Overview
Chitwan National Park is very popular destination for tourist loving the wild life which is at the distance of 98Km from the capital. The park attracted more than 142,000 foreign tourists in the year before the COVID-19 pandemic. The wide range of vegetation types in the Chitwan National Park is haunt of more than 700 species of wildlife and a not yet fully surveyed number of butterfly, moth and insect species. Apart from king cobra and rock python, 17 other species of snakes, starred tortoise and monitor lizards occur. The Narayani-Rapti river system, their small tributaries and myriads of oxbow lakes is habitat for 113 recorded species of fish and mugger crocodiles. Chitwan National Park is home to 68 mammal species.[11] The "king of the jungle" is the Bengal tiger. The alluvial floodplain habitat of the Terai is one of the best tiger habitats anywhere in the world. Elephant Back Safari, Jeep Safari, Visit Elephant Breeding Centre, Jungle Walk and Bird Watching, Canoe Ride, Village Walk and Tharu Cultural Program is the popular adventure in Chitwan.