Luxury holidays in Bardiya National Park
Adventure gear at the ready – Bardiya National Park in Nepal’s south-western Terai is a Baloo-frequented playground. The park’s lush forests and sweeping savanna are largely uninhabited, save for the locals you’ll be keen to meet – Bengal tigers, elephants, rhinos and more call this untamed terrain home. Go full intrepid explorer with a guided hike into the heart of the jungle, or safari in style with a jeep or boat trip to the park’s tiger-tracking hotspots, then row, row, row your boat gently into an Impressionist masterpiece on the lily-padded lakes of Ghodaghodi Tal.
When to go
Give monsoon season (June to August) a miss – the downpours can make the park inaccessible. For the best animal-spotting chances, visit between mid-September and mid-December, or between February and May.