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Hotel Riverside
Palace is a 19th Century Palace at Gondal (Gujarat,
India) with 11 rooms.
Accommodation
at Riverside palace comprise large rooms filled with antique furniture
giving a feel of the era goneby. There is also a large hall
for informal conferences and a dining hall.
Palace till
today is maintained by the royal family of Gondal, descendants
of the Jadeja Family.
Gondal is
located at an hour drive south of Rajkot and is in close
proximity of Virpur Jalaram Bapa Temple.
Gondal today is
a small town known for its artisans of Screen Printing, Block
Printing and yarn dyeing.
Sightseeing
options at Gondal are:
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Orchard
Palace
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Naulakha
Palace
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Jalaram
Bapa Temple Virpur
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Royal
Palace at Dhoraji
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Birding -
Veri Lake attracts Cranes, Pelicans, Flamingoes,
Spoonbills, Black, White, and glossy ibises.
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Royal
grasslands attract Great horned owl, blue bull antelope,
sandgrouse, jackal, junge cat, grey and painted francolin
patridge, quails, larks, warblers and pipits. Harriers
roost here in winter and floricans nest in
monsoon.
Distance :
Junagarh - 65 kms, Rajkot : 40 kms
Gondal is
visited as a part of Heritage Gujarat
Itinerary.
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