Sauraha

Geography

Travel

By air

By bus

• Via Kathmandu — there are three types of buses available. Cheaper Birganj bound buses which will drop you at Tadi Bazaar about 4 kilometers north of Sunauli where you can easily get local bus, taxi, rickshaws, tanga/pony carts. These second bit more expensive type is the direct tourist buses that are no more comfortable than normal intercity except they are full of tourists. A third type are more comfortable air-conditioned buses. All buses will travel via Mugling, Narayangarh/Bharatpur, Tadi Bazaar, Sauraha;.
• Via Sunauli / Bhairahawa — on eastern bound buses traveling through Butwal, Bharatpur, Tadi Bazaar. Change to local bus, jeep, pony cart, or rickshaw to Sauraha.
• Via Pokhara — direct tourist buses are available via Mugling, Narayangarh / Bharatpur, Tadi Bazaar, Sauraha.

  Tourism

Sightseeing

• Chitwan National Park
• Tharu Museum
• Devghat — as the Hindu pilgrimage destination
• International elephant polo games
• The Elephant Breeding Center
• Night Tower
• Jungle / wildlife safaris by foot, jeep and elephant. You may see a rhinoceros, deer, monkeys, and Bengal tiger. Bird watching in and around the jungle, especially Bishazari Tal, a wetland approximately 10 km north-west of Sauraha.
• Tharu cultural show of the Tharu people