ABDESH
★★★★★5.0Wrote on 17 Aug 2023
Arignar Anna Zoological Park/ First and Largest Zoological Park in India/Pride of Tamilnadu and India!
It is located in Vandaloor, Chennai, Tamilnadu, India.It was Established in 1855. It is the First Public Zoo and Largest Zoo in India.It can be reached by Bus from anywhere in chennai, Suburban Train(Chengalpattu - Chennai Beach Route).The park houses around 1,500 wild species, including 46 endangered species, in its 160 enclosures.walkway is clear clean and well maintained.Zoo workers wholeheartedly take care of all the creatures.Zoo has to increase Green cover (trees,other plants) and protection from pollution for the future. It has Prehistoric Animal Park, zoo school,children's park, library,Enclosures for animals and birds,Safari Park (Wildlife Journey),Aviaries,Herpetarium,insectarium ,Butterfly House,Aquarium,Museum, Virtual zoo.The zoo is fenced on all sides by means of the perimeter wall. Visitors can use Aavin, TANTEA Stalls for snacks,tea,coffee,icecreams,other foods. Visitors can walk or use Battery Electric vehicle,Bicycles (Physical & Electric). It has Ticket Counters, Displays,Solar Lights, Water Sprinklers, CCTV, Water Facility by TWAD Tamilnadu,(Atmospheric Water Generators)Water from Air by IIT,Madras, Rainwater Harvesting,Open wells, Lake. Over all It is a Pride of Tamilnadu and India.
KshitijS063
★★2.0Wrote on 19 Feb 2023
Not recommended for out-of-towners, who have seen a Zoo earlier
Not really a place to visit if you are coming from a city which already has a Zoo (big or small). The place was developed in 1985 and it surely feels so, its in need for an upgrade/re-thought for sure. Athough I am not a fan of the ‘Zoo concept’ (forest is the way to go), but still the design of some of the enclosures is not visitor friendly, for ex the Tiger & Lions are kept beyond a steep inclined road, behind deep trenches followed by highly fenced small cages. The viewer’s standing area is very small, gets crowded by only few visitors, plus the animal has very small area to roam despite of the Zoo itself being huge in area. Plus remember the weather/Sun in Chennai is hotter than most places add to that the very long area to traverse. Based on overall experience cannot recommended for people who have a Zoo at their town or who have seen a previous Zoo.
