{"id":1475,"date":"2011-04-11T08:50:07","date_gmt":"2011-04-11T08:50:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kedar.nitty-witty.com\/?p=1475"},"modified":"2025-09-21T11:38:42","modified_gmt":"2025-09-21T11:38:42","slug":"weekend-at-nature-discovery-center-sundarvan-ahmedabad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kedar.nitty-witty.com\/blog\/weekend-at-nature-discovery-center-sundarvan-ahmedabad","title":{"rendered":"Place to visit | Nature Discovery Centre, Sundarvan, Ahmedabad"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Are you in Ahmedabad, looking for a short visit to a natural place? Sundarvan can surely surprise you. A Nature Discovery Centre is like a small zoo located in the heart of the city Ahmedabad. I heard about and decided to appear personally.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>How to reach Sundarvan:<\/strong><br>Located at very odd place, I mean on a regular Satellite road you will never even notice anything like &#8220;Sundarvan&#8221; exists.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><iframe src=\"http:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps?hl=en&amp;client=firefox-a&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;q=sundarvan+ahmedabad+maps&amp;fb=1&amp;hq=sundarvan&amp;hnear=Ahmedabad,+Gujarat,+India&amp;cid=0,0,10589412110091853704&amp;ll=23.026541,72.521314&amp;spn=0.006295,0.006295&amp;t=h&amp;output=embed\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"425\" height=\"350\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sundarvan &#8211; Map<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/kedar.nitty-witty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Sundarvan-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2895\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kedar.nitty-witty.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Sundarvan-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/kedar.nitty-witty.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Sundarvan-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/kedar.nitty-witty.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Sundarvan-390x520.jpg 390w, https:\/\/kedar.nitty-witty.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Sundarvan-820x1093.jpg 820w, https:\/\/kedar.nitty-witty.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Sundarvan.jpg 1124w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Things to do:<\/strong><br>Sundarvan will hardly take 2 hours of yours to get you closer to nature.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Various species of birds including Peacock, ducks, love birds&#8230;; reptiles like snakes and crocodile and small mammals like rabbit, guinea pig etc you can see.<br>You can also check the traditional puppet show. Main attraction here is the 15 minute snake show.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/kedar.nitty-witty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/6.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"http:\/\/kedar.nitty-witty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/6-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Puppet Show at Sundarvan\" class=\"wp-image-1480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kedar.nitty-witty.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/6-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/kedar.nitty-witty.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/6.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Puppet Show at Sundarvan<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><br>At the entrance, you get to see the Ducks, a lot of them. Though the warning is given people still feed them and some of the arrogant visitors even exchange hot words with the zoo keeper when opposed.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/kedar.nitty-witty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/1.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"http:\/\/kedar.nitty-witty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/1-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Duck At Sundarvan\" class=\"wp-image-1476\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kedar.nitty-witty.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/kedar.nitty-witty.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/1.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Duck At Sundarvan<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>I never knew something called &#8220;Love Birds&#8221; actually exists and one should actually go and visit Sundarvan to know why they&#8217;re called &#8220;Love Birds&#8221; \ud83d\ude42 Anyways they&#8217;re really colorful &amp; beautiful &amp; full of love :).<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/kedar.nitty-witty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/4.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"http:\/\/kedar.nitty-witty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/4-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Love Birds At Sundarvan\" class=\"wp-image-1477\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kedar.nitty-witty.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/4-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/kedar.nitty-witty.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/4.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Love Birds At Sundarvan<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Next to it was the Rabbit&#8217;s cage which was very stingy and dirty. It was not at all in proper condition and I felt pity for them \ud83d\ude41<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/kedar.nitty-witty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/5.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"http:\/\/kedar.nitty-witty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/5-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"A better looking Rabbit At Sundarvan\" class=\"wp-image-1478\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kedar.nitty-witty.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/5-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/kedar.nitty-witty.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/5.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A better looking Rabbit At Sundarvan<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>I saw almost 5-6 peacocks, our National Bird. But guess what, I saw a lot of street dogs running behind them. I find Sundarvan is not at all safe for those Peacocks :(.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Update: I revisited Sundarvan again after many years and this time there was a bit improvement atleast I couldn&#8217;t find the street dogs.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/kedar.nitty-witty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/8.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"http:\/\/kedar.nitty-witty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/8-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"Indian National Bird at Sundarvan\" class=\"wp-image-1479\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kedar.nitty-witty.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/8-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/kedar.nitty-witty.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/8.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Indian National Bird at Sundarvan<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Best part of Sundarvan is the snake show hosted at the end of the visiting hour every weekend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sundarvan also has a small collection of fishes&nbsp; &amp; tortoises but with unclear glasses it&#8217;s all stopping the view. Same goes for the snake&#8217;s cages.<br>Well I had a lot of hopes from my visit. I even liked the efforts being done to maintain this but I&#8217;m very much disappointed by the condition of the Sundarvan. A lot needs to be done.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Web: sundarvan.org<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Address:<\/strong><br>Sundarvan<br>Jodhpur Tekra, Satellite Road<br>Ahmedabad \u2013 380 015<br>Phone : 079 \u2013 26923148<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Timings:<\/strong><br>Tuesday to Friday: 04.00 PM to 06.00 PM<br>Saturday and Sunday: 09.30 AM to 12.00 Noon and 04.00 PM to 06.00 PM<br>Monday Closed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Wish to visit it again.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Are you in Ahmedabad, looking for a short visit to a natural place? Sundarvan can surely surprise you. 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