rasuwa and Sindhupalchok districts in the mountainous terrain of Nepal-China Tibet) border. The chief attraction of this park is the Langtang range in the north and several lakes in the south. High altitude jungles with diverse vegetation and wildlife, [...]