Chitwan National Park
Chitwan's leading lodge is still on Top. Tiger Tops was the very first lodge in the park, before it even was one, and later helped lobby for the park's…
Must-see hotels in The Terai & Mahabharat Range
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Bardia National Park
Run by the same pioneering team as Tiger Tops in Chitwan, this top-end lodge is set on the southern edge of the buffer zone near Thakurdwara and offers…
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Chitwan National Park
A minimalist palace set in lush grounds, Kasara Resort easily wins the best design award among Chitwan lodges. Where else does the entryway to your villa…
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The Terai & Mahabharat Range
This is one mountain resort that actually deserves to be called Shangri La. The long way in resembles the movie version of Lost Horizon, the book that…
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Chitwan National Park
Situated 1.5km north of Sauraha, this serene lodge is an excellent option for anyone, but especially those with an interest in Tharu culture. Set up by…
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Chitwan National Park
If you want a more traditional hotel, rather than a lodge, this is the best choice in the Sauraha area. The peaceful Green Park consists of several…
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Bardia National Park
Run by the super-dedicated Mohan Aryal, this resort combines a charming atmosphere with deep local knowledge. The peaceful grounds contain spacious, spic…
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Chitwan National Park
Sparkling from an impressive 2016 renovation, Shiva's Dream sports renovated rooms and an entirely new building with a winning design that pumps lots of…
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The Terai & Mahabharat Range
Located in the delightful village of Madhuban, 7km from the highway, Koshi Camp has an attractive setting on the edge of the park, with its own pond and…
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Chitwan National Park
It's hard to beat this hotel's riverside location, with superb views across a broad floodplain. Rooms are divided between tidy khaki brick cottages set…
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Chitwan National Park
Run by one of Nepal’s leading ornithologists, Tika Ram Giri, Gaida Lodge has a range of rooms including some original bungalows plus newer modern rooms in…
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The Terai & Mahabharat Range
This upmarket option is about 2km from town on the ridge, a 20-minute walk west of the summit of Shreenagar Danda. Although rather isolated, the views of…
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The Terai & Mahabharat Range
The best budget option in town is the four rooms within the home of Mohan Shrestha, the energetic man behind GETUP, the volunteer tourist information…
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The Terai & Mahabharat Range
With two floors of wraparound verandah, spacious halls and well-kept gardens, this extraordinary bargain wins you over with its charming tropical colonial…
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The Terai & Mahabharat Range
It's especially nice to find a design-conscious hotel like this in a dust cloud like Nepalganj. Rooms have super-cosy layouts, with deep mattresses and…
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The Terai & Mahabharat Range
After long travel in the Terai, this place is a surprising godsend. The old rooms are so-so, but the renovated rooms are top-notch, with modern…
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The Terai & Mahabharat Range
This surprisingly pleasant hotel boasts manicured gardens, a gym, a sauna and a sparkling palm-fringed swimming pool only a short walk from the airport…
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The Terai & Mahabharat Range
The hotel ‘where welcome never ends’ has spent the past couple of years receiving a serious facelift, which makes its 60 or so rooms the best in town:…
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Bardia National Park
With a roaring campfire and youthful owners who’ve been working as guides since they were 11, this is one of the more social places in town, and also one…
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The Terai & Mahabharat Range
The first choice for UN and NGO workers, this charming hotel is located about 2km northeast of Birendra Chowk, almost opposite the Unicef compound. It's…
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Bardia National Park
Right opposite the army camp entrance, this low-key, long-standing lodge offers a great range of rooms from simple mud-walled singles to cement cottages…
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Temple Tiger Green Jungle Resort
Chitwan National Park
While its landscaping needs some attention, this eco-friendly lodge offers beautiful elevated villas with thatched roofs and rural vistas. Hardwood floors…
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Bardia National Park
Peacefully situated along a branch of the Karnali River 1.5km south of park headquarters, this friendly family-run lodge offers great value for money. The…
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Chitwan National Park
Here it’s all about the idyllic riverside location away from bustling Sauraha bazaar. There’s a choice between lovely cottages without views or rooms in…
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Bardia National Park
With a biogas plant, organic garden and solar water heaters, Mango Tree Lodge leads the eco-friendly trend in Bardia. The open-sided communal dining area…
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Bardia National Park
With a prime location looking out to the jungle, this resort has simple Tharu-style, thatched mud-floor huts as well as more comfortable carpeted cottages…
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The Terai & Mahabharat Range
The best accommodation in Jumla, and only a five-minute walk from the airport, this stone hotel has large, Tibetan-themed rooms with attached bathrooms…
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The Terai & Mahabharat Range
This is easily the highest quality hotel in town. It boasts deep mattresses, tubs, professional staff and an elegant restaurant facing a garden. There’s…
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The Terai & Mahabharat Range
Right next to the park offices and information centre, this camp has five small and immaculate tents with separate, shared bathrooms on an island in a…
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Chitwan National Park
At this family-owned courtyard hotel you’ll receive a warm welcome, enjoy a relaxing garden and even meet the resident pachyderm, Chanchal Kali. Rooms are…
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Chitwan National Park
Set in extensive park-like gardens, the attractive adobe-and-thatch bungalows boast huge rooms and gorgeous stone- or marble-tiled bathrooms. Upstairs…
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The Terai & Mahabharat Range
This modern hotel, the best in Butwal, has a business feel but also a fun side, with a pool and karaoke bar. The rooms are nicely furnished, too.
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The Terai & Mahabharat Range
This local institution rests among a garden of orchids, rhododendron and avocado trees, and is a great choice for travellers on all budgets. The budget…
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Chitwan National Park
Accommodation here is rather oddly split between five blocks of modern and spacious rooms, which feel a bit like a high-end motel, and some very nice…
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The Terai & Mahabharat Range
This newly renovated hotel has a hilarious entrance: having removed the entire previous hotel from a city block, as if with a drunken backhoe, they simply…
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Chitwan National Park
You've got luxury lodge prices here but management pitches a notch lower. Modern and spacious accommodation is divided between longhouse rooms and cute…
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The Terai & Mahabharat Range
This smart red-brick hotel has the best rooms in Hile, but that doesn't imply soft mattresses or functioning hot-water heaters. Thankfully 12 new rooms…
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The Terai & Mahabharat Range
This could be your budget approach to the park. Located on the edge of a rice paddie, this seasonal camp offers 10 basic tents (apart from their AC units!…
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The Terai & Mahabharat Range
Located in a semi-secluded courtyard, the Gangotri has a few boxy and windowless old rooms to be avoided, and mostly comfortable air-con rooms in its new…
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The Terai & Mahabharat Range
In a land where hotels may go decades without a fresh coat of paint, the new Ratna stands out. Relocated to a new building from across the main street, it…
