Kolkata Zoo

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  • Address
    Alipore Rd, South Kolkata
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  • Phone
    2479 1152
  • Transport
    bus: 230 from Rabindra Sadan
  • 09:00 - 17:00

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Lonely Planet review

The 16-hectare Kolkata Zoo first opened in 1875. The spacious lawns and lakeside promenades are very popular with weekend picnickers and although some big-cat cages are rather confining, it rates as one of India's best zoos. Until he died in March 2006 the oldest resident had been Adwaita, an approximately 200-year-old giant tortoise, once the pet of controversial colonialist Robert Clive.