In a country best know for its mountains, the lowland Terai often gets short shrift, but a safari in Nepal's southern lowland Terai region is a fantastic contrast to trekking in the middle hills and higher Himal. Overwhelming rural, the plains have a timeless, almost genteel quality: thatched houses perch on stilts, clumps of bamboo and palms erupt in green explosion, and the foothills, if not the high Himalaya, are always within sight. While the wildlife in The National Parks of the Terai is astonishing concentrated, it may not offer as extraordinary wildlife sightings as many places in African savannas, because of its dense vegetation. But it provides an excellent habitat for endangered animals. Go with realistic expectations and you will surely enjoy a Nepalese safari.

Explore Himalaya offers Safari's in Royal Bardia National Park in the far western part of the Terai, Royal Chitwan National Park in the central region of Terai and in the Koshi Tappu Wildlife Reserve in the eastern part of the Terai.

The weather in the Terai is at its best from October to January - the days are more pleasantly mild during the later half of this period, though the nights can be surprisingly chilly and damp. However the wildlife viewing gets much better after the thatch is cut, from late January on, by which time the temperature are starting to warm up again. It gets really hot [especially in the far west] in April, May and June.