Nandankanan Zoo Safari

Nandankanan Zoo Safari: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this sanctuary: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Nandankanan Zoo Safari

Season: November to March for sightings; sanctuaries may close in peak monsoon.

Busiest days: Weekends, public holidays, Sankranti and Dasara breaks.

Crowd: Heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning.

Typical week: Mon busy · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri busy · Sat packed · Sun packed.

How to reach Nandankanan Zoo Safari — distance from nearby cities

• From Cuttack (OD): about 13 km by road (10 km straight line) · directions · more places near Cuttack
• From Bhubaneswar (OD): about 14 km by road (11 km straight line) · directions · more places near Bhubaneswar
• From Puri (OD): about 81 km by road (65 km straight line) · directions · more places near Puri
• From Berhampur (OD): about 201 km by road (161 km straight line) · directions · more places near Berhampur
• From Digha (WB): about 279 km by road (223 km straight line) · directions · more places near Digha

Address: 9RW7+WJC, Bhubaneswar, Jujhagada, Odisha 751024. Coordinates: 20.39730, 85.81403. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Nandankanan Zoo Safari

• Shikharachandi Hill Forest · viewpoint · Khordha · ~6 km · Well liked · Must-see
• Peacock Valley · viewpoint · Cuttack · ~11 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Maa Kataka Chandi Temple · temple · Cuttack · ~13 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Ekamra Kanan Botanical Gardens · sanctuary · Khordha · ~13 km · Well liked · Must-see
• Barabati Fort · fort · Cuttack · ~14 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Shri Dhabaleswara Mahadev Temple · temple · Cuttack · ~15 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Odisha State Maritime Museum · museum · Cuttack · ~16 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Mahanadi River View (Sunset Point) · viewpoint · Cuttack · ~16 km · Well liked · Must-see
• Odisha State Tribal Museum · museum · Khordha · ~16 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Jhumka Dam · lake · Khordha · ~16 km · Well liked · Must-see
• Udayagiri and Khandagiri Caves · cave · Khordha · ~19 km · Very popular · Must-see
• Khandagiri Digamber Jain Mandir · Jain temple · Khordha · ~19 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Biju Patnaik Park · park · Khordha · ~19 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Forest Park · sanctuary · Khordha · ~20 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Odisha State Museum · museum · Khordha · ~20 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Kala Bhoomi Odisha Crafts Museum · museum · Khordha · ~20 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Mausima Temple · temple · Khordha · ~20 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Chandaka Forest · sanctuary · Cuttack · ~21 km · Well liked · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Nandankanan Zoo Safari

Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Nandankanan Zoo Safari

• Ekamra Kanan Botanical Gardens · sanctuary · Khordha · ~13 km · Well liked · Must-see
• Forest Park · sanctuary · Khordha · ~20 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Chandaka Forest · sanctuary · Cuttack · ~21 km · Well liked · Must-see
• Balukhand - Konark Wildlife Sanctuary · sanctuary · Puri · ~80 km · Highly rated · Must-see
• Khallikote Forest (Eastern Ghats) · sanctuary · Nayagarh · ~108 km · Well liked · Must-see
• Eco Park · sanctuary · Anugul · ~112 km · Well liked · Must-see
• Tikarpada Wildlife Sanctuary · sanctuary · Anugul · ~126 km · Well liked · Must-see
• Satkosia Tiger Reserve · sanctuary · Nayagarh · ~135 km · Well liked · Must-see
• Bhitarkanika National Park · sanctuary · Kendrapara · ~144 km · Well liked · Must-see
• Nandankanan Zoological Park · sanctuary · Khordha · ~1 km

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