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It is opened from Tuesday to Sunday and every Monday is holiday.
April to June: 8.00 AM to 5.30 PM
July to March: 8.30 AM to 5.00 PM
Tickets :
Entrance : Rs. 20 for adults and Rs. 10 for Children.
Camera : Rs. 20 and Video Camera : Rs.100
Own Car : Rs. 200 with free entrance for five members.
Visitors Van : Rs. 25 for adults and Rs. 10 for children.
Safari : Rs. 25 for Adults and Rs. 15 for Children.
For more information visit their website.
We reached the Zoo at about 10:30 in the morning. The Zoo is 380 acres and it is nice and green. What we realised that by about 1:00 PM it gets really crowded with a lot of cars and its not a pleasure to drive around the zoo anymore. So get in early and get out by about lunch.
The first thing we did was to take the train ride as it gives a good idea of what is in the zoo and the general layout of the zoo. The train ride costs Rs. 25 for adults and Rs. 10 for children and its for about 10 min and its quite a pleasant experience. After we finished the train ride we did the safari - it consists of 4 safaris - lion, tiger, bear and bison. Its completely your luck to see any animals in the wild - we got to see a lion and lioness from far (about 100 yards) but we got to see a tiger right in front of the van. We did not see any bears. The safari takes you around enclosures that are about 130 acres and you get some good views of Hyderabad from here.
We then drove around the zoo and got to see some animals but after about an hour we did not even see half the zoo and we were quite tired. The zoo is huge so be prepared for a lot of walking. There are pay and use toilets in the zoo which are decent and there are also a couple of restaurants that don't burn a hole in your pocket. So go with a view that you are going to spend a considerable portion of your day in the zoo. A lot of families come there for a picnic getting their own food.
On the whole the experience was good and everyone had a lot of fun. I would put it on my list of must visit places in Hyderabad. The only issue being that it will be a full days trip and on a weekday going there can take some time. So on a short trip to the city it may not be really feasible.
Comments
Here's what I put together...
http://www.hyderabadzoo.in
This is the official site...
http://www.hyderabadzoo.org
Do not lose heart and keep up the good work. I am planning another visit to the zoo soon and I will try and do my bit in promoting your website in my next post.
Nice post about the zoo. I have also posted an article about the Hyderabad Zoo on my blog about travel in India. Would love to see your comments there. :-)
This article cleared all doubts about hyderabad zoo and made it easier for me to prepare for zoo ride. thanks for info, good work.
Secondly the details provided in the wbesite are very helpful.
Keep the great work.
Thanks
Vikesh
Did not know the original site was down. Check out this site http://www.hyderabadzoo.in - its an unoffical - official site which is maintainted by Hyderabadi Friends of animals. And I think they have done a phenomenal job on the website.