Alipore Zoo - Kolkata's biggest tourist attraction

The zoological garden of Kolkata, Alipore zoo is one of the most attractive tourist spots of Kolkata and also one of the oldest zoological parks in India. The zoo was inaugurated in 1876, and it is almost 46.48 acres The zoological garden of Kolkata is said to be the home of Aldabra giant tortoise Aldabra giant tortoise 'Adwaita', a tortoise who had lived for over 250 years before he died in the year 2006. 

A place is a perfect place for family for some kind of amazement and especially during the winter season the Alipore zoo of kolkata shows its original colour with its crowd 

Alipore zoo kolkata timings:-

1. Zoo timings: 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM

2. Aquarium timings: 10:30 AM to 5:00 PM3

3 Ticket counter timings: 9:00 AM - 4:30 PM

4. Weekly off: Thursdays

If a Thursday falls on a public holiday, the zoo stays open for that day and then is closed on the next working day. During the period of 15 December to 31 January, the zoo is open for all seven days.

Alipore zoo kolkata tickets and charges:-

1. For visitors above five years of age:

i) Days other than Saturdays, Sundays and government holidays: INR 25

ii) On Saturdays, Sundays and government holidays: INR 30

2. For visitors below five years of age: INR 10

During your visit to Alipore zoo kolkata, you will see a wide diversity of mammals birds animals reptiles and many more. The zoo has carnivorous animals Bengal tiger, jungle cat, jaguar, fishing cat, Himalayan black bear, sloth bear, etc. A myriad of herbivorous animals like swamp deer, brow-antlered, sambar deer, hog deer, barking deer, spotted deer, white fallow deer, blackbuck, Indian one-horned rhinoceros, Indian elephant, zebra and hippopotamus can also be found here. It is also not uncommon to spot animals like the chimpanzee, hamadryas baboon, bonnet monkey, olive baboon, rhesus monkey, Assamese monkey and common langur.

The zoo is also home to several colourful and exotic pheasants like the Chinese silver pheasant, golden pheasant, reeve's pheasant, Lady Amherst's pheasant, green pheasant and Nepal Kalij pheasant. Other birds found here include the bare-eyed cockatoo, citron crested cockatoo, sulphur-crested cockatoo, spoonbill, Sarus Crane, painted stork, adjutant stork, white stork and black-necked stork.

The Alipore zoo also has an exclusive Reptile House that is solely meant for the reptiles and is home to the Indian python, Indian cobra, common krait, banded krait, rat snake, checkered keelback water snake and common wolf snake.

How can you go to Kolkata Alipore Zoo:

From Esplanade:- The best and most economical way to go to Alipore zoo Kolkata is by bus which is easily available from the Esplanade bus stand & any bus that goes to Behela will also go to Alipore zoo

From Kolkata Station:- You can take a bus to Shyambazar or you can also cover the distance by walking and then you will get a direct bus to Alipore zoo or you can also take a metro to Esplanade then you can follow the same route to from Esplanade

From Howrah:-You will get a direct bus from Howrah bus stand for Alipore zoo.