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Shopnopuri: A place to sooth the soul


Published : 28 Aug 2019 07:53 PM | Updated : 06 Sep 2020 03:59 PM

Shopnopuri is a beautiful and eye soothing artificial Amusement Park for tourists located in North Bengal. It is located in Aftabganj, Nawabganj Upazila of Dinajpur district spanning across an area of 920 acres. 

This Amusement Park is divided into several parts where visitors can enjoy an array of exhibitions like, fish world where one can find artificial fishes, animal kingdom with installations of flamingo, dinosaur and many other animals, art gallery with sculptures and paintings including a magic show titled Moha Maya Indrojal. In short the travelers can have an experience which would be befitting and memorable here. 

At the gate, two statues of angels are waiting to welcome you. After entering Shopnopuri, you can go to ‘Fish World’. Inside the “Fish World”, you can see artificial water plants, fishes and various aquatic animals. After visiting fish world, you can go to ‘Animal Kingdom’. Here you can see artificial statues of some animals like Emu, Flamingo, Dinosaur, Pegasus and many more. This part is great for kids. ‘Rongdhonu Art Gallery’ is another beautiful part of Shorpopuri. You will find different kinds of sculptures and paintings. ‘Moha Maya Indrojal’ is another part of Shopnopuri where you can enjoy magic.

While visiting the park, travels will also find different types of markets available inside the Shopnopuri where they can find different types of items and souvenirs that are related with the history and culture of the place.

The entry fee of Shaopnopuri theme park is 20 taka per person.

How to go: 

From anywhere travelers can reach Dinajpur via bus or train. There are several ways to reach the theme park of Shopnopuri. You can reach Fulbari railway station using train from Dinajpur or you can reach Fulbari using bus. There are several buses you can use. But best one is the "Mail" bus service for Dinajpur-Bogra route. 

Ride on that, and just get down at "Fulbari Dhaka Mor". From Fulbari, you have to reach the park using three-wheelers.

Accommodation:


If anyone wants to stay at Shopnopuri, there are a number of rest houses available at the park but travelers need to book in advance. Outside of the park there are also a good number of hotels-motels which can be an option.