National Parks of Nepal

Nepal protects its extraordinary biodiversity through a national park system managed by the Department of National Parks and Wildlife Conservation.

These parks fall into three broad worlds: the lowland Terai parks of grassland and sal forest, home to tigers, rhinos and elephants; the mid-hill parks of subtropical forest near the cities and sacred plateaus; and the high mountain parks of the Himalaya, reaching the summit of Everest itself. Two — Chitwan and Sagarmatha — are UNESCO World Heritage Sites.