Monday, July 30, 2007
Guindy National Park, Chennai
Guindy National Park is considered as the breathing lung of the cosmopolitan city of Chennai. The park is the prime visiting location of more than three lakhs tourists during a season. Entire family can spend time in this park on a vacation.
The Guindy National Park covers an area of 2.82 square kilometers. This park is the smallest National Park in India and one of the very few which is located inside a city. The park is an extension of the grounds surrounding Raj Bhavan, the official residence of the Governor of Tamilnadu. The Guindy National Park is situated behind Gandhi Mandapam, Kamaraj Memorial and Rajaji Memorial on Sardar Patel road on the southern outskirts of Chennai. The rear southeast edge of the park ajoins the campus of Indian Institute of Technology.
The park boasts of 24 varieties of trees, 14 varieties of shrubs and over 14 types of mammals like elephant, antilope, spotted dear, jungle cat, toddy cat, Indian civet, etc. The park also has over 37 varieties of birds, like black chested, black winged kite, honey buzzard, pariah kite, and so on. There are also many kinds of amphibians and snakes in the park. Some species of tortoise and turtles, especially the endangered star turtle, lizards, geckos, chameleons as well as a large variety of insects and butterflies are available here for tourist attraction.
Guindy National Park Information and Photos
Guindy Snake Park and the children's park are also very attractive to the visitors. The snake park has a huge variety of snakes, venomous and non-venomous, small and huge turtles and tortoises, various species of crocodiles, caimans and gharials. The Snake park and Children’s park have separate entrances and independent entry fees. There is a seperate entry fees for Cameras.
The Guindy National Park covers an area of 2.82 square kilometers. This park is the smallest National Park in India and one of the very few which is located inside a city. The park is an extension of the grounds surrounding Raj Bhavan, the official residence of the Governor of Tamilnadu. The Guindy National Park is situated behind Gandhi Mandapam, Kamaraj Memorial and Rajaji Memorial on Sardar Patel road on the southern outskirts of Chennai. The rear southeast edge of the park ajoins the campus of Indian Institute of Technology.
The park boasts of 24 varieties of trees, 14 varieties of shrubs and over 14 types of mammals like elephant, antilope, spotted dear, jungle cat, toddy cat, Indian civet, etc. The park also has over 37 varieties of birds, like black chested, black winged kite, honey buzzard, pariah kite, and so on. There are also many kinds of amphibians and snakes in the park. Some species of tortoise and turtles, especially the endangered star turtle, lizards, geckos, chameleons as well as a large variety of insects and butterflies are available here for tourist attraction.
Guindy National Park Information and Photos
Guindy Snake Park and the children's park are also very attractive to the visitors. The snake park has a huge variety of snakes, venomous and non-venomous, small and huge turtles and tortoises, various species of crocodiles, caimans and gharials. The Snake park and Children’s park have separate entrances and independent entry fees. There is a seperate entry fees for Cameras.
