Athisayam Theme Park Timings, Review, Entry Fees

Athisayam Theme Park is located in Madurai, Tamil Nadu. Athisayam theme park was started in the year of 2000. There are more than 50 rides in the athisayam theme park. It is one of the largest theme parks available in Tamil Nadu and it is the largest theme park in that particular region.

Though you cannot expect a big and modern theme parks located in Metropolitan cities, Athisayam theme park is one of the theme parks which you can visit to entertain your kids when you visit Madurai.

You have regular rides and water rides also. It spreads across several acres of land in Madurai. They claim it as "Queen of Indian Theme Parks" in their website. There is a Madurai courtallam located inside Athisayam theme park. That falls was constructed to enable you to enjoy courtallam inside the theme park itself. Waterfall and wave pool are open only in specified time.

Athisayam Theme Park Timings:

Athisayam Theme Park Opening time - 10:00 AM
Athisayam Theme Park Closing time - 6:30 PM

Car Parking Charges:

They have allotted acres of land for car parking. So, there is no need to worry about car and bike parking.

Athisayam Theme Park Entry Fees | Ticket Price | Ticket Rate:

For adults - 600 INR
For kids - 400 INR. This ticket rate is applicable for kids below 130 cms in height.

Change Rooms:

Athisayam Theme Park has good number of change rooms for changing dresses. Even safe vaults are also available. There is a minimum charge for availing locker facility. You can keep your valuable items in the locker which is exclusively assigned to you.

Main attractions:

Entrance shower, Sindhubath, Multiplay Water play system, Octopus, Jumping Frog, Baby train, Madurai Courtallam, Wave pool, Crazy River slide, Lazy river, Umbrella slide.

VGP Golden Beach Chennai Entrance Fee, Timing, Ride Ticket Rates, Review

VGP Golden Beach Chennai Entrance Fee, Timing, Ride Ticket Rates, Review:

VGP Universal Kingdom, VGP Golden Beach Chennai is one of the oldest family amusement park in Chennai. I was in Primary school when I first visited Chennai with my family. I still remember that we went to VGP golden beach with my family friends. After that, I went to VGP last month only. My mobile had no charge and I was able to take only 3 photos. Next time, I will take more photos and update here.

Kovalam Beach Chennai - Covelong Beach Tamil Nadu Review

Kovalam Beach Chennai - Covelong Beach:

Covelong Beach is popularly called as Kovalam Beach. If we tell Kovalam Beach to people in South Tamilnadu will think about Kovalam beach in Trivandrum only. Most of them are not aware of Kovalam Beach in Chennai. Even I came to know about Kovalam beach in Chennai only after I relocated to Chennai from Tirunelveli. After residing in 6 years in Chennai, I went to Kovalam beach before 1 month only since Tiruvanmiyur beach was the nearest one from my place at that time. I love Tiruvanmiyur beach very much. It is a very decent beach to go with the family. 90% of the visitors will come as family only. Now, I want to share my experience about Kovalam Beach - Covelong beach here.

Where is Kovalam Beach:

Kovalam beach is located in East Coast Road(ECR) in Chennai. It is a fishing village located 40 kms south of Chennai. It is well connected by buses from all parts of city. I have heard that we can go for paid boating and wind surfing there. But I have not seen it when I went.

Is Kovalam beach Chennai good to visit?

Kovalam beach is a very beautiful place by nature. The beach is safe to visit since it has lot of local crowds there and some people come from other places too since it is on the way to Mahabalipuram. But the people who do not think about environment cleanliness and who do not care about protecting the nature spoiled the beach totally. It was so dirty. Not only me, every one in my apartment thinks that they will not go there again. The pictures speak more about it.

I hope the government, volunteers and other nonprofit organizations take effort to clean the beach now and then. But the people did not maintain it. They threw all kind of things starting from plastic covers to beer bottles.

