Dolahazara Safari Park

Dolahazara Safari Park

Dolahazara safari park Most attractive place for the visitors. Bangladesh Forest Department under
the Ministry of Environment and Forests is playing important role in wildlife
conservation. The Safari Park is one of the successful projects.

Location: Dolahazara Safari Park was developed on an undulating landscape of around 2,224 acres (9.00km2) of area at Chakaria Upazila in Cox's Bazar District, Bangladesh, some 107 km away from Chittagong city. You will see this park near Chittagong-Cox’s Bazar highway. The distance between the park and Cox’s Bazar tourist city is about 50 kilometers. It is located north of Cox’s Bazar.

Entry fee: Entry Fees and Visiting Time of Dolhazara Safari Park Cox’s Bazar

Type of visitor                          BDT            USD

Adults                                      20.00               

Students (Below 15
Years)                                       10.00               

Foreigners                               350.00          $5

Visit by safari Bus                   20.00            $1 

Visiting Time: From
9.00 am to 5.00 pm (Everyday)

The students must show ID card to get concession

How to go there: If you have a group of 10-15 people than you can hire a chadergari(jeep),car, taxi  from Cox’s bazar . You can also hire a auto rickshaw for 2-4 people.You can also enjoy it with safari buses and jeeps.
Available Facilities in Safari Park Cox’s Bazar

1)Display and guide map
2)Lake-View
3)Observation tower
4)Special protected minibus

5)Large water body for migratory bird
6)Eco-tourism facilities like watch tower, golghar.

7)Rest house and cottage facilities

Visiting Spots of Safari Park Cox’s Bazar. Bangabandhu Safari Park Cox’s Bazar is divided into
different parts.
Have a look:

Information and Education Center, Nature Interpretation Center, Nature History Museum, Open Mooted Aviary, Orchid House, Reptile Park, African Safari, Deer Safari, Elephant Safari, Lion Safari, Tiger Safari, Primate House, Crocodile Bank, Turtle and Tortoise Conservation Center, Cat House, Orchid House, Reptile Park,  Lake of the Park and Refreshment Corner and Gift Shop Rescue Center and Veterinary Hospital

Things to Do in Safari Park Cox’s Bazar To enjoy your visit to this park, you can do many things. Let’s see:

Elephant riding, Hiking through deep forest,0.5 km Board walk through deep forest, Watching attractive model and mural, Safari with buses and jeeps, Collecting souvenirs from gift shop, Enjoying lake-view, Visiting nature history museum, Gaining knowledge about animals, Visiting audio-visual nature interpretation center,

Lion Safari: Total area of it is 60 hectors. It is situated at the south-western part of the park. It was
started with 4 lions for public show. The tourists can visit the Lion Safariwith safari buses and jeeps.

Tiger Safari: It is also established at the south-western part of safari park. It covers total 50hectors area. Tiger Safari was started with 2 tigers. You can also enjoy it with safari buses and jeeps.

Crocodile Bank: To save the endangered crocodile of Bangladesh, a crocodile bank has been established in this park. It is situated at the north-western part of the park adjacent to a lake. It covers total 5 hectors area. There are 37 Marsh Crocodile (Mugger), 15Estuarine Crocodile and 3 Ghorials in this bank. These animals have been realized for conservation and breeding program.

African Safari: Zebra, Wildebeest, Hippopotamus etc.  are included in African Safari. Buses and jeeps are available for visiting this spot. It is at the southern side of the park. The total area of this safari is 100 hectors.

Deer Safari: The tourists will like this place. It has been established at the center of this park. It covers 100 hectors area of the park. Safari buses and jeeps are available to visitthis place. At first, about 200 Spotted Deer, 150 Barking Deer, 35 Sambars, 6Goyal , 3 Goral, and 6 Hog Deer were released for public show.

Elephant Safari: There are 8 elephants in Elephant Safari. All these elephants are available for riding. It has been established at the northern part of this park. It covers 100 hectors area.

 Nature History Museum: It is the combination of plant and animal museum. This is established adjacent to the park information center. In the plant museum about 2000 plant herbarium sheets has been collected for display with computerized data. Similarly about 3050 animal stuffs including vertebrate and invertebrate have been collected for display with a computerized data.

Everyday a huge number of tourists including students and researchers visit Safari Park Cox’s Bazar. Why are you late then? So, travel this spot for knowledge and delight .TheSafari  Park itself protects a large number of wild elephants which are native to the area. In the safari park there are domesticated elephants which are available for a ride. Other animal attractions include lions, Bengal tigers, crocodiles, bears, spotted deer and many types of birds and monkeys.

Since the park was made open to the public, it has been drawing a huge crowd all year round
6,000 visitors daily during peak season (November to March) and 2,000 visitorsdaily during off season (April to October).