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| BIRD
WATCHING AT SHIVAPURI NATIONAL PARK |
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The Shivapuri National Park (144 sq km) is
the major watershed supplying drinking water
to the capital city of Kathmandu. Lying in
the transition zone between the subtropical
and temperate climatic zones, its diverse
vegetation is composed of pine, oak, rhododendron
and others. The park is rich in wild mushrooms
(129 species).
The wildlife found in the national park includes
Himalayan black bear, leopard,
jungle cat, and rhesus
monkeys. The park is home to over
177 species of birds including 9 threatened
species, over 100 species of butterflies including
rare and threatened.
The park has several rain-red rivers that
are the major source of drinking water for
the capital city. The park produces 227 million
liters water per day of which 30 million liters
per day are collected for consumption.
Towering over the Kathmandu valley, the Shivapuri
National Park is a fog-free
zone.
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| During winter while Kathmandu and the other
towns and settlements of the valley are still dark under the
thick cold fog, the park get sparkling sunlight. It receives
regular westerly winds blowing from the Trishuli river valley.
Situated only 12 km to the north of Kathmandu, the park is
the main entrance of the trekking routes to Gosainkunda,
Helambu, Kagarkot and the Langtang
National Park. The major routes
include Pani Muhan to Shivapuri peak (2,732
meter above mean sea level), Nagi gumba to the peak, Nagi
gumba to Baghdwar, Sundarijal to Chisapani. The breathtaking
views of the high Himalayan peaks can be seen from the top
of the Shivapuri Mountain.
The park is a spiritually significant for the popular shrines
and meditation centers in the natural surroundings.
The park consists of several religious and cultural heritage
sites for the Hindus as well as Buddhists.
They include the peaks of Shivapuri, Manichur, Tarkeswor and
the source of the Bagmati and Bishnumati rivers. The other
famous shrines that are worth visiting are Budhanilkantha,
Sundarimai and the Nagi monastery attract
thousands of pilgrims during festive seasons.
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| Day 1 |
Meet
at the your hotel. Drive 20-30 minutes
to Park Village Resort, an eco-friendly
hotel on the foothill of Shivapuri National
Park.
Welcome Drink. Check-in to suite rooms
with wide verandah.
Refresh and rest
1.00 pm Lunch at hotel’s Earthwatch
restaurant overlooking Shivapuri National
Park. Stroll and watch birds in the
hotel garden spread over 6 acres of
jungle with lots of flowering plants,
birds and butterflies.
6.00 pm Power point presentation: Orientation
of Nepal by eminent naturalists.
7.00 pm Open-air barbeque dinner and
overnight at Park Village Hotel
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| Day 2 |
6.30 am
Breakfast at Park Village Hotel &
Resort
7.00 am Hike to Shivapuri
National Park entrance gate.
Climb up from entrance
gate towards Nagi Gompa, a Buddhist
monastery. On the way we stop for birding
at Pani Muhan which is a reservoir of
the Shivapuri watershed area. It is
an excellent place to watch forktails,
redstarts, kingfisher, blackbirds etc.
Main vegetation consists of Alder woods,
Schima-Castanopsis forest, Mixed Oak-Laurel
forest, and shrub lands with wild yellow
raspberry, barberry, Gaultheria, etc.
12.00 noon Pack-Lunch
at Nagi Gompa with overwhelming view
of Kathmandu valley. From Nagi, climb
up towards Deurali. Vegetation in this
region is composed of mixed oaks and
laurel forest. Common orchids include
Coelogyne. On the way possible sightings
are barking deer, wild boar, Himalayan
black bear, yellow-throated marten,
flying squirrel. Bird includes kalij
pheasant, common hill partridge, booted
eagle, black eagle, steppe eagle, crested
serpent eagle, laughing thrushes, sunbirds,
tits etc.
Reach Park Village for Departure
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