Overview
A curated Gujarat package covering ahmedabad to dwarka to somnath with planned transfers, stays, sightseeing, and day-wise support.
Arrival at Ahmedabad station/Airport (9;00 am), Received by ITT executive and departing to vadodara We will head towards the Statue of Unity (MONDAY CLOSED). The world’s tallest statue of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel. We enjoy the views of the surrounding from the Viewing Gallery followed by a visit to the Valley of Flowers. Later we visited Cactus Garden, Butterfly Garden & Safari Park. You can also visit the Sardar Patel Zoological Park, popularly known as Jungle Safari Park, in Kevadia, in the district of Narmada in Gujarat. One of the interesting facts about this zoological park is that you get to see almost 170 species of animals from America, Asia, Africa and Australia in their natural habitat. After sightseeing, Depart to vadodara overnight stay in a vadodara hotel .
After breakfast we leave for a comprehensive Jain temple tour spanned across the entire day. We first visit the Ghantakarna mahavir temple in Mahudi situated in Gujarat’s Gandhinagar district. Next we proceed to visit Vadnagar, a historic city in Gujarat’s Mehsana district. The city comes with an exquisite old world charm and makes you feel, as it were, many past eras have merged in here. Old havelis, palatial monuments and Solanki period Torans characterize the beauty of Vadnagar. From Vadnagar we make an excursion to Taranga Hills, located at a distance of 20kms from the city of Vadnagar. Taranga Hills is a significant Jain pilgrimage hub. The hills are dotted with innumerable Jain temples belonging to both the Svetambara and Digambara sects of Jainism. After visiting these temples we proceed to visit two other important religious sites- Kumbhariyaji and Shamlaji. Kumbhariya consists of five important and brilliant Jain temples built in honor of the Tirthankaras such as Shantinath, Neminath, Mahavir, Sambhavnath and Parshvanath. Shyamala Ji is a temple of Lord Krishna or Sakshi Gopal. The temple falls within the district of Sabarkantha, located at the Gujarat-Rajasthan border. After the day’s temple visits we drive back to Ahmedabad for dinner and night stay.
After breakfast we hit the road for Bhavnagar, a colorful, ancient city in Gujarat’s Saurashtra region. On reaching check into hotel and later proceed for a short city sightseeing during the course of which we visit places like Takhteshwar Mahadev temple, Shri Adishwar temple, Aksharwadi temple, Gandhi Smriti memorial. Back tohotel for dinner and night stay.
After breakfast we leave for Palitana, notable for its largest conglomeration of Jain temple. The entire city is dotted with beautiful Jain temples but the greatest collection of temples occurs atop Mount Shatrunjaya. On reaching we check into hotel and later set out for a trek to the hill top where we visit the Palitana Jain temples only to marvel at their serenity and architectural beauty. Back to hotel for dinner and night stay.
Today we leave for Somnath post breakfast en route Gondal. At Gondal we visit places like the magnificent swaminarayan temple and Bhuvaneswari Ayurvedic library. Swaminarayan temple is a palatial monument set up by Shashtri Ji Maharaj in the year 1934. The temple enshrines the images of several spiritual gurus such as Sukh Shayya, Mukta, Dhami, Guru Parampara, Ghanshyam Maharaj. The Bhuvaneswari Ayurvedic library came into being in the year 1910. Various types of Ayurvedic medicines are produced here and one can witness the entire production process. Post visit of these two sites of Gondal we drive straight to Somnath. On reaching, check into hotel and later proceed to pay a Darshan at the Lord Shiva Jyotirlingam temple at Somnath. Back to hotel for dinner and night stay.
After breakfast we drive to Dwarka; the ancient, mythical kingdom of Lord Krishna. On reaching check into hotel and later proceed to visit places like Dwarkadheesh temple, Beyt Dwarka, Rukmani Mandir, Gomti Ghat, Gopi Talav. Back to hotel for dinner and night stay.
This is the last day of the tour. You’ll be driven straight to Ahmedabad and dropped at station/airport where our representative sees you off and you depart for your onward journey back home with a pious and purified heart and mind.
Inclusions
- Ac Accommodation.
- 06 Breakfasts
- All transfers in at AC Vehicle as per the no of person
- Meet and Greet on arrival / departure.
Rules
- Not mentioned in Inclusions
- Valid government ID proof
- Comfortable walking shoes
- Weather-appropriate clothing
- Personal medicines
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