Nalsarovar is a Paradise of Birds and a Tourist attraction near Ahmedabad. Best places for one day picnic from Ahmedabad, Sanand, Surendranagar, Viramgam and Gandhinagar during the winter season. The best time to visit is from 1st December to 15th March. Early morning is best. It is the only bird sanctuary which allows the Boating.

Nal Sarovar Bird Sanctuary, consisting primarily of a 120.82-square-kilometre (46.65 sq mi) lake and ambient marshes, is situated about 64 km to the west of Ahmedabad near Sanand Village, in the Gujarat state of India. Mainly inhabited by migratory birds in winter and spring, it is the largest wetland bird sanctuary in Gujarat, and one of the largest in India. It was declared a bird sanctuary in April 1969.

The lake attracts over 210 species of birds in the winter, and harbours a variety of plants and animals. Besides a few mammalian species including the endangered wild ass and the black buck, its migratory bird population includes rosy pelicans, flamingoes, white storks, brahminy ducks and herons. Thousands of migratory waterfowl flock to this sanctuary just after the Indian monsoon season.