Zoo
Children's Park, Guindy
🇮🇳 India
🦒 Zoo or wildlife park, India 38 spp. present
Guindy National Park is a protected area, located in Chennai, India. Spread across 2.70 km2 (1.04 sq mi), it is one of the smallest National Parks in India and one of the few national parks situated inside a metropolitan area. The park is an extension of the grounds surrounding Raj Bhavan, the official residence of the Governor of Tamil Nadu and encloses forests, scrub lands, lakes and streams. Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
13.005° N 80.237° E
🎟️ Visit
Essentials
Entrance
—
Tourism
High
Species present
38
speciesOpened
1977
Size
Medium
Visit
Opening hours
Wed–Mon · 10:00–17:00
Who runs it
- Run by
- Tamilnadu Forest Department
What visitors say
🦒 Animals in captivity
VU
Black And White Spitting Cobra
Naja siamensis
Before you go
Where is Children's Park, Guindy?
Chennai, India
Children's Park, Guindy is a zoo or wildlife park in Chennai, India. Its coordinates are 13.005° N, 80.237° E. The nearest national park in our atlas is Bandipur National Park, about 424 km away.
What animals can you see at Children's Park, Guindy?
38 species
Citizen-science photos record 38 species at Children's Park, Guindy, including Green Iguana, Indian Black Turtle, Pond Slider, Reticulated Python and Black And White Spitting Cobra. Those with a page of their own in our atlas show the odds of seeing them in the wild.
Where can you see the animals of Children's Park, Guindy in the wild?
Green Iguana: Tortuguero National Park
Some of the animals photographed at Children's Park, Guindy also live in the parks and cities we cover: Green Iguana (about 80% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Tortuguero National Park), Indian Black Turtle (about 50% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Wilpattu National Park) and Pond Slider (about 50% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Congaree National Park).
When is Children's Park, Guindy open?
Wed–Mon · 10:00–17:00
According to its open map listing, Children's Park, Guindy is open Wed–Mon · 10:00–17:00. Opening hours change with the season and on public holidays, so confirm them on the official website before you travel.
When did Children's Park, Guindy open and how big is it?
Opened 1977, 12 ha
Children's Park, Guindy, a zoo or wildlife park in Chennai, India, opened in 1977 and covers about 12 ha, according to Wikidata and OpenStreetMap. Today 38 species are photographed there.
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Sources: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · Wikidata (CC0) · iNaturalist observers · Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)