Maruni Santuary Lodge
Chitwan National Park, Nepal
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Royal Chitwan National Park, the oldest National Park in Nepal, is
situated in the sub-tropical inner Terai lowlands of South-Central
Nepal. The Park was designated as a World Heritage Site in 1984.
MARUNI SANCTUARY LODGE is located in one of the least disturbed
areas of Sauraha, Chitwan and offers excellent opportunities to view
rare and endangered species and also, MARUNI is located between
two villages of the Rana Tharu Community, therefore you will also
have the chance to engage culturally to the ethnic people of the
region.
The Park covers a pristine area with a unique ecosystem of
significaant value to the world. It contains the Churiya hills, Ox-bow
lakes and flood plains of Rapti, Reu and Narayani Rivers.
Approximately 70% of the Park vegetation is sal forest. The
remaining vegetation types include grassland (20%) riverine
forest(7%) and sal with chiropine 3% the later occuring at the top of
the Churiya range. The riverine forests consist mainly of khair, sissoo
and simal. The grasslands form a diverse and complex community
with over 50 species. The saccharum species, often called elephant
grass, can reach 8m in height. The shorter grasses such as Imperate
are useful for thatch roofs. There are more than 43 species of
mammals in the Park. The Park ...
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