Adyar Ecological Park

Adyar Ecological Park, also known as Tholkappia Poonga, offers an organised encounter with a restored urban ecological landscape. Plan around the Chennai Rivers Restoration Trust’s current visitor arrangements rather than treating the estuary as unrestricted public walking ground.

The Trust distinguishes the ecological park from wider Adyar estuary and river-restoration projects. Look at the relationship between planted land, water and the surrounding city. These connected landscapes are useful to understand together, but they do not share one unrestricted visitor boundary.

The booking instructions list 2:30–4:30 PM tours on operating days excluding Thursday. Report at 2:30 PM sharp; late arrivals are not admitted. Poonga staff accompany visitors because the landscape is sensitive, so follow the authorised group route.

Use the official guided-tour booking route and check the date, availability and applicable charge before travelling. A reservation or programme for students is a separate arrangement. Confirm the correct visitor category rather than assuming a membership or educational-group booking works as an ordinary day ticket.

The separate walker scheme offers morning 6:30–8 AM and evening 4:30–6 PM sessions. Green and Blue passes cover different weekday groups. The published INR 250 monthly membership is not a single-visit admission price and should not be used to budget an ordinary guided tour.

Keep to designated trails and observe the landscape without collecting plants, feeding animals or stepping into water. The Trust asks visitors to maintain quiet. Use the interpretation to develop an understanding of restoration rather than expecting a guaranteed wildlife sighting on every outing.

Children below eighteen need adult supervision under the walker conditions; guided groups should confirm their own arrangements. Check assistance and the walking route directly if mobility matters to your plan. The public programme does not establish access to every restored area.

Use 6/103, Dr D G S Dinakaran Salai, Raja Annamalaipuram, Chennai 600028. Arrive at the authorised main entrance for your booked session. Allow the full two-hour guided visit, and arrange collection from the same clearly identified entry point.