​​​​Lost Paradises Travels - Asia

NEPAL - Terai - Chitwan NP

​Chitwan National Park  was established in 1973 and granted the status of a World Heritage Site in 1984. It covers an area of 932 km2 (360 sq mi) and is located in the subtropical Inner Terai lowlands of south-central Nepal. In altitude it ranges from about 100 m (330 ft) in the river valleys to 815 m (2,674 ft) in the Churia Hills. 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, and insect species. Apart from king cobra and rock python, 17 other species of snakes, starred tortoise and monitor lizards might be seen.
The Chitwan National Park is home to at least 68 species of mammals. 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. Leopards are most prevalent on the peripheries of the park. You might also see gharials, sloths, one-horned rhinoceros, birds, foxes, otters, jackals, wild dogs, king cobra, rock python, 17 other species of snakes, starred tortoise, monitor lizards and more..