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The park and conservation area is situated in the Sankhuwasabha
and Solukhumbu districts, bordered by the Arun River on the
east, Sagarmatha (Mt. Everest) National Park on the west,
the Nepal-Tibet border on the north and Saune Danda (ridge)
to the south. The Park covers 2,330 sq. kms.
This is the only protected area in Nepal with designation
of a Strict Nature Reserve. It has some of the richest and
most unique pockets of plants and animals in Nepal, elsewhere
lost to spreading human habitation. Stepping up the slopes
are a series of vegetation zones starting with tropical sal
forest below 1,000 m. elevation: subtropical schima-castanopsis
forest at 1,000-2000 m. fir, birch, rhododendron forests in
the sub-alpine(3,000-4,000 m); and herbs, grasses and rhododendron/juniper
shrubs in the alpine pas trues (4,000-5,000 m). There are
47 varieties of orchids, 67 species of bamboos, 15 oaks including
Arkhoulo, 86 species of fodder trees and 48 species of primrose.
Over 400 species of birds have been sighted in the Makalu-Barun
area, including two species never before seen in Nepal the
spotted wrenbabbler and the olive ground warbler. Wildlife
includes the endangered red panda, musk deer, Himalayan black
bear, clouded leopard and possibly snow leopard, in addition
to more substantial populations of ghoral, thar, wild boar,
barking deer, Himalayan marmot and weasel, common langur monkey
and the serow. The Arun river system contains 84 varieties
of fish.
Entry Fee Per Person Per Entry:
For Nepalese Nationals, Free
For SAARC Nationals, Rs. 100/-
For Other Foreign Nationals, Rs. 1,000/-
Access:
To reach Makalu-Barun National Park & Conservation Area,
take the daily flight from Kathmandu to Lukla, Phaplu, Lamidanda,
Bhojpur and Tumlingtar. Visitors choice to fly any one air
link airports then trek.
N ote:
Entrance fee not required for children under 10 yearsPark
Entrance fees is regulated by Department of National Parks
and Wildlife Conservation (Phone: 4220850). Entrance fees
for mountain National Parks can be paid at ACAP counter (Phone:
4222406) at Sanchaykosh building in Thamel, Kathmandu, or
at the Park gate. For other National Parks entrance fees are
to be paid at the Park gate
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