Associated with images of rhinos emerging from the mists and elephant safaris cutting across waves of tall grasses, Nepal's Royal Chitwan National Park is among Asia's most famous national parks. It is renowned for its dense concentration of wildlife, and it is among the last surviving examples of the continuous brand of forests and grasslands which once extended from the Indus River to Burma.

       
         With an area of 932 sq. km, the park forms a large part of the Terai area. However, more than 40% of Nepal’s human population also inhabits this area. Royal Chitwan National park is renowned for its diversity of flora and fauna; it is home to 51 species of wild animals (i.e. tiger, rhino, wild elephants, leopards, deer, monkey, languor ), more then 17 species of reptiles, over 450 species of birds and more than 570 different plants. Due to its unique bio-diversity and conservation efforts, UNESCO declared Royal Chitwan National Park a world Heritage site in 1993.