Destination guide
Bonobilas Zoo
বনবিলাস চিড়িয়াখানা
14 km from Khulna city, an army-run zoo inside Jahanabad Cantonment (Gilatola) — with a children's park, a boating lake, and the Jahanabad Adventure Park next door. A good half-day for families.
History & significance
The district's only zoo, run entirely under the Bangladesh Army.
How to get there
About ৳250 by auto-bike from Zero Point; enter through the cantonment main gate and follow the zoo road inside. Parts of the cantonment are restricted — follow the sentries' directions.
Entry fee
৳40–50 · traveller-reported
Entry reported at ৳40–50 (accounts differ). Boat ride ৳100, fish corner ৳20, horse cart ৳20, adventure park ৳80.
Opening hours & best time
Opening hours couldn't be verified — go in daylight.
Best time
Winter is best, though picnic crowds peak then too. With kids, mornings are more comfortable.
Traveller tips
One of the headline "tigers" is actually a liger — a lion-tiger hybrid.
Besides crocodiles, bears, peacocks and deer, the snake corner keeps a king cobra.
Location
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