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Good time to go This month
- Best season
- Winter / post-monsoon
- Time of day
- Early morning boat trips
- Crowds
- Medium–High
Nature & WildlifeFamousWildlife / Mangrove
Bhitarkanika National Park
Mangrove waterways and creeks known for saltwater crocodiles, birdlife and boat-based exploration.
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Photo: Puru150 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
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01 — The story
The story
In a maze of green channels, roots rise like stilts and crocodiles rule the banks.
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02 — About
About Bhitarkanika National Park
Coming soon
We’re still writing about Bhitarkanika National Park: its history, what’s there and why it’s worth the trip.
03 — Plan your visit
Plan your visit
Time and effort
Easy
Easy
Moderate
Hard
- Time needed
- Half day–full day
- Trek duration
- Half day–full day
Tickets and permits
- Entry fee
- Entry, boat, guide and stay charges vary
- Parking
- Parking at approved entry/boat points
- Permits
- Forest department permissions and authorised boat/guide arrangements may apply
On the ground
- Local food
- Local fish and crab dishes where available
- Access
- Check official tourism/forest/ASI/temple or local authority information before travel; fees, hours and access can change.
- Families
- Varies by site
- Facilities
- Facilities vary by site; carry drinking water and verify toilets, food and first-aid availability.
- Mobile network
- Coverage varies, especially in forest, gorge and highland areas; download offline maps and confirm locally.
Stay safe
Use authorised guides; keep distance from wildlife; obey seasonal closures
Where it is
Kendrapara, Odisha
Near Kendrapara / Rajnagar
20.75° N 87.00° E
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