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Name of the place
  • Guindy National Park

    • Location

     Guindy National Park Chennai Address: Rangeguindy, Opp IIT Madras, Guindy National Park, Guindy, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, 600025, India

    Travel By
    • By Road : State transport buses and private buses connect Chennai with the major towns and cities within the country. Local trains, city buses, auto rickshaws and taxis are also available for local transportation.

    • By Train: The nearest station is Guindy station (Suburban Track) 1 km away. Chennai Central station is 12 kms and Chennai Egmore is 9 kms away from the park. Chennai is well connected by rail with the important towns and cities within and beyond the state .

    Best Time to Visit
  • Guindy National Park is open all year, but the best time to visit is from November to February, when temperatures are lower than the rest of the year.

    • Hours Of Opening
  • Sunday: 09:00 AM – 06.00 PM

  • Monday: 09:00 AM – 06.00 PM

  • Tuesday: Closed on Tuesday

  • Wednesday:09:00 AM – 06.00 PM

  • Thursday:09:00 AM – 06.00 PM

  • Friday: 09:00 AM – 06.00 PM

  • Saturday: 09:00 AM – 06.00 PM

    • About place
  • The city's natural attractions include the small but well-known Guindy National Park. It covers an area of 2.70 square kilometres and is a great habitat for a variety of fauna, as well as the tropical dry evergreen forests of the Coromandel Coast.Well protected by the state government, the park is considered to be the eighth smallest National Park of India. Adjacent to the National Park is the exciting National Children’s Park attracting the younger lot. Another attraction of the National Park is the Snake Park.Guindy National Park is a forest on the grounds of Raj Bhawan and IIT-Madras that is home to over 300 species of trees and plants, 150 bird species, and 15 species of mammals, reptiles, and amphibians.
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