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Boat service

Safari the creeks by boat

Locally owned, canopy-covered boats with experienced boatmen who know where the tide puts the crocodiles.

₹3,500 / Per Boat

Boat Booking Charge

₹40 / Person

Government Entry fee for groups up to 9 persons

₹25 / Person

Government Entry Fee For larger groups of 10 to 18 persons

Routes

Choose your journey

Half-day creek safari

Khola jetty to Dangmal through the narrow crocodile creeks, with a stop at the white crocodile pond and the mangrove boardwalk.

Full-day Gahirmatha trip

Deep creek cruising, Bagagahana heronry and the run out to Habalikhati on the Gahirmatha turtle coast.

Sunrise birding cruise

First light on the water, when the kingfishers hunt and the heronry is loudest. Best from November to February.

Bhitarkanika National Park, Wildlife Sanctuary and all boating remain closed from 1 May to 31 July each year for the breeding and nesting season of the estuarine crocodile.

Park at a glance