The statue of unity : Statue of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel is the world’s tallest statue. The statue is located near Ekta Nager, Gujarat, India. The height of statue is 182 metres. Narendra Modi announced the project on 7 October 2013 to mark the beginning of his tenth year as the chief minister of Gujarat.
statue showcases Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel’s vision of unity, patriotism, inclusive growth and good governance. The tallest statue of the world enjoys a splendidly scenic location facing the Sardar Sarovar Dam, This colossal Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel’s statue stands on the Sadhu-Bet in River Narmada. Sardar Sarovar Dam is built between Vindhyachal and Satpuda Mountain Ranges.
It is very famous tourist spot. Everyone must go Statue Of Unity to explor the statue and Vindhyachal and Satpuda Mountain Ranges. There are many places and advantures activity our there like Theme based Garden, Narmada Ghat, infotainment, Eco-tourism Sector, Adventure Spots, Night Tourism, Shopping and Eating point.
Ekta Nagar Attractions :
- Theme based Garden-Arogya Van, Butterfly Garden, Cactus Garden, Ekta Nursery, Vishwa Van, Valley of Garden and Unity Glow Garden.
- Narmada Ghat-Narmada Maha Arati Yajman and Shoolpaneshwar Mahadev Mandir Dhwajarohan.
- infotainment-Children Nurition Park, Jungle Safari, Dino Trail and Ekta cruise.
- Eco-Tourism Sector-Khalvani Eco-Tourism and Zarvani Eco-Tourism.
- Adventure Spots-Kesuda Tour, River Rafting, Sardar Sarovar Nauka Vihar and Khalvani and Zarvani Cycling tour.
- Night Tourism-Ekta Nagar at Night.
- Shopping-Ekta Mall and SOU Souvenir Shop.
- Eating point- Ekta food Court, SOU food court and Amul Foodland.
Transport Facility for Statue of Unity
You can go Statue of Unity by Bus, Train and Flight.
Nearest Airport, Railway Station and Bus Stand
| Station | Airport | Railway Station | By Road Distance |
| Vadodara | Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport | Vadodara railway station | 90 km |
| Surat | Surat International Airport | Surat railway station | 156 km |
| Ahmedabad | Ahmedabad International Airport | Ahmedabad railway station | 198 km |
| Ekta Nagar | – | Ekta nagar railway station | o km |
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Visiting Hours
- The Statue of Unity opens at 8:00 AM and closes at 6:00 PM.
- Statue of Unity opens only Tuesday to Sunday.
- The Laser Light and Sound Show can be viewed from 7:00 PM onwards daily, except on Mondays.
- The Statue of Unity is closed on Mondays for maintenance work.
Where can you stay near the Statue of Unity?
There are many option to stay here. Statue of Unity is near from Vadodara city.
- Tent city –
- Shreshtha Bharat Bhavan –
- The Fern Sardar Sarovar Resort –
- Rajpipla –
- Vadodara –
What to visit SOU
- Visit to Statue of Unity, Exhibition Hall/ Museum and Wall of Unity – Below the statue a huge exhibition hall covering an area of 4,647 square metres. In this hall art gallery showcase the life of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, 2 mini thearters are also displayed through an Audio-Visual show the life and culture of the tribal people of Gujarat and the Sardar Sarovar Dam.
- Laser Light and Sound Show – light and sound show takes place tuesday to sunday by using laser technology on the statue of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel.
- Tour of Valley of Flowers – The Valley of Flowers is spread across 600 acres with a length of 6 kilometre from Vindhyachal and 11 kilometre on Satpuda side. There are 2,400,000 plants. There are many types of thematic gardens like Garden of Senses & Panchatatva Garden, Green Energy & Upcycling Park, Sardar Park, Butterfly Garden and Adventure Park.
- Tour of Sardar Sarovar Dam and its dykes – The Sardar Sarovar Dam is the third highest concrete dam (163 metres) in India and Second highest concrete dam in the world.
- Boating – Visitor can enjoy boating like River Rafting, Sardar Sarovar Nauka Vihar of the dam of Narmada river. Narmada is west flowing largest river in the Gujarat.
- Sight-seeing of historical Shoolpaneshwar Sanctuary and Temple – Shoolpaneshwar Wildlife Sanctuary is spread over an area of 607.70 square kilometre and The original Shoolpaneshwar Temple was submerged due to the Sardar Sarovar Reservoir. However, a new Shoolpaneshwar temple was later built near Rajpipla.
- Zarvani Eco-Tourism Area – In this area you can explor the nature beauty of Kevadia(Ekta Nagar) by trekking and other activity near Narmada river.
- Bird Watching – The visitor can seeing in Statue of unity different types of bird. You will watch here natural habit of bird.
- Shopping – There are many shops inside the SOU. visitor can shopping here to make a memory of Statue of Unity.
Ticket Rates
The visitor can book a tickets online by this link – https://statueofunity.in/ And You can download SOU App and book the tickets.