Bardiya National Park
The largest and least disturbed national park in Nepal's Terai, 968 square kilometres of sal forest and grassland on the east bank of the Karnali, crossed by the Babai river. Founded in 1988, it is known for tigers, rhinos and wild elephants.
- Where
- Thakurdwara, Lumbini, Nepal
- Grade
- Local gem
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site
- Coordinates
- 28.4700, 81.4700
Get the Bardiya National Park stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Bardiya National Park. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Lumbini volume with your photos and a note.
Near Bardiya National Park
Katarniaghat 37 km
Gharial, dolphins and the Girwa.
Banke National Park 53 km
Nepal's tenth national park, set up in 2010 and covering 550 square kilometres, mostly in the Sivalik Hills. It was declared a Gift to the Earth and joins with neighbouring Bardiya to give tigers and other wildlife a wider range.
Ghodaghodi Tal 57 km
A cluster of forest lakes and marshes at about 205 metres in Kailali District, in the far-western Terai. It became a Ramsar site in 2003 and a bird sanctuary in 2022.
Dudhwa National Park 75 km
Tall grassland on the Nepal border holding swamp deer, tigers, and one of the last wild populations of Indian rhinoceros in the state.
Badimalika Temple 98 km
A high mountain temple to the goddess Bhagwati in Triveni Municipality, Bajura, one of the major shrines of western Nepal. Pilgrims gather for its main festival, Malika Chaturdashi, and it keeps two priests, one each from Kalikot and Bajura.
Shravasti 98 km
Where the Buddha spent twenty four rainy seasons.
Khaptad National Park 100 km
A high plateau of meadow and forest in the far west of Nepal, made a national park in 1984 and spread over 225 square kilometres of four districts. It rises from 1,400 to 3,300 metres and was the long-time retreat of the hermit Khaptad Baba.
Kishanpur Sanctuary 105 km
Swamp deer in tall grass beside a lake, part of the Dudhwa reserve and much quieter than the main gate.
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Questions
Where is Bardiya National Park?
Bardiya National Park is in Thakurdwara, Lumbini, Nepal. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Katarniaghat (37 km), Banke National Park (53 km), Ghodaghodi Tal (57 km).
How do I get the Bardiya National Park stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Bardiya National Park and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Lumbini volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Bardiya National Park before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Lumbini volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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