Orchids, Blue-puppies and other wild flowers
Places: Jumla, Shanischare, Bharatpur, Trishuli, Shivapuri, Hetauda, Mypokhari, Milke, Godawari, Tansen, Dhorpatan, Khaptad, Makalu, Gosainkunda.
Season: March - May
Remarks: Require special conservation care.
Eidelweilss - National Flower of Austria. Endangered in Austria but available in Nepal.
Places: Gosaikunda, Langtang, Dolpa
Season: August /Late Monsoon
Remarks: Require special conservation care.
Snow Leopard Trail (Including Himalayan Thar & Bluesheep Marmod and other highland mammals & birds,)
Places: Annapurna, Dolpa, Mugu, Barun Valley.
Season: All seasons excepting winter
Remarks: Require special conservation care. It is quite difficult to spot snow leopard.
Red Panda Trail including musk-deer, blood-pheasants
Places: Lang Tang (Difficult to spot)
Season: All seasons excepting winter
Remarks: Require special conservation care. Sighting of Red -Panda is rare.
Fossil Hunting
Places: Shivalik, Chure Range, Thak Khola .
Season: All seasons
Remarks: Collection of fossils is prohibited.
Cave Culture Tourism
Places: Mustang Jomsom
Season: All seasons
Remarks: Special permit is required.
Angling
Places: Natural Lakes, Rivers & Ponds
Season: All seasons excepting winter
Remarks: Special permit is required.
Honey Hunting
Places: Lower Larky Bhot, Annapurna Region
Season: Autumn / Spring
Remarks: Special guide is required.
Wet Land Bird Watching
Places: Koshi Tappu Wildlife Reserve, Lumbini
Season: September / March
Remarks: Oct-March ideal for watching water-birds.
Butterfly Watching
Places: Lumbini, Chitwan National Park
Season: July
Remarks:
Photographic Expedition
Places: Throughout the country
Season: Monsoon
Remarks: Dramatic visual Effect of snow- capped mountains immediately after the monsoon rain.
Migratory Birds
Places: Koshi tappu Wildlife Reserve, Rara National Park, Karnali, Mahakali, Jomsom, Jumla
Season: During Winter in Terai & April - October in Himalayan Region
Remarks: Nature guide required.
Alpine paddock Tour
Places: Trans Himalayan Region & other northern high altitude regions
Season: Early June
Remarks: Open grassland & meadows dotted with Primulas, Poppies,Buttercups, Potentilas, Saxifragus, Edelweisses, etc.
Apsuwa valley
Places: Sankhuwasabha District, Altitude of 2500 m
Season: Spring
Remarks: Four days walk from Tumlingtar air strip. Lush green pristime forests with white Magnolias, golden Michelias,Carmine Cherries & only surviving species of Tetracentron sinense. Flight to Biratnagar & take 7 hr drive to Basantpur.7 Days walk from Basantpur.
Arun Valley Trip
Places: Hills & Mountains of upper areas of Tamur & Arun rivers.
Season: Late March to Mid June
Remarks: Flight to Biratnagar. Drive to Basantapur(2500). Less than a week Trail to site to witness 25 species of rare rhododendrons.
Koshi Tappu (Paradise for water - birds)
Places: Koshi Tappu Wildlife Reserve / Sunsari District
Season: October to end of March
Remarks: Flight to Biratnagar. One hr drive surface transport facility available.
Crane Watch
Places: Jomsom / Mustang
Season: September last week till Mid October
Remarks: This is an ideal place to sight the migratory cranes. Flight to Pokhara & Four-five days trekking to reach Jomsom.
Monkey Watch
Places: Swayambhu, Pashupatinath
Season: All seasons.
Remarks: Watching the behavior of Rhesus monkeys (Temple Monkeys) is amusing & popular pastime for the visitors. Regular Earth-Watch & John Hopkins University groups visit Nepal for monkey watch.
Pheasant Watch Pipa
Places: Annapurna region
Season: All seasons
Remarks: Pipar is a small reserve situated in the south - east of Annapurna conservation area. In this area there are more than seven different kinds of pheasant.
Sarus Crane Tour
Places: Lumbini & Kapilvastu Districts.
Season: Monsoon
Remarks: Require special conservation care.
Wildlife Safari
Places: Chitwan National Park
Season: Throughout the year
Remarks: All facilities available. |
