National parks is a separate land area where animals, birds, naturals vegetations, etc. are conversed and promoted. In others words, it is a part of land separated for the conservation, management and proper utilization of naturals environment, wild life, and vegetation. There are altogether 17 national parks, wild life reserves and conservation areas in Nepal that occupy almost 16 percent of total land area. These information are taken from the guide book " Attractions of Nepal". Here are the short information about the national parks so if you want to have more information, please visit us:

Sagarmatha National Park:

(Surrounded 1148 sq. Km.    Accessibility :  Fly to Lukla/ Phaplu : Entry Points: Jorsalle / Tashi Lapche. Park Headquarters:  Mandalphu, Namche Bazar.
Location:

It is located to the north-east of kathmandu in the khumbu region of Nepal. The park includes the highest peak ( Mt. Everest) in the world, and several others well reputed peaks such as Lhotse, Nuptse, Cho-oyu, Pumori, Amadablam, Thamserku, Kwangde, Kushum Kangaru,Cholatse, Tabuche, Island Peak (Imza Tse), Kangtaiga and Gyachunkang. The park was added to the list of world heritage sites in 1979.

Features: The mountains of Sagarmatha National Park are geologically young and broken up by deep gorges and glacial valleys.

Flora: Various types of vegetation found in this area like pine, hemlocks, fir, Juniper birch and rhododendrons, scrub and alpine plants communities. The famed bloomed of rhododendrons occur during April and May although the other flora is the most colorful during the monsoon seasons ( Jun-August)

Fauna:  Wild animals must likely to be seen in the park are the Himalayan Tahr, Ghoral, Serow, and Musk Deer. The snow leopard and Himalayan black bear are presented but rarely sighted. Other mammals rarely seen are the weasel, marten, Himalayan mouse, hare (Pika), Jackal, Langur monkey, snow cock, pheasants etc.

Climate: July-September (heavy rainfall), September- March ( heavy snowfall and freezing), April-June (warm and pleasant)
Accommodations : : Some standard lodges and resort hotels and tented camp available in and outside of the park.

Activities: Trekking and Mountaineering

Park regulations: For the park entry fee is required, flora and fauna must be protected and undisturbed, rubbish must be packed out, buries or disposed off in designated areas, respect cultural and religious sights, prohibit to walk with in the park between sunset and sunrise, use of firewood is strictly prohibited.

This National park is Surrounded 1710 sq. km : Accessbility: Drive to Dhunche or Syabru bensi Entry Points: Dhunche / Trakhegyang: Park’s Headquaters: Dhunche:

Activities: Trekking and Mountaineering

Location: It is second largest and nearest park’s from Kathmandu which is situated in the central Himalaya. The area extends from 32 Km north of Kathmandu to the Nepal-China border.
Features:  The park encloses the catchments of two major rivers systems; one draining west into the Trisuli river and other east to the Sunkoshi River.

Flora: The complex topography and geography together with the varied climatic patterns have enabled a wide spectrum of vegetation type to be established. These include small areas of subtropical forest, temperate oak and pine forests at mid elevation. Oaks, chir, pine, maple, fir, blue pine, hemlocks, spruce and various species of rhododendron make up the main forest species.

Fauna: Along with the exciting forest cover, approximately 25% of total area provides habitat for a wide range of animals including wild dog, red panda, pika, muntjack, musk deer, Himalayan black bear, Himalayan tahr, Ghoral, serow, rhesus monkey and common longer. Red panda is one of the parks rarest wildlife species.

Climate: July-September (heavy rainfall), September- March ( heavy snowfall and freezing), April-June ( warm and pleasant).

Accommodations : : Some standard lodges and resort hotels and tented camp available in and outside of the park.

Park regulations: For the park entry fee is required, flora and fauna must be protected and undisturbed, rubbish must be packed out, buries or disposed off in designated areas, respect cultural and religious sights, prohibit to walk with in the park between sunset and sunrise, use of firewood is strictly prohibited.

Accessbility: Drive by local bus or taxi to Budhanilakantha Entry Points: Budhanilkantha / sundarijal : Park’s Headquaters: Shivapuri:

Activities: One day hiking, rock climbing and bird watching, cycling tour to shivapuri, trekking.

Location; The park is situated on the northern fringe of the Kathamandu valley and lies about 12 km from the valley.

Flora: It consists of a variety of natural forests types including pine, oak, rhododendron etc depending on altitude and aspect.
Fauna: The park is the home various types of animals like black boar, leopard, jungle cat, rhesus monkey and tiger. It consists of 177 species of birds including at least 9 threatened species, 102 species of butterflies with a number of rare and endangered species.
Climate: July- September (heavy precipitation), Sept- Mar (cool and pleasant), April- June (warm and pleasant).
Accommodations: Available on tented camp.

Park Regulation: For the park entry fee is required, flora and fauna must be protected and undisturbed, rubbish must be packed out, buries or disposed off in designated areas, respect cultural and religious sights, prohibit to walk with in the park between sunset and sunrise, use of firewood is strictly prohibited.

Accessbility: Drive / fly to Nepalgunj / Dipayal / Achham and then drive to silgaddhi : Entry Points: Jhingrala

Activities: Trekking and Touring..

Location: The park includes some parts of mid hills areas of far western development regions place of Achham, Bajura and Doti district of seti zone.

