Bharatpur

Bharatpur (भरतपुर महानगरपालिका) is in Central Nepal.

Understand

The city is the district headquarters of the Chitwan district, central-south Nepal, and includes the former community of Narayangarh. It is the gateway to Chitwan National Park and the various resorts and tourists areas associated with it.

Get in

By road

It is at the center of Mahendra (east west) highway and Kathmandu - Birgunj (North-South) road corridor, is close to Kathmandu (146 km), Pokhara (126 km), Butwal (114 km), Birganj (128 km), Hetauda (78 km) and Gorkha (67 km).

By plane

In addition to good road access

• Bharatpur Airport (BHR ^IATA) (just to the east of the city). Has regular daily air services to Pokhara and Kathmandu. (updated Apr 2019)

By bus

Via Kathmandu, Mugling, Narayangarh/Bharatpur. 4-5 hours.

Via Sunauli / Bhairahawa Butwal 3 - 4 hours.

Via Pokhara, Mugling, Narayangarh/Bharatpur (good road conditions). 3 - 4 hours. Another variation via Pokhara is Tanzan, Butwal, Bharatpur The road is potholed and windy, but has beautiful views. 5 - 6 hours.

Get around

Local jeeps, buses/microbuses, taxis and autorikshaw are availabe here.

See

Not much to see in Bharatpur itself, but it can be used as base for visiting the Chitwan National Park via Sauraha. Travel times are 30 - 40 minutes longer, but sunset and sun rise from the banks of Naryani River is an attraction here.

Do

• Jungle Safari
• Cultural attraction
• Sun rise and sunset view (Naryani River)
• Bird Watching (Bish Hajar Lake, 5 km from city center)
• Chitwan National Park

Buy

• Nepali curios product within the area of Chitwan National Park.
• Other modern product available in any supermarket or shops within the city

Eat

Flowing foods are available in any tourist class hotels.

• Continental Foods
• Chinese Foods
• Nepali Foods

Sleep

• Rhino Hotel and Guest Lodge. 
• Gayatri Hotel. 
• Green Park Chitwan, Tiger Point , Baghmara Chitwan National Park, ☏ +977 56-580510. A high end hotel with pool and garden-type landscape. 
• Hotel Sky. Near to Bharatpur Hospital 
• Hotel Global. 
• Hotel Royal Century, ☏ +977 56525862. 26 rooms with pool, parking, restaurant with room service, cable TV. Elephant safari, boat excursion, jungle walk, and bird watching. 
• Island Jungle Resort (Bharatpur Height, with Birendra Multiple Campus). Outdoor pool, free parking, room service, restaurant, cable TV. On offer are elephant safari, boat excursion, jungle walk, and bird watching.