AAZ VANDALUR ZOO - Zoo in Peerakankaranai - Chengalpattu, India

One of the oldest and largest zoos in the country.. covers all varieties of flora and fauna. Must go for children For roaming inside the zoo, Various options such as cycles, electric vehicles available.. It needs about 5 hours to complete the trip. Limited food options available inside zoo. You are not allowed to carry food inside.. so plan your trip accordingly.. We were lucky to watch the white tigers playing.. zebra , rhino , birds were awesome. Plan in winter time, as the temperature is relatively low compared to summer.

This place used to be good and well maintained years back. Now it feels like couples park with no maintenance. Entry fee for adult is 90rs. They have put multi layer steel cages around almost all animals and birds, so with that place, it's really hard to find where the animal is. May be they can start a game called "spot the animal". But kids may find it entertaining.

One of the largest zoos In India, where we can find different habitats in the enclosure. They have provided lion safari and deer safari tours before, but for some reason those are stopped now. It would take one day to visit all the animals in the zoo. We could hear the lion roar, even after we moved to look at other animals enclosures. One of the tigers was very close to the fencing and was going on a walk here and there. You can see the elephant bath around 3.00 pm. Aazp has a separate enclosure for water birds, where we can find pelicans and some other birds too. Also there are two flamingo in there. You can also find the spotted deer roaming freely on the roads inside the zoo. Aazp conducts summer and winter programs for students -ZOO AMBASSADOR PROGRAM - so that they can be aware of animals and species in-depth. It is really appreciated for children to participate in this program. It is recommended to book online tickets for weekends. The request that I want from the zoo management 1. To make a guide who can explain animal behaviour to visitors. 2. To maintain well in the night living creatures enclosure, because the smell inside is very bad, someone could get allergies easily because of that.

Take your own time, big place, see all the creatures. Read about the animal written on board. Take children with you so that they can get a chance to see those creatures they saw on books and tv.

During festivals they are not providing electric vehicle which is disappointing. There are lot bird of species. Looking forward for the loin safari. They can displace more information about animals.

Good for site seeing but have to walk a long. If u have knee pain better round up in battery car [Rs150/person]. They also provide cycle for rent but quality is poor. Entrance cosy Rs200 per person which is tooooo high bcos last year ir was 70 rupees.

Lengthy Zoo with Many Animals and birds to see.. Need upto 6 hrs to complete the visit if along with kids..Entry : 90 for Adults,50 for Kids above 5 yrs

Good zoo, maintained well but could be little more organized.