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Guindy National Park, Chennai
Guindy National Park: One of the best places to visit in Chennai
Entry Fee & Ticket
Adult (per person) - ₹60/- Child (5-12 years) - ₹10/-
Opening Time & Days
The Guindy National Park is open every day except Tuesday. Guindy National Park opening and closing timing is 9:00 AM – 5:30 PM
Best Time to Visit
January, February, March
Place visit with
Family, Kids, Parents
Place Type
Park & Garden, Nature Sites and Parks
Official Info
Nearest Metro Station
About Guindy National Park
Guindy National Park is a protected area of Tamil Nadu located in Chennai, India, it is the 8th smallest national park in India and one of the very few national parks located inside a city. The original area of 505 hectares was established as a reserve forest in 1910. It extends deep inside the Governor's estate with beautiful forests, scrub lands, lakes and rivers.
Architecture of Guindy National Park
Designated as a protected area in Tamil Nadu, Guindy National Park covers an area of 2.70 sq km, and is one of the few national parks located within the city limits. For ex-situ conservation, approximately 22 acres (8.9 ha) of Guindy National Park have been designated as a children's park and play area in the northeast corner of the national park, which houses a collection of animals and birds.
Interesting facts about Guindy National Park
- The park has two large ponds, Kollai (KK Tank) and Appalam Kolam (AK Tank), in addition to two ponds, which usually dry up during the summer. The presence of the park and surrounding green areas resulted in the green lung nickname of Chennai for the Adyar-Guindy region.
- There are many other famous institutes around the park like Anna Technological University, Central Leather Research Institute, Cancer Institute and Chennai Race Course. Nearby great leaders of India, Mahatma Gandhi, K. Kamaraj and C. Rajagopalachari, Bakthavatchalam, the park regularly organizes lecture-demonstration in languages like Tamil, Hindi and English.
- There is a new interpretation center about the biodiversity of the park. Entry to this protected reserve is restricted, and visitors can enter the main area only if maintained by a forest ranger of the Forest Department.
- The rear south-eastern part of the park is connected to the campus of the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras. On its northern side on Sardar Patel Road are Cancer Institute, CLRI campus, Anna University, Raj Bhavan and Gandhi Mandapam, Kamaraj Memorial and Rajaji Memorial.
How to reach Guindy National Park
Guindy National Park FAQs:
𝒜. It is located at Rangeguindy, Chennai.
𝒜. Entry fee and timings information of the Guindy National Park: It opens between 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. all through the week except and Tuesday. Entry fee for adult is INR 15 and for children is INR 10..
𝒜. You should visit Guindy National Park during January, February, March months for best experience.
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