Odisha: Similipal Tiger Reserve reopens for tourists after four months Similipal Tiger Reserve in Odisha reopened for tourists on Thursday after remaining shut for four months owing to monsoon. Here are the pre-booking safari guidelines. The Similipal Tiger Reserve in Odisha opened for visitors on Thursday after four months of remaining shut owing to monsoon, officials said. Odisha: Similipal Tiger Reserve reopens for tourists after four months.
The tiger reserve was closed briefly due to monsoon, they said.
STR Deputy Director Samrat Gouda said that 151 tourists in 36 vehicles visited the tiger reserve in the first day.
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The tiger reserve was closed for tourists from June 12 due to monsoon. For the first time, wildlife safari facilities were provided by STR authorities for the tourists.
Interested tourists would have to pre-book the safari vehicles through the Odisha eco tourism web portal in advance, he said.
The wildlife safari vehicles would provide service for five hours in the morning from 5.30 am and four hours in the afternoon from 3 pm, Gouda said.
It is open for visitors on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays from the Kaliani entry point at Jashipur between 6 am and 12 noon and also from the Pithabata entry point in the Baripada division between 11 am and 1 pm. Every tourist vehicle has to accompany one guide while entering the tiger reserve.
