Rajaji National Park (Chilla Zone)
An 820 sq km national park and tiger reserve in the Sivalik hills, with an elephant-rich Chilla safari zone about 20 km from Rishikesh.
Overview
Rajaji National Park is the main wildlife stop near Rishikesh and Haridwar. This guide covers the Chilla zone, its wildlife and the fees we could find.
Rajaji National Park covers about 820 sq km of the Sivalik hills across Haridwar, Dehradun and Pauri Garhwal districts. It began as the Rajaji Sanctuary in 1948; three sanctuaries, Chilla, Motichur and Rajaji, were merged into one park in 1983, and it became a tiger reserve in 2015. The Ganges runs through the park and divides it into two parts.
Its terrain of sal forest, grassland and river bed rises from about 300 to 1,400 m. It is best known for Asian elephants, and it also holds tigers, leopards, sloth bears, several kinds of deer and more than 315 bird species. The Chilla zone, nearest to Rishikesh and Haridwar, has a 36 km jeep safari circuit; an unofficial operator site puts the gate about 20 km from Rishikesh and 6 km from Haridwar. Safaris run in open jeeps (gypsies).
The fees we found come only from a tour-operator website that says it is not the official site, so treat them as indicative and check booking details with the Uttarakhand forest department. Monsoon closures and season dates are not confirmed here.
Entry fees
Entry
Adult (Indian)
Park entrance per person, per the unofficial operator site
Source: Rajaji National Park (tour-operator site) – entry tickets
Amount needs verification
Adult (foreign national)
Park entrance per person, per the unofficial operator site
Source: Rajaji National Park (tour-operator site) – entry tickets
Amount needs verification
Guide
Other
Guide fee for Indians, per the unofficial operator site
Source: Rajaji National Park (tour-operator site) – entry tickets
Amount needs verification
Other
Guide fee for foreigners, per the unofficial operator site
Source: Rajaji National Park (tour-operator site) – entry tickets
Amount needs verification
Vehicle
Per vehicle
Road tax per gypsy, Indians, per the unofficial operator site
Source: Rajaji National Park (tour-operator site) – entry tickets
Amount needs verification
Per vehicle
Road tax per gypsy, foreigners, per the unofficial operator site
Source: Rajaji National Park (tour-operator site) – entry tickets
Amount needs verification
Fees are from a tour-operator site that is not the official one; jeep hire charges are separate and were not sourced.
We only show an amount when a source backs it. Prices change, so confirm locally before you go.
Opening hours
Opening hours have not been confirmed by a reliable source yet.
Safari timings and season dates not confirmed; the park is understood to close during the monsoon (unverified).
No official timings were loaded. Coordinates are park-level, not the Chilla gate.
Visitor information
- Best time to visit
- Winter and spring are usually best for wildlife (unverified); check the forest department for the current season.
- Best time of day
- First safari slot of the morning
- How long to spend
- Half day (3–4 hours safari)
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Families
- Suitable for families
Good to know
- Stay inside the vehicle during the safari
- Follow the guide's instructions near elephants
- No plastic waste or loud noise
Location
Chilla Range, Rajaji National Park, Haridwar district, Uttarakhand
Haridwar, Uttarakhand, India
30.05806, 78.17278
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A safari track in the park. Photo: Tarun802 / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0 Forest in the park near Rishikesh. Photo: Nilesh Keshri / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0 Rajaji National Park landscape. Photo: Pathik2207 / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0 A herd of spotted deer. Photo: Kingshuk Mondal / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 4.0 An Indian peafowl. Photo: Kingshuk Mondal / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 4.0
Frequently asked questions
How much is the Rajaji safari fee?
An unofficial operator site lists INR 150 entrance per Indian visitor, INR 250 road tax per gypsy and INR 1,000 for a guide; foreigners INR 600, INR 500 and INR 1,200. Verify before booking.
How far is the Chilla zone from Rishikesh?
The unofficial operator page says about 20 km from Rishikesh and 6 km from Haridwar.
What wildlife is in Rajaji?
Elephants, tigers, leopards, sloth bears, deer and over 315 bird species, per Wikipedia.
Information sources
Where the facts on this page come from, and what still needs confirming.
Information last checked 7 October 2026
Not yet confirmed
- all fees (unofficial operator site)
- Chilla distance from Rishikesh
Not available yet
- official forest-department fees
- safari timings and season dates
- child rates
- Wikipedia – Rajaji National Park · Encyclopedia
- Rajaji National Park (tour-operator site) – entry tickets · Other
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