Experiencing wilderness of Rajkot in Rampara Wildlife Sanctuary

Rajkot is a prominent destination in India tourism. The city is replete of places of interest. Additionally, there also exist cool tourist places in the vicinity of it.

Rajkot do serves as a good destination for holidaying. Tourism in the city is slowly but steadily picking up. It is for the reason that the city is replete of interesting and cool places to visit. Besides, there are certain places, monuments in the city that are of immense historic significance. Two of these include the school from where Mahatma Gandhi graduated his high school, and the place where he lived. The school is known as Mahatma Gandhi High School, prior to this the school was called Alfred High School. Whereas, the place where he lived his early childhood did not changed its name. The residence is called Kaba Gandhi No Delo, deriving the name from Mahatma Gandhi's father's name, Kaba Gandhi. Today, both of these are popular attractions in the city. The latter one, that is Gandhi's residence is turned into a fine museum still housing the belongings of Mahatma, and the articles that he used at some point in his life.

Founded by Thakur Saheb Vibhaji Ajoji Jadeja, Rajkot was the seat of the Jadeja clan since 1612 AD. Today, it is the a major centre of commerce and administration as it is the fourth largest city in the state of Gujarat. The city finds fame for jewellery, in fact it has one of the largest markets of gold. The market is known as Soni Bazaar and is the core of action in the city. Being a popular landmark, the bazaar is easy to access. All the modes of local transportation are available to the bazaar. Additionally, there also a couple of good hotels from the long Rajkot hotels list, that exist in the market area. Apart from gold and jewellery, Rajkot is also famous for producing watch parts, silk embroidery, and its long association with reagality.

Rajkot tourism is a slip into the past; it is an opportunity to experience the regal hospitality and history. The city has number of attractions, and before one slips to the tourist destinations located in the vicinity to Rajkot, a visit to all the city's allures and attractions is a must.

If one is into exploring the wilderness, there is an excellent sanctuary in the vicinity of the city. The sanctuary is called the Rampara Wildlife Sanctuary, and a day's excursion is sufficient to explore and relish the tour of the place. The sanctuary is more of a compact woodland that is home to a diverse and wide species of flora and fauna. This includes: 130 birds species, 20 species of mammals and reptiles, and about 280 species of flora. The major highlights of the forest include: Blue Bull, Fox, Chinkara, Hyena, and Wolf. The sanctuary was declared a reserved forest in 1983, which was the result of the efforts of the government to protect and provide shelter to wild animals. Before being a reserve forest the place belonged to the Wankaner princely state and used to be their hunting ground.

There is a standard airport in the city, called as Rajkot Airport. Besides, there are number of trains to the city from all parts of India. The long train routes includes trains from Mumbai, Chennai, Delhi, Jammu-Tavi, Kolkata, and Bangalore etc. Meanwhile, there exist number of hotels near Rajkot railway station, offering satisfactory stay at reasonable price.

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