Tigers, Rhinos & Himalayas
A 12 night, 13 Day immersive experience visiting Chitwan and Bardiya National Parks and the Pipar Pheasant Conservation landscape.
Overview
A wildlife and cultural immersion with safaris, hiking, bird watching, lectures and visiting local villages and enjoying local dishes.
Starting in Kathmandu, visit the UNESCO World Heritage sites, then take a short domestic flight to Nepalgung in the center of Mid Western Nepal to stay in the Bardia National Park, home of the Bengal Tiger and other mammals including the Indian Rhinocerous. Then a short flight to Pokhara and some hiking and birdwatching in the Pipar Pheasant Conservatoin Landscape in the Seti Khola Valley. Then travel to Chitwan National Park to enjoy the diverse wildlife of the Churia Hills and the floodplains of the Rapti, Reu and Narayani rivers.
Programme Highlights
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Explore Ancient Kathmandu
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Swayambhunath (Monkey Temple)
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Step back in time in Bhaktapur
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Birdwatch Beneath the Annapurnas
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Journey into the Jungles of Chitwan
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Search for Nepal's Iconic Wildlife from a dugout canoe
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Search for the beautiful Bengal Tiger in Bardia National Park
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Meet Conservationists in Pokhara
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Witness the Return of Asia's Vultures in Ghachok
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Walk the Pheasant Conservation Landscape
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Visit the BIA Craftsmen
Schedule
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Day 1: Arrival into Kathmandu (1,324m/4344ft)
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Day 2: Flight Kathmandu to Nepalgung and Bardia National Park
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Day 3: Bardia National Park (152m/499ft)
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Day 4: Bardia National Park
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Day 5: Bardia National Park
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Day 6: Flight from Nepalgung to Pokhara
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Day 7: Pokhara to Ghachok in the Seti Khola Valley (1200m/3937ft)
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Day 8: Seti Khola Valley (optional hike to Hile at 2100m/6889ft)
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Day 9: Seti Khola Valley to Chitwan National Park
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Day 10: Chitwan National Park (100m/328ft)
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Day 11: Chitwan National Park to Kathmandu
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Day 12: Kathmandu
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Day 13: Departure from Kathmandu
Your Experience
Starting in Kathmandu, explore the sacred temples and medieval palaces in the Kathmandu Valley, the carved wooden windows, brick courtyards and towering pagoda temples. Then in Bardia jeep safari to search for the Bengal tiger with a professional wildlife photographer and guide. You then travel to the Pipar Pheasant Conservation Landscape where you will be trekking through forests, terraced hillsides and remote villages in one of Nepal's most important pheasant conservation areas. The Himalayan mountains and specifically the famous Macchapuchhre (Fishtail) Mountain provide the stunning backdrop to this. Then in Chitwan National Park there is the opportunity to glide silently along the Rapti River in a dugout canoe past crocodiles and waterbirds. In the grasslands of Chitwan look for rhinos, deer, monkeys and hundreds of bird species in one of Asia's richest wildlife habitats.
BIOCOS will ensure your holiday is a holiday! Along with their local guides there will be a British guide and Nepali Ecologists, Biologists and Ornotholgists accompanying you. Birdwatching and wildlife observation will be with expert researchers and there will be plenty of time to experience Nepal's culture, landscapes and incredible biodiversity.
