Magic of Gujrat package Vadodara – Dwarka – Rajkot – Palitana

About - Ahmedabad or Ahmadabad is the sixth largest city in India and is a popular tourist destination as it is a center of handicrafts and heritage sites. Ahmedabad is the commercial hub of Gujrat. This city was earlier known as Karnavati named after King Karandev 1 and was later changed to Ahmedabad when Sultan Ahmed Shah took over.

Dwarka is located on the shore of Arabian Sea and is one of the four most visited Krishna Pilgrimages in the country. The main temple here is Dwarkadheesh temple that comes alive during Janmashtami (Birth Anniversary of Lord Krishna) Festival. One of the 12 Jyotirlinga is situated near Dwarka by the name of Nageshwar temple.

Vadodara was formerly known as Baroda is 100 km away from Ahmedabad and is a popular gateway to pilgrimage centers of Dakor, Pavagadh and Chanod. Vadodara is connected to Ahmedabad via an expressway. The heritage sites of Rajpipla, Balasinore and Chhota Udaipur are nearby to this city.

Rajkot is located in Saurashtra region in North West Gujarat. Gandhi Ji received his formal education from Rajkot. Rajkot is famous for its street food and shopping items like perfumes, essence sticks, handicraft clothes and handloom products.

Palitana is the biggest Jain Pilgrimage in India located 60 kms away from Bhavnagar. The importance of this place is so renowned that every Jain pilgrim wishes to climb to the top of the mountain and almost every Jain Tirthankarattained nirvana on Shatrunjay Hill. The temples are architecture marvels and are visited by tourists all over the world.

Ideal time to visit – You can travel to the tourist destinations in Gujarat is almost all the time around the year but the best time to visit this region is during winters as the weather becomes pleasant and traveling is easier and much fun during this season as it is less humid compared to summers.

How to Reach –

Ahmedabad

• By Air-International and Domestic airlines connect Ahmedabad to Bombay, Delhi and major cities of India. The city is also linked to and from International destinations as well.
• By Rail-Ahmedabad is linked to Bombay, Delhi, Calcutta, Chennai and other major cities in India by rail.
• Road-Ahmedabad is connected by National and State Highways to major cities in India.

Dwarka

• By Air – Jamnagar is the nearest airport to Dwarka for domestic flights while Mumbai is the nearest airport for international ones.

·         By train – There are daily trains between Ahmedabad and Dwarka along with frequent train service between Jamnagar, Mumbai, Rajkot major Indian cities.

·         By road –Dwarka is connected by road from both Ahmedabad and Mumbai. There is frequent bus service from major cities of Gujarat to this place.

Magic of Gujarat package – Overview

This 7 day trip package for Magic of Gujarat will cover the most popular tourist destinations of Gujarat like Dwarka and Palitana that are of great importance to pilgrims of Hindu and Jain religion respectively where you’ll get ample time for worship at the temples and seek blessings. This trip includes the most comfortable stay facilities at all the stops along with transport facilities with detailed guide service. This trip intends for you to know these places in more efficient way.

Magic of Gujarat package – An Overview

This trip starts from Ahmedabad (23.0300° N, 72.5800° E) and is continued in Dwarka (28.6000° N, 77.0542° E), Vadodara (22.3000° N, 73.2003° E) and Rajkot (22.3000° N, 70.7833° E) along with a trip to Palitana (21.5200° N, 71.8300° E). The temperature in this region is hot and humid during summers and pleasant during winters. Languages spoken here is Gujrati along with Hindi and English is also spoken here.

Fairs and Festivals

Navratri – Navratri is celebreated on a grand scale in in entire Gujrat that goes non-stop for nine nights with devotees celebrate Goddess Shakti’s manifestation and victory over Mahishsura. People also perform the folk dance of Gujarat called Garba with great Enthusiasm.

Uttrayan – This festival is celebrated to observe the end of winter season and give a warm welcome to the summer season. The international kite festival is celebrated on this day.

Dwarka –

Kartikotsava – The Kartik festival is celebrated on the Hindu New Year day, when the deity is decorated beautifully.

Janmashtmi – This festival is celebrated on the birth occasion of Lord Krishna which is the most important festival in Dwarka.

