Dashain holidays bring over 20,000 tourists to Chitwan national park
Chitwan, Oct 29: A total of 20,087 people visited Chitwan National Park during the Dashain festival holidays.
Following the resumption of jeep safari within the park on October 9, both domestic and international tourists flocked the park.
According to the park’s Information Officer, Ganesh Tiwari, the visitors included 11,891 Nepalis, 7,365 international tourists, and 831 visitors from SAARC member countries.
Tourists visit the park to observe rare wildlife including the one-horned rhinoceros, Bengal tiger, elephants, bear, and crocodile, as well as various bird species.
The park collected a total of Rs 17.3 million in revenue from these visitors.
Although jeep safaris inside the national park are suspended during the monsoon season, jeep and elephant safaris continue to operate as usual in the buffer zone and community forests.
Tourists explore the national park by riding in jeeps. With the recent sighting of the rare Bengal tiger, tourist interest in the park safari has grown even further, adds Tiwari.

