'Camping' is the choice of tourists in Bardia Park.

29 staff used to provide residential facilities within the park to the tourists coming to their lodge. Every year, Tiger Tops installs tents and accommodates tourists, hence the name of the place is Tented Camp.

'After the year 2014, the tented camp of Tiger Tops was running/non-running,' Rajan Chaudhary, an employee of the tented camp at that time, said, 'All the guests who came to Tiger Tops used to go inside the park for camping, the camp site in Dhik of Karnali was provided with quality service. Chowdhury said that the camping was closed after the government decided not to renovate the hotels/resorts operating inside the park. He says that the camping service, which is the main attraction here, has been stopped for a long time.

Tourists have started spending the night in Lalmati area again, as if saying 'The river will return after twelve years'. To increase the number of tourists, the park office has made arrangements for camping at Lalmati on the west side of the park and at Guthi in Babai Valley on the northeast. This year Insight Himalaya Trek Company conducted camping at Lalmati last week. 11 foreigners came for camping. Before that, 16 people came. The said company started camping in Bardiya before the corona epidemic.

Ramjibabu Thapa, the company's local coordinator and owner of Hotel Ganda Camp, has been camping in Babai Valley before. He says that he has been camping in Lalmati for two years as the road to and from there is not easy. "We have conducted camping three times this year," he said, "we have started it for VIP tourists." In that order, jeep safari, walking tour is done. Tourists also drive around by themselves. "They come to experience the jungle," said Thapa, "Tiger roars nearby." Evening-morning wildlife movement is visible. Last Holi day, we saw tigers five times from the camp.'' A staff member is deputed from the park to monitor overall activities. A nature guide has been brought as required.

During the second camping organized by Insight Himalaya this year, the former British minister and current MP came. The company refused to disclose his name as it was an official visit. Pannu Lakson, camp manager of Insight Himalaya, said that the guests of Birmingham Palace had come for the one-month long camping last year. "Earlier we used to camp in Chitwan Park," he said, "now we have diverted to Bardia, foreigners prefer to come here." He said that since Tiger Tops was operating camping here, tourists are increasing in Bardia. At the

campsite, separate tents are set up for staff and tourists. According to the number of tourists, tents are installed as safe as houses. There is a bed inside the tent. Tables and chairs are placed as needed. Chairs and tables are arranged outside the tent. Near the

, the toilet is made of toilet cloth. Bath towels are prepared with the help of cloth, rope, wood and trees. A hand-washed copper gagri and a table basin are made. A dining hall is built inside the tent. There is a separate kitchen. Solar panels are arranged to light the lights and charge the gadgets. The camp operator said that lanterns are lit at night so that wild animals do not come around the tent. Although it looks like a camp, it has the facilities of a classy resort.

President of Hotel Association Nepal Bardia Mohan Chaudhary says that the park is famous all over the world for camping. He said that the World Bank and the Asian Development Bank have also shown interest in studying the feasibility of camping at the designated location within the park. "It can be managed in an orderly manner so that the share of the locals remains," he said, "this will surely increase the number of tourists." He said that since it is not possible in all places within the park, camping sites should be designated after further study. "Now the access to information technology has made camping easier," he said, "At this time, it is not practical for the park to ask you to camp near the army and game scouts, it is not good to assign staff for monitoring and distrust."

Camping is a very 'thrilling' program for tourists, so he insists that it should be organized. "VIP tourists from Europe come for camping," he said, "this also promotes the park." Ashok Ram said. This year 26 groups have camped in Lalmati and 18 in Babai Valley. He says that quality tourists come for camping. "This will increase the revenue of the park," he said, "Because more manpower is needed for management, locals are getting jobs." He said it would be thrilling to observe the behavior of wild animals as they come close. Ram said that foreigners come for camping in the park in March, February and March. According to the park, for camping, natives have to pay Rs 500, SAARC countries Rs 1,500 and people from third countries Rs 3,000 per person per day.