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Blackbuck National Park

National park in Gujarat, India

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Blackbuck National Park at Velavadar is situated near Vallabhipur (Vallabhi) in the Bhavnagar District of Gujarat state.

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Bhavnagar is connected by daily flights, daily train and daily private buses (sleeper/setting, AC/Non-AC) to Mumbai. The airline is Air Deccan.

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UnderstandThe Blackbuck National Park is around 50 km from the district headquarter city of Bhavnagar in Bhal region. In 1976, Government of India declared approx. 34 km² of grassland as National Park.

Get inBhavnagar is connected by daily flights, daily train and daily private buses (sleeper/setting, AC/Non-AC) to Mumbai. The airline is Air Deccan.

Fees and permitsEntry fees in the park as of 2019. More information can be provided by reception. +91 63 53 21 51 51, +91 63 53 21 52 52, range forest officer +91 63 53 21 53 53.

DoThe park can be best toured by safari Experience of the wildlife like howls of jackal add to the feeling of true wilderness as the darkness falls.

EatPark officials (in the guest house) also provide food on request as follows:

SleepFour camp rooms, dormitory facilities, an orientation center and a campsite for nature education activities are available at the park.

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Guide text adapted from the Wikivoyage article "Blackbuck National Park" by its contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Read on Wikivoyage · Contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0
Summary from the Wikipedia article "Blackbuck National Park, Velavadar", available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Wikipedia
Photo: Chinmayisk, CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons

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