Advance online booking is mandatory through website www.simlipal.org. Taking a guide with each vehicle is also mandatory
Similipal Tiger Reserve reopens for tourists, online booking mandatory: Similipal National Park has reopened for tourists from November 1 tourist season. Tourists can now enjoy the natural beauty, greenery, waterfalls and wildlife of Similipal. Tourists can obtain their entry permits through official website, www.similipal.org.
As per entry guidelines issued by Similipal authorities, Entry will be allowed between 5 am and 9 am through Kalikaprasad check gate in Jashipur. Entry through Pithabata check gate will be permitted between 8 am and 9 am. All tourists must exit before 6 pm. A maximum of 60 four-wheelers will be allowed for daily entry. Of the 60 vehicles, 35 can enter through Kaliani gate at Jashipur and 25 through Pithabata (Lulung) checkpoint at Baripada.
Advance online booking is mandatory through website www.simlipal.org. Taking a guide with each vehicle is also mandatory. Tourists visiting main attractions Joranda and Barehipani waterfalls will have to leave the spot by 4 PM.
For experiencing wilderness up close, the department is also offering open jeep wildlife safari with night stay facility at Kumari, Gudgudia, Jamuani, Barehipani and Kumari.
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Bookings for cottages can be done through www.ecotourodisha.com. ‘The regulations have been framed to provide a safe experience to tourists while protecting biodiversity of Similipal,’ informed Regional Chief Conservator of Forests-cum-Field Director, Similipal Tiger Reserve.
