Parks, lakes and backwaters
Shade in town at Bharathi Park and the Botanical Garden; birds at Ousteri, shared with Tamil Nadu, and at Bahour, the second largest lake in Puducherry; and boats on the Chunnambar backwaters south of the city.
iMahesh · CC BY-SA 4.0 ParkBharathi Park
Shaded park at the centre of the French Quarter, beside Lok Niwas (Raj Nivas), with the white Aayi Mandapam monument in the middle.
Prabhupuducherry · CC BY-SA 3.0 GardenBotanical Garden
The city’s botanical garden, west of the old town and close to the old bus stand.
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Dinesh Valke from Thane, India · CC BY-SA 2.0 AttractionOusteri Lake (Oussudu)
The largest lake of Puducherry, about 800 hectares shared with Tamil Nadu: a man-made tank declared a bird sanctuary in 2008.
P Jeganathan · CC BY-SA 3.0 AttractionBahour Lake
The second largest lake in Puducherry and one of its Important Bird Areas, near Bahour in the south of the territory.
- Attraction
Chunnambar Water Sports Complex
Boating centre on the Chunnambar backwaters, named by Puducherry Tourism for pedal boats, kayaks and speed-boat rides.
- Garden
Auroville Botanical Gardens
Botanical gardens in Auroville, Tamil Nadu, north-west of Pondicherry.
In Tamil Nadu, outside the Union Territory of Puducherry
