If you have time for only one, choose Annapurna for variety. If you want a true adventure, choose Api Nampa before it becomes famous.

(For clarity, the official seventh Conservation Area is sometimes listed as – but Blackbuck CA is the primary antelope reserve. The NTNC currently recognizes the six above plus the Koshi Tappu Wildlife Reserve as a separate category. However, in standard CA lists, Annapurna, Manaslu, Kanchenjunga, Gaurishankar, Api Nampa, Blackbuck, and Koshi Tappu are grouped. Koshi Tappu is technically a Wildlife Reserve, not a CA.)

Unlike National Parks (which focus strictly on strict nature protection) or Wildlife Reserves (which focus on a single species), Conservation Areas (CAs) are a unique Nepali model. They are . Local people actively manage natural resources, and tourism revenue directly benefits them.

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