Mahavir Jayanti – Mahavir Jayanti is one of the most important festivals of Palitana dedicated to lord Mahavir who founded Jain religion. This festival is celebrated during 13th day of the bright half month of Chaitra according to the Hindu solar Calendar.

Hotels

Dwarka

Kokila Dheeraj Dham – 200 onwards (+91-2892- 236747)

Maheshwari Bhawan – 500 onwards (9824284702)

Vadodara

Hotel Valiant – 2000 onwards (9879612555)

Neelkanth Motels 1200 onwards

Baroda Country Club – 2000 onwards

What to eat

Gujarat is mostly a vegetarian state and alcohol is prohibited here hence you can have a many local cuisines like Daal Bati, Fafda, Jalebi along with other food items such as Indian, Chinese, Mexican, South-Indian dishes in these cities.

In Dwarka there are many small eateries again serving Veg food only but this place lacks AC restaurants.

7 day Trip itinerary for Magic of Gujarat package

Day 1 – Arrival in Ahmedabad – Night Journey to Dwarka (452km/7h)

Our representative will pick you up from the airport/railway station and transfer you to the hotel. From here we will go for half day sightseeing depending upon your arrival timings and will have late night dinner at Manek Chowk after which we check out from the hotel and leave for Dwarka by Air Conditioned Luxury Volvo bus for overnight journey.

Day 2 – Arrival in Dwarka

We arrive Dwarka early morning and check in the hotel, later we visit Nageshwar Jyotirling temple that is 8 km from Dwarka followed by Gopi Talav where it is believed that Sri Krishna used to perform raas leela from here we take a boat and reach the holy Island of Bet Dwarka. On return we take a stop at Rukmani temple and end the day with attending aarti at Dwarkadheesh temple. Overnight stay and dinner at hotel.

Places to visit in Dwarka

Dwarkadhish temple - The temple is more than 5000 years old and is considered as one of the Char dhams. It is situated on bank of Gomti ghat and is visited by millions of pilgrims to seek blessings in the temple.

Rukshamanee Temple - it is believed that journey to Dwarka is incomplete without darshan at this temple. Her temple is away from main temple because a curse from Rishi Durvasa.

Dwarka Lighthouse - Dwarka Lighthouse is located at Rupen Creek. This lighthouse was constructed in 1886. This tower was rebuilt in 1960 that is around 43 metres high.

Nageshwara Jyotirlinga Temple-  This temple is also known as the Nagnath temple and is situated in the outskirts of Dwarka. It's one of the 12 Jyotirlingas mentioned in the Shiva Purana.

Bet Dwarka - Beyt Dwarka is an island located around 30 km from Dwarka.The main temple is over 500 years old. The island is enclosed by a few temples, white sand beach and coral reefs. 

Gomati Sangam Ghat – There are many ghats on the river Gomati but the most important one is the one where the river meets the ocean is known as the Gomati Sangam.

Gita Mandir – This temple was built in 1970 buy the industrialist family of Birla. The temple is built using marble and protects the values and teachings of 'Bhagavad Gita'.

Day 3 -Dwarka Sightseeing – Departure for Vadodara (496 km/8h)

Spend the day visiting the many temples and holy sites like Gayatri Shakti Peeth, Geeta mandir, Siddeshwar Mahadev, Bhadrakali temple, Bhadkeshwar temple etc that we will be visiting today, later we will go to Panchtirth ling which is on the other side of Gomti river and consists of 5 small wells. Water of each well has different taste.The day will end at light house near by sea beach. Later we will check out from hotel and leave for Vadodara by bus.

Day 4 –Arrival in Vadodara

We reach Vadodara early morning and proceed for check in to hotel. After breakfast we leave for local sightseeing starting from Surya Mandir and later will visit different attractions of the city such as Sayaji Garden, Dakshinmoorthy temple followed by a visit to Pavagarh and Champaner located on a distance from the main city. We will return to hotel for overnight and dinner.

Sightseeing in Vadodara

Sayaji Garden: This is the oldest and largest garden of Vadodara which is spread over 13 acres and includes Vadodara Museum, Art Gallery, the Sardar Patel Planetarium, a toy train and a Health Museum.

