In our childhood, all children are very fond of animals, but as we grew up that attraction becomes fade. So to make that bond even clear there is a national park situated in Bhopal known as Van Vihar national park which is one of the national parks in 166 total present in our country. This park stretches its area in five square kilometers. There are two entrances to get inside the park the road is fully smooth and eye-catching. The whole road of van vihar lies just after the upper lake which means the park at one side of the road and the lake is at the other which gives the scene flawless and amazing. At the time of monsoon, the tides were high and it almost touches the road that provides the visitors an unexplained thrill. Bicycle rent facility has also been provided by the van vihar committee to let the visitors enjoy to the fullest. Many cages and ponds within the park have been constructed to conserve the endangered species and the visitors can click a pic and can witness them from a little distance which gives an epic feeling to the guests. There are two categories in which Van Vihar is majorly divided and they are -

1) captive - contains those animals which can be bounded by area or line or cages,for example, Bengal tiger, Asiatic lion, wild cats, Indian wolf, Sloth bear, Red fox, Indian jackal, wild dog, mongoose, striped hyena, Mugger Crocodile, gharial, and snakes such as the python.

2) and the other category is the herbivore - means the type of animal which does not need any limitations and will not harm the visitors and, the one and only boundary for them is van vihar boundary.

for example Cheetal, Sambhar, Blackbuck, Blue bull, Nilgai, Chausingha, Wild Boar, Porcupine, Hare, Rhesus Macaque, Red Monkey, Common Langur, etc. are unique features of Van Vihar.

many species of bird can also be witnessed by the visitors and the staffs in the different part of van vihar. Till now almost 200 species of birds have been noticed in different areas of the national park, these birds migrate from a different part of the world and as they see this fruitful and supportive environment they remain here forever. There is a snake house separately present in the national park where one can witness many species of snakes like venomous, non-venomous, or highly dangerous anacondas etc. The best season to visit here is in winters or monsoon and the best time to visit here is in morning as that is the peak time when the caretakers of the animals feed them, many of the tourists and visitors usually visit here in morning to see how they take food and at that time only they are highly exposed to the visitors.

A must visit place for all the visitors and they should witness these beautiful creatures and they should take some steps to conserve them before their extinction.