Friday 24 January 2014

Tourist attractions in Gujarat

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Dear Friends,

You must have thought a lot about Gujarat tourism. You might have pondered over: Why should tourists visit Gujarat? Which are the tourist spots in Gujarat? Which tourist places make Gujarat stand out in India? How tourism can develop in Gujarat?

Gujarat is a land of varied geographical features, ancient history, rich heritage and colourful culture. Hence Gujarat has many places of tourist attractions. Today I mention a few of them.

(1) North Gujarat Region

This region of Gujarat has a number of well-known tourist spots or pilgrimage places. Some of them are mentioned below.

  • ·         Ambaji
  • ·         Siddhapur
  • ·         Patan
  • ·         Modhera
  • ·         Idar
  • ·         Vijaynagar (Polo)
  • ·         Shamlaji


 (2) Central Gujarat Region

This region of Gujarat has a number of well-known tourist spots or pilgrimage places. Some of them are mentioned below.

  • ·         Ahmedabad
  • ·         Mahudi
  • ·         Taranga Hills
  • ·         Dakor
  • ·         Nal Sarovar
  • ·         Lothal (Harappa Civilization relics)


 (3) West Gujarat – Saurashtra Region

This region of Gujarat has a number of well-known tourist spots or pilgrimage places. Some of them are mentioned below.

  • ·         Chotila
  • ·         Junagadh – Mount Girnar
  • ·         Sasan – Gir
  • ·         Gir Forest
  • ·         Gir Sanctuary – Lion national Park
  • ·         Somnath
  • ·         Shetrunjay – Palitana
  • ·         Porbandar
  • ·         Dwarka – Bet-Dwarka
  • ·         Kutch


 (4) South Gujarat Region

This region of Gujarat has a number of well-known tourist spots or pilgrimage places. Some of them are mentioned below.

  • ·         Vadodara
  • ·         Pavagadh
  • ·         Kayavarohan
  • ·         Shukla tirth– Kabir wad
  • ·         Surat – Dumas beach
  • ·         Tithal
  • ·         Saputara


Tourist attractions around Gujarat

Gujarat shares boundaries with Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan. There are interesting tourist places around Gujarat. They are easily accessible from Ahmedabad.

Diu and Daman are famous tourist spots adjoining the Gujarat border. Both Diu and Daman were under the Portuguese rule when India gained independence. Today they are independent union territories. Diu and Daman are known for their beaches.

Mount Abu, Udaipur and Nathdwara–Shrinathaji are the tourist attractions in Rajasthan.

Indore, Mandu and Panchamadhi in Madhya Pradesh are popular among tourists.

Mumbai, Pune, Lonavla, Mahabaleshwar and Shirdi in Maharashtra attract millions of tourists.

I hope, friends, this information will be useful to you.

All the best!

GujTourist11.


2 comments:

  1. Your blog on Gujarat Touism seems promising. Congratulatios, GujTourist11. Hope you will continue to give useful tourist information on Gujarat . Tourist visiting Gujarat will benefit from your Blog Gujarat Tourism Redefined

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  2. good to see but late after my travel..anyway keep posting...

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