Places: Nalsarvar, Indroda Park, Sundarvan

Food & Accommodation: Free Snacks, Lunch and Tea.

Hightlights: Natural Lale, Migratory Birds,Flocks of flamingos, Variety of ducks, geese and pelican

Date : 9th January 2011

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Nal Sarovar Bird Sanctuary

Nal Sarovar is a natural lake, spread across a sprawling area of over 116 sq. km. The place is located about 70km from Ahmedabad and is famous for housing vivid migratory birds. A large number migratory birds from Siberia visit this place every year.
 
Flocks of flamingos, a great variety of ducks, geese and pelican are some of the major attractions of the place. This water bird sanctuary is like a fairyland for birds here and looks picturesque during full moon nights.

A large number of islets also dot this region. Most prominent among these islets houses ancient idol of goddess Hinglaj and Bhurekha. Villagers from adjoining places come here annually to offer prayer to the goddess. Bird viewing can be enslaving experience here.

Indroda Dinosaur and Fossil Park

Indroda Dinosaur and Fossil Park is a precious treasure spread over an area of about 400 hectares on either bank of Sabarmati river in Gandhinagar, the capital of Gujarat. It is considered to be the second largest hatchery of dinosaur eggs in the world. Regarded as India's Jurrasic Park, it is run by the Gujarat Ecological Education and Research Foundation (GEER), and is the only dinosaur museum in the country. The park consists of a zoo, massive skeletons of sea mammals like the blue whale, as well as a vast botanical garden, amphitheatre, interpretation center and camping facilities. It also has a Wilderness Park which is home to innumerable species of birds, reptiles, hundreds of nilgais, langurs and peafowl in its vast forest.

Sundarvan

Sundarvan is recognized as a mini-zoo by the Central Zoo Authority, Government of India. Located in the heart of the city, it has a collection of reptiles, birds and small mammals. Snake show on week ends and on holidays is major attraction