- 3 Days
Overview
Bardiya tour is one of the interesting and very engaging trip to be a part of. Tourists when in Nepal, enjoy this trip in terms of its Natural and Cultural blend. This very simple package is a well scheduled travel plan consisting the exploration of natural beauty and historical places with the floras and faunas available in the forest region, sightseeing of the jungle and the jungle adventure, relaxing moments and mouthwatering local cuisine.
Bardiya tour is known for its good balance of tourist activities and relaxation each day. Bardiya tour is suitable for any type/age of explorers or adventurers or tourists. You will get settled and checked in to renowned hotels of resorts of the forest side. There is no strict routine to get up very early or be present on the meet point early so you will get relaxing trip experience.
You will be taken to various cultural heritages and places of historic legacies of Bardiya. The important landmarks and old museums will be explained by the tour operator or guide travelling with you. The local market would always be open, busy and bustling especially during the evening and morning time. Try some local food and understand the legend of those authentic Terai localities.
One of the days is all about nature and adventure. You can hike around depending on the location. You can take a boat and surf skimming the river. Visit the vibrant spots around waterfall or parks or scenic beauty.
Overall, the trip is all about the jungle fantasies, natural phenomena and cultural enriches. You will be guided throughout the trip with well understanding of all the stories and traditional plus local awareness. You can travel with friends, family, solo or colleagues to make Bardiya Tour a successful getaway.
Brief Itinerary of the Bardiya tour
Day 1: Arrival in Bardiya
Day 2: Cultural Immersion and Historical Exploration of Bardiya
Day 3: Adventure and Jungle activities in Bardiya
Day 4: Unstructured exploration and Local Experiences
Day 5: Departure to Kathmandu or other destinations
Itinerary
Arrival in Bardiya
The first day fully devoted in reaching the home of Jungle adventures, Bardiya. When you arrive Bardiya, you will check in to a renowned hotel jungle side. The surrounding is new so getting accustomed to it is important. Kathmandu is located at a height of 1400 meters while Bardiya is around 1000 meters lesser than Kathmandu, so it is necessary to get accustomed.
You can relax sometime in the hotel. The first day completely depends upon what time did you arrive in Bardiya. You can explore the immediate vicinity by sitting leisurely on the nearby café, strolling around the vibrant streets of Bardiya, taking a light meal and experiencing the local Terai cuisine. The first day of the Bardiya tour is flexible as to recover from any travel fatigue or unrest.
You can familiarize with the plain Terai ambience and cultural heritage of the destination. The guide will be with you throughout he/she will explain the ways to ease and comfort your trip with all the explanations of visiting landmarks, transport options, essential choices of services etc. Overnight stay in the hotel/resort.
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- Destination
- Bardiya
Cultural Immersion and Historical Exploration of Bardiya
The second day is dedicated to cultural immersion and historical exploration. The place at the great location is rich in history and cultural legends. You will be taken to a guided tour which will enhance your knowledge on the essence behind those heritages.
You can stroll around the local markets, artisan workshops and other areas around to explore the traditional craftsmanship of Nepalese, and then interact with the local residents. Having your lunch a culturally important place offers you the blend taste of authenticity and regional cuisine.
You can attend Tharu dance and other cultural dances or traditional music session to further explore the beauty of Nepalese cultural art. Overnight stay at the hotel/resort.
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- Destination
- Bardiya
Adventure and Jungle activities in Bardiya
The third day is focused on Outdoor experiences, especially wildlife safari / jungle safari. The natural beauty of the region can be explored by hiking through national park. Bardiya National Park is a large conserved area where many rare wild animals are preserved.
Seeing the Tiger in Bardiya, is always a tourist fantasy. Sometimes very rarely you can see the tigers walking on either sides of the road too. You will be given a packed lunch for the day to enjoy it amidst those stunning scenes.
You can also choose to participate in the adrenaline rushing adventures like Zip-lining, Kayaking or snorkeling too. You can walk throughout or take a boat to enjoy the scenes as well. Enjoy the evening sunset from the rooftop hotel/resort and a great overnight stay under starlit sky.
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- Destination
- Bardiya
Unstructured exploration and Local Experiences
You can choose one of the adrenaline pumping options from the third day and do it on the fourth day too. This day is actually reserved for your unstructured explorations. You can also revisit the favorite spots, or again do the Jungle safari in search of the live view of Tigers.