Vandalur Zoo Timings Chennai , Ticket Price, Review - Arignar Anna Zoological Park 2017

Arignar Anna Zoological Park - Vandalur Zoo With Timings & Ticket Price 2017:

Vandalur Zoo is not another ordinary zoo in India. It is one of the biggest Zoological parks in South East Asia. It is spread over 510 hectares area. Chennai's first zoo is established in the year of 1855 which was then shifted to Vandalur in the year of 1979. It is loaded with almost all important animals like lion, tiger, monkeys, white tiger, hippopotamus, rhinoceros, crocodiles, giraffe, elephant, birds, reptiles, fish and some rare species too.

Kanum pongal will be one of the days where this Chennai zoo gets a lot of visitors.

Walking through the full zoo without rest takes 4-5 hours. If you cannot walk and want to see all the animals, take cycle or battery operated car(1 hour ride with stops in animal cages).

Vandalur Zoo Timings: 

9 AM to 5 PM. Tuesday is Holiday. Sometimes there might be exceptions like Kanum Pongal.

Highly Recommended:

• If you want to spend time with your family hassle free. If you do not want to get tired, do not try to cover all the places. 
• If you are animal lovers.
• If you have kids.
• If you want a litter-free place to roam around.
• A day to spend with friends without burning a hole in your pocket.
• If you have guests at home and you do not want to spend a lot.

Vandalur Zoo Address: 

Arignar Anna Zoological Park - Vandalur Zoo,

Near Crescent Engineering College,

GST Road,

Vandalur, 

Chennai, Tamil Nadu.

Pin code - 600048.

How to reach Arignar Anna Zoological Park - Vandalur Zoo from Chennai?

Vandalur Zoo is located around 32 kilometers from city. 

By Bus & Car - It is well connected from Tambaram. Residents located in OMR Navalaur - Thiruporur stretch can come to Kelambakkam and take Vandalur Kelambakkam road. You can take bye pass of you are located somwehere near Poonamalle. I am not very familiar about those areas. Google maps can help you out.

You can take either buses going to Vandalur, Urapkkam, Guduvanchery, Maraimalar Nagar, Chengalpet, Kelambakkam, Thiruporur, Mamallapuram if you are taking bus from Tambaram.  If you are located in Chennai city near Guindy, come to Guindy and take train or bus.

By train - Vandalur railway station is little far from Zoo when compared to Vandalur bus stop. So, my choice is to take bus if you are coming from Tambaram. If bus is crowded, take train. Trains from chennai beach to chengalpet runs via this place. So, you can come directly if you are coming from far away places.

Entrance Ticket Price 2017:

Ticket price for 10 years and above - Rs.30

Ticket price for 2-10 years old children - Rs.10

Exclusive Battery operated car - Rs.330 for 1 hour.

Lion Safari - 

Mobile phone with Camera - Rs.25(Even if you do not take photos)

Still Cameras - Rs.25

Handy Camera - Rs.150

Vandalur Zoo Cycle Fees Per Hour:

Refundable amount per cycle - Rs.200

Tandem - Rs.35 (A cycle that 2 can ride. High demand but few in nos. )

Deluxe - Rs.25

Adult bicycle - Rs.15

Child bicycle - Rs.12

Pram - Rs.15

Tip - Check the brakes and condition of the cycle thoroughly. Riding in moderate speed is good as you might not know the condition of the cycle completely.

Vandalur Zoo Parking charges: 

Car Parking -  Rs.20

Bike Parking - Rs.10

On a crowded day, the car parking near the entrance gets full. They have another parking area nearby. You can see a long line of cars in the Vandalur Kelambakkam Road on holidays. To avoid such issues, go early in the morning or go late afternoon.

Why Vandalur Zoo Chennai is the best option to spend a whole day?

• Well-maintained Zoo.
• Cheap ticket price that is valid for the whole day.
• A real treat for kids.
• Neat roads.
• Has drinking water in many places.
• Huts available where you can take rest.
• Stone benches available here and there.
• Waste bins available in many places.
• Not very crowded until its a long weekend and holidays.

Pack your bag - Things to carry:

Below are the things we carry during our visits to Vandalur Zoo. You have to plan according to your requirements.

