Jungle safari has resumed in Shuklaphanta National Park.

The park administration has opened the jungle safari for tourists in Shuklaphanta from Monday.

Jungle safari for visitors to the park remain closed since the onset of monsoon after the road was damaged due to rain. It is now open, said the park's information officer Purushottam Wagle.

The safari has resumed only on the specified route, with only two routes opened at present.

As repair work is underway on other routes, tourists will have to reach Singhapur via Majhagaun Bathaniya Taal, Baba Taal, Dudhiya Camp, Rani Taal and return via the same route.

Similarly, the park administration has announced that the park safari has been opened from Majhagaun Paliyaphanta-Hattisar Chowk to Barkola Post and back via the same route.

Spread over an area of 305 square kilometers, Shuklaphanta National Park is famous for its reindeer.

There are more than 2,323 reindeers in the park. In addition, various species of birds can be seen around the lakes and rivers inside the park.

The park is home to 56 species of reptiles, 15 species of amphibians, 88 species of fish, 111 species of butterflies, 461 species of birds and 56 species of mammals, according to the park office.