Laxmi Vilas Palace: This royal architectural site lays 6 kms from the hotel. It is a beautiful palace built in Indo-sarcanenic style of architecture and finished in marble, mosaic, fine stone, glass and wood.

Department of Archaeology: This place is of a popular tourist attraction and is famous for unique collection of Buddhist antiques.

Dakshinamoorty Temple: This temple dedicated to Lord Shiva is made of aluminum and other alloys.

Palace Museum: The original paintings by Raja Ravi Verma along with European oil paintings and Greek, Roman sculptures are here in this museum.

Aurobindo Society: This international monument of Shri Aurobindo is open to the public for meditation.

Pavagadh: This place is around 40 kms from Vadodara, There is a temple made on the hills and famous for its scenic beauty. It has a ropeway to reach Kalika Mata's temple at the top.

Champaner: This is a historical town on the foothills of Pavagadh and has the ruins of ancient Mosques.

Day 5 – Vadodara – Rajkot (275km/5h)

We check out from hotel early morning and drive to Rajkot. Upon reaching we check in to hotel and later visit Swaminarayan temple and Ramkrishna Ashram. We will proceed for Mahatma Gandhi’s childhood home at Kaba Gandhi No Delo and later to Rashtriya Shala. We will later return to hotel for overnight stay and dinner.

Day 6 –Rajkot – Palitana – Ahmedabad (Rajkot to Palitana 161 km/2.30h + Rajkot to Ahmedabad 215 km/3.5h)

We leave from hotel early morning and drive towards Palitana in Jamnagar district. This place is famous for a number of temples of belonging to Jain religion and significance that was previously known as Padliptapur, today this place is of greatest importance for Jain community. There are 900 temples big and small on the two hills. It is said all the Jain Tirthankars, excepting Neminath, had attained nirvan on Shatrunjay Hill. This fact adds to the veneration the devout have for the place.

We return to Rajkot and drive to Ahmedabad. En route we will visit Ranchodrai ji Temple at Dakor that is on a distance of 225 km and takes approx. 4 hours to reach. From here we continue to Ahmedabad and check in to hotel for overnight stay and dinner.

Day 7 – Half day Ahmedabad Sightseeing.

We leave hotel early in the morning and visit places like Old Ahmedabad starting from Kalupur Swaminarayan temple, Sidi Saiyyad Mosque and finally at Manek Chowk market. From here we move to  Sarkhez Roza, Sabarmati Ashram and finally end our day at Akshardham Temple in Gandhinagar nearby after which we return to hotel for check out. From here our staff will drop you to Airport/Railway station and your magical Gujrat trip will end.

Day 1 – Arrival in Ahmedabad – Night Journey to Dwarka (452km/7h)

Our representative will pick you up from the airport/railway station and transfer you to the hotel. From here we will go for half day sightseeing depending upon your arrival timings and will have late night dinner at Manek Chowk after which we check out from the hotel and leave for Dwarka by Air Conditioned Luxury Volvo bus for overnight journey.

Day 2 – Arrival in Dwarka

We arrive Dwarka early morning and check in the hotel, later we visit Nageshwar Jyotirling temple that is 8 km from Dwarka followed by Gopi Talav where it is believed that Sri Krishna used to perform raas leela from here we take a boat and reach the holy Island of Bet Dwarka. On return we take a stop at Rukmani temple and end the day with attending aarti at Dwarkadheesh temple. Overnight stay and dinner at hotel.

Places to visit in Dwarka

Dwarkadhish temple - The temple is more than 5000 years old and is considered as one of the Char dhams. It is situated on bank of Gomti ghat and is visited by millions of pilgrims to seek blessings in the temple.

Rukshamanee Temple - it is believed that journey to Dwarka is incomplete without darshan at this temple. Her temple is away from main temple because a curse from Rishi Durvasa.

Dwarka Lighthouse - Dwarka Lighthouse is located at Rupen Creek. This lighthouse was constructed in 1886. This tower was rebuilt in 1960 that is around 43 metres high.

Nageshwara Jyotirlinga Temple-  This temple is also known as the Nagnath temple and is situated in the outskirts of Dwarka. It's one of the 12 Jyotirlingas mentioned in the Shiva Purana.

