Jamnagar Sightseeing
The Jams of Jamnagar were Jadeja Rajputs Who had their capital city built in 1540. The progressive rulers of this princely state, earlier known as Nawanager, made Jamnagar one of the foremost states in the Saurashlra region.Jamnagar is today known for it’s work on fabrics, silken and gold embroidery. It has the distinction of having an Aytrvedic University to impart training in the traditional Indian system of medicine. The ports of Rozy and Bedi and a few pearl fisheries are other tourist attractions of Jamnagar.
Birding
Jamnagar is the headquarters of the Gulf of Kutch Marine National Park and Wildlife Reserve, which protects 42 islands fringed by coral reefs and mangroves. These islands and coastal areas are excellent for birding attracting large wintering flocks of crab-plover, Kentish plover, ruddy turnstone, whimbrel, curlew, terek and curlew sandpiper, Temnminck's stint and other waders.Many birds breed along the Gulf of Kutch and at the islands including herons, darters, cormorants and terns.
During low tide, the coral reefs can be explored to see octopus, sea hare and other mollusk, echinoderms like starfish, brittle star and sea urchin, sea cucumber, sea slug, many species of crabs and other crustaceans, segmented and unsegmented worms (including endemics), sea anemone, sea fans and other marine life.