The Vijay Vilas Palace
This 1920's construction is built in a mixture of Hindu, Islamic and European architectural styles. The palace is replete with marble fountains, onion shaped domes, and delicate stone screens all set against golden brown masonry.
Boat Building
Mandvi is known for its 400 year old ship building centre. The local carpenters still make ocean going Dhows in much the same way that their ancestors had done a century ago. One can go and visit the men at work, shaping the great vessels with hand tools and coaxing the seasoned timber into shape. The carrying capacity of these boats can vary from 250 tons to 1000 tons. The predecessors of these very same ships had roamed the Indian Ocean and made Kutch a maritime power. Hand made models of these Dhows can also be procured from local artisans.
Birding
Mandvi is also interesting for watching and photographing birds such as flamingos, godwits, sandpipers, gulls.
