A Celebration Of Life

On arrival, meet, assist & transfer to hotel. Later embark on a heritage walk through the old city, a maze of crowded bazaars, large gateways, leading to exquisitely carved facades, temples, mosques and subterranean stepwells mark the 3 km square that makes the Old city. While on the walk, visit the Siddhi Sayad Masjid, Swaminarayan Temple & later visit the Shreyas Folk art museum.

Overnight at the hotel.

Morning leave for Modhera & visit the Sun Temple, precisely laid out in an east-west direction that the sun’s rays course through its chambers and strike the center of the inner sanctum at high noon every day. The position of a tank with a Sun Temple is inspired by Vedic scriptures, which say the sun was born from the depths of a primodial ocean. Continue drive to Patan & visit the beautifully carved Jain temples, of which Panchasara Parsvanatha Temple is the most striking.

Later drive to Dasada. On arrival check in & Overnight stay at the hotel

Full day excursion to the Little Rann of Kutch, an expanse of salt flats and grasslands, having a stark and unforgettable beauty – in sunlight, the salt crystals in the sand glitter like diamonds.

A wildlife sanctuary, which is one of the last refuges of Asiatic wild ass, blackbuck, Indian Gazelle, wolves & rare caracal. Witness folk dances (Mir & Rabari) at the resort

Overnight stay at the hotel.

Morning leave for Bhuj. On arrival check in at the hotel. Later visit the town with its main attraction the Darbargah palace complex, which houses the Aina Mahal or the “Palace of Mirrors” & the Folk art museum.

Overnight stayat the hotel.

Morning excursion to Mandvi, the Old Port town. Here you will visit the  18^th century Old Palace of the kutch rulers, a blend of local and European styles.

Overnight at the hotel.

Today full day excursion to the Banni Villages. Kutch is a home to several pastoral communities, many of them semi nomadic herders of Camel & Sheep. These communities are skilled in a variety of Arts & Crafts.

Overnight at the hotel

After breakfast depart for Gondal. On arrival, checkin at the hotel. Evening visit the Naulakha palace The oldest extend palace in gondal, the 17th century Naulakha palace is a festival of stone carvings with exquisite Jarokha Balconies.

Visit the Royal Family Vintage car collection, have an extensive collection of Vintage and classic cars.

Overnight stay at the hotel.

AM visit for Sasan Gir. En-route visit the Buddhist caves, City Palace & museum at Junagarh (Old Fort). On arrival at Sasan Gir, check in at the hotel and leave for afternoon safari to the Park. This park is the only habitat left of the lion outside Africa.

A number of rivers wind through Gir, making it a haven for a range of wildlife.

Overnight stay at the hotel.

AM safari into the park and leave for Diu. En-route visit Somnath Temple, which is revered as the 12 most sacred sites dedicated to Lord Shiva. The temples legendary wealth made it the target of successive plundering armies, beginning with Mahmud of Gazni.

On arrival at Diu, check in at the hotel. Day at leisure.

Overnight stay at the hotel.

Full Day leisure at the beach.

Overnight stay at the hotel.

Morning leave for Bhavnagar, a historical city. Evening visit the Barton Museum and the local Bazaar.

Overnight stay at the hotel.

AM leave for Palitana with its cluster of 863 Jain temples. The most impressive of the main shrines is the 17^th century Adinath Temple & Adishvara Temple.

Drive back to Bhavnagar & overnight stay at the hotel.

AM drive to Varodara via Lothal were you shall visit the remain of the Indus valley civilization that existed 4,500 years ago. Later continue drive to Varodara.

Overnight stay at the hotel.

Am drive to visit Champaner, with its ruins of many mosques and palaces, reflecting a blend of Islamic and Jain traditions. Later continued drive to Ahmedabad.

On arrival  transfer to International airport for connect flight to home destination.