Nepal's wildlife tours
Trips designed for naturalists, photographers, and anyone who's done Nepal once and wants to come back for the wildlife.
Four wildlife trips
Each led by guides who specialise in that habitat.
Bird-watching
Pokhara · Chitwan · Koshi Tappu
Nepal has 880+ recorded bird species — from Himalayan Monals to migratory waterfowl. Our 7-day classic loop covers three habitats.
See bird-watching detailsChitwan jungle safari
Chitwan National Park
One-horned rhinos, gharials, sloth bears, and (with luck) Bengal tigers. We work with park-licensed naturalists, not commercial elephant-back operators.
See chitwan jungle safari detailsRed panda tracking
Langtang · Mai Pokhari
Quiet expeditions with local trackers to spot Nepal's vulnerable red panda population in their cloud-forest habitat. Small groups only.
See red panda tracking detailsSnow leopard expedition
Dolpo · Upper Mustang
21 days at altitude, with specialist spotters from the Snow Leopard Conservancy in Dolpo's upper valleys during the winter rut.
See snow leopard expedition detailsOur wildlife trips
Bird and Red Panda Expedition — Eastern Nepal
A 16-day expedition through four eastern-Nepal habitats — Phulchowki above Kathmandu, Sindhuli Gadi, the Koshi Tappu wetland, and the Ilam hills — tracking red panda (Ailurus fulgens, IUCN Endangered) alongside resident and migratory birds including Sultan Tit (Melanochlora sultanea). Naturalist-led, small group, starts and ends in Kathmandu. Red panda sightings are not guaranteed.
Rhododendrons of Milke Danda
A 16-day botanical walk from Basantapur to Tumlingtar along the Tinjure–Milke–Jaljale ridge in east Nepal's Koshi hills, topping out around 3,200 m on Milke Danda. Expect rhododendron forest in bloom — Rhododendron arboreum among them — and mid-hill cloud forest, not megafauna. Small group (min 4), naturalist-led, walking through Basantapur, Chauki, Gupha Pokhari, Milke Danda, and Khandbari.
Nepal Wildlife — Chitwan & Bardia
A 12-day naturalist-led tour through Chitwan and Bardia National Parks — Nepal's sal-lowland and riverine-forest terai. Game-spotting is on foot, by jeep, and by dugout canoe, never on captive elephants. Max-12 group, full-board lodges next to the parks, and a park-licensed naturalist on every drive and walk. Bookended by the Kathmandu Valley and a half-day at Lumbini.
Snow Leopard Tracking — Nar Phu Valley
A trans-Himalayan expedition of 18 days into the Nar Phu valley behind the Annapurna massif, tracking snow leopard (Panthera uncia, IUCN Vulnerable) and its blue sheep prey (Pseudois nayaur). Naturalist-led, with a community wildlife tracker on every expedition. Nar Phu is a restricted area; passes here sit above 5,000 m. Sightings are not guaranteed — come for the landscape, treat the cat as a bonus.
Red Panda Tracking — Eastern Nepal
An 11-day naturalist-led wildlife trip from Kathmandu into the Ilam tea-garden belt and the temperate broadleaf forest around it (2,200–3,600 m), tracking red panda (Ailurus fulgens, IUCN Endangered) on foot alongside Himalayan Monal and Satyr Tragopan. We track with a local community tracker who works these forests year-round, and sleep in tea-garden home-stays.
Chitwan National Park
A 3-day jungle safari in Nepal's first and largest national park — UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1984, home to 694 one-horned rhinoceroses (the world's second-largest population), 128 Bengal tigers, sloth bears, gaur, and gharial crocodiles. Jeep safaris, walking safaris with armed guides, dugout canoe trips, and stays in family-run lodges among the Tharu villages of Sauraha.