Kutch Desert Wildlife Sanctuary

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The Kutch Desert Wildlife Sanctuary is located on parts of the Great Rann of Kutch, Bhuj, Gujarat, India. Edit

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Kutch Desert Wildlife Sanctuary not only houses animals but birds also. It is famous for being a home to the colorful flamingos in large numbers. Flamingos sporting a riot of rich and vibrant colors of dark red, yellow, blue are to be seen here. This sanctuary is also called Flamingo City near the Solanki Bet. Also, the sanctuary home the White Pelican and the Avocet which have made this their breeding grounds. Visiting Kutch Desert Wildlife Sanctuary gives a complete picture of the wildlife in Gujarat exhibiting a plethora of wild species in forms of birds as well as mammals. This site makes the Gujarat nearest to perfection. Kutch Desert Wildlife Sanctuary is home of a wide variety of wild animals like hyenas, foxes, wolves, and chinkaras. Most of the mammals like the Nilgai, Wild Ass and the Black Buck which are seen in the Wild ass Sanctuary are also found here.

Kutch Desert Wildlife Sanctuary

HistoryEdit

Kutch Desert wildlife Sanctuary was thus declared in February 1986 and is that the largest sanctuary of the country. kutch Desert wildlife Sanctuary occupies an area of 7505.22 sq. kilometers. The kutch Desert wildlife Sanctuary of Gujarat includes of forest area, revenue wasteland and territorial water of the Arabian Sea. kutch Desert wildlife Sanctuary lies within the north-eastern a part of kutch district that borders Pakistan and wild ass Sanctuary.

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Best Season to VisitEdit

October to March.

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Morning, Afternoon, Evening.

Time Required for SightseeingEdit

2 to 3 hours

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How to ReachEdit

Taxi : Private taxies are available here from railway station and airport of Bhuj.

Bus : Gujarat State transport and private buses available form Mumbai, Ahmedabad, Rajkot, Bhavnagar, Jamnagar and Jodhpur.

Train : Kutch does not have a train station, and the nearest station is Bhuj, at a distance of 70 kms from Kutch. Kutch Express (Daily) and Sayaji Nagri Express (Daily) from Mumbai via Surat, Ahmedabad and Gandhidham to Bhuj. Ala Hazrat Express(Daily) from Delhi via Jaipur, Ajmer and Palanpur to Bhuj.

Air : The Nearest airport is at Bhuj, which is around 70 km from Kutch has the nearest airport and is connected directly connected with cities like Ahmedabad and Mumbai. From here tourists need to either take a bus or taxi to reach town of Kutch district.

Others : Auto rickshaws can also be available from the airport to the city.