Nandankanan National Park
207.6KM per person
| Bhubaneswar |  |
Nandankanan | ≈ 50Mins |
| Bhubaneswar |  |
Nandankanan | ≈ 20Mins |
7:30AM – 5:30PM(April to March)
Entry fee : Rs.50/(Indians) – Rs.100/(Foreigners)
Camera : Rs.5/-
Vehicle Parking : Rs.30/(4-wheelers) – Rs.20/(3-wheelers) & Rs.10/(2-wheelers)
- The White Tiger Safari, established in 1991, offers visitors the heady excitement of viewing the rare white tigers from specially designed protected buses.
- The lion safari offers an adventurous zing to the trip to Nandankanan.
- The ropeway connecting the Zoo with Botanical Garden over the lake and the toy-train for children are under renovation.
- The facilities at Nandakanan include day accommodations and boating.
- Nandankanan offers all types of facilities for the children, pregnant women and physically disabled tourists for a pleasant experience.
Don’ts :
- Smoking and igniting fire is prohibited in National Parks and sanctuaries and not desirable in other forest area.
- Use of poly-bags are not desirable in forest area.
- Blowing of horns and playing transistors, without ear phones and excessive noises disturb and scare away wildlife.
- Getting out of the vehicle will endanger your life as well as disturb animals.
- Avoid littering on forest floor.
- Avoid teasing of wild animals.
- Avoid use of perfumes or strong smelling chemical.
Nandankanan was established in 29 th December, 1960 over an area of 362 hectares. It has spearheaded many significant improvements to provide the highest standards of housing, husbandry and healthcare to the captive wild animals and has contributed towards enriching our knowledge of biology concerning endangered species. The zoo was conceived to protect the natural environment and the animals living in it. It was declared as a sanctuary on 3rd August 1979 spreading over an area of 437 hectares. Amidst the beauty of enigmatic nature, the sanctuary comprises Zoological Park, State Botanical Garden and a National wetland i.e. Kanjia lake.
The beauty of Nandankanan is the world-class care and services for all inhabitants by providing quality food, medical care, equipment, up gradation of the enclosure and enrichments. Nandankanan thrives on care, love and affection.
Nandankanan is the pioneer in conservation breeding of Gharials.In 1980,gharials have bred in captivity for the first time in the world.
The Pangolin Conservation Breeding Center for the endangered Indian pangolin is the only conservation breeding center for the species in the world.
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Nandankanan Zoological Park is a 437-hectare (1,080-acre) zoo and botanical garden in Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India. Established in 1960, it was opened to the public in 1979 and became the first zoo in India to join World Association of Zoos and Aquariums (WAZA) in 2009. It also contains a botanical garden and part of it has been declared a sanctuary. Nandankanan, literally meaning The Garden of Heaven, is located near the capital city, Bhubaneswar, in the environs of the Chandaka forest, and includes the 134-acre (54 ha) Kanjia lake.
