Rhinos
Almost certain.
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Nepal's first national park, founded in 1973 and listed by UNESCO as World Heritage in 1984, in the warm Terai plains of the south, with dense sal forest, tall grasslands and rivers. It is one of Asia's most important wildlife refuges. Its best-known resident is the greater one-horned rhinoceros, once close to extinction and now thriving under protection, so sightings are almost certain. The park also holds Bengal tigers, leopards, bears, deer and monkeys, long-snouted gharial crocodiles in the rivers, and more than five hundred bird species. The forest is explored on open-jeep safaris, in long wooden canoes drifting quietly down the river, and on foot with licensed guides. The best wildlife watching is early morning and late afternoon. Foreigners pay NPR 2,000 a day, per visitor guides, with tours extra. Never enter the forest without a licensed guide. The Terai plains are very hot from April to June; October to March is the mildest time.
Almost certain.
Down the river.
In the forest.
Terai plains of south-central Nepal; main entrance at Sauraha
Rarely, as tigers are shy, but rhinos, deer, crocodiles and birds are almost certain on safari.