Guindy National Park

The serene ambiance and affluent wildlife of Guindy National Park are something that you can’t afford to miss out on your Tamil Nadu tour. Located in the city of Chennai, the park is the 8th smallest national park in India, and thus, upon arrival, you might get under the impression that it’s quite small as it is sprawled over an area of 2.70 sq km.

Despite being a small protected area, Guindy National Park never lets its visitors down with its peaceful environment and remarkable assortment of flora and fauna. In the fauna segment, the park serves as a proud homeland of around 400 blackbucks, 24 jackals, 2000 spotted deer, snakes, tortoises, and more.

Along with that, there are also more than combine 130 species of both local and migratory birds (crow pheasant, shrikes, pariah kite, tailor bid, garganeys, medium egrets, pond herons, and more), 60 species of butterflies, 14 species of mammals, and more invertebrates. Like fauna, Guindy National Park in Chennai also has rich flora which includes thorn forests, dry evergreen scrub, water bodies, and grasslands. With shrubs, herbs, climbers, and grasses, there are more than 350 species of plants. Above that, the park habitat also has around 24 species of trees.

Some of them are wood-apple, neem, and Atlantia monophylla. If you’re a sough-off wildlife person or inclined towards, a visit to Guindy National Park will surely be a treat for you on your South India holidays.

Guindy Snake Park

Set next to the National Park, the Guindy Snake Park houses reptiles like the Pythons, Adders, Vipers, King Kobras and Fan-throated Lizard, Geckos, Star Tortoise, giant Turtles, Kraits, Indian Monitor Lizard and Chameleons.

It also displays reptiles like Gharial, Slider Turtle, Rock Lizard, Green Iguana, Indian flapshell Turtle, Siamese Crocodile, Spectacled Cobra, dog-faced water snake, common vine snake, common cat snake, Olive keelback, Common Wolf Snake, Common Sand boa, Indian Rock Python and Whitaker’s Boa. An inspiring museum displaying the specimens of reptiles and amphibians is another interesting feature of the Guindy Snake Park.

Children’s Park at Guindy National Park

Spread over an area of 22 acres, the Children’s Park houses a variety of birds and animals that grabs the attention of the children. Twenty million years old tree is a key draw of the Children’s park. Swings, Elephant and Pony rides as well as a mini railway keep the kids engaged.

Animals found in the Children’s Park are Black Buck, Sambar, Spotted deer, Porcupine, Jackal, Python, Night Heron, Mongoose, Common Otter, Common Langur, Grey Pelican, Cockatiel and Common Peafowl.