Once a Portuguese colony and with a coastline of 65 miles, Goa is hilly and includes a portion of the Western Ghats rising to nearly 4,000 feet. The two largest rivers are the Mandavi and Zuari, between the mouths of which lies the island of Goa (Ilhas). The island is triangular, the apex (called the … Continued

Bhagwan Mahveer Wildlife Sanctuary (also known as Molem National Park) is Goa’s largest and most remote tract of intact forest. It is also the most ecologically rich region of Goa, where birds endemic to the Western Ghats and southern India can be found alongside a host of forest species and winter migrants, comprising an avifauna … Continued

In 1980 Gujarat created India’s first Marine National Park spread over an area of nearly 458 square kilometres in the Gulf of Kutch, 30 kilometres from Jamnagar. Here corals come in an amazing variety of shapes and sizes, from the convoluted brain coral to ones that resemble deer antlers. Turtles, shrimp, sponge, eels and sea … Continued

Mahatma Gandhi’s native state, Gujarat has a wide range of scenery and habitats, including vast salt marshes, irrigated fields, deserts and good beaches. Aside from plenty of bird life, Gujarat’s Rann of Kutch has the only remaining wild asses in India and Velavadar conserves the rare blackbuck.

Created in 1973, Little Rann of Kutch is one of the largest wildlife sanctuaries in India, spanning some 4950 square kilometres in area and comprising a range habitats from saline desert plains, arid grasslands, rocky and thorn scrub to lakes and marshes. The sanctuary is best known for its herds of the handsome, chestnut brown … Continued