Where to go before Nepal : any advices ?
Hi everyone,
I am really happy to be a member of the mammalwatching community.
My first reports will come soon !
I will be in Nepal between February 8-20th 2027.
It will be my second time there, and I will join a local conservation NGO focused on small mammals.
We will visit Langtang NP and Chitwan NP. The main focus is more about visiting conservation area and research projects, although I hope to watch some awesome mammals.
During my first visit, I was unable to see tigers, bears, nor wild elephants (but a lot of rhinos in Chitwan !).
Here is my question : I don’t want to go from France to Nepal just for two weeks.
I want to add somewhere else in my trip, and I have time during the end of january.
Would you recommend me to visit eastern Nepal in search for red pandas, or Koshi Tappu area for example ?
Or, I could also include a stop in India. It could be Assam and Sikkim, but I think that would be quite similar to the Nepalese Terai.
Could it be Laddakh, in search for the snow leopards ?
Or around New Dehli ?
So, I have a lot of potential ideas, I am looking for help to decide !
Where could you recommend me to spend two weeks before my trip in Nepal ?
I haven’t been to any other asian countries yet.
Thanks a lot !
I attached a proof of my first encounter with Indian rhinos in Chitwan.
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Tina Greenawalt
Ladakh would be ideal timing. You would need at least a week in order to acclimate to the altitude in Leh and then at least 4 days for searching for snow leopards. There’s also a chance of Eurasian Lynx not too far from Leh. There isn’t too much around Delhi so I would avoid that area. But Kaziranga and Manas are also good options, but likely more similar to Chitwan than Ladakh would be.
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Tina Greenawalt
Yes, I work for a wildlife travel company based in the US and we use Vana Safaris, based in Delhi. You can contact the owner Avijit at vana@vanasafaris.com. He’s also a good friend of mine and I’ve been to Ladakh twice with him. We saw 8 snow leopards on a trip there last year.
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Evan
Kaziranga in Assam is a good place to see a lot of big mammals. The rhinos are the top highlight, but you’re also almost guaranteed to see wild water buffalo and multiple deer species. Tigers and wild elephants are seen regularly there too, but not as reliably. Wild elephants are more reliable at Manas, which also has nicer scenery, but not the same level of constant wildlife sightings. I haven’t been to any of the other places you mentioned though, so this isn’t a comparison.