Dalla is a settlement of the Tharu community in the buffer zone of Bardiya National Park. Jungle safaris can be done in the park area by staying at a community homestay. The park covers an area of 968 square kilometers and is home to 85 adult tigers, 41 one-horned rhinos, and more than 120 wild elephants. Many other animals also live in the park.
The park is home to tigers, rhinos, crocodiles, dolphins and other animals. There are 887 species of birds in Nepal and 527 species in Bardiya.
Thakurdwara has three dozen hotels and resorts. The then-British Prince Harry visited the community homestay on March 21, 2016. Homestay facility is available in 22 houses of Suryapatua rural municipality-4.
Homestay offers local dishes. In the evening, cultural programs including jhumra, lathi, majira and chokra dance are shown in the community building. Consumers of Shiva Community Forest have been running homestays since February 2010 to earn income from tourism along with conservation.
Access
Kathmandu-Nepalgunj flight 1 hour or Kathmandu-Nepalgunj 500 km bus. 90 km by Nepalgunj-Ambasa-Thakurdwara. By Thakurdwara, 13 km from Ambasa on the East-West Highway. Thakurdwara-Dalla 5 km