When you are an animal lover and want to explore and fetch more information about different types of animals the first thought that comes to your mind is to visit a zoo.
But, if we have a look at the conditions of most of the zoo’s in Punjab, you’ll feel pity for all the animals inside those cages. As they are neither kept properly, nor the overall conditions of the zoo are great.
However, every zoo is not the same and then there are well-managed ones as well. Today, we are here to talk about the largest and the best zoo that you can explore in Punjab and that is Mahendra Chaudhary Zoological Park, ChhatBir Zoo, Zirakpur.
To know more about the ChhatBir Zoo, Zirakpur make sure to follow this post till the end.
More about Mahendra Chaudhary ChhatBir Zoo
Although the real name of this zoo is Mahendra Chaudhary Zoological Park but it’s mostly called as ChhatBir Zoo and you won’t believe that within a short interval of time it has started noticing a footfall of around 8.85 lakh every year which is constantly increasing day by day.
Do you know what’s the major reason because of which people love to visit ChhatBir Zoo? Well, they love the well-managed wildlife, everything is properly cleaned every single day, along with that you get to see a number of exceptional animals, some of them are also extinct animals.
One has to take 300 meters-long walk to explore the zoo within which you would be able to checkout various thematic zones on the basis of the types of animals. You would be able to check out zones such as terrestrial, rock, duck, woodland, Japanese trail, along with the rainforest zone.
ChhatBir Zoo is home for 103 species and 1241 animals right now. This zoo was built and inaugurated on 13th April 1977 by the then Governor of Punjab Mahendra Chaudhary and that was the only reason why this zoo was called Mahendra Chaudhary Zoological Park.
This zoo is situated on the banks of Ghaggar River which is around 20 kms away from Chandigarh on Chandigarh-Patiala highway.
It is one of the largest zoos in India.
Right Time to Visit ChhatBir Zoo
Although people would suggest that there is no right time to visit ChhatBir Zoo, but visiting this zoo during the summers will have adverse effect on your body because of the heat and the temperature.
Hence, we suggest you visit ChhatBir Zoo during the winter time, as you would be able to easily take up the 300 meters walk and explore the zoo precisely without facing any hesitations.
If we talk about the timing of this zoo then it’s open 6 days a week from 9am to 5pm and closed on every Monday. You will also find this zoo closed on national holidays.
Ticket Prices in ChhatBir Zoo
The ferry vehicle ticket is for INR 25 for children between the age of 3 to 12 years, and if you are an adult then it will cost you around INR 50 per head, also the lion safari bus ticket is for INR 50 per head.
There are a number of companies that use ChhatBir zoo for ad shooting and movie shooting as well, in case if you also have similar plans then let us tell you that the charges for shooting for one day in this zoo is around INR 40,000.
In case if you are here for taking pictures or professional photography then the ticket will cost you INR 150, while if you are visiting ChhatBir zoo for videography then it will cost you INR 250.
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Things to do at ChhatBir Zoo
There are a number of things that you can do at the ChhatBir Zoo, let us have a look at some of the them:
- The first thing that you can do at ChhatBir zoo is to go for lion safari within which you would have to take a separate ticket and with the help of which you will be taken inside a bus that goes in the jungle and you would be able to check out lions all around you.
In this case you would be inside the cage and the lion would be open. It’s a once in a lifetime experience and we would suggest each and every one to go for it.
- The next thing that you can do at ChhatBir zoo is spend some quality time with your friends and family in nature. You would be able to notice a number of good quality gardens where you get proper seating arrangements and all.
- The next thing that you can do in ChhatBir zoo is, you can take a ferry ride in the Sukhna lake. In case if the weather is good then you should definitely go for a ferry ride in Sukhna lake.
This was all about some of the most fun activities you can do at the ChhatBir zoo.
Conclusion
ChhatBir zoo is called the best and largest zoo in Punjab. It’s spread across a vast area, and the best part is you would be able to notice different zones within one zoo and the experience you get while moving from one zone to another is unmatchable.
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