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Desert Special With Gandhidham

Cities : Bhuj (2N),Gandhidham (1N)
Sightseeing
- Vande Mataram Memorial
- Hiralaxmi Memorial Craft Park
- Shri Swaminarayan Mandir
- Aaina Mahal
- Ambe Dham Temple
- Gandhi Samadhi
Meals
- 3 Breakfast
- 3 Dinner
Day wise travel itinerary
- Day 1 :Ahmedabad - Bhuj - (330 Kms – 6.5 Hrs )
Proceed and start tour to explore Gujarat towards Bhuj from Ahmedabad. After about 6.5 Hrs journey reach Bhuj, the capital of Kutch District. Check-in at Hotel. Later in Evening visit Vande Bharat Memorial, India’s very first 4-D Memorial where you can relive the entire journey of Indian Independence in life-like 4-D technology.VandeMataram Memorial is spread over 12 acres of land in the Bhuj region of Gujarat, comprising of a Parliament Building, India Gate, Yellow Fort and open grounds for all to enjoy. A part of the grounds also houses Hiralaxmi Craft Park, another non-profit initiative by Ashapura Foundation, which houses local artisans from across villages in Kutch-Bhuj and provides them a platform to hone and showcase their crafts to buyers. Dinner and Overnight stay at Bhuj
- Dinner
- Day 2 :Bhuj Sightseeing - KaloDungar - Hodka day trip (225 Kms Round Trip) - White Rann of Kutch
Enjoy Breakfast at the hotel and Visit KaloDungar and Gandhi nu Gam. KaloDungar or Black Hill is the highest point in Kutch, at 462 m (1,516 ft). It is located 97 km from District headquarters of Bhuj and 25 km from nearest town Khavda. This is probably the only place in Kutch from where a panoramic view of the Great Rann of Kutch is possible. Since it is located very near to the Pakistan border, there is an Army post at the top; beyond here, only military personnel are allowed.The KaloDungar is also famous for a 400-year-old Dattatreya temple. KaloDungar magnetic hill is a popular optical illusion where vehicle seems to defy the gravity and roll up the slope. Enjoy Sunset. Dinner and Overnight Stay in Rann.Later in afternoon proceed towards Hodka to enjoy white Rann of Kutch. The Rann of Kutch is a salt marshy land in the Thar Desert in the Kutch district of western Gujarat. It lies between Gujarat in India and the Sind province in Pakistan. It comprises of around 30,000 sq. km of land which includes The Great Rann of Kutch, The Little Rann of Kutch and Banni grassland. The Rann of Kutch is famous for its white salty desert sand and is reputed to be the largest salt desert in the world.‘Rann’ means desert in Hindi which in turn is derived from the Sanskrit word ‘Irina’ which also means desert. Evening enjoy Sunset and back to Bhuj. Dinner and Overnight Stay in Bhuj.
- Breakfast
- Dinner
- Day 3 :Bhuj - Anjar - Gandhidham (60 Kms - 2 Hrs)
After Breakfast check-out and proceed towards Bhuj. Check-in at Hotel and later visit Bhuj Swaminarayan Temple, AinaMahal, PragMahal, and Chatardi.Later proceed towards Gandhidham, enroute visit JesalToral Samadhi at Anjar. To east of Ajepal’s monastery, is a small tiled shed with tombs of Muslim pattern sacred to Jesar or Jesal, a Jadeja, and Turi or Toral, a Kathi. The temple is locally known as JesalToral Ni Samadhi, which literally means ‘the tomb of Jesal and Toral’. The shrine at Anjar is under the charge of the Ajepal monastery. Evening arrive at Gandhidham. Evening free for leisure. Dinner and Overnight Stay at Gandhidham.
- Breakfast
- Dinner
- Day 4 :Gandhidham - Ahmedabad - (290 Kms – 6 Hrs)
After Breakfast check-out and proceed towards Ahmedabad with lovely memories.
- Breakfast
Sightseeing

Vande Mataram Memorial
Open Time - 1100hrs
Close Time - 1800hrs
Operational Days - Closed on Monday
Approx Suggested Duration - 1-2hrs
Located at a distance of 10 kms from Bhuj, in the village of Bhujodi in Gujarat, Vande Mataram Memorial is a museum and one of the top tourist attractions in the city. Sprawling over 12 acres of land , the memorial is made by the Ashapura Foundation to commemorate the foremost important struggles faced by the Indian soldiers right from the Revolt of 1857 to the liberty Movement of 1947. It is a tribute to the brave and fearless freedom fighters of India.
The highlight of the complex is that the main museum that's designed to duplicate the Indian Parliamentary Building. The building is a product of combined input given by architects, historians, sculptors and artists and it took 4 years to be built. It has a complete of 17 rooms with several historical depictions from 1600 to 1947 through 4D technique in 17 episodes. The complex also has a park, a magnificent statue of Bharat Mata and a craft park besides several other attractions.
Entry tickets
Transportation Charges & Other Personal Expenses
Important Notes :
The rates may vary from supplier to supplier. This has to be booked & pay directly on spot. The rates given are just for reference and planning purpose only.

