The Himalayan region abounds in flora and fauna. Nowhere more so than in the fertile forested plains at the foothill of the Himalaya. In Nepal come with us to Chitwan National Park, Once the hunting grounds of the Nepalese royalty, elite and visiting European nobility Nepal’s first National Park, is now an UNESCO designated World Heritage Site and a runaway conservation success. Located south of Kathmandu Chitwan is served both by an easy air link as well as a highway. Chitwan is famous for its wildlife which include such endangered species as the royal Bengal tiger, the one horned rhinoceros and the Gangetic dolphin in addition to several species of deer, sloth bear, leopard, wild boar, two species of crocodiles and about 400 species of birds. Or come with us to Bardiya national Park, less famous but, no less exciting where the tiger population is on the rise and sightings are now frequent. Bardiya is also home to one of Nepal’s two resident wild elephant herds.

In India travel with us to Ranthambore, Kanha or Corbett National Parks, home to a dizzying array of wildlife including the tiger or come with us to Kaziranga in the east of the country to the world’s largest habitat of the one-horned rhinos.

Very few people have been to Bhutan and even fewer still, have undertaken a tour of the Royal Manas National Park, which the Bhutanese government considers the showpiece of the country’s conservation efforts. Come with us on a tour of this little visited gem in a little visited Kingdom. Combine a short overland tour with a trek and elephant safari to view exquisite bird and animal life including the elusive tiger.

For the ultimate in wildlife viewing come with us on a journey to the Chang Thang Nature Reserve in north western Tibet home of the “Kiang” or Tibetan Wild Ass