Tourism in Gujarat has a wide scope for the tourists, as it includes wide range of forts and museums, wild life sanctuaries, temples and mosques, and other places of interest. Gujarat tourism is, indeed, a treat to the sightseers!

The major part of Gujarat tourism forms the many forts and palaces that stand as live witnesses to the golden era in the history of India. Some such forts and palaces that deserves special mention in Gujarat tourism are:

Dabhoi Fort
Nazar Bagh Palace
Kusum Vilas Palace
Uparkot Fort, etc.

In Gujarat, we also come across a wide range of museum, withholding the secrets of ancient India - Some of such museums are:

Baroda Museum and Picture Gallery
Calico Museum of Textiles
Gandhi Smarak Sanghrahalaya
Gandhi Museum
Maharaja Fateh Singh Museum
Utensils Museum, etc.

Gujarat is the seat of a lot of religious sites belonging to both Hinduism and Islam. Some such religious sites are:

Dwarkanath Temple
Palitana Temples
Somnath Temple
Takhteshwar Temple
Akshardham Temple
Kalika Temple
Jama Masjid
Raj Babri Mosque
Rani Rupmati Mosque
Narayan Temple, etc.
Sidi Saiyad's Mosque

Gujarat also houses 4 National Parks and 21 Wildlife Sanctuaries that deserves special mention in Gujarat tourism. Some of the National Parks and Wildlife Sanctuaries, viz.:

In fact, these sanctuaries play a major role in Gujarat tourism.

Therefore, we saw that Gujarat provides an enormous scope for touring. Gujarat tourism is, certainly, a bonus for the enthusiasts in archeology and wildlife.

Last Updated on : 30 September 2011