Acharya Jagadish Chandra Bose Indian Botanic Garden, Howrah

The garden is really a nice place to spend a few hours being close to nature. The ambiance is very peaceful and beautiful. However, the garden can be much more managed. Many sections of the gardens are not open for visitors. Hiring the battery operated vehicle helped us cover almost the complete garden in a matter of an hour. The driver of the vehicle acted as the guide as well, telling us the importance of each section of the garden and important tree species.To see the giant lily, you must visit the garden in December, January.

Worth going there with family. There is a canteen where you Will be able to get basic food. My suggestion would be to take food there. Jungle looks good inside. Boating available and enjoyable.prices bit high. Overall experience is good. Very big area. If u love environment, then go here. Big banyan tree is awesome.

An amazing site in the heart of the busy city, the botanical garden stretches over a vast area. There are many sections of this place, so it may take some time to cover the whole area. The most important attraction of this site is the Great Indian Banyan tree. It is a gigantic Banyan, which also features as the symbol of this botanical garden.

To a layman, this is just the Botanical Garden with lots of trees with which he or she is not familiar in many cases. For a student of botany, this is a treasure chest. However, would it not be great if efforts were taken to do detailed labelling with write-ups to introduce the common man to the world of flora in a better way. Else, how can you expect the to appreciate nature? The fast two wheelers with loud horns really spoil the place. For the fees taken, the lack of well marked and maintained restrooms and drinking water facilities is sorely felt.

The oldest and largest botanical garden of West Bengal.. The area is very large.. A great variety of flora resides throughout the place.. The oldest and biggest Banyan Tree with thousands of branches and roots is i side this garden.. toilets and drinking water is available in abundant.. but toilets are too unhygenic and tidy.. safari is available..