Flora and Fauna Museum/Shenbaganur Museum

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Flora and Fauna Museum is also known as Shenbaganur Museum is located at 5 Km From Kodaikanal Lake, 6 Km From Bus Stand, Kodaikanal Edit

Detail InformationEdit

The flora and fauna museum is a very informative tourist location in Kodaikanal and is popularly acknowledged as Shenbaganur Museum. This museum maintains fossils as well as wide forms of the flora and fauna of this hilly region and has an orchidaceous plant that has an accumulation of about 300 species of endemic as well as exotic orchids. The museum is also home to an impressive collection of stuffed birds, butterflies, reptiles and mammals.

Shenbaganur Museum in Kodaikanal

HistoryEdit

Flora and fauna Museum, also known as Shenbaganur Museum exhibits preserved fossils along with wide varieties of fauna and flora and a magnificent collection of 300 species of exotic and indigenous orchids. This museum is preserved and maintained by Sacred Heart College which is a Theological Seminary that was organized in the year 1895. A Spanish–Father Ugarthe, contributed his major collections to the Museum.

Must SeeEdit

Attraction

Visiting TimeEdit

Monday- Saturday: 10am to 11:30 am ; 3:30am to 5pm

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N.A

Best Season to VisitEdit

October to May

Best Time To VisitEdit

Morning, Afternoon, Evening.

Time Required for SightseeingEdit

1-2 hours

Ticket Required : Yes Edit

Individual National Adult Rs. : Rs2/- ($0.04)

Kids Rs. : Rs2/- ($0.04)

Individual Foreigner Adult Rs. : Rs2/- ($0.04)

Kids Rs. : Rs2/- ($0.04)

Still Photo Camera Rs. : N.A

Video Camera Rs. : N.A

Guide Required : No Edit

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Dress Require: N.A

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How to ReachEdit

Taxi : Taxis are available for local transportation. Pandayan Roadways Corporation arranges sightseeing trips on demand.

Bus : Tourist bus services are plenty to reach Kodaikanal from Madurai (Rs 400), Coimbatore (Rs 500), Bangalore (Rs 600), Trichy (Rs 450) and Chennai (Rs 550). Tourist service providers offer many deluxe, A/C luxurious buses to Kodaikanal at a rate of nearly Rs 3 to Rs 4 per km.

Train : The nearest Railway station is Kodai road, which is about 80 km away from Kodaikanal. Coimbatore junction is the major rail head which is well connected to cities like Delhi (Kerala Exp), Kolkata (Guwahati Exp), Chennai (Duronto Exp) and Bangalore (Bangalore Exp) along with various other small and big cities across the country.

Air : Nearest airport to Kodaikanal is Madurai airport which is at a distance of 120 km from the city. Madurai is air connected to Chennai and Coimbatore. Coimbatore is the nearest major airport which is connected to many cities in India and the world.

Others : There are no auto rickshaws, Cycles are also available in Kodaikanal for rent, and these are much preferred by tourists and locals alike. You can rent out a cycle or a bike for a day in order to travel around Kodaikanal and charges for renting a bike will be around Rs 300 to 350. This is the generally preferred mode of travel.