The Parsa Wildlife Reserve spreads over part of Chitwan,
Makawanpur, Parsa and Bara Districts. The vegetation is tropical mostly covered
with Sal forests, while the hills are covered with chir pine. Khair, sissoo and
silkcotton are found along water areas. The reserve provided good habitant for
animals like wild elephant, tiger, leopard, sloth bear, gaur, blue bull and
wild dog. Other common animals in the reserve are samber, chital, hog deer,
barking deer, langur monkey, rhesus macaques, striped, chital,hog deer, barking
deer, langure monkey, rhesus macaques, striped hyena, rat, palm civet and
jungle cat. There are 370 species of birds found in the reserve, one being the
endangered great hornbill found in certain parts of the forest. Other bird
specious includes peafowl, red jungle fowl, flycatchers and woodpeckers. Apart
from birds and animals the reserve is also habituated by snakes like king
cobra, common cobra, krait, rat snake and python.
Activities: Jungle safari on
elephant-back, jungle walk, jeep drive
Access: Fly to Simara from
Kathmandu (15 minutes) and then by road reserve headquarter (7 km), or overland
from Kathmandu (150km via Hetauda)
Best Season: Oct-Mar; Apr-Jan (hot, 30-35 degrees Celsius);
Jul-Sep (monsoon)
Reserve
Headquarter: Adhabar, Tel: 053-521051, 520246Contact Details:
Web Site:http://www.markerstone.com
Personal Site:http://www.suraj.markerstone.com
Email:info@markerstone.com
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