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Lets get on Kheechan Tours Guide. Kheechan is around 160 kilometers away from Udaipur. It is located in Banswara district which is surrounded by Dhariawad tehsil of Udaipur and Pratapgarh tehsil of Chittorgarh on the north, Ratlam district of Madhya Pradesh in the east, Sagwara and Aspur of Dungarpur in the west and Jhabua of Madhya Pradesh in the south.
Kheechan is a beautiful place in Rajasthan. It is a famous home to migratory birds which fly down here from South Western Europe, Black sea, Poland, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, North and South Africa and Mongolia. It is a natural sanctuary to the bird Kurjan or crane.
Kheechan is 130 km away from Jodhpur and 5 kms from Phalodi.
Places of Interest:
Kheechan Bird Sanctuary– Kheechan is a natural shelter to the bird Kurjan which actually belongs to South Western Europe, Black sea, Poland, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, North and South Africa and Mongolia. In India this bird is called by various names of which Kurjan, karkara and kunch are few to mention. These exotic birds come to this beautiful village to save themselves from the chilling cold of Europe. These birds basically feed upon insects, frogs, fish, wheat barley and seeds of watermelon. It is said that as these birds make kurr-kurr noise so they have been named as kurjan.
These birds fly back to Europe when the effects of winter slack down.
Besides, you can also go on an excursion to Jodhpur to visit forts and other historical monuments located around the city of Jodhpur.
How to Reach:
It is very easy to reach Kheechan from Udaipur and Jodhpur. Udaipur is 160 km away and Jodhpur is 130 km away from this picturesque village.
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