Hyderabad, May 28 -- If you think that you need to leave the city for a wildlife safari ride, think again. Hyderabad has gotten a wildlife safari within the city, but not the kind that you'd expect. Set inside the city's Botanical Garden in Kondapur, this high-tech safari experience brings forests, oceans, and even outer space to life, solely through the power of virtual and augmented reality.

Launched by the Telangana State Forest Development Corporation (TSFDC), the Virtual Wildlife Safari is the first of its kind in India. From donning VR headsets on a safari bus to walking through augmented reality zones, visitors are taken on an unforgettable journey through digitally recreated ecosystems.

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