Bardiya Jungle Safari Holiday

Today embark on a full-day sightseeing tour of Nepal’s Pashupatinath Temple and Patan Durbar Square, both UNESCO World Heritage Sites. The Hindu temple Pashupatinath is devoted to Lord Shiva’s avatar Pashupati. It was built around 400 BC and is Kathmandu’s oldest temple.

The Patan Durbar Square is one of Kathmandu’s three Durbar Squares (old kingdom palaces). The Patan Durbar Square is a Newar architectural masterpiece, surrounded by numerous temples and idols statues with 136 “bahals” (courtyards) and 55 temples.

After breakfast, take an hour’s flight to Nepalganj, where you will be picked up and driven the 3h to Bardiya National Park. Enjoy the scenery along the national highway that takes you through small villages, dense forests, open farmland, and over crocodile-infested rivers. Reach your sanctuary of comfort amidst the jungle, and relax until your campfire dinner with a traditional performance by the Tharu people.

Begin your day with a half-day jeep safari deep into the jungle along rugged dirt roads. Keep your eyes peeled for a variety of birdlife and wildlife, including the endangered Bengal Tiger. Visit some of the best viewing towers and go off-road for an unforgettable jungle safari experience.
Return to the hotel for lunch, before an evening walking safari. Walking along a jungle path enclosed by trees, you listen out for the jungle sounds. We take you to well-known hideaways, where you will be more likely to spot wildlife as you crouch in the bushes.

Optional add-on: Choose to have an afternoon or night-time jeep safari. In the afternoon (or dusk), when the weather is cooler and the animals become more active, venture out for a jeep safari in the national park. Explore the jungle in the comfort and convenience of a jeep accompanied by park rangers.

Spend the day rafting along the Karnali river (the longest river in Nepal). A chance to experience the remote side of the park, and spot crocodiles and perhaps the rare pink dolphin up close.

Note: the river safari is only during monsoon and summer.

Optional add-on: Birdwatching tour
Optional add-on: Spend the afternoon learning about the ethnic tribe of Tharu. Living isolated and undisturbed for centuries, the Tharu have developed their own language and unique culture. Their small agricultural villages are constructed out of mud-walled houses, often with artistic line drawings. Explore villages in the vicinity, famous for hosting Prince Harry in 2016, to learn about their unique way of life. Learn about local community conservation programs that help educate the Tharu’s to live in harmony with the roaming wildlife through ecotourism initiatives.

Have an early morning bird watching tour before returning for breakfast. Then transfer to Nepalgunj airport for your flight back to Kathmandu.
Upon your arrival in Kathmandu, our representative will meet you at the airport and take you to your designated hotel. Spend the remaining afternoon at your leisure.

Enjoy the day at your leisure. Relax with a 45-minute complimentary foot massage in Kathmandu.
This additional day in Kathmandu is recommended to avoid missing your international flight, due to the unpredictable weather in the mountain region and the domestic flight might be cancelled due to bad weather.

Optional add-on: Full Day sightseeing tour of Kathmandu and Patan Durbar Square, the ancient city inside the Kathmandu Valley.
Optional add-on: Day trip to visit Monastery in Pharping.
Optional add-on: Rock climbing in Pharping.
Optional add-on: Day trip to Changu Narayan temple.
Optional add-on: Day trip to Kritipur (a Newari styled area in Kathmandu)

Depending on the flight schedule, you are transferred to the airport for your final departure.