The Chitwan National Park is the first Park in Nepal. It was established in 1973 and granted the status of a World Heritage Site in 1984. It covers an area of 932 km2 and is located in the subtropical Terai lowlands of southcentral Nepal.

The Chitwan National Park is home to at least 43 species of mammals. The King of the jungle is the Bengal Tiger.

The typical vegetation of the inner Terai is broadleaf forests with Sal trees covering about 70 %, Terai-Duar savanna and grasslands about 20%, which includes more than 50 species, and the world's longest grass like the elephant grass.

The wild range of fauna in the Park covers more than 700 species of wildlife and a number of butterflies and other insect species. Apart from King Cobra and Indian rock python, 17 other species of snakes, tortoise and lizards can be found here.

The Narayani-Rapti River System is the habitat for 113 recorded species of fish, mugger crocodiles and ghorial crocodiles.

The Chitwan National Park is home to at least 43 species of mammals. The King of the jungle is the Bengal Tiger.

Apart from these top predators more then 40 type of cats, golden jackals, wild dogs, sloth bears, bengal foxes, civets, mongooses and marten roam the jungle for prey.

The park is also famous for the one-horn rhino. Since 1973 the population of Rhinoceros has recovered well. 

From time to time wild male elephants find their way into the valley of the park in search of female elephants for mating.

Furthermore, you can find boars, different types of deers, antelopes, monkeys, pangolins, porcupines, squirrels and hares.

There are 543 species of birds recorded in the Park, some of which are extremely endangered.