Gujarat

A western Indian state known for the white salt desert of Kutch, the home of the Asiatic lion and ancient stepwells.

Gujarat lies in western India on the Arabian Sea and is the birthplace of Mahatma Gandhi. The old city of Ahmedabad is a World Heritage Site, and Gandhi's Sabarmati Ashram is also here. In winter the Great Rann of Kutch becomes a vast white salt desert, hosting the Rann Utsav festival, and Gir National Park is the only home of wild Asiatic lions. Rani ki Vav in Patan, Champaner-Pavagadh Archaeological Park and the Harappan site of Dholavira are all World Heritage Sites, while Somnath and Dwarka are major pilgrimage destinations. The best season is November to February, and Ahmedabad Airport is the main gateway.

Destinations

• Ahmedabad
• Vadodara
• Junagadh
• Dwarka
• Kutch
• Bhavnagar & Palitana
• Porbandar
• Jamnagar
• Somnath
• Little Rann of Kutch & Dasada
• Diu
• Daman

Itineraries

• Gujarat Grand Loop – Starting from Ahmedabad, loop around the Great Rann of Kutch, the sacred sites of Saurashtra, and Gir National Park.
• Saurashtra Sacred Sites & Asiatic Lions – Follow the peninsula's coast to connect the Blackbuck plains, the sacred Jain hill, Portuguese-influenced Diu, Gir Nati…
• Kutch White Desert & Handicrafts – Based in Bhuj, experience the White Rann sunset, the Dholavira ruins, handicraft villages, and the Mandvi shipbuilding…