Parsa National Park
Sal forest and the low Sivalik Hills spread over 627 square kilometres of the central Terai, next to Chitwan. A wildlife reserve from 1984, it became a national park in 2017, and its forests let animals roam between the two parks.
- Where
- Birgunj, Madhesh, Nepal
- Grade
- Local gem
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site
- Coordinates
- 27.4667, 84.3333
Get the Parsa National Park stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Parsa National Park. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Madhesh volume with your photos and a note.
Near Parsa National Park
Chitwan National Park 3.7 km
Nepal's first national park, founded in 1973 in the jungle and grassland of the inner Terai and a World Heritage Site since 1984. Its 952 square kilometres are home to one-horned rhinoceros and Bengal tigers, watched from jeeps, canoes and on foot.
Devghat 32 km
A holy town where the Kali Gandaki and the Trishuli meet to form the Narayani, one of the great religious centres of central Nepal. Temples and ashrams line the banks, and many devotees come to spend their last years here.
Valmiki National Park 47 km
Bihar's only tiger reserve, against the Nepal border in the Gandak valley.
Lauria Nandangarh 53 km
An Ashokan pillar with a lion on top, and a burial mound beside it.
Manakamana Temple 54 km
A pagoda temple on a ridge in Gorkha District, dedicated to the goddess Bhagwati, whose name means the wish-fulfilling one. Founded in 1678, it is reached by a long cable car ride up from the Trishuli valley.
Siddha Cave 54 km
A huge limestone cave above Bimalnagar in Tanahun, 50 metres high and 437 metres deep, said to be one of the largest in Nepal. Its chambers are big enough to hold around 2,500 people.
Ramagrama Stupa 64 km
A grassy brick mound in Ramgram, Parasi District, venerated as a stupa holding relics of the Buddha. Nepal's Department of Archaeology dates its building to between the Mauryan and Gupta periods.
Gorkha Palace 66 km
A 16th century hilltop palace founded by Ram Shah, about an hour's climb above Gorkha bazaar. It was the seat of the Shah kings of Gorkha, from which Prithvi Narayan Shah set out to unite Nepal, and it is on Nepal's tentative UNESCO list.
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Questions
Where is Parsa National Park?
Parsa National Park is in Birgunj, Madhesh, Nepal. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Chitwan National Park (3.7 km), Devghat (32 km), Valmiki National Park (47 km).
How do I get the Parsa National Park stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Parsa National Park and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Madhesh volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Parsa National Park before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Madhesh volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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