Chitwan Explores New Tourism Potential with Hiking and Evening Safaris Beyond Traditional Routes

Chitwan. The Division Forest Office is actively studying and managing the potential for jeep safaris along with hiking and evening safaris covering a distance of about 12 kilometers from Tikhauli in the Barandabhar forest area of Chitwan, extending to Panchakanya and Chartumukhi Community Forests.

The office has initiated a study to link income generation with biological tourism in the community forests here. Accordingly, on Tuesday, a team comprising Bishnu Prasad Acharya, Chief of the Division Forest Office, students studying Environmental Science at Saptagandaki Multiple Campus in Bharatpur, teachers, conservationists, and nature guides conducted a trek (hiking) and observation study in the area.