Kasara (Park HQ & Gharial Breeding Centre) - Chitwan
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From Sauraha Chowk
~30.85 km
From Sauraha Chowk
Travel time
47 min
From Sauraha Chowk
Activity time
8 hrs
Estimated on-site duration
Ref. cost
NPR 4,500
Indicative only; carry extra cash
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Experience
Quick answer
It is based at Kasara (Park HQ & Gharial Breeding Centre). Use your current location for navigation; as a planning reference, it is about 31 km from Sauraha Chowk. Plan for 8 hours of activity time, with 47 min of total journey time from that reference point where route data is available, and easy difficulty.
Drive deep into Chitwan to Kasara — visit the Gharial Breeding Centre (saving Nepal's critically endangered fish-eating crocodile from extinction), the park museum, and watchtowers on the Narayani for rhinos and sloth bears.
Cultural Tour activity at Kasara (Park HQ & Gharial Breeding Centre)
Chitwan, Nepal
October–April
easy difficulty travelers
Navigate from your current location; 31 km drive from Sauraha Chowk as a reference; use the map and logistics panel
Planning Context
October–April
Chitwan National Park entry: NPR 2,000/day for non-SAARC foreigners; NPR 1,000/day for SAARC nationals; NPR 150/day for Nepali citizens (VAT included). Mandatory for Kasara park HQ access. Prices may change. Confirm at the activity or destination entry point, or with an official local source before leaving.
Best reached via local transport or personal vehicle from Sauraha Chowk.
Route
Use your current location for navigation, with Sauraha Chowk kept as a distance and time reference.
Trip Prep
Gear matched to this activity and difficulty. Check items off as your bag comes together.
Water Bottle (1L+)
Personal Identification
Fully Charged Phone
Cash (NPR)
Card machines are rare outside cities
Modest Clothing
Required for temple visits
Easy-to-remove Shoes
Camera
Kasara Gharial Breeding Centre & Deep Jungle is a cultural tour activity at Kasara (Park HQ & Gharial Breeding Centre) near Chitwan. It is listed with difficulty, travel time, route context, cost, season, and preparation details.
Yes. Kasara (Park HQ & Gharial Breeding Centre) is listed as a place to visit near Chitwan, with Kasara Gharial Breeding Centre & Deep Jungle mapped from Sauraha Chowk using distance, travel time, cost, difficulty, and route notes.
You can start the journey from your current location using the route navigation in WanderBees. For planning context, Sauraha Chowk is only a reference point: Kasara (Park HQ & Gharial Breeding Centre) is about 31 km by road from Sauraha Chowk.
The activity itself is estimated at 8 hours. Route time depends on where you start. As a reference, one-way travel from Sauraha Chowk is 47 min, and the combined journey estimate from that reference point is about 47 min where available.
This plan is best for travelers comfortable with easy difficulty and interested in cultural tour around Chitwan.
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