You can spend the day shopping souvenirs, trying fast food/street food, and visiting museums. You can indulge yourself in pottery-making. The local traditions are meant to be explored thoroughly. Enjoy the Barbeque night at a rooftop bar and feel the Terai ambience one last day before your departure. Overnight stay at the hotel.
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- Destination
- Bardiya
Departure to Kathmandu or other destinations
This is the final day of the Bardiya tour where you will enjoy your late morning breakfast and set off for a flight to Kathmandu. You can extend the trip to other destinations too like to Pokhara, Chitwan, Lumbini etc. Enjoy the farewell dinner with us marking your success of the trip.
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- Destination
- Kathmandu or other destinations (if extended)
Includes/Excludes
What's included?
- Airport arrival picks up and drops off by the private vehicle
- Three-time Meal during the Bardiya Tour as per the itinerary (Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner)
- Ground transportation covered on a cozy private vehicle as instructed by the itinerary
- City tour in Kathmandu as well by a private vehicle
- An experienced, English-speaking and government-licensed Guide/Leader and an assistant (10 Tourists: 1 assistant guide).
- Staff costs including their salary, insurance, equipment, food and accommodation.
- Rented Sleeping bag (to be returned after trip completion, if necessary)
- All necessary paperwork, documentations, Tour or national park permits.
- Basic medical kit, or first aid box
- All government and local service charges and taxes
- Certificate after the completion of the Adventure.
What’s excluded?
- Nepalese visa fee
- Excess baggage charge(s)
- Private transportation except what is mentioned in the ‘service includes’ section
- Extra night accommodation in Bardiya or Kathmandu because of early arrival, late departure, early return from Bardiya (due to any reason like natural disaster and your own problems).
- Travel and rescue insurance
- Necessary equipments
- Personal expenses (phone calls, wifi fees, laundry, bar bills, battery recharge, extra porters, bottle or boiled water, shower, etc.)
- Tips for guide(s) and driver(s)
- Urgent Medical emergency
- Urgent need of helper for personal use.
- Extra Transportation for the person who leave early from the group.
- Arrival and departure flight tickets.
- Rescue or evacuation cost, for emergency.
Useful Info
Why Bardiya tour?
The Bardiya Tour offers us the unparalleled beauty of nature standing apart from Nepal highly travelled destination. There are many reasons to visit like it is less crowded and most untouched with full protected area. The terai landscape with dense Sal forest adding the species of animal and the longest flowing karnali river in the national park.
The rich wildlife viewing with variety of animals with large number of Bengal tiger, rhinos and Asian elephant. The karnali river show the endangered dolphins and can observe the 400 different birds including the rare Bengal florican.
The Bardiya Tour itinerary packs thrilling experience with the deep jungle jeep safari into the conservational area. The sunset sitting in the river cruises spotting different species of birds and animals. The cultural beauty makes the place to visit and learn about the culture and the old tradition and the spiritual belief.
The place must be visit to see conservation success story like rhino translocation program and community-based conservation efforts. The place provides wildlife experience with the cultural depth offering the natural beauty.
Adventurous activities
Bardiya tour provide us the breathtaking beauty and adventurous activities. Jeep safaris and tiger tracking showing the deep beauty of the park. We can search the Bengal tiger, one horned rhinos and wild elephant in a jeep safari. We can do full day safari till 10 hours which covers all the distant area giving the chance to spot different rare endangered animals.
Elephant safaris are famous in this tour visitor can see the view of jungle by siting on the elephant. The elephant breeding center where visitor can see elephant bathing and following the command of the local people is also one of the adventure in the Bardiya national who is always there to promote the animal number.
River rafting in karnali river gives the trilling experience also can observe the crocodile and endangered gangetic dolphin. There are different trips like riverside camping under starry skies. The night camping and treehouse stay which gives the trilling touch in the Bardiya tour. The stay offers us to spot the deer or even passing tiger.
The beathtaking view of different species of herbal plants and rare animals can be targeted in morning at the jeep safaris. There are different species of plant and animals which we can observe by following the adventure activities in Bardiya visit.
The night camping also includes the tharu cultural dance and can taste their local disk like ghonghi curry. The national park Is crowd free with full of adventure. The activities to find the tiger and many other wildlife add the adventure touch in the tour.
The adventure which we get in this Bardiya tour makes the tour special and memorable. The animal spotting is the best adventure and the guide provide all the knowledge of the animal species found in the Bardiya national park. The tour helps us to learn the cultural activities of the tharu community which is also adventure.
