India /Bihar /West Champaran /Valmiki National Park and Tiger Reserves

Valmiki National Park is located in the West Champaran district of the state of Bihar. The national park is one of the tiger reserves in the country and it is the only place where one can see tigers in the state of Bihar. It was first started in the year 1990. There are ten tigers that are left in the Valmiki National Park and these are being protected by the government. Camera trapping is being used extensively in the park. One can also see the civet dog and the wild dog in the sanctuary. Some of the other animals that can be spotted in the national park are wolves, deer, sloth bears, and reptiles like pythons, leopards, nilgai, hyenas, jungle cats, Indian bison and rhinoceros. However the main attraction of the park is the Bengal tiger and most visitors travel to the place to catch a glimpse of this elusive and endangered animal. Forest safaris are the best way to see the place and these can be arranged through the forest department. There are several villages that are located along the periphery of the park as well. The flora of the park includes deciduous forests, alluvial grasslands, swamp forests and Sal forests.

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Category : Wildlife

Time Zone: UTC + 5:30 Hours

Pincode: 845438

STD Code: 6254

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Best Time to Visit:  Oct – June

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Valmiki National Park and Wildlife Sanctuary is located in the West Champaran district of Bihar state. The Valmiki Tiger Reserve forms the eastern most limit of the Himalayan Terai forest in India, which is the only tiger reserve of Bihar. Situated in the Gangetic Plains bio-geographic zone of the country, the forest has combination of bhabar and terai tracts. Boulder and pebble deposits by the Himalayan Rivers in the foothills characterize the Bhabar tract, while the finer sediment deposits feature terai lands. Valmiki National Park and Valmiki Wildlife Sanctuary are the two major attractions of this Reserve. Valmiki National Park is in continuum with Royal Chitwan National Park of Nepal in North.

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By Air : The nearest airport is located in the city of Patna. The airport is located at a distance of around 225 kilometers from the park. Patna is well connected and one can reach the place easily from cities such as Ranchi, Kolkata, Mumbai and Lucknow. Frequent flights are from the capital city of Delhi as well. Taxis are available from here and they can be used to reach the national park. They cost around Rs 7 per kilometer for the trip.

By Train : The town of Valmiki Nagar has the nearest railway station. Many trains pass through this station and it is connected to places such as Delhi, Lucknow, Varanasi and Kolkata. Tickets are cheap and this can be a good mode of transport, provided your tickets are booked in advance.

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