The Royal Manas National Park

Location : Bjoka & Panbang

Distance : 142km from Town(4hrs, Driving Time), 

                     104km from Tingtibi(3hrs, Driving Time) 

                      27km from Panbang(1hrs, Driving Time)

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The Royal Manas National Park is a natural haven with rich biodiversity of flora and fauna and home to endangered animal species. Declared as a wildlife sanctuary in 1964, and upgraded as a national park in 1993, the parks marks as the nation’s oldest protected area. Manas Park covers three districts: Zhemgang, Sarpang and Pemagatshel. Royal Manas is linked to Jigme Singye Wangchuck National Park to the north and India’s Manas Tiger Reserve in the south, Phibsoo Wildlife Sanctuary and Thrumshingla National Park through biological corridors. This lingkage provides a continuous gradation of protected natural habitats from tropical duars all the way to alpine Himalayan highlands and is a conservation effort. Fifty-eight mammal species have been recorded in the park such as Tiger (Panthera Tigris), Clouded Leopard (Neofelis nebulosa), Swamp Deer (Cervus duvauceli), Elephant (Elephas maximus), Golden Langur (Trachypithecus geei), Asiatic Water Buffalo (Bubalus bubalis), Guar (Bos gaurus), Rhino (Rhinoceros unicornis) and Pigmy Hog (Sus salvanius). More than 426 bird species are said to be found in RMNP like Great Hornbill (Buceros bicornis), Rufous-necked Hornbill (Aceros nipalensis), Grey Peacock Pheasant (Polyplectron bicalcaratum) and the Black Francolin (Francolinus francolinus). Manas is home to about 900 species of vascular plants including 348 big trees, 206 shrubs, 90 climbers and 192 herbs. Today this largely unexplored treasure is opened to tourists to promote community based ecotourism in the park.