Features: To the north you can see the Api and Saipal Himalayan ranges in the other direction the vast green mid hills of Nepal can be seen clearly. The Khaptad Baba area is located near the park head quarter.

Flora: It consists of three basic vegetations-subtropical (montane sal, pine and alder species), temperate (mixed broad leaved) species cinnamomum etc), mixed ever green species (spruce, fir, hemlock, etc), and sub alpine, oak, fir birch and rhododendron.

Fauna: The common animals in the parks are barking deer, wild boar, ghoral, yello throated marten, rhesus monkey, langur monkey, jackal, wild dog, leopard, Himalayan black bear, musk deer.

Climate: March-May (warm and pleasant), June-Sept (heavy precipitation), Oct- Feb (snowfall and chilling winds)

Accommodations: Available in the tented camp

Park Regulations: For the park entry fee is required, flora and fauna must be protected and undisturbed, rubbish must be packed out, buries or disposed off in designated areas, respect cultural and religious sights, prohibit to walk with in the park between sunset and sunrise, use of firewood is strictly prohibited.

Accessbility: Drive / fly to Nepalgunj and again fly to jumla : Entry Points: Bhulbhule. Park Headquater’s: Hutu.

Activities: Trekking.

Location: The park, Nepal’s smallest protected areas, is located in the north western high mountains of Nepal. Most of the park lies in Mugu district with a small portion in Jumla district of karnali zone. The national park is 371 kms air distance from kathmandu.

Features: In the heart of the park, the Rara lake is located which is oval saved with an east-west axis and has a maximum length 5 kms and a width of 3 km. The maximum depth of the lake is 167m. The lake side pasture in the south gives way to the steep slope of Gurchi lekh.

Flora: The parks area around the lake is dominated by blue pine up to 3200 m rhododendron, black juniper, west Himalayan spruce, oak and Himalayan cypress are other species found in the area.

Fauna: The park is home to around 20 different species of mammals. They include musk deer, Himalayan black bear, leopard, jackle, Himalayan tahr, yello throated marten, otter, wild dog, common langur, rhesus macaque and red panda.

 Climate: April- June ( warm and pleasant), June- August (precipitation), September- March (heavy snowfall up to 1 m)

Accommodations: Available in the tented camp.

Park Regulations: For the park entry fee is required, flora and fauna must be protected and undisturbed, rubbish must be packed out, buries or disposed off in designated areas, respect cultural and religious sights, prohibit to walk with in the park between sunset and sunrise, use of firewood is strictly prohibited.

Accessbility: fly to Biratnagar / Lukla / Phaplu / Bhojpur/ Tumlingtar, Entry Points: Tumlingtar.

Location: Situated in Sankhuwasabha and Solukhumbu district in eastern Nepal. The park borders with Arun river in the east and with Sagarmatha National Park on the west. To the north is the Nepal-Tibet border and to the south is the Sauna danda.

Features: Park is Nepal’s only protected areas with a strict nature area reserve. It has richest biodiversity among all the conserved areas of Nepal. The park is also the paradise for birdwatchers. The arun river gushing through the park boasts of around 84 varieties of fish including salmon.

Flora: Herbs, grasses and rhododendron, juniper, shrubs are found in the alpine pastures at the height of 4000-5000 m. There are varieties of orchids, economically valuable medicinal, aromatic plants, rhododendrons, bamboos, oaks, primrose and fodder trees available.

Fauna: The park is the home of the red panda, snow leopard, Himalayan black bear, clouded leopard, ghoral, tahr, wild bopar, barking deer, Himalayan marmot, common langur monkey and serow. About 400 species of birds including two species spotted wrenbabbler and the olive ground warbler.

Climate: Jun- Sept (heavy rainfall), October-March (cold and pleasant), April- May (slight rain).

Accommodations: Available in the tented camp.
Park Regulations: For the park entry fee is required, flora and fauna must be protected and undisturbed, rubbish must be packed out, buries or disposed off in designated areas, respect cultural and religious sights, prohibit to walk with in the park between sunset and sunrise, use of firewood is strictly prohibited.

Accessbility: Drive / fly to Nepalgunj / Jupal and a half day walk to the park, Entry Points: Sumduwa Headquater’s: Sumduwa.

Location: It is Nepal’s largest national park, located in the trans Himalayan region of north west Nepal.

Features: The park provides a diversity of spectacular landscapes. Elevations in the park range from 2130 m. In ankhe to 6883 m at the summit of kangirowa himal. The country’s deepest and second largest lake, phoksundo lake, lies in the upper regions of Suligad. The park also contains many Buddhist monasteries and religious areas.

Flora: The trans-Himalayan sloping lands consisting of Rhododendron, caragana, shrubs and salix, juniper, white Himalayan birch and silver fir.

Fauna: The park provides important habitat for endangered species including the snow leopard, grey wolf, musk deer, blue sheep, goral, great Tibetan sheep, Himalayan tahr, leopard, jackal and Himalayan black bear.

Climate: July- Sept (heavy precipitation up to 1500 m), September- March (heavy snowfall and freezing), April-Jun (warm and pleasant).

Accommodations: Available in the tented camp.
Park Regulations: For the park entry fee is required, flora and fauna must be protected and undisturbed, rubbish must be packed out, buries or disposed off in designated areas, respect cultural and religious sights, prohibit to walk with in the park between sunset and sunrise, use of firewood is strictly prohibited.