Attractions
Attractions: The Park boasts of many features which attract tourists from far and near. Boating in anjia lake on paddle or row boats In the clear blue waters is an exhilarating experience. In the Park, the toy train is the main attraction for the children. A diesel toy train HADGARH Hadgarh wildlife sancturary located in the district of Keonjhar can be approached by road. It lies only at a distance of 20 kms. from Bhadrak on NH-5. Bhadrak is well connected through rail way with Kolkata and the state capital of Bhubaneswar. With an area of 191.06 sq.kms. the sanctuary opened to the public on 6.12.78. Amidst the dense sal forest and its associates faunaleopard, wild dog, elephants etc., the dam is an ideal habitat for mugger crocodiles.
KOFAGAD With an area of 399.05 sq.km. the Kotagad wildlife sanctuary is situated in the Baliguda sub-division of Kondhamal district. One can approach the site by road from the district headquarters Phulbani. Though the climate is moderate still best period to visit this spot is from the month of October to March. One can see here the important species that include tiger, leopard, bison, elephant, sambar, spotted deer, varieties of birds(peacock, red jungle fowl etc.) and reptiles. KHALASUNI Khalasuni wildlife sanctuary located in the Rairakhol Sub-Division of Sambalpur district is only at a distance of 50 kms. from Sambalpur by road.
The moderate climate of this area (116 sq.kms.) is suitable for tiger, leopard, elephant, bison, sambar,
A Journey to ODISH A spotted deer, barking deer, lt deer and wild dogs. One can see ere
a rare vanety is peafowl R. jungle fowl, hombill etc.) and re til One of the best wildlie sanctuarIes of the state located in the district of Balasore is KUldih.a with an area of 272.75 sq.kms. It always attracts tourists from Outside the state. This sanctuary is linked with Similipal National Park through Sukhupata hills and Nato hill ranges. The climate condition is therefore same as that of Similipal sanctuary. In dense forest of Sal, Bija, Asana, Bamboo etc. one can feel the wildlife of elephants, bison, sambar, giant squirrel, leopard, varieties of birds like hill myna, peacock, hombills, and reptiles (land monitor, cobra, viper and pythons).
