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गृहपृष्ठNepalJungle safari and walking tours open in Shuklaphanta National Park

Jungle safari and walking tours open in Shuklaphanta National Park


KATHMANDU : Jungle safari and walking tours have been opened for visitors in the Shuklaphanta National Park, according to the park office’s public notice.

Visitors should follow the health safety guidelines such as wearing face masks and using sanitizer while entering the park and maintaining physical distance.

Similarly, a nature guide will accompany the visitors on jungle safaris and tours and they can drive or walk only on the route designated by the Park Office. However, the park has not opened rits afting, elephant safari, fishing and camping activities.

Visitors’ entry to the park have been halted due to the risk of global coronavirus pandemic since March 25. Meanwhile, 1775 visitors visited the park for various purposes in the fiscal year 2019/20. This figure is less by 4,294 compared to the previous fiscal year. 6,069 visitors had visited the park in the fiscal year 2018/19.

The number of visitors has become almost minimal due to the risk of coronavirus. The Shuklaphanta National Park is famous for the largest grassland in the country, large herds of swamp deer and presence of a large population of the Royal Bengal Tiger in a relatively small area.





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