Sunderban National Park West Bengal

Sunderban National Park

Sunderban National Park Timings, Route info, Entry fees

The Sunderban Forest situated in West Bengal of India, it is stretched about 1600 square kilometres and 985 square kilometers of water bodies approximately.The Sunderban showsa tiger reserve streched to an area of 2585 square kilometer . In the year of 1984 the Sunderban was declared as the National Park. It is regarded as the largest estuarine sanctuary of the world.

The Sunderban Forest shows the population of mangroves (Plant species grows in the saline soils), the salinity is created by shedding of salts drained by the rivers sangam (union)   Meghnassss, ganges  and Brahmaputra.

A Variety Floral species like  Phoenix , Excoecaria, Rhizophora , Ceriops, Bruguiera, Avicennia, Heritiera, Xylocarpus and Sonneratia and the rest of others are seen here. These floral species grows under the saline waters, brackish..etc. The Sunderbans shows Palm swamp types and Tidal swam types of forests.

The Sunderbans also shows a variety of Fauna, majorly tigers and the rest involves Turtles, dolphins, River Terrapin, Olive Ridley, species of Shark , Ray, Phythons and snakes (Banded krait, Green Whip Snake, King cobra, Russells Viper..etc ), Magars…etc. The Sundarbans also shows a variety of birds about 248 species of bird species(Ducks, Herons, Partridges and Seagulls…etc, ) are seen in Sunderbans.

Sunderban National Park west Bengal Entry Fee :

Indians for Rs 15 /-
Foreigners for Rs 150 /-
Camera Rs 300 /-
Guide Rs 200 /-

Sunderban National Park Visiting Timings :

8 am to 6 pm

Sunderban National Park Safari Charges & Timings :

Boating Timings: 8:30 am t0 4 pm
Boat Ride Fee: Rs 100 /-

Note: Food, Water and Medicines should be  carried 

Travelling Facilities:

By Air :

      Netaji Subash Chandra Bose  International Airport   – 112 km

By Train :

Canning Railway Station                                            –  48 km

By Road :

      Canning Bus Stand                                                     –  64 km

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For more details, Please call on 85000 87012