| Hiking, trekking, mountaineering, rafting and jungle safari are the most fascinating parts of adventure tourism in Nepal. No visitor wants to miss them under any account. This is something you immediately sense soon after you land in this mountain kingdom. Nepal always keeps you close to the nature for your adventure. |  Elephant-back Safari Adventure |
One way to see Nepal in her true nature is by trekking. Many like to call this country
a 
trekkers' paradise. In fact the most popular adventurous activity in this mountain
kingdom is no doubt, trekking. There are countless trails leading to various points of
tourist interest.
Some trails are still virgin. Some very wild and way off from human civilization. The trekkers in Nepal are always rewarded with many unique sights such as majestic Himalayan peaks, colorful birds, lovely waterfalls, and above all, the absolute peace and pleasure even heavens would envy.
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Nepal is growing famous for rafting. Choices are many.
From one to
eighteen days, river trips can be arranged according to one's choice. Some of the popular
rivers for rafting are the Sunkoshi, 
Trisuli and Arun. They are all equally exciting, but
the Arun is the most challenging one for rafting. Other major rivers are Seti, Kali and
Madi. All of them take you through great excitement and eventually reach you to lovely
jungle resorts.
From 1 to 3 day's river trips are ideal - they usually conclude a safari to Royal Chitwan National Park. Many enjoy their stay at the park. Some even seem to extend their stay and make themselves feel very close to nature.
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- Chitwan National Park
| Nepal has many beautiful national parks providing shelter to a tremendous variety of
wild animals. Royal Bengal Tigers, leopards, rare one horned rhinos, sloth bears, wild
boars, gaurs, spotted deer, long tailed monkeys, crocodiles, and so on. The best known
park is the Royal Chitwan National Park that is about 155 km south west of Kathmandu. This
park, situated in a steaming tropical jungle region covers an area of 976 sq. km. This
particular park alone is said to host well over 50 different kinds of mammals, including
several species of deer, sloth bears, and wild boars. It is also a most peaceful home to
more that 400 species of birds making it one of the best bird watching places in the
world. In the Rapti river lurk many kinds of aquatic creatures including the fierce marsh muggers, the rare fish eating Gharial crocodiles, and fresh water dolphins. |
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The topographic variation here is quite unique. There are three basis varieties of
vegetation in this park.. Under this category come the elephant grasslands, reverie and
hardwood forest where the tall sal trees are most dominant. Besides this, there are also
many inland lakes and hundreds of perennial spring waters and streams.
The Royal Chitwan National Park offers you a wide range of jungle adventures and activities such as elephant-back safari, dugout canoe excursions, nature walks, jungle jeep drives and ethnic cultural tours. The best time to enjoy the jungle safari is September through April.
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