Royal Chitwan National Park is located in the southern tarai (lowland) of Nepal. Chitwan -meaning the heart of the jungle is one of the finest wildlife reserves in the Asia. Originally set up as wild life conservation park, is enriched by more than 400 spices of the birds, over 70 species of wild animals including endangered Royal Bangal tiger, one horned rhino, Sloth Beers, Gharial and many more. The park is easily accessible from 2 main tourist destinations Kathmandu and Pokhara; by air, bus or after short river rafting. It has been known as most popular jungle tour destination in Nepal. Just outside the buffer zone of the park is home of culturally rich Tharu people. Along with the jungle tour on elephant back safari, cultural tours into those Tharu villages are creditable. Short package tour of 2-4 day's combined with 1-2 day's rafting trip is very popular to visit the park. People who don't want to get into raft and thrill in the river rapids can go directly to the park by ground transport or by air.

Trips costs: 3 days package inside park based activities US $ 176.00, Same package from outside based lodges US $ 75.00; That includes bus to and from, Elephant ride, bird watch, food, jungle trek, etc.

The Bardiya Park is situated in the far west terai of Nepal. From the wildlife and eco-system point of view, this park is not significantly different than Chitwan but, this is less explored and not crowded, because of it's distance from Kathmandu or from Pokhara. Tour in Bardiya demands 1 or 2 days more than in Chitwan because the Royal Bardiya covers more area than Chitwan Park. The 10 day's world class river rafting trip ends right at the Bardiya Park or one can take long drive from Kathmandu or fly from Kathmandu to Nepalgunj to reach in the park.