Wildlife encounters on safari along the tributaries of the Karnali River in Royal Bardia National Park, Nepal.

The Karnali river. Gharial rest on the edge of the river. An Indian elephant with short tusks turns around on a beaten path at dusk. An Indian elephant stands between a riverbank and vegetation. An Indian elephant stands between a riverbank and vegetation. Wild boar move across the Karnali river. An Indian rhino wallows in the Karnali river. An Indian rhino walks out of a river and trots up a riverbank. An Indian otter rests on a riverbank. An Indian otter swims in the Karnali river. Indian otters on the edge of a riverbank, one with a fish in its paws. Indian deer stand in and drink from a river. Two deer walk across a river. Two deer in a river. A male Sambar deer with antlers stands alert on a riverbank. A group of tourists travel on elephant back across a river. Three male chital deer with huge antlers walk up a riverbank. An eagle sits on a riverbank. An egale takes off and lands on a tree. An Indian rhino drinks from the edge of a river. An Indian rhino comes to wallow in a river. An Indian rhino wallows in a river. River water rushes across rocks. River water rushes across rocks. River water rushes across rocks. An Indian elephant feeds on a tree on a riverbank. Langur monkeys in trees along a riverbank. An Indian kingfisher rests in a tree along a riverbank. Langur monkeys play on the branches of a tree hanging over a river. Gentle waters of the Karnali river. A langur monkey drinks from the edge of a river. A bent over langur monkey drinks from the edge of a river. Trees grow on the banks of the Karnali river. A monkey sits on branches hanging over the Karnali river. Trees line the Karnali river. A fish eagle rests on the branch of a tree on the banks of the Karnali river. A fish eagle rests on the branch of a tree on the banks of the Karnali river. Trees grow on the banks of the Karnali river. A langur rests on a tree on the banks of the Karnali river. Langurs play on the banks of the Karnali river. Trees grow on the banks of the Karnali river. Chital deer on the banks of the Karnali river. Butterflies mudpuddling on the banks of the Karnali river. Tiger pugmarks seen underwater. A tiger pugmark seen underwater. A tiger walks in the distance.