Tour in Nepal >> Parsa Wildlife Reserve Tour

Parsa Wildlife Reserve: - It is occupies parts of Chitwan, Makawanpur, Parsa and Bara districts in central Nepal. The reserve headquarters is situated at Adabar on the Hetauda-Birgunj highway and the Reserve covers 499 sq. kms. and established in 1984. The dominant landscape of the reserve, the Churiya hills ranging from 750m. to 950m. run east-west of the reserve. The reserve has sub-tropical monsoon climate. The forest is composed of tropical to subtropical forest types with sal constituting 90% of the vegetation. In the Churiya hills Chir pine grows and along the stream and rivers Khair, Sissoo with silk cotton tree occur. Sabai grass a commercially important grass species grows well in the southern face of Churiya hill. The reserve supports a good population of resident wild elephant, tiger, leopard, sloth bear, gaur, blue bull, wild dog. Other common animals are sambar, chital, hogdeer, barking deer, langur, striped hyena, ratel, palm civet, jungle cat etc.

There are nearly 300 species of birds in the reserve. Giant hombill, peafowl, red jungle fowl, flycatchers, woodpeckers etc. are few other common birds found in the reserve. Many kinds of snakes like king cobra, common cobra, krait, rat snake, pythons are found in the reserve due to hot tropical climate.

 

Trip Facts:

Activities: tour ,sightseeing
Destination: Nepal – Parsa Wildlife Reserve
Grade: Leisure Holidays
Accommodation: Hotel/Resort
Transportation: Car/Van Group
Starting point:Mahendranagar
Ending point:Mahendranagar
Size: Minimum two people to max. Twenty people

Language Spoken:
Tharu bhasa

Accommodation:
There is small guest house with four rooms at the headquarters. Visitors should provide their bedding .There is also a teahouse that can provide tea ,snacks and Nepali food.

Ethnic Group:
Tharu

Medical Facility:
It is a recommended to bring a first -aid kit containg medicines.

Route:
The reserve is accessible by bus on the Kathmandu-Birgunj highway or through Mahendra Rajmarg highway. The reserve headquarters is 8 hrs drive from Kathmandu. Simara airport is only 7 km away from the res erve headquarters. It takes only 15 minutes to reach Simara from Kathmandu by plane.

Park Regulation:
An entry fee of NRs 500 has to be paid at the Reseve's entrance Gate at Adhabhar. Camping inside the park should be made only at the designated areas . Do not purchase an illegal animal or plant products. Travel within the park between sunset and sunrise is prohibited . Respect all travel and religious sites. Flora and fauna are fully protected and must not be disturbed. Rubbish must be packed out ,buried or disposed of in designated areas. Carry out non biodegradable items such as plastic bags and bottles.

Main Season to visit Parsa Wildlife Reserve:

The parsa wildlife Reserve has a subtropical monsoon climate with relatively high Humidity.The main season are winter(Oct-Dec),spring(Jan-Mar),summer(April-June) and monsoon(July-Sep).Summer days are characteristically hot with average temperature ranging from 30-35 degree celcius