With the resumption of jeep safaris in Bardia Park, tourist traffic is increasing, interest in watching wild animals including tigers.
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In the last month of July, the jeep safari in Bardiya National Park, which was closed for tourists, has come into operation. After Jeep Safari came into operation, the tourist arrival has started to return to its old rhythm.
Jeep Safari was opened in Bardia Park after the movement of Gen-G. Sarojmani Paudel, information officer and senior conservation officer of Bardia Park, said that the influx of tourists has been affected by the Gen-G movement, but now the arrival of 15/20 foreigners and many Nepali tourists has increased daily.
Paudel said that although the arrival of tourists is low because it is the rainy season, there will be an increase in tourists till Dasain. He said, "We have brought the jeep ride, which was closed a month ago, into operation for tourists." Krishna Prasad Bhattarai, a tourism businessman, said that he stopped coming after the government of countries including America stopped visiting Nepal. He said that the arrival of tourists is also low due to the rainy season. Nepali tourists are coming.
Tourism businessman Ramji Thapa says that the number of domestic and foreign tourists has increased. He says that tourists who have booked have started coming. 28 thousand 68 local and foreign tourists have visited Bardia National Park in the financial year 081/082.
2000 more tourists compared to the year 080/081. Last year, 19 thousand 10 Nepalese, 1 thousand 540 tourists from SAARC and 7 thousand 518 foreigners entered Bardia National Park. In the year 080/081, there were 18 thousand 10 Nepalese tourists, 1 thousand 437 tourists from SAARC and 6 thousand 684 foreign tourists.
The number of domestic, SAARC and foreign tourists has been increasing in the past few years in Bardia National Park, which is famous for its tigers. The number of tourists has been increasing in the park for the last few years. According to Bardia Park, 16 thousand 297 tourists visited the park in 2007/079 and 24 thousand 398 tourists visited it in 079/080.
Domestic tourists coming to enter the park are charged 100, SAARC 750 and foreign tourists 1500. Senior conservation officer Paudel said that most of the tourists who come to Bardia Park want to see tigers. "There are 125 tigers in Bardia Park," he said, "It is estimated that there are 120 elephants in Bardia Park. Similarly, there are 38 rhinos. Some of these rhinos have reached the Katarnia Wildlife Reserve in bordering India.' Most of the tourists return after observing the Pate tiger and other wild animals. There are more than 30 small and big hotels outside Bardia Park. Dalla Home Stay is also a favorite of tourists. There are about 20 homestays here. According to the park, apart from
park, tourists visit places like Dalla, Pattharbozhi along the Khata Biological Way. Apart from this, the tourists who come here can observe the crocodiles in Hata Park, the Gadiyal Breeding Center, the Tharu Sanctuary, the sightless rhinoceros and the problem tiger from outside the cage.
