Jaibik Marga Dalla Community Homestay, Bardiya

Travel off the beaten road in Western Nepal at the Jaibik Margha Dalla Community Homestay, where you will stay with native Tharu people and explore the wildlife in Bardiya National Park.

Visitors to Nepal's Western Terai can experience rustic village life by staying at the Dalla Community Homestay in the village of Dalla, Bardiya. The locals are of ethnic Tharus descent, like many other populations in the Terai, the plains that border India. Their cuisine, language, culture, and architecture are a mashup of North Indian plains and Nepalese hills.

The homestays in Dalla, Bardiya, are simple but adequate for tourists' basic needs. The homes you stay in are built in the traditional manner of mud and wood, giving you the feeling of being on a rural adventure. You will have your private room, like with all community homestays in Nepal, separate from your hosts, who will remain nearby.

Mosquito netting and fans are provided in the rooms. The Bardiya area can get very hot for much of the year, and the best tiger-spotting season corresponds with the hottest time of year so that tourists will appreciate the presence of the fan.

Bardiya National Park is the main lure of the area around the Jaibik Margha Dalla Community Homestay, and those who make an effort to visit here are amply rewarded.

The Royal Bengal Tiger, the King of the Jungle, is more likely to be spotted here. Wild elephants, one-horned rhinoceros, and various types of deer can also be found in Bardiya.