Nalsarovar Bird Sanctuary, Ahmedabad

Nalsarovar is a bird sanctuary mainly inhabited by migratory birds as their winter home. Nal Sarovar Lake is situated at the lowest point between Central Gujarat and East Saurashtra.

It has been a bird sanctuary since April 1969 and has been a Ramsar site since 24 September 2012 The lake is home to over 200 different bird species, most of which are waterfowl such as pink pelicans, small and large flamingos, crekes, brahmin ducks, purple moorhen, herons, white storks, various species of bitter gourd.

Nal Sarovar Bird Sanctuary, consisting primarily of a 120.82-square-kilometre (46.65 sq mi) lake and ambient marshes, is situated about 64 km to the west of Ahmedabad near Sanand Village, in the Gujarat state of India.

1. Nalsarovar is a beautiful place. It is the best place to visit and tourists can also go boating here.
2. Here ducks, geese, pelicans and flamingos are best seen at dawn and dusk.
3. The sanctuary is best visited as a day excursion by private vehicle, taxi.
4. The water in the lake is about 4 feet deep. Tourists can go horse riding along the lake with many horses.

📅 Last update: 2024-06-10 || ✍ Author: Sandhya Chauhan

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