At Chitwan and Bardia, you may encounter rare and endangered animals such as the one-horned rhinoceros and Royal Bengal tiger. Other species that can be found in the parks are wild elephants, sloth bears, several species of deer, leopards and langur and rhesus monkeys. Gharial and marsh mugger crocodiles and the freshwater Gangetic dolphins also inhabit the rivers. Koshi Tappu, in particular, is a bird watchers paradise, where hundreds of different species of water birds have been recorded.

The Koshi Tappu Wildlife Reserve covers an area of 175 sq km and is in the eastern Terai region of Nepal. It lies on the flood plains of the Sapt Koshi and is for the most part, enclosed within the 8 meter high embankments of the Koshi Barrage, which has been designed to minimise the destructive annual floods. It is a beautiful and fascinating aquatic environment and is home to an astonishing variety of water birds that flock to its ponds full of flowering plants.

From Kathmandu, the Reserve is about a 10 hour, 450 km drive along the Mahendra Highway. It is also possible to fly to Biratnagar, from where it is a 50km journey by road.

The reserve provides an important habitat for a variety of wildlife but, in particular, water birds, including several migratory species such as the sarus crane from Siberia. In all, a total of 280 different species of birds have been recorded and these include many varieties of ducks, ibis, storks, egrets and herons, as well as the endangered swamp partridges and Bengal floricans.

Koshi Tappu is also home to the last surviving population of wild water buffalo and its other inhabitants include blue cows, various species of deer, Gangetic dolphins and gharial crocodiles.

 

OUTLINE ITINERARY

Day 01: Arrival in Kathmandu

Day 02: Fly to Biratnagar and drive to Koshi Tappu.

Day 03: Jungle Activities

Day 04: Drive back to Biratnagar and fly back to Kathmandu.

Day 05: Final Departure

 

 

• Airport pick-up and drop service
• Full board basis Package
• All transportation costs according to itinerary
• Experienced sightseeing guide
• All applicable tourist entrance fees
• Applicable airfares as per the itinerary

 

• Personal Insurance for travel to Nepal
• International Airfare
• Emergency Rescue evacuation
• Tipping (Tip)
• Bar bills & beverage
• Other personal expenses
• Any other expenses not mentioned in the 'Cost Includes' section above

Clothing and equipments Accessories for Koshi Tappu -Bird Watching Tours
The equipments and clothing list below for Wildlife Safari. Please note that most of the items are easily available for buying or renting in Nepal and you are suggested not to bring unnecessary items with you.

Required Equipments

Map

Walking Pants

Gloves

Sun Glasses

Sun Block

Camp Shoes

T-Shirts

Water Bottile

 

Others

Day sack to carry personal goods

Personal medicines and first aid kit

water bottle and iodine tablets

Torch (better head torch)

Camera and extra batteries

toiletries and towel

Large handkerchief

Optional items

compass, binoculars, altimeters,

Playing cards , books, guide book

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Clothing and equipments Accessories for Tea House and Camping Treks
The equipments and clothing list below is for a relatively longer trek involving a cold high altitude destination in Nepal, Tibet and Bhutan. If you are doing a short trek to a relatively lower altitude you may not need all these. The list below is for a guideline alone, you may have your own check list as well. Duffle Bag and a good sleeping bag will by provided by Marron Treks P.Ltd, which you should return after completion of your trip. Please note that most of the trekking items are easily available for buying or renting in Nepal and you are suggested not to bring unnecessary items with you.

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