• Take umbrellas, caps, sunglasses during summer
• Towel if visiting with kids
• Handkerchiefs
• Spare dresses for kids
• Water bottles(Very important!)
• The backpack is preferred over duffle bags and handbags as you can carry easily.
• Good and comfortable slippers or shoes. You have to walk a lot if you choose to walk.
• Comfortable clothes. You might like to sit down and get up multiple times if you walk.
• Trolley for babies. I am not very sure whether you can take it. But I remember my neighbour told about it once.

Avoid carrying plastic bags, outside food, soft drinks.

Restrooms:

Available but not located widely. 

Food & Refreshment:

Hotel Tamil Nadu is located inside Vandalur Zoo to the right side of the entrance. Do not expect high class standard. You can get average food. You can get snack items, juices and main course. 

There is a coffee stall located in the second half of the Vandalur Zoo where you can get coffee, tea and some snacks like bajji, puffs. You can buy some tea powders too.

One Aavin parlour is located in the first half of the Vandalur Zoo. After that, you have to wait till you reach the tea stall which is located far away.

Lion Safari:

The safari takes approximately for 30 minutes in total. If you are out of time and not very interested, you can skip this. 

What should not you miss at Vandalur Zoo?

• Elephant feeding time. It is located almost at the end of the Zoo. So, plan to come to that place at that time sharply. 
• If you have kids, you should not miss the monkeys located inside few cages behind peacocks. You can see the monkeys very closely. There will be very little monkeys too which will be naughty most of the times. Kids will definitely enjoy watching them doing mischievous things.
• If you love peacocks, you should not miss them. You can see the peacocks open up their feathers beautifully. I got to see them every time with feathers beautifully opened.
• After the first tiger's area, there was another place for tiger(located somewhere interior to the left of the road). You can see tigers roaming inside it very closely. We spent almost half and hour near to the tiger. There was a board carrying the sign so watch for it. I had visited the vandalur zoo around 5 times. But I spotted it only last time. I am not sure whether it will be always there. There were some vandalur zoo employees sitting behind it. They told that there are 5 cubs too inside the cage. But they did not come out. There was a board mentioning the names of the cubs too. Though the place was completely secured, I felt really afraid to watch the tiger very closely. It was walking and starring to us. My kid and hubby enjoyed it but I got afraid:)
• Walth-through aviary. A real calm place with only birds chirping all around.

You can see the lions roaming freely and coming close to your vehicle. 

Tamil Actress Height In Feet

Tamil Actress Height In Feet:

