National parks located specially in the Terai region in Nepal attract visitors from all over the world. A visit to these parks involves game-stalking by a variety of means – foot, dugout canoe, jeep, and elephant back. One is bound to sight a one-horned rhino or two at every elephant safari. Besides the rhinos, wild boars, samburs, spotted deer, sloth bear, four horned antelope are also usually seen. A Royal Bengal tiger may surprise you by his majestic appearance.

Nature walk or jungle walk is another way of experience the wilderness. In fact, jungle walk gives close-up opportunities to view animals as well as observe their tracks, signs, and sounds. Early morning and late afternoon walk is the best to avoid mid day heat.

Dugout-canoe trips down the Rapti river offers views of water birds: brilliant blue Eurasian Kingfishers, egrets, ospreys and ruddy sheldrakes. A pair of binoculars is a must for bird watching. A jeep safari through the jungle provides more game spotting opportunities than might be expected otherwise because it goes deeper into the jungle, usually beyond the beaten track. After the thrill of elephant rides, nature walks and jeep safari, visitors can splash around in the swimming pools that some of the resorts offer.