10 things to do at the statue of unity

Recently I had visited the world’s tallest statue which is famous as “the statue of unity.” It was pick monsoon July month in Gujarat, India So, Amazing cloudy weather, cold wind blow, open wide area of Narmada river had made my trip awesome!

Here, I am sharing with all of you Top 10 things to do at Statue of unity. Though there are many other smaller activities nearby to make your trip complete!

Before starting our journey let me give you some brief about Sardar vallabhbhai patel statue:

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The world’s biggest statue has been created on the Sadhu island on the banks of Narmada river, Sardar vallabh bhai patel statue location is in Kevadiya colony, Gujarat in India the height of Statue of unity is 182 mtr. (Statue of unity height in feet is around 600 ft) which makes it the tallest statue of the world ! local people also says it Statue of unity in hindi as ‘Sardar patel murti’. Total construction cost of SOU is aprox. Rs 2700 crore and to my surprise entire project of SOU completed in less than four years. And to my further surprize Sardar Vallabh bhai patel statue was designed by Indian Sculptor Mr. Ram V Sutar at in his age of 90s !!! What an achievement!

Here are ten things to do near Statue of Unity to make your trip complete. From boating and helicopter rides to river rafting, riverside cycling, picnics, and more - there’s something for everyone near the Statue of Unity.

For our Stay at statue of unity we hadn’t got the online tent city bookings as always I had not planned my trip well in advance But yes we were fortunate enough to get online booking at one of the most luxurious hotel stay at Statue of unity which is Ramada hotel our room was Narmada river facing which gave us perfect scenery view of narmada river as well as the great vindhyachal parvat mala ( Range of Vindhyachal and Saputara mountains) The staff of hotel Ramada were very courteous and helpful, the food was just awesome at their Saffron restaurant. We had a great time there... Here is a click from my Room :

Let's explore my river facing room view from Hotel Ramada at Statue of Unity :

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Statue of unity tickets booking being done online and there is no physical ticket window available there for any of the attractions.

Let’s explore my 2 days stay at the SOU:

1. Sardar Sarovar dam :

The Sardar Sarovar dam is one of the world's largest dam, located on the narmada river. it had taken more than 55 years to complete it and it has gone through many disputes in the past for it's height finalization. The sardar sarovar dam provides electricity, drinking and irrigation water to four states in India including Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra and Rajasthan. Access to Sardar sarovar dam view points are included in all SOU tickets. Due to Security reasons you can not drive your car here - you need to take bus service mandatorily to visit the view point site.

2. Valley of Flowers: it’s a beautiful garden and entry to the valley of flowers included in statue of unity tickets. It featuring hundreds of species of native flowers, bamboo etc.. it also having many selfie points for all visitors to capture photos from the most scenic spots.

3. Jungle safari park: it's located around 2km from SOU and a bus can drop you there, it has more than hundred species and thousands of birds. Surprisingly many species they had brought from Africa, America, Australia and other countries which makes it must visit if you had visited with your kids. there are free electric vehicles inside the park which wont make you tired. the most liked place of mine was dome of birds in which you can feel the birds live and very close to you. I strongly feel that you will not feel your visit like an ordinary zoo !

The amazing experience of Jungle Safari just mesmerized in Bird's cage :

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4. Cactus and Butterfly Garden – it’s bit far and around 10 to 12 km from Statue of Unity. Truly speaking I was not aware that more than 500 species are exist in this world for Cactus! Yes, you read it right – you can witness all of them in Cactus garden. Majority of these cactus species brought from abroad which will make it must visit types…Free Guide on same is available there which will add more value to your visit. You can also take home some cactus at nominal cost if you are interested to décor your home with Cactus!!! And just beside it the butter flies garden which is having around 30 plus species of butterflies. Above that both these gardens will gives you excellent front view of Sardar Statue.

5. Statue gallery visit : Statue of unity is having huge gallery at top and beautiful exhibition center at the base. it exhibit on life of our 'iron man' sardar vallabh bhai patel ! Entire gallery and exhibition will take at least 2 hours so you are advice to check in before your time slot. the best time to visit SOU gallery is in evening hours between slot of 4pm to 6pm it gives you the evening sunset type view from top and also immediately after finishing gallery you can jump into laser & sound show which starts at around 8pm. they allow around 200 people at time to visit the viewing gallery which is at 135 mtr on top (it's made in the chest of sardar statue) and can be visited via high speed lifts available there. it gives you beautiful view from top. entire scenery is filled with green lush jungle, mountain ranges and kind of bird view of sardar sarovar dam. you can also observe the structure of entire statue from inside !

6. Laser & sound show : Around 8pm there is a world class laser & sound show which is must watch thing at this place. it's in Hindi language and describing entire life of sardar Patel. lasers are directly displaying amazing pictures and designs on the Sardar statue itself which makes it mesmerizing experience. after almost 40 min at the end there is Indian national anthem played which gives you goose bumps for sure !

7. Zarwani Waterfall: Again by roaming around 13 - 14 km from Statue of Unity you will find Zarwani – a beautiful Waterfall. Here you can feel nature at it’s pick the calmness and serenity around the small fishes in the pool. Located within the Shulpaneshwar Wildlife Sanctuary, away from the maddening crowds. You’ll need your vehicle to get here.

8. River Rafting at Khalwani :

it’s bit far from SOU aprox. 27 km from Statue of unity It’s first time in Western India such experience has been created! You can do rafting in the river’s rapids and between the rocks throughout the year here, As it’s open almost 365 days!

9. Children Nutrition Park: If your kids are fond of junk foods and not habitual to the healthy eating habits you must visit this place with your kids. It’s fun and learn kind of thing for kids having many interactive games, mirror laze, nutri train etc…

10. Night life at SOU - Glow garden and other decoration: if you want to feel a cool breeze at night on the banks of Narmada and want to amaze your kids by some mesmerising lighting decoration you must visit glow garden and drive your car to the roads of SOU which has beautiful lighting decoration across all roads drives to it.

Apart from above attractions there are many other things which can be explored like Pets zone, River front single & couple cycling, Sardar sarovar boating (nauka vihar in Sardar sarovar) Sardar sarovar Eco tourism, Ekta nursery, Arogya van etc.. all these attraction’s ticket bookings for Statue of unity can be done only through online website and there is no physical ticket window there so better to be careful and book your all desired slots in advance. For getting ticket price and other info. On Statue of unity tickets you can visit SOU Tickets

I hope the given info is useful – your feedbacks are always welcome.

Happy Journey...Keep travelling...!