Nicco Park

The Third day in Kolkata was the most unfortunate for me. I wasn't able to sleep well and I got cold and fever. I couldn't join my friends to go to Dakshineshwar Temple and I mysteriously lost Rs. 2,000. I took medicines and rested for most of the day and went to Eco Park and City Centre Mall in the evening. My friends attempted Ice-skating which was huge fun but I skipped it because of my health. The Eco Park is vast and beautiful. It's maintained meticulously and a lot of sports and activities are available (Tandem Bicycle, Hover-Air Skates, Kayaking, Zorbing (Land + Water) etc. I called it a day early and tried to get a good night sleep.

The Third day in Kolkata was the most unfortunate for me. I wasn’t able to sleep well and I got cold and fever. I couldn’t join my friends to go to Dakshineshwar Temple and I mysteriously lost Rs. 2,000. I took medicines and rested for most of the day and went to Eco Park and City Centre Mall in the evening. My friends attempted Ice-skating which was huge fun but I skipped it because of my health. The Eco Park is vast and beautiful. It’s maintained meticulously and a lot of sports and activities are available (Tandem Bicycle, Hover-Air Skates, Kayaking, Zorbing (Land + Water) etc. I called it a day early and tried to get a good night sleep.

The first tourist destination that I decided to visit was closest to my hotel. It was the most popular amusement park of the city, Nicco Park. The travel desk at my resort, arranged for a taxi which took about five to ten minutes to reach the destination.Often referred to as the Disneyland of West Bengal, Nicco Park provides a perfect environ for spending time with family and friends. Stretched over an area of 40 acre, the amusement park offers 35 attractions providing recreation and entertainment for a recorded 24 million visitors every year.Nicco Park was built in a joint collaboration between the Government of West Bengal and Nicco Corporation Ltd. It was opened in the year 1991. Earlier, it was known as Jheel Meel.Nicco Park not only provides recreational rides, it also provides detailed information about the entire mechanism that goes behind the operation of a particular ride. Hence apart from being entertaining, the park also endeavors to be educative.The amusement park is planned creating a fine balance between natural landscape and man-made structures. It has ample open space and greenery apart from the rides and food joints. It offers beautiful floral display, sprawling lawn and water bodies for boating purposes.The park also houses a Solar Energy Village that displays a host of functions of unconventional energy resources. Keeping up with the eco-friendly motto, the park has a Green House selling various plant saplings.The best part about Nicco Park is that the rides are equally enjoyable by the people of all age groups apart from a few high velocity rides which are restricted for the heart patients. Among the 35 rides, the major highlights include Moonracker, Toy Train, Tilt-a-Whirl, Paddle Boat, Water Coaster, Water Chute, Magic Carpet, Flying Saucer, Cyclone, River Caves etc. The Giant Cyclone measuring a 750 meter height with seven drops as high as 55 feet happens to be one of the largest in Asia. Another highest point is the Eiffel Tower that provides a panoramic view of the park from the top.

6) Nicco Park, KolkataA whopping 12 rides come for free with the entry fee, which includes the toy train that takes you around the park helping you to sketch up a list of rides you might want to try. ‘The Cyclone’ is India’s biggest wooden roller coaster and ‘The River Cave’ is a family ride with a twist! There are a lot of other rides to be enjoyed in the main park itself, in addition to a water-themed park, ‘Wet O’ Wild’, which has whirling water slides, a popular wave pool and other attractions for those who love frolicking in the water.