Baripada, Oct 8: Odisha’s Similipal national park will reopen for tourists from October 10 (Thursday), informed the Similipal Tiger Reserve (STR) management.
Tourists will be allowed to enter the park from two points - one from Kalikaprasad gate in Jashipur area and the other from Pithabata gate in Baripada, RCCF and field director Prakash Chand Gogineni said.
With the monsoon season gone, the national park’s opening will precede inspection of the weather condition, road and other infrastructure.
While 25 tourist vehicles will be allowed to enter through the Pithabata gate, 35 vehicles will enter the park via Kalikaprasad gate, the management informed.
All the tourist vehicles will, however, exit the park through the Kalikaprasad gate. The ticket counter at Kalikaprasad gate will remain open from 6 am to 12 noon and the one near Pithabata gate will operate from 11 am to 1 pm.
Visitors can book accommodation facilities and also the wildlife safari vehicles by visiting the site www.ecotourodisha.com
