Gujarat
Detailed Itinerary:
OPTION # 01
Day 01 Arrival in Ahmedabad
Meet our representative upon arrival Ahmedabad and transfer to your hotel. On arrival check into your hotel. Overnight in Ahmedabad.
Day 02 Sightseeing of Ahmedabad, Drive to Vadodara (111 kms / approx. 2 hours)
After breakfast, proceed for half day visit of Ahmedabad covering Jami Masjid (Friday Mosque), Hathi Singh Jain Temple, Calico Museum and the Sabarmati Ashram. Later, drive to Vadodara – located on the banks of the Vishwamitri River. On arrival check into your hotel and rest of the day at leisure. Overnight in Vadodara.
Day 03 Visit Statue of Unity (95 Kms/ approx. 2 Hrs), Drive to Bhavnagar (295 kms / approx. 6 hours)
After breakfast, visit Statue of Unity. Later, drive to Bhavnagar – Bhavnagar the place of several lakes and temples. On arrival check into your hotel. Overnight in Bhavnagar.
Day 04 Bhavnagar –visit of Palitana (210 kms / approx. 5 hours)
After breakfast, leave for a day trip to Palitana Jain Temple. Evening drive back to Bhavnagar, Rest of the day at leisure, Overnight in Bhavnagar
Day 05 Bhavnagar / Departure
Transfer to airport to connect flight for onwards.
OPTION # 02
Day 01 Arrival in Rajkot – Dwarka (224 kms / approx. 4 hours)
Meet our representative upon arrival Rajkot and proceed to Dwarka. On arrival check into your hotel and enjoy rest of the day at leisure. Overnight in Dwarka.
Day 02 Sightseeing in Dwarka
After breakfast, take a dip in the sacred River Gomti River according to the customs of the place. Visit the Nageshwar Jyotirlinga, which is one of the 12 Jyotirlingas that are mentioned in the Shiva Purana. Also visit Gopi Talav pond nearby and get to learn about the stories of Lord Krishna and the Gopis. Continue further to visit the island of Bet Dwarka. On your way back, visit the Rukmini Temple and other famous temples in the coastal area. Witness the famous evening Aarti at the Dwarkadhish Temple, before returning to the hotel. At the end of a well-spent spiritual day, return to your hotel for overnight stay in Dwarka.
Day 03 – Dwarka to Somnath (238 kms / approx. 5 hours)
After breakfast, check out from the hotel and proceed from Dwarka to Porbandar early in the morning. Visit the Kirti Temple, the memorial built in honor of Mahatma Gandhi. From here, continue to visit the only Sudama Temple in the world. Later, begin your journey to Somnath. On your arrival in Somnath check into your hotel and enjoy rest of the day at leisure. Overnight in Somnath.
Day 04 – Sightseeing in Somnath
After breakfast visit popular places like Gandhi Ashram, Triveni Sangam, Bhalka Tirth and Geeta Mandir Chowpatty. In the evening, visit another Jyotirlinga of Lord Shiva, the Somnath Temple. Later Drive to Sasan Gir. Arrive Gir and check in at hotel. Overnight in Sasan Gir.
Day 05- Jungle Safari in Sasan Gir / Departure at Rajkot
Today experience early morning game drive in the Gir National Park. Gir is one of India’s oldest sanctuaries and is synonymous with the majestic Asiatic lion (Panthera leo persica). The only place in India to see this animal, this park can take legitimate pride in saving an endangered species, which was at the threshold of extinction in the start of the twenty-first century, by providing it a more secured habitat
Later you will be transferred to Rajkot airport for return flight back home.