Tamil Actress Amala Paul height - 5 feet 5 inches
Tamil Actress Amy Jackson height - 5 feet 5 inches
Tamil Actress Andrea height - 5 feet 6 inches
Tamil Actress Anushka height - 5 feet 8 inches
Tamil Actress Anjali height - 5 feet 4 inches
Tamil Actress Asin height - 5 feet 3 inches
Tamil Actress Bhavana height - 5 feet 3 inches
Tamil Actress Bhuvaneswari height - 5 feet 8 inches
Tamil Actress Devayani height - 5 feet 4 inches
Tamil Actress Gajala height - 5 feet 4 inches
Tamil Actress Gopika height - 5 feet 3 inches
Tamil Actress Jothika height - 5 feet 6 inches
Tamil Actress Kajal Agarwal height - 5 feet 4 inches
Tamil Actress Kavya Madhavan height - 5 feet 3 inches
Tamil Actress Kanika height - 5 feet 9 inches
Tamil Actress Kiran height - 5 feet 3 inches
Tamil Actress Kushboo height - 5 feet 4 inches
Tamil Actress Laila height - 5 feet 4 inches
Tamil Actress Lakshmi Rai height - 5 feet 8 inches
Tamil Actress Malavika height - 5 feet 5 inches
Tamil Actress Meena height - 5 feet 3 inches
Tamil Actress Meera Jasmine height - 5 feet 2 inches
Tamil Actress Mumtaz height - 5 feet 3 inches
Tamil Actress Namita height - 6 feet Tamil Actress Nayanthara height - 5 feet 4 inches
Tamil Actress Nikita height - 5 feet 4 inches
Tamil Actress Nagma height - 5 feet 4 inches
Tamil Actress Padmapriya height - 5 feet 4 inches
Tamil Actress Parvathy height - 5 feet 5 inches
Tamil Actress Pooja height - 5 feet 3 inches
Tamil Actress Priya height - 5 feet 4 inches
Tamil Actress Rambha height - 5 feet 4 inches
Tamil Actress Ramya height - 5 feet 1 inches
Tamil Actress Radhika Sarathkumar height - 5 feet 3 inches
Tamil Actress Roja  height - 5 feet 4 inches
Tamil Actress Sadha height - 5 feet 5 inches
Tamil Actress Samantha Reddy height - 5 feet 4 inches
Tamil Actress Sameera Reddy height - 5 feet 7 inches
Tamil Actress Sandhya height - 5 feet 3 inches
Tamil Actress Sangeetha height - 5 feet 6 inches
Tamil Actress Shalini height - 5 feet 4 inches
Tamil Actress Shreya height - 5 feet 5 inches (or Shriya Saran)
Tamil Actress Shruthi Hassan height - 5 feet 6 inches
Tamil Actress Simran height - 5 feet 6 inches
Tamil Actress Sneha height - 5 feet 4 inches
Tamil Actress Soundarya height - 5 feet 5 inches
Tamil Actress Sri Divya height - 5 feet 3 inches
Tamil Actress Tamannah height - 5 feet 5 inches
Tamil Actress Trisha height - 5 feet 6 inches

Tamil Actors Height In Feet

Tamil Actors Height In Feet:

Tamil Actor Ajith Kumar Height - 5 feet 9 inches
Tamil Actor Arjun Height - 5 feet 5 inches
Tamil Actor Arya Height - 5 feet 7 inches
Tamil Actor Arvind Swamy Height - 5 feet 9 inches
Tamil Actor Dhanush Height - 5 feet 6 inches
Actor Jayam Ravi Height - 5 feet 9 inches
Tamil Actor Jayaram Height - 6 feet 0 inches
Tamil Actor Jeeva  Height - 5 feet 9 inches
Tamil Actor Kamal Height - 5 feet 4 inches
Tamil Actor Karthi Height - 5 feet 9 inches
Tamil Actor Madhavan Height - 5 feet 11 inches
Tamil Actor Nepoleon Height - 6 feet 2 inches
Tamil Actor Prabhu Deva Height - 5 feet 9 inches
Tamil Actor Prakash Raj Height - 5 feet 7 inches
Tamil Actor Prashanth Height - 5 feet 9 inches
Tamil Actor Prithviraj Height - 5 feet 9 inches
Tamil Actor RajinikanthHeight - 5 feet 7 inches
Tamil Actor Raghuvaran Height - 6 feet 2 inches
Tamil Actor Santhanam Height - 5 feet 5 inches
Tamil Actor Sarath Kumar Height - 5 feet 11 inches
Tamil Actor Sathyaraj Height - 6 feet 1 inches
Tamil Actor Sibiraj  Height - 6 feet 2 inches
Tamil Actor Siddarth Height - 5 feet 6 inches
Tamil Actor Simbu Height - 5 feet 7 inches (or Silambarasan)
Tamil Actor Sivakarthikeyan Height - 5 feet 7 inches
Tamil Actor Srikanth Height - 5 feet 9 inches
Tamil Actor Suman Height - 5 feet 9 inches
Tamil Actor Surya Height - 5 feet 4 inches
Tamil Actor Udhayanidhi Stalin Height - 5 feet 5 inches
Tamil Actor Vikram Height - 5 feet 8 inches
Tamil Actor Vijay Height - 5 feet 9 inches
Tamil Actor Vikranth Height - 6 feet
Tamil Actor Vishal Height - 6 feet
Tamil Actor Vinay Height - 6 feet 2 inches