Hiralaxmi Memorial Craft Park
Open Time - 1100hrs
Close Time - 1930hrs
Operational Days - Closed on Monday
Approx Suggested Duration - 1-2hrs
Hiralaxmi Memorial Craft Park was developed with a vision to preserve, restore and promote the humanities of Kutch and making them accessible to masses. Hiralaxmi Craft Park complex is situated at Bhujodi village in Kutch and is cover 10 acres of land. The artisans are given opportunity to display their art wherein they will sell their products to masses. Apart from a well established and organized forum to display and sell their wares, the artisans are provided with meals, boarding, lodging at free of cost. In order to supply exhibition and display opportunity to all or any art forms and artisans, a schedule supported monthly rotation of artists has been figured out . The response from the artisans as well as the visitors has been overwhelming. The park receives on a mean 4000 visitors hebdomadally . The Craft Park has already evolved into a learning center and a source of data for college kids , surveyors and NGOs. Recently an independent NGO named Ashapura Bahuvividha Trust conducted survey on the humanities of Kutch and commended the Hiralaxmi Craft Park for encouraging and sustaining this invaluable park of culture of Kutch.The students of NIFD have had a piece here. The students of college of welfare work are pleased to review field work with this park. In order to ask more footfalls at the park there's a 4D memorial called Vande Mataram Memorial and a cafeteria. A beautiful Radha-Krishna temple and a lotus pond add to the ambience of the craft park.So all age group person can enjoy at this place.
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Transportation Charges & Other Personal Expenses
Important Notes :
The rates may vary from supplier to supplier. This has to be booked & pay directly on spot. The rates given are just for reference and planning purpose only

Shri Swaminarayan Mandir
Open Time - 0500-1200hrs // 1500-2100hrs
Close Time - 1200-1500hrs
Operational Days - All 7 days
Approx Suggested Duration - 30mins
Shree Swaminarayan Mandir was constructed by Swaminarayan, the founder of the Swaminarayan Sampraday in 1822. This mandir comes under the Nar Narayan Dev Gadi. The earthquake in 2001 destroyed much of the town of Bhuj, including the side of the temple facing north which was built by Lord Shree Swaminarayan. Miraculously the divine idols remained as they were, with none damage. Later, in 2010 a replacement temple was constructed quite on the brink of the old temple where all the divine idols were moved. The temple is one of the most expensive temples built in Gujarat. Around 600 sculptors worked with the devotees for over 7 years to finish this project.
Dedicated to Nar Narayan and Swaminarayan, the new temple of Swaminarayan is an architectural masterpiece built with marble and is a sight to behold. Spread across 5 acres of land, the shimmering structure has 7 shikharas with a main dome, 25 smaller domes and 258 carved pillars made from pure marble. Apart from the most deities, the temple also houses the idols of Radha Krishna, Ghanshyam, Sukh Shaiya and lots of other deities. One also can see numerous carvings on the pillars and ceilings of this temple. It also boasts of an exquisite 3D film which depicts the lifetime of Lord Shree Swaminarayan.

Aaina Mahal
Open Time - 0900-1200hrs // 1500-1800hrs
Close Time - 1200-1500hrs
Operational Days - Closed on Thursday
Approx Suggested Duration - 1-2hrs
This Bhuj based beautiful palace, inbuilt 1752, lost its top storey in an earthquake, but the lower floor is open for travellers, with an incredible 15.2m scroll showing a Kutch state procession. The palace is one among the three that dwell the walled complex of the old a part of town. The 18th-century elaborately mirrored interior may be a demonstration of the fascination with all things European – an inverted mirror of European Orientalism – with blue-and-white Delphi-style tiling, a candelabra with Venetian-glass shades, and therefore the Harding lithograph series The Rake’s Progress. There are lofty views of Rani Mahal from atop the tower. The palace was built for Maharao Lakhpatji by Ram Singh Malam, a sailor from Dwarka who had learnt European arts and crafts on his travels. In the bedroom may be a bed with solid gold legs (the king apparently auctioned his bed annually). In the Fuvara Mahal room, fountains played round the ruler while he sat watching dancers or composing poems.
Entry Tickets
Important Notes :
The rates may vary from supplier to supplier. This has to be booked & pay directly on spot. The rates given are just for reference and planning purpose only.
Gallery
- Ramada Hotel 2
- Bhuj
- Ramada Hotel 1
- Ramada Hotel 2
- Bhuj