Cultural beauty
The Bardiya tour gives the treasure of cultural heritage of the tharu people who live there form the centuries. Their traditional belief, architecture and the way of living which add cultural dimension in the tour. The tharu community are the guardian of the terai region who develop the unique culture which can be easily adopted in the environment of jungle. The tharu people has their unique way of building houses with mud walled and thatched roofs which holds the traditional value and made with spiritual belief to survive in the forest enviroment.
The hospitality provided in the Bardiya tour is warm with different cultural activities. The tour contains the welcome with the traditional stick dance and the peacock dance performed in the beat of drum used in festivals.
The old way of bamboo craft to make the basket, mats and fishing tools shows the beauty. The people living there worship the forest and rivers believing the power of the nature. The animistic tradition helps to preserve the harmony of the wildlife making the effort to preserve beauty of Bardiya.
The evening jungle lodge bonfire camping feature the storytelling session where the elders share the folktales of animals and the sprits of jungle. The local people warmly welcome guest with traditional deuda dance is a lively group performance and also teach the visitor about value of dance and invite them to dance together.
The Bardiya tour not just provide the beauty of wildlife but also provides the values of culture. The trip makes the visitor to learn the way of traditional farming of tharu community.
Floras and Faunas
Bardiya tour encompassing Bardiya national park is the Nepal’s largest and heavenly terai wilderness with diverse ecosystem, from plane grassland to the deep forest. The biodiversity hotspot has the rare wild life with rare flora making the place must visit destination for the nature lovers. Bardiya tour provide visitor with the unmatchable beauty of nature and the species od wildlife. The place tells us how to conserve the flora and faunas and maintain the diversity of the bardiya region.
Flora: plants of the region
Bardiya tour encompassing the Bardiya national park is reach in the greenery and the species of plants. The parks 70% covered with the forest of the sal (Shorea robusta) trees. The parks riverine forest beauty can be observed with the karnali and babai river with different species like Dalbergia sissoo, Syzygium cumini and Acacia catechu which add the beauty in the tour.
The grassland plays vital role for herbivores animal survival with the help of the tall grass for elephant and kans grass proving the grazing for the rhinos and deer. The food and survival basic need of animal can be maintained by the grassland.
The Bardiya national park rich in flora there are 839 species of plants including 140 dicots, 6 ferns, 1 gymnosperm and 26 monocots which is reason for the rich biodiversity and the survival of the wildlife. The plant plays important role to run the lifecyles of all the animals.
The beauty starts with the species of plant in the Bardiya tour. There are medicinal herbs which are used by tharu community for medicine. The rivers flow helps the aquatic and terrestrial wildlife to survive at Bardiya national park. The sal forest can be said as the backbone of vegetation in the Bardiya national park.
Fauna: animals of the region
Bardiya tour encompassing the Bardiya national park is a biodiversity hotspot of different animals where there are large species of animals living. The national park is the home of 53 mammal species also include the second-largest population include 125 number of Bengal tiger and large number of one horned rhino with 73 individuals.
The tour also helps us to see the Asian elephant, swap deer and blackbucks along with the leopard and sloth bear are the animals. The Bardiya national park loves to conserve the endangered animals and shows to the visitors.
Nepal is the country covered with the greenery beauty of dense forest and the different species of animals are available. The karnali river helps for the life of aquatic animals like endangered Gangetic dolphins and two species of crocodile gharial and marsh mugger.
There are over 400 species of bird available in Bardiya national park. Bardiya tours show us how to maintain the animals are breading process and kept them in the friendly environment. There is smaller fauna like the rusty-spotted cat, fishing cat all are rare and preserved in the environment.
The habitats of the Bardiya are ideal and is special which make the region rich in ecologically. The spices of animals seen in the tour make the journey memorable and special.
Forest activities
The different activities during Bardiya tour which make us entertained is provided by 70 percentage of Bardiya national park forest which also gives the spiritual vibes. The Bardiya tour shows us the largest terai wildlife which offers immersive jungle experience with different forest-based activities. The national park provides us the unparalleled opportunity to explore the beauty.
The jungle safari in Bardiya tour with the help of jeep and elephant with the guide offers us the riverine forest, open grassland and sal-dominated woodland. There is the chance to see the Bengal tiger, one-horned rhinos, wild elephant roaming near the Babai river, leopards, sloth bears and the deer are the animals seen during the forest activities.
The best experience in the forest activities is the guided jungle walk where the visitors observe the pugmarks, scat, alarm calls and also exploring riverbanks and waterholes with the help of armed guide with full permits. The walk is particularly rewarding and can see the active animals during the cold hour.
