Understand
[edit]The city is the district headquarters of the Chitwan district, central-south Nepal, and includes the former community of Narayangarh. It is the gateway to Chitwan National Park and the various resorts and tourists areas associated with it.
Get in
[edit]By road
[edit]It is at the center of Mahendra (east west) highway and Kathmandu - Birgunj (North-South) road corridor, is close to Kathmandu (146 km), Pokhara (126 km), Butwal (114 km), Birganj (128 km), Hetauda (78 km) and Gorkha (67 km).
By plane
[edit]In addition to good road access
- Bharatpur Airport (BHR IATA) (just to the east of the city). Has regular daily air services to Pokhara and Kathmandu.
By bus
[edit]Via Kathmandu, Mugling, Narayangarh/Bharatpur. 4-5 hours.
Via Sunauli / Bhairahawa Butwal 3 - 4 hours.
Via Pokhara, Mugling, Narayangarh/Bharatpur (good road conditions). 3 - 4 hours. Another variation via Pokhara is Tanzan, Butwal, Bharatpur The road is potholed and windy, but has beautiful views. 5 - 6 hours.
Get around
[edit]Local jeeps, buses/microbuses, taxis and autorikshaw are availabe here.
See
[edit]Not much to see in Bharatpur itself, but it can be used as base for visiting the Chitwan National Park via Sauraha. Travel times are 30 - 40 minutes longer, but sunset and sun rise from the banks of Naryani River is an attraction here.
Do
[edit]- Jungle Safari
- Cultural attraction
- Sun rise and sunset view (Naryani River)
- Bird Watching (Bish Hajar Lake, 5 km from city center)
- Chitwan National Park
Buy
[edit]- Nepali curios product within the area of Chitwan National Park.
- Other modern product available in any supermarket or shops within the city
Eat
[edit]Flowing foods are available in any tourist class hotels.
- Continental Foods
- Chinese Foods
- Nepali Foods
Drink
[edit]Sleep
[edit]- Rhino Hotel and Guest Lodge.
- Gayatri Hotel.
- Green Park Chitwan, Tiger Point , Baghmara Chitwan National Park, ☏ +977 56-580510. A high end hotel with pool and garden-type landscape.
- Hotel Sky. Near to Bharatpur Hospital
- Hotel Global.
- Hotel Royal Century, ☏ +977 56525862. 26 rooms with pool, parking, restaurant with room service, cable TV. Elephant safari, boat excursion, jungle walk, and bird watching.
- Island Jungle Resort (Bharatpur Height, with Birendra Multiple Campus). Outdoor pool, free parking, room service, restaurant, cable TV. On offer are elephant safari, boat excursion, jungle walk, and bird watching.