Parks and Reserves

Nepal has nine National Parks, three Wildlife Reserves, three Conservation Areas and one Hunting Reserve. About 15,000 square kilometers amounting to almost 18 percent of the total area is protected. This is an amazing commitment to conservation.
 
Shey-Phoksundo National Park
Kanchenjunga Conservation Area 
    
Sagarmatha National Park
Annapurna Conservation Area 
    
Makalu Barun National Park
Shukla Phant Wildlife Reserve 
    
Chitwan National Park
Dhorpatan Hunting Reserve
    
Langtang National Park
Koshi-Tappu Wildlife Reserve 
    
Shivapuri National Park
Manaslu Conservation Area 
     
Khaptad National Park
Parsa Wildlife Reserve 
       
Rara National Park
Bardia National Park 

Tansen, Palpa

Tansen, Palpa

Tansen is a small ancient hill town situated 4300 meters above sea level. It is located on the way from Pokhara to Lumbini. Major attractions here are the ancient culture, excellent mountain views, serene atmosphere and friendly people. The weather here makes it a pleasant place to visit in any season. On clear days Dhaulagiri, Annapurna, Manaslu, Gauri Shankar and other peaks can be seen.

Dhaka - the most popular hand woven cloth of Nepal comes from this region. The Nepali topi (national cap) is made of Dhaka and You can see the weavers at work on their looms or see a bazaar of Dhakas in Tanseen.

It is believed that the migrant from Kathmandu valley, specially the Newars played an important role in enriching the architecture and culture of Tansen, and this can be seen today in Tansen.

About the word Palpa : Palpa is a district of Nepal. It is one of the district of the Lumbini Zone. Tansen is the head quarter of Palpa district and hence, many people commonly refer Tansen as Palpa. Butwal, Bhairahawa and Lumbini are other three important cities that are part of the Lumbini Zone.
Places to visit in Tansen

Tansen Bazaar

See here Rana buildings, Newari houses, carved windows and pagoda style temples, also meet folks at shopping in one of the highest and busiest bazaars in Nepal!

Palpa Ranighat

Palpa Ranighat: Visit the ancient building (palace) set on a massive rock bed at the bank of the Kali Gandaki river for viewing palace garden, stone walls, and a small shrine. This palace was built in 1892 by Governor Khadka Shamser in memory of his wife Tej Kumari, and is often called the Taj Mahal of Nepal.

Tansen Durbar / Palace

Tansen Palace In the center of the town lies a 64 room Palace, a representation of arts and crafts of the ancient Palpa. On the saddest morning of 31st of January 2006, Nepal's Maoist Rebels launched attacks in Tansen with no apparent reasons. They fought with local authorities and bombarded many ancient buildings including the Palace which had housed government offices. Many historical buildings including the Tansen palace was destroyed.

Tansen Palace has a good reputation and popularity. In fact, it's importance falls right after the Singha Durbar of Kathmandu (The place where, Nepal's most top ministers stay and work inside this secure compound, and also where the Nepal's Parliament office is located) The Tansen Palace is the heart of Palpa, attracting International as well as Domestic tourists to this beautiful hill. Many buildings which were destroyed by the Maoists are in the process of Historic re-construction, and without a doubt, Nepali Maoists will live forever with sorrows in their hearts for attempting to destroy a part of the beauty and history of Nepal.

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Rara Lake.

Tope view of Rara lake.

Rara Lake (or Rara Tal) lies in the remote Karnali region, in the North West of Nepal. Rara and the area surrounding the lake were declared a National Park in 1976. It is the largest lake in Nepal. The lake is the obvious focal point of the park where some well preserved forest and abundance of wildlife are found in the protected area. The lake is situated at an altitude of around 3000 meters above the sea level but within the park area there is a viewpoint called Chuchemara Peak (4039m) gives a spectacular view over the Himalayas on the horizon.

The trip covers around two weeks to reach the maximum altitude of 4500m and the route goes as follows:

Kathmandu to Nepalgunj: Flight.
Nepalgunj to Jumla: Flight.
Jumla to Danphe Lagna (3130m): Trekking.
Danphe Lagna to Chahutha (3183m): Trek.
Chahutha to Dhotu (2380m): Trekking
Dhotu to Rara Lake (3060m): Trek.
Rara Lake: Excursion and rest day around Rara Lake.
Rara Lake to Gorosingha (3190m): Trekking
Gorosingha to Sinja (2440m): Trek.
Sinja to Jaljala Chaur (3270m): Trek.
Jaljala Chaur to Jumla (2370m): Trek.
Jumla to Nepalgunj and Kathmandu: Flight.

This will be a memorable trip for the rest of your life and will want to visit again the Heaven residing on the earth.

Charikot, Mt. Gaurishanker/ Jiri.

View of Mt. Gaurishanker when top covered with clouds.

View of Jiri Bazzar.

About 133 kilometers from Kathmandu, Charikot provides a spectacular mountain view of Gaurishankar. In the eastern upper part of Dolkha township there is a famous roofless temple of Dolkha Bhimsen. The highway to Jiri is famous for the environment friendly approach adopted during its design, construction and maintenance. Jiri, in fact, is one of the major starting points for mountain trek to Mount Everest region.

The road to Charikot and Jiri breaks off from the Araniko Hiighway at the 78km mark. The road climbs 1800m out of the Sun Koshi Valley reaching an elevation of 2540m. Regular bus services are available. The winter season is the best for the tour to Jiri as the roads in the higher altitude are covered with the snow, and that's the reason why the Jirians have red cheek...lol.

There are at least a dozen lodges jostle on either side of the main street in the main Bazaar, and the food tastes good after some drinks made locally by the people there in the lodges.