Shuklaphanta National Park

Nepal · Asia

Shuklaphanta National Park

Vast 'phanta' grasslands in the far west, one of South Asia's best sites for grassland specialities.

Photo: Ganesh Paudel · CC BY-SA 3.0
Best months
Mar, Apr, May
Days needed
2–3
Difficulty
Easy
Nearest airport
Dhangadhi (DHI)

When to go

  1. JanJanuary: Good
  2. FebFebruary: Good
  3. MarMarch: Best
  4. AprApril: Best
  5. MayMay: Best
  6. JunJune: Poor or no data
  7. JulJuly: Poor or no data
  8. AugAugust: Poor or no data
  9. SepSeptember: Poor or no data
  10. OctOctober: Poor or no data
  11. NovNovember: Good
  12. DecDecember: Good

BestGoodFair

Grassland birds are easiest to find after burning and cutting in spring. Closed in the monsoon.

Why go

Shuklaphanta National Park is a national park in the Terai of the Far-Western Region, Nepal, covering 305 km2 (118 sq mi) of open grasslands, forests, riverbeds and wetlands at an elevation of 174 to 1,386 m (571 to 4,547 ft). It is bounded by the Mahakali river in the west and south. A small part extends north of the Mahendra Highway to create a wildlife corridor for seasonal migration of wildlife into the Sivalik Hills. It was gazetted in 1976 as Royal Shuklaphanta Wildlife Reserve and was enlarged to its present size in the late 1980s. A buffer zone of 243.5 km2 (94.0 sq mi) was added in 2004.

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