Information About Top 5 National Parks In Gujarat (India)

Sasan Gir National Park is located near Talala Gir in Junagadh in Gujarat. It was established in 1965. The total area of 1,412 Kilometre square of which 258 Kilometre square is fully protected as national park and 1,153 Kilometre square as a wildlife sanctuary. In this park 38 species of reptiles and more than 2000 species of insects are included. The carnivores group are Asiatic lions, Indian leopard, jungle cat, striped hyena, golden jackal; Indian grey mongoose and ruddy mongoose are seen. The main herbivores are chital, nilgai, sambar, chinkara and wild boar are seen.

The Blackbuck National Park is located at velavadar in Bhavnagar district of Gujarat. The total area of national park is 34.08 Kilometre square. It was established in 1976. In the national park flat land, dry grasses and herds of antelope which is attracted to the visitors. In the national park, mainly includes Blackbuck, wolves, foxes, jackals and jungle cat. The best time of visit in this park from December to March because species of migratory birds including three species of Harriers, florican, eagles and waders.

Vansda national park is located in the Vansda tehsil of Navsari district of Gujarat. It is also known as Vansda National Park. Near the national Ambika River is flow. The area of the national park is 23.99 Kilometre square. The park was established in 1979. In the national park 443 species of flowering plants includes. Teak, sandals, khakhra, kadad, humble, timeu, Kalam etc. The animals are found here are Indian leopard, rhesus, macaque, common palm civet, barking deer, flying squirrel, python and snakes like Russell’s viper, Cobras and kraits.

The Althana national park is located in Surat in Gujarat. The national park is open to all ages of people and the tourist best time to visit this park between January and May and October and December. This park is a garden type and wild animals and birds from different corners of the country are found here.

The Marine National Park in the Gulf of Kutch is located in the devbhumi Dwarka district of Gujarat. It is located on the southern shore of the Gulf of Kutch. In 1980, an area of 270 Kilometre square from okha to jodiya was declared the Marine sanctuary and Later 1982 the area 110 Kilometre square was declared a Marine National Park. In the national park 70 species of sponges, 52 species of coral, 44 species of hard coral and 10 species of soft coral found and jellyfish, Portuguese man of war and sea anemone are found here. Octopuses are found here which change the colour. The fish found are sea horse, puffer fishes, stingray, mudskipper and whale sharks and three species of sea snakes.

The Marine National Park is located in the Jamnagar in Gujarat. The area of Marine National Park is 457.92 Square Kilometre. It was declared a national park in 1982. In there 42 island and there sandy beaches and mangrove swamps. All islands the Pirotan Island is most popular. In the national park 37 species of hard & soft corals, 70 species of sponges, 27 species of prawns, 30 species of crabs, 200 species of molluscs, tortoise, common dolphins, Indo – pacific bottlenose dolphins are seen.

The Sarthana National Park is located in Surat in Gujarat. The national park is a zoological garden and it managed by Surat Municipal Corporation. It was established in 1984 and its cover area is 81 acres. The national park is located near the river tapi and those main Kamrej roads are passing near the national park. In the national park lion, royal Bengal tigers, Himalayan bears, white peafowl, crocodile and many herbivores animals are seen and the multi types of bird Variety are seen in the national park and also multiple types of flowering plants are seen here.