With the beginning of the tourism season in Valmiki Tiger Reserve, jungle safari has also started. After which tourists will now be able to enjoy the beautiful valleys and beauty of nature. Tourists coming to Valmiki Nagar will be able to visit VTR’s Manguraha, Govardhana and Valmiki as well as Amwa Man and Udaipur Bird Sanctuary. While tourists will be able to enjoy water adventure in Amwa Man, they will also get a chance to enjoy the nature site of Udaipur Bird Sanctuary. Tourists coming to Valmiki Nagar can also book tour packages online for this.
A great place to see
Valmikinagar, situated on the India-Nepal border, has developed a lot in terms of tourism in the last few years. Canopy Walk, Gandak Barrage, Naradevi Temple, Jatashankar Temple, Kauleshwar Jhula, Valmikinagar Ashram, Madanpur Devi Sthan are the major tourist points here. There are also arrangements for jungle safari and boating safari here. Along with air-conditioned suite rooms, hotels with modern facilities, bamboo huts, eco huts, tree huts as well as guest houses are available for the stay of Sanali. Canteens and all types of restaurants have also opened for food. A very beautiful eco park has been built here on the banks of Gandak. Along with this, Lalbhitiya Sunset Point is also a center of attraction. Apart from VTR, there are better arrangements for accommodation for tourists in Govardhana and Manguraha ranges also. There are many tourist sites in Bhikhanathori of Manguraha, here also there are arrangements for jungle safari. Tourists reaching here can also visit Triveni Dham and Chitwan National Park of neighboring country Nepal.
Amva will make you feel like Goa
Water adventure is being started from this time in Amwa Man, about 22 km before Bettiah on Bettiah-Motihari road. Here you will get a chance to enjoy all the water sports including parasailing, floating jetty, jetski scooter in the lake spread over about 175 acres. Along with this, there are arrangements for engagement point, crowd management, promenade, walkway, prefab gazebo, changing room, main gate, selfie point, thematic wall, kids sports, VIP lounge, parking, modular toilet etc. In other words, all the facilities which are available in Goa are being provided.
There are many worth seeing ancient temple sites in Valmikinagar.
Valmikinagar, the holy place of Maharishi Valmiki situated on the India-Nepal border, is famous for its natural beauty and the temples established here in the forest area since ancient times also attract tourists to visit them.
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Nar Devi Temple: There is an ancient temple of Mata Nar Devi inside the dense forest area at a distance of about one and a half kilometers adjacent to Gol Chowk. Where it is believed that all the wishes of the devotees are fulfilled. It is believed that this temple was established by Veer Alha Udal.
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Jatashankar Temple: Inside the dense forest area of Valmiki Tiger Reserve Forest Division 2, at a distance of about 3 kilometers from the local Gol Chowk, there is a temple of Lord Mahadev Shankar, which is famous by the name of Jata Shankar. Tourists coming to Valmikinagar do not forget to visit this temple.
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Mahakaleshwar Temple: An ancient temple of Lord Shiva is established in an inaccessible forest area near Sonha Ghat on the banks of Narayani. Which is also known as Mahakaleshwar Temple. It is believed that this temple was established by the king of Bettiah Raj.
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Valmiki Ashram: The shrine of Maharishi Valmiki is present on the India-Nepal border inside the dense forest area of Valmiki Tiger Reserve. Where after the exile of Mother Sita, Mother Sita had taken shelter in this Valmiki Ashram and also gave birth to two brave children Luv Kush. It was in this ashram that Maharishi Valmiki trained Luv Kush and Mother Sita also entered the underworld here. Any tourist coming to Valmikinagar does not forget to visit this ashram.
tour package
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Tour packages start from Rs 5,000 for one person. In this you can do jungle safari in Manguraha, Govardhana, Valmiki Nagar and Raghiya range. Apart from staying for one night, you will get breakfast, lunch and dinner.
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For a package of 3 days and 2 nights, you will have to spend 20 to 25 thousand rupees. In this package, you will enjoy the forest till Chitwan in Nepal with VTR. In this package, you will get a chance to go on a jungle safari of about 60 kilometers for two days. Breakfast, lunch and dinner will also be available.
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Apart from this there are many other packages also. Information about which you can get from the website of Valmiki Nagar Tiger Reserve.
Where can you book from?
Tourists can book online from the official website of Valmiki Tiger Reserve. For this you can make online booking by visiting www.valmikitigerreserve.com. Apart from this, you can also make booking by talking to the tour operator of Valmiki Tours on mobile. Packages ranging from jungle safari to accommodation are available.
How to reach?
Valmikinagar is about 108 km from West Champaran district headquarters Bettiah. Its distance from Patna is 325 km. It is about 40 km away from the nearest railway station Bagaha. Bus service is available from here. Apart from this, tourist buses are also run by the Forest Department to places like Valmikinagar, Manguraha, Govardhana etc. during the tourist season. Every Friday a tourist bus comes to Valmikinagar from Maurya Hotel in Patna. A three day tour is organized for Rs 4500. At the same time, a one day tour from Bettiah is organized for Rs 1200. There is arrangement for tourist bus for this.