Chitwan Jungle Safari is one of the most popular adventurous tours for those who have a dream to see wild animals, green forests, and flat landscapes of Nepal. Chitwan National Park was declared a UNESCO Natural Heritage Site in 1979. It is situated in the southern part of Central Nepal, covering 932 sq km, and is covered by deciduous forests overlooking the flood plains of Narayani, Rapti, and Reu rivers.
The headquarters of Chitwan National Park at Kasara is a 21 km drive from Bharatpur, which is about 20 minutes by air or 146 km by road from Kathmandu. The park offers a wide range of resorts, hotels, and lodges for accommodation. The Chitwan Jungle Safari tour is suitable for all age groups.
This 4-day Chitwan Jungle Safari Tour offers an immersive experience into one of Nepal’s richest ecosystems, home to a remarkable diversity of mammals, birds, reptiles, and aquatic species. The park is famous for its population of over 500 endangered one-horned Asian rhinoceroses and the elusive Royal Bengal Tiger. During the safari, you may encounter elephants, deer, crocodiles, pythons, rhesus monkeys, grey langurs, leopards, wild cats, and a wide variety of colorful birdlife.
Key activities of the tour include an exciting jeep safari deep into the national park, a peaceful canoe ride along the Rapti River to observe gharials and marsh mugger crocodiles, a visit to the Crocodile Breeding Centre, guided jungle walks, and opportunities for bird watching.
Adding cultural richness to the experience is the vibrant Tharu community, where you can learn about their traditional lifestyle, customs, and enjoy an engaging Tharu cultural dance performance.
The 4-day Chitwan Jungle Safari is carefully arranged by Himalaya Sacred Trek and Expedition to match travellers’ schedules and interests, offering a perfect balance of wildlife adventure, nature exploration, and cultural experience, creating truly lifetime memories in the heart of Nepal’s jungle.
Departure Location: Kathmandu
Return Location: Kathmandu
You will take a tourist bus drive to Chitwan that takes about 5-6 hours, or there are options of driving by private car/jeep, or you can take a flight to Chitwan. On your arrival at Sauraha Bus Park, our staff will receive you, then you will be transferred to a lodge or resort where you will be offered refreshment and be given a briefing, also its facilities.
After being given your programs for the day, lunch will be provided. You will be taken for Tharu village tour and in the evening, the Tharu cultural dance presentation (which you also participate in) by the local villagers, and overnight at a lodge.
After having breakfast at a lodge, we take you for a canoe ride along the Rapti river, which is an excellent opportunity for bird watching and for 2 rare species of crocodiles (the marsh mugger and the fish-eating gharial), then a jungle walk into the National Park.
After lunch, we can enjoy a jeep safari (half day, 4-5 hours) inside the National Park. Then we will visit the crocodile breeding centre to see different kinds of crocodiles. Return to your lodge and overnight stay.
We wake in the morning and have breakfast, then around 8 am, we will head to visit the Elephant Breeding Centre. Finishing looking around the breeding centre, we will have our lunch.
After having lunch, we will take you for the elephant safari and you can take/see elephant bath on the way back, An excellent opportunity to see four different kinds of deer, rhinoceros, wild boar, monkeys, leopard, sloth bear and the Royal Bengal tiger (if you’re lucky), you will also encounter many other smaller mammals that have made Chitwan their home.
In the evening, return to the lodge. Overnight at the lodge.
You will have a short bird-watching tour in the morning, then we will have breakfast and transfer to the bus station or airport. Hence, drive back to Kathmandu, and after arrival at Kathmandu, we will take you to your hotel or any desired drop-off place in Kathmandu. The trip ends.
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56 Days
Start – 2026-04-25
End – 2026-06-03
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Booking Open | 1 – 12 PAX |
