Getting : Porbandar
Porbandar Is Connected By Jet Airways Nth Mumbai And Keshod By A Flight That Operates Six Days A Week (Except Saturday). Taxis Are Available At The Airport For Transfer To The City. GSRTC And Private Coach Opera¬tors Link The City With All Major Centres Of The Region, Like Ahmedabad, Vadodara, Su-Rat, Dwarka, Junagadh, Mumbai, Etc.
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Porbandar: Ahmrabad
At The Western Coast Of Saurashtra, The Ancient Port City Came Into Prominence As The Birthplace Of Father Of The Nation, Mahatma Gandhi. The City’s Major Attraction, Beside All The Buildings Connected With The Mahatma, Which Have Been Preserved As Memorials, Is A Beautiful Beach. The City Is Also An Industrial Center With A Number Of Units For Production Of Cement And Chemicals.
Ahmedabad: By Rail
Important trains for Mumbai (572 km) are: Gujarat Mail, Gujarat Express, Kar-navati Express, Ahmedabad-Janta Express and Shatabdi Express from Ahmedabad to Mumbai Central, Kutch Express from Gandhidham to Mumbai via Ahmedabad, Saurashtra Janta Express from Ahmeda¬bad to Borivili (Mumbai), Saurashtra Mail from Dwaraka-Hapa to Mumbai via Ahmedabad and Saurashtra Express from Porbandar to Mumbai via Ahmedabad. Some other important trains are Sarvo-daya Express, Ashram Express, Aravalli Express, Delhi Mail and Delhi Express which connect the city with Delhi (886 km) and other destinations in north India. Navji-wan Express, Rajkot-Trivandrum Express, Gandhidham-Trivandrum Express and Cochin Express are southbound trains.
Getting to Junagadhkeshod
The Nearest Airport Is At Keshod, 40 Km. Jet Airways Connects Keshod With Mum-Bai And Porbandar. Taxis Are Available At The Airport For Transfer To Junagadh And Other Centres Of The Region.
Junagadh Is Serviced By A Good Net¬work Of Roads And Bus Services. It Is 393 Km From Ahmedabad.
Bird Sanctuaries: Gujarat
The Nalsarovar and Thol bird sanctuaries near Ahmedabad, the bird sanctuary and coastal creeks of Porbandar, and the Khijadiya bird sanctu¬ary, Lakota lake and reservoirs of Jamnagar district, offer splendid birding opportunities.
Other Destinations: Gujart
Dinosaur Site. The Dino Saur Site At Balasinor Is Rated Among The Largest Pre-Historic Excavations In The World. The Highlight Of The Site Is The Number Of 65 Million-Year-Old Putrified Eggs Found Here.
Gandhiji’s Footsteps: Mahatma Gandhi Was Born In Porbandar, Schooled In Rajkot And Went To University At , Bhavnagar. He Launched His Freedom I Struggle And Assault On Inequitable Social Systems From Ahmedabad, Experimented With The Panchayat Raj At Bardoli Near Surat, And Finally Broke The Back Of The Raj I In India By Marching To Dandi Near Navsan Gathering Public Support Along The Way Memorials
