Lonely_Planet_India_-_October_2019

Left:HikingacrosstheBlackbuckNational

Parkis oneof thebestwaysto explore

thegrasslands

Right:Catchflamingoesin action

at thePorbandarBirdSanctuary

JAMBUGHODAWILDLIFE

SANCTUARY^1

Roughly90kmfromVadodara

liestheJambughodaWildlife

Sanctuary.Thislushsanctuary

is famousforteakandbamboo

forestsandmakesfora beautiful

drive.Keepyoureyespeeledfor

jackalor wildboar.Thesanctuary

is knownto havea highdensityof

leopardsin India.TheChampaner-

PavagadhArchaeologicalPark

is locatednottoofarawayfrom

Jambughoda,allowingyouto

adda dashof historyto yourtrip

(00-91-79-2322-2523;www.

gujarattourism.com/destination/

details/5/171,info@gujarattourism.

com;6am– 7pm;entry:`50).

GIRNATIONALPARK^2

Hometo theAsiaticlion,

GirNationalParkis a former

royalhuntingground.Thenational

parkis currentlyhometo 400

lionsas wellasleopards,spotted

deer,sambar,pangolins,hyenas

andslothbears(00-91-28772-

85540;www.forests.gujarat.gov.

in/gir-nat-park.html;6am– 5pm;

entry:` 75).

BANNIGRASSLANDS^4

Ventureoutto thesouthern

edgeof thesaltflatsof the

Rannof Kutchandyou’llfind

theparchedBanniGrasslands.

Don’tlet thearidnessfoolyou,

because,everymonsoonseason,

you’llfindabout 200 migratory

birdspecieshere,includingthe

greyhypocolius,littlestint,desert

wheatearandtheendemic

white-napedtit, as wellas white

morphwesternreefegrets,

rosypelicans,andbustards

(www.bannigrassland.org,

[email protected]).

PORBANDARBIRDSANCTUARY^5

Locatedin theheartof Porbandar

city,thePorbandarBirdSanctuary

is whereyoucanfindflamingos

andothermigratorybirds.

A favouriteamongbirdand

natureenthusiastswhoenjoy

natureat theirdoorstep,thisbird

sanctuaryletsyouenjoyfloraand

faunawithouthavingto ventureout

toofar.Besides,seeingflamingos,

evenfromafar,is exciting(www.

gujarattourism.com/destination/

FOR BIG CATS FOR BIRDS

PURNAWILDLIFE

SANCTUARY^3

Locatedin theWesternGhats,

thePurnaWildlifeSanctuary

is sharedbyboth,Gujarat

andMaharashtra,andcocoons

a uniquemixof floraandfauna.

Thesanctuaryis alsohome

to leopards,Indiancivetcats,

four-hornedantelopes,hyenas

andjunglecats(00-91-26312-

20203;www.gujarattourism.

com/destination/details/12/138;

Jamlapada;8am– 6pm;entry:

Rs 20,car/jeepfee:` 200

[upto sixpersons],mid-sizevehicle:

`500,guidefee:`300).

details/5/275;ChhayaRd,

SiddheshwarPark,Chhaya).

NALSAROVARBIRD

SANCTUARY^6

LocatedoutsideAhmedabad,

theNalsarovarBirdSanctuary

is theperfectplaceto go

birdwatching.Nalsarovar

Lakeis probablyIndia’slargestbird

sanctuaryandattractsmanyspecies

of migratorybirdsfromaround

theworld(00-91-99984-22265;

http://www.nalsarovar.com;Bagodara

NalsarovarLinkRd,Nalsarovar;

6am– 6pm;entry:`60).

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WILDLIFE IN

GUJARAT,

INDIA

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MINI GUIDE OCTOBER 2019

WHEN IT COMES TO WILDLIFE,

NO ONE DOES IT QUITE LIKE

GUJARAT. FROM ASIATIC LIONS

TO THE ENDANGERED INDIAN

GREY WOLF, FLAMINGOS

TO ROSY PELICANS, GET READY

TO ANSWER THE CALL OF THE WILD

WHY GO?

Home to dry deciduous forests, grasslands,

wetlands and marine ecosystems all in

the same state, Gujarat has something

for everyone

WHAT IS THERE TO DO?

Track the Asiatic lions in Gir, follow a wildass

over the moonlike landscape of the Rannof

Kutch, catch a glimpse of the critically-endang

great Indian bustard, or marvel at sloth bears.

Gujarat is home to a list of endangered and

critically-endangered species, so be sure to

explore responsibly.

A wide variety of migratory birds

calls the Banni Grasslands home

Keep an eye out for Gir National

Park’s famed resident – the Asiatic lion

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