Bet Dwarka - Beyt Dwarka is an island located around 30 km from Dwarka.The main temple is over 500 years old. The island is enclosed by a few temples, white sand beach and coral reefs. 

Gomati Sangam Ghat – There are many ghats on the river Gomati but the most important one is the one where the river meets the ocean is known as the Gomati Sangam.

Gita Mandir – This temple was built in 1970 buy the industrialist family of Birla. The temple is built using marble and protects the values and teachings of 'Bhagavad Gita'.

Day 3 -Dwarka Sightseeing – Departure for Vadodara (496 km/8h)

Spend the day visiting the many temples and holy sites like Gayatri Shakti Peeth, Geeta mandir, Siddeshwar Mahadev, Bhadrakali temple, Bhadkeshwar temple etc that we will be visiting today, later we will go to Panchtirth ling which is on the other side of Gomti river and consists of 5 small wells. Water of each well has different taste.The day will end at light house near by sea beach. Later we will check out from hotel and leave for Vadodara by bus.

Day 4 –Arrival in Vadodara

We reach Vadodara early morning and proceed for check in to hotel. After breakfast we leave for local sightseeing starting from Surya Mandir and later will visit different attractions of the city such as Sayaji Garden, Dakshinmoorthy temple followed by a visit to Pavagarh and Champaner located on a distance from the main city. We will return to hotel for overnight and dinner.

Sightseeing in Vadodara

Sayaji Garden: This is the oldest and largest garden of Vadodara which is spread over 13 acres and includes Vadodara Museum, Art Gallery, the Sardar Patel Planetarium, a toy train and a Health Museum.

Laxmi Vilas Palace: This royal architectural site lays 6 kms from the hotel. It is a beautiful palace built in Indo-sarcanenic style of architecture and finished in marble, mosaic, fine stone, glass and wood.

Department of Archaeology: This place is of a popular tourist attraction and is famous for unique collection of Buddhist antiques.

Dakshinamoorty Temple: This temple dedicated to Lord Shiva is made of aluminum and other alloys.

Palace Museum: The original paintings by Raja Ravi Verma along with European oil paintings and Greek, Roman sculptures are here in this museum.

Aurobindo Society: This international monument of Shri Aurobindo is open to the public for meditation.

Pavagadh: This place is around 40 kms from Vadodara, There is a temple made on the hills and famous for its scenic beauty. It has a ropeway to reach Kalika Mata's temple at the top.

Champaner: This is a historical town on the foothills of Pavagadh and has the ruins of ancient Mosques.

Day 5 – Vadodara – Rajkot (275km/5h)

We check out from hotel early morning and drive to Rajkot. Upon reaching we check in to hotel and later visit Swaminarayan temple and Ramkrishna Ashram. We will proceed for Mahatma Gandhi’s childhood home at Kaba Gandhi No Delo and later to Rashtriya Shala. We will later return to hotel for overnight stay and dinner.

Day 6 –Rajkot – Palitana – Ahmedabad (Rajkot to Palitana 161 km/2.30h + Rajkot to Ahmedabad 215 km/3.5h)

We leave from hotel early morning and drive towards Palitana in Jamnagar district. This place is famous for a number of temples of belonging to Jain religion and significance that was previously known as Padliptapur, today this place is of greatest importance for Jain community. There are 900 temples big and small on the two hills. It is said all the Jain Tirthankars, excepting Neminath, had attained nirvan on Shatrunjay Hill. This fact adds to the veneration the devout have for the place.

We return to Rajkot and drive to Ahmedabad. En route we will visit Ranchodrai ji Temple at Dakor that is on a distance of 225 km and takes approx. 4 hours to reach. From here we continue to Ahmedabad and check in to hotel for overnight stay and dinner.

Day 7 – Half day Ahmedabad Sightseeing.

We leave hotel early in the morning and visit places like Old Ahmedabad starting from Kalupur Swaminarayan temple, Sidi Saiyyad Mosque and finally at Manek Chowk market. From here we move to  Sarkhez Roza, Sabarmati Ashram and finally end our day at Akshardham Temple in Gandhinagar nearby after which we return to hotel for check out. From here our staff will drop you to Airport/Railway station and your magical Gujrat trip will end.