Saurashtra Sacred Sites & Asiatic Lions
Follow the peninsula's coast to connect the Blackbuck plains, the sacred Jain hill, Portuguese-influenced Diu, Gir National Park, and Dwarka.
Skip Kutch and focus on the Saurashtra Peninsula, packing pilgrimages, islands, and wildlife into a single week. First, visit the Lothal ruins and see blackbucks, then climb Palitana, spend two nights relaxing in Diu, take a morning safari in Gir followed by a visit to Junagadh, and finally depart via an overnight train from Dwarka. The driving distances along the way are relatively long, making this suitable for those who want to see Gujarat but have limited time.
Avoid mid-June to mid-October, as Gir safaris are closed and the sacred hill is also closed during the monsoon.
每日安排
第 1 天 · Lothal & Blackbuck Plains
艾哈邁達巴德（洛塔爾哈拉帕遺址） → 巴夫那加爾·帕利塔納（維拉瓦達爾黑羚國家公園）
Take a chartered car via Lothal and Velavadar to Bhavnagar, about 200 km and four and a half hours' drive.
Velavadar is closed during the monsoon; entering the park in the late afternoon offers the best chance to spot blackbucks.
住宿：巴夫那加爾市區
第 2 天 · Climb Sacred Palitana Hill
巴夫那加爾·帕利塔納（沙特倫賈亞山寺廟群、維沙爾耆那教博物館）
Take a chartered car to Palitana in the early morning (about one hour), walk up the hill for two to three hours, and spend the afternoon in town.
There are about 3,500 steps. No food or water is allowed on the hill. Dolis (palanquins) can be hired.
住宿：帕利塔納鎮
第 3 天 · Talaja Caves to Diu
巴夫那加爾·帕利塔納（塔拉賈石窟） → 第烏（第烏堡、潘尼科塔海堡）
Take a chartered car along the southern coast to Diu, about 190 km and four hours' drive.
住宿：第烏老城與第烏堡周邊
第 4 天 · Diu Churches & Beach Day
Take a taxi or rent a motorcycle on the island. It takes about twenty minutes from the old town to Nagoa Beach, offering a relaxed pace.
住宿：第烏老城與第烏堡周邊
第 5 天 · Somnath to Sasan Gir
Take a chartered car to Somnath (about two hours), and after visiting the temple, head north to Sasan (about one and a half hours).
Devalia is closed on Wednesdays; visit Somnath Beach instead on that day.
住宿：薩桑吉爾
第 6 天 · Gir Morning Safari & Junagadh
朱納格特（吉爾國家公園、烏帕科特堡、阿迪卡迪階梯井、阿育王摩崖石刻、馬哈巴特陵）
Take an early morning jeep safari for about three hours, then take a chartered car to Junagadh, which takes about one and a half hours.
Safari permits open 90 days in advance; online booking is required.
住宿：朱納格特市區
第 7 天 · Porbandar to Dwarka
Porbandar → 德瓦爾卡（德瓦爾卡迪什神廟、戈姆蒂河壇）
Take a chartered car along the coast via Porbandar to Dwarka, about 230 km and five hours' drive.
住宿：神廟與戈姆蒂河壇周邊
第 8 天 · Bet Dwarka & Departure
德瓦爾卡（納格什瓦爾光明林伽神廟、蘇達爾尚橋、貝特德瓦爾卡、魯克米尼神廟）
Take a chartered car to and from Sudarshan Setu in the morning (about three hours), and take an overnight train back to Ahmedabad in the evening.
Overnight trains must be booked in advance; alternatively, you can take a chartered car to Jamnagar to catch a flight.