Thol Lake: A Complete Travel Guide For Perfect Weekend Getaway

Q: What is the best time to visit Thol Lake Bird Sanctuary?

The best time to visit Thol Lake Bird Sanctuary is early morning during winter.

Q: Which district is Thol Lake in?

This beautiful sanctuary is located in Thol Village in Mehsana District

Q: Is Thol lake a Ramsar site?

Thol is one of the four Ramsar sites in Gujarat.

The culture of Gujarat is the inherent quality of offering refuge not only to birds but to everyone with a glad hand. Every year millions of migrant birds travel to Gujarat flying on their wings to nest here. There are four Ramsar sites in Gujarat including Nalsarovar Lake, Vadhvana Irrigation Reservoir, Khijadiya Wetland, and Thol Irrigation Reservoir.

One of the important sanctuaries in Gujarat that hosts many migrant and local avian species is Thol Lake. It was initially built as a reservoir in 1912 by the Maharajas of Baroda (Gaekwads), it was later declared a sanctuary in 1988. However, Thol Lake was internationally recognized as an important wetland only in April 2021 under the National Wetland Conservation program of the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change. From Thol Lake, Ahmedabad is around 27.5 km via road.