The bird watching in Bardiya is a paradise for bird lovers. The key forest activities to spot bird is seeing kingfisher, hornbills and the rear Bengal florican while walking in the riverine forest where the guide help us to identify the species.
The Karnali river which is longest free flowing river where which flow from the forest offer the boat cruises to see the dolphins, crocodiles and muggers also can catch the mahseer fish and release in the water. The night forest camping is the best in the anti-poaching area.
The national park forest management try to maintain the number of animals in order to make the place untouched. The forest activities can be enjoyed with the cultural experience in the Bardiya tour.
Food and cuisines
The Bardiya tour not just give us the terai beauty but also gives the chance to encounter the traditional tharu people food and the flavor of the lowland. The tharu people have developed cuisine which support the forest environment also provide the authentic food taste with local ingredient. The resort available there provide us the authentic terai region flavor.
There is different food like ghonghi curry which is the most famous disk of the tharu community, this spicy curry is prepared using local garlic, ginger and blend masala which is best for adventure foodies. The bhakka is the rice pancakes for breakfast which is offered with the tomato chutney or with potato curry. The sour taste makes the food wonderfully refreshing in the heat of terai.
The sidhara is the disk made from small dried fish and taro leaves typically fried which is served with the rice. The dish preserves the culture of the terai region also gives the local taste and local flavor for the visitor.
The jungle resort offers the Nepali classic food dal bhat tarkari the prominent dish of Nepal ate everywhere in Nepal with the seasonal vegetables available in the region. The jungle barbecues featuring the fresh river fish, chicken and goat marinated in a local-spices.
The visitor can taste wild honey with roti in morning tea. The food gives fully Nepali authentic taste and add the beauty in the tour and makes the taste flourish among the visitor. The food plays the vital role to increase the beauty with the warm welcome.
Accommodation in the Bardiya tour
The Bardiya tour offer the lodging facility with luxury jungle lodge to budget friendly homestay to take rest after observing the beauty of the national park. The place is full of luxury to provide the good and warm welcome with spacious rooms, guided safaris.
There are lodge inside the national park which provide the private terraces and the river views. The lodge offers the affordable price with high facility and the beauty. The Babai Resort is the luxury retreat with swimming pool, spa and different facilities and also the resort offers the safari.
There are every price range lodge and resort which provide the warm welcome to the visitor in order to make them comfortable. They provide the cultural and traditional dances in the tour to make the place feel special and flourish the culture.
The visitor can try the traditional tharu dress in the resort. The adventure lover visitor can try homestay by following the traditional life followed by the local people. The accommodation places offer different facilities according to the price range.
The lodge offers the cultural programs with jungle walk and rafting. The lodge make the visitor environment like family with organic meal. The accommodation makes minds calm and body rest and enjoy the day visit in the Bardiya national park.
Best season for Bardiya Tour
The ideal seasons for Bardiya Tour are:
Spring Season: The time of March to May have clean and tranquil weather, the weather remains stable most of this season with forests blooming with best flowers available in the region. Animals come out of hibernations or just from the habitat.
Autumn Season: The months from September to November do have clear blue skies, the weather conditions remain stable with best visibility of animals, fall scenes of floras and the whole scenery looks so majestic.
Winter season: You can either travel or avoid this season. The time of December to February, the weather remains extreme cold, cool temperature everyday. Still Bardiya is warmer. The region is less popular this season.
Monsoon season: We suggest you to not travel this season. The time of June to August, it remains very rainy, the forests path are very slippery and muddy. Leeches trouble your walking as well. The animals hide in their habitat and do not come out of their sheds.
Packing list for Bardiya Tour
- Tour bag, large enough to fit all your requirements
- Regular medicine prescribed by the doctor
- A windproof jacket
- Basic toiletries such as: toilet paper, sanitizer, soap, face wash, shampoo, towels, toothpaste, toothbrush, body spray, lip care etc.
- Sunglasses and sun protection cream
- A hat and clothes that is allowed during Jungle Jeep Safari (Green, Brown, Camouflage colored)
- Camera
- Shoes with good grip and multiple pair of socks
- Raincoat is a necessity, a torch light, water purifiers, power bank
- Abundant inner wears.
- 4- 5 passport sized photographs
- Water bottle
- Mini bag for daily purpose, to keep energy bars, chargers, extra batteries
- Important identifying documents
- Cash in hand
Booking Bardiya Tour Package with us
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