Chitwan, October 4 : Tourist activities at the Chitwan National Park (CNP) have resumed after a break of around six months due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Elephant safari, jungle walk and bird viewing are now open at the CNP, said CNP Chief Conservation Officer Ananath Baral. “On the other side, the task of repairing the trails for a jeep safari is underway. It will be completed until the upcoming Dashain festival,” he further said.
Moreover, the contract process has been forwarded to operate boats in the Rapti River and the clean-up at the footpath trail is going on, it is said
Chairperson of the Regional Hotel Association, Chitwan, Dipak Bhattarai, said that the tourism entrepreneurs like him are optimistic the domestic tourists would visit Sauraha during this festive season. According to him, the discount offers have been announced by them for attracting such visitors.
Last year, 182,435 tourists visited the CNP, of which 89,441 were domestic tourists, 14,239 were from the SAARC countries and 78,755 from other foreign countries. The CNP collected over Rs 199 million in revenue from them. But, this year, its revenue collection has so far been nil.
