VAN VIHAR

Van Vihar is also known as Safari Park and is located on a hill adjacent to the Upper Lake, at a distance of 6 km from Bhopal railway station . Wildlife watchers can view a variety of herbivorous and carnivorous species, in these natural surroundings.

Timings
Open everyday, except Tuesday, from 7-11 am and 3-5.30 pm. This 445 hectares park is more of a zoo than a safari park, despite the promise of 'natural surroundings'. Luckily, if you are in the north during the monsoon, when all the national parks are closed, it's good to know you don't have to completely miss out on tigers, lions and crocodiles.
The animals are kept in their near natural habitat. Most of the animals are either orphaned brought from various parts of the state or those, which are exchanged from other zoos. No animal is deliberately captured from the forest. Van Vihar is unique because it allows easy access to the visitors through a road passing through the park, security of animals from poachers by building trenches and walls and providing natural habitat to the animals.