Polo Park


The Polo Park is one of the major tourist attractions in the city of Itanagar, which happens to be the capital of the state of Arunachal Pradesh. The Polo Park is a park or more specifically, a botanical garden of the state of Arunachal Pradesh.

Each and every item of the Polo Park in Arunachal Pradesh has been collected with care from a variety of sources. The specialty of this botanical garden is that there is a zoo within the premises of the garden. This aspect of the botanical garden of Polo Park at Arunachal Pradesh makes it stand out from other regular botanical gardens.

The Polo Park in Arunachal Pradesh is located on a ridge, which is not very big in size. This park is located in Naharlagun. The park is well known as a treasure house of a wide range of specimens belonging to the world of botany.

To visit the Polo Park of Arunachal Pradesh, you have to travel to the city of Itanagar. You can reach this city by air, by road or by rail. The airport that is closest to the city is housed at Lilabari within the state of Assam. The airport at Assam is only 67 kms away from Itanagar city.

Buses are available from Guwahati to Itanagar. It takes a total of 11 hours to complete this journey. Trains are available from Guwahati to Harmuti. This place stands at a distance of 33 kms from Assam. One can also avail the helicopter to fly from Guwahati to Itanagar. These helicopters are operated by the Pawan Hans.

Last Updated on 03 January 2011