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Nepal's first national park, on the plains near the Indian border: one-horned rhinos, gharials, more than 500 bird species and, with luck, a tiger.
Day by day
₹7,500–12,000per person on a backpacker budget (estimate), excluding travel to get there
Arrive, watch the sunset over the Rapti River and visit a Tharu village, with a cultural dance in the evening.
A dawn dugout canoe on the Rapti for gharials, mugger crocodiles and birds, then a jeep safari into the park for rhinos, deer and, with luck, a tiger.
A guided jungle walk or birding around Bis Hajar Tal wetland, then continue to Pokhara, Kathmandu or the border.
October to March.
Park entry is about NPR 1,000 a day for SAARC nationals, on top of activity costs. Lodges sell packages with meals, a canoe trip, a jeep safari and a Tharu dance show; booking activities yourself in Sauraha can be cheaper.
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