Ghodaghodi Tal
A cluster of forest lakes and marshes at about 205 metres in Kailali District, in the far-western Terai. It became a Ramsar site in 2003 and a bird sanctuary in 2022.
- Where
- Attariya, Sudurpashchim, Nepal
- Grade
- Heritage site
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 3 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 28.6842, 80.9453
Get the Ghodaghodi Tal stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Ghodaghodi Tal. 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 Sudurpashchim volume with your photos and a note.
Near Ghodaghodi Tal
Dudhwa National Park 34 km
Tall grassland on the Nepal border holding swamp deer, tigers, and one of the last wild populations of Indian rhinoceros in the state.
Katarniaghat 43 km
Gharial, dolphins and the Girwa.
Bardiya National Park 57 km
The largest and least disturbed national park in Nepal's Terai, 968 square kilometres of sal forest and grassland on the east bank of the Karnali, crossed by the Babai river. Founded in 1988, it is known for tigers, rhinos and wild elephants.
Kishanpur Sanctuary 59 km
Swamp deer in tall grass beside a lake, part of the Dudhwa reserve and much quieter than the main gate.
Khaptad National Park 65 km
A high plateau of meadow and forest in the far west of Nepal, made a national park in 1984 and spread over 225 square kilometres of four districts. It rises from 1,400 to 3,300 metres and was the long-time retreat of the hermit Khaptad Baba.
Shuklaphanta National Park 72 km
Open grassland, forest, riverbed and wetland covering 305 square kilometres in Nepal's far-western Terai, bounded by the Mahakali river. Its wide phanta meadows are home to herds of swamp deer, and a corridor links it to the Sivalik Hills.
Pilibhit Tiger Reserve 85 km
Terai grassland and sal forest along the Nepal border, made a tiger reserve in 2014.
Badimalika Temple 90 km
A high mountain temple to the goddess Bhagwati in Triveni Municipality, Bajura, one of the major shrines of western Nepal. Pilgrims gather for its main festival, Malika Chaturdashi, and it keeps two priests, one each from Kalikot and Bajura.
Questions
Where is Ghodaghodi Tal?
Ghodaghodi Tal is in Attariya, Sudurpashchim, Nepal. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Dudhwa National Park (34 km), Katarniaghat (43 km), Bardiya National Park (57 km).
How do I get the Ghodaghodi Tal stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Ghodaghodi Tal and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Sudurpashchim volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Ghodaghodi Tal before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Sudurpashchim volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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