Places to visit in Far-West
Lotus lakes, the grasslands of Shuklaphanta with the world's largest herd of swamp deer, Rana Tharu villages and the Mahakali river border.
Districts: Kailali · Kanchanpur
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◆ Hidden gemKarnali river at Chisapani
The Karnali — Nepal's longest river — bursts out of a gorge at Chisapani, crossed by a striking cable-stayed bridge on the East–West Highway. Fresh river fish, rafting take-outs and dolphin country downstream.
Where Nepal's longest river leaves the hills1 min →
Tikapur Park
A large, shady park on the bank of the Karnali at Tikapur, laid out around a former royal residence — lawns, flower beds, old trees and langur monkeys, and the far-west's favourite picnic spot.
Riverside royal garden1 min →
Ghodaghodi Tal
A chain of forest lakes right beside the East–West Highway in Kailali — the largest natural lake complex of the Tarai and a Ramsar wetland since 2003, covered in lotus and water lilies and rich in birds and turtles.
Lotus lakes in the forest1 min →
Shuklaphanta National Park
Nepal's westernmost park, famous for the vast Shukla Phanta grassland and the largest herd of swamp deer (barasingha) in the world — plus tigers, wild elephants, rare grassland birds and the legendary Rani Tal lake.
Grasslands of the swamp deer1 min →Every place on the map
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