The Alaungdaw Kathapa National Park was the first of its kind to be established in Myanmar.The reserved forest area comprising 620.32 sq .miles ( 397,003 acres ) was designated to National Park status in 1984. The Alaungdaw Kathapa National Park is 274754 acres of Pusoelone Forest and 122271 acres of Taungtwin Froest.

The Park is situated in Yinmabin Township of the Sagaing Division, west of the Chindwin river, and the east of the Myitha river; more or less at the foot-hills of the Chin Hills, and not too far from the India border.

The area was selected because the forests were mostly intact, and the forest types distinctly diverse as was also the tree species stocked within individual types of forests. Other floral species are also abundant, particularly a wide variety of wild orchids. The area is also rich in wildlife with the Tiger and the Asian Elephant being the focal species. Birdlife is varied, with about eighty species having been recorded; but the number of species occurring within the area is considerably higher.

The rainy season is said to be the period when the forests are most attractive and wildlife most visible. To enjoy the natural beauty and seen of the Alaungdaw Kathapa National Park is compressive are variety of divers ecological environments providing and ideal setting for natures oriental in ecotourism.