Maitri Bagh Bhilai

Maitri Bagh is a very good Zoo as well as a Park with Musical Fountain.
Maitri means Friendship and Bagh Means Garden. Maitri Bagh is really a "Friendship Garden" and was established as symbol of India USSR frienship.
Its was developed and maintained by Bhilai Steel Plant , SAIL. This is one of best picnic spot in Chhattisgarh. It is among largest zoo in central India. You can see tiger , lion ,bear , deer , rhinoceros , elephant, monkey and lot many animals. Here you can also see various types of Bird also.

There is a Pragrati Minar which gives a very beautiful top view of Zoo and Steel Plant.
The Zoo is open for 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM and park is open till 7:30 PM.
The time of musical fountain show is 7:00 PM only on Saturday and Sunday So best time to visit the zoo and park is 4:00 PM and the day is Saturday ( To avoid crowd).
Entrance Fee : 10 Rs.
Park and Zoo is closed on Monday.
Musical Fountain is one of the high point of the zoo.

white tiger : Maitri Bagh Bhilai

Maitri Bagh Zoo

Maitri Bagh Bhilai : Garden Pic

Maitri Bagh Bhilai : Pragati Minar

Maitri Bagh Bhilai view From Pragati Minar

Maitri Bagh Bhilai : Lake

Dear at Maitri Bagh Zoo Bhilai

Birds at Maitri Bagh Bhilai

Lion at Maitri Bagh Zoo Bhilai

To See You Tube Video of Musical Fountain   Click Here

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1) Dubare Elephant Camp : The elephants for the Mysore Dussehra were trained at Dubare elephant camp.  For more cilck

2) Golden Temple | Nomdroling Monastery | Tibetan monastery : For more visit

3) Nisargdham : Kaveri Nisargadhama is an island formed by river Kaveri near Kushalnagar in the district of Kodagu. Visit for more

4) Iruppu Falls Brahmagiri Range : 170 ft water falls drops in two stages .  in more detail

5) Nagarhole National Park : Nagarhole National Park is one of the best wildlife sanctuaries in South India. Also known as Rajiv Gandhi National Park . For more detail click