12-Day Gujarat Tribal, Wildlife and Cultural Tour from Ahmedabad

• Arrive at the airport in Ahmedabad, meet our representatives, and transfer to the hotel.

Overnight.

• After breakfast at the hotel, start with a visit to the Old City and Jama Masjid.
• Continue to the Jain temple built by a merchant family, famous for its mind-blowing carving work.
• Next, visit the Sabarmati Ashram founded by Mahatma Gandhi, where you will be able to see some of the most important memories related to Mahatma Gandhi.

Dinner and overnight.

• Have breakfast and drive to Dasada.
• On the way, stop at the ancient capital of Patan and visit the marvellous stepwell

• Take a morning safari to explore the Little Rann of Kutch, known for the Wild Ass Sanctuary and its different flora and fauna. The region is rich in animals, including antelopes, gazelles, desert foxes, pelicans, flamingos, cranes, and storks. You may also explore a few villages of the Rabari tribe in this area.
• Transfer to Bhuj and, on arrival, visit the magnificent Aina Mahal palace, which, despite being severely damaged by the earthquake of 2001, still retains its elaborate mirror decorations. Continue to the Kutch Museum, which houses an interesting ethnological collection.
• Stop at the Temple of Swaminarayan, the very first temple of the Swaminarayan sect built in Gujarat.

Dinner and overnight in Bhuj.

• Have breakfast and proceed for a day dedicated to excursions in the Great Rann of Kutch, one of the largest salty white deserts in the world, known for its biodiversity.
• Visit the tribal villages of Hodka, Ludhia, Bhirandiara, Dhordo, and Kavda, which offer the possibility to admire the Jat, Rabari, Harijan tribes, Maldharis, and Lohars, along with their typical handicraft products. This is an experience to live in contact with local populations still strongly isolated and linked to their traditions.

Dinner and overnight in Bhuj.

• Breakfast at the hotel and transfer to Rajkot.
• On the way, stop to see the block painting work on textiles in Dhamadka village.
• In the afternoon, visit the Gondal Palace and Swaminarayan Temple.

Dinner and overnight in Rajkot.

• Breakfast at the hotel and drive to Junagadh.
• Visit the fort and the beautiful, still-abandoned Mausoleum of Mahabat Khan.
• Arrive in Sasan Gir and check in at the hotel.
• In the afternoon, enjoy a walking tour in the Siddhi village, inhabited by tribes of African origin.
• Dinner and overnight stay in Sasan Gir.

• Enjoy a morning safari in Gir National Park, which hosts the scarce species of the Asiatic lion.
• Have breakfast at the hotel and proceed to Somnath, one of the 12 most important temples of God Shiva.
• Visit Somnath Temple and continue to Diu.
• On arrival, visit Diu Fort. Completed in 1541, it boasts two mighty walls and facing cannons in memory of the battles between the Sultan of Gujarat, Bahadur Shah, and the Portuguese.

Dinner and overnight in Diu.

• Breakfast at the hotel and visit the lively fish market at Vanakbara fishermen's village.
• Transfer to Bhavnagar. On arrival, check in to the hotel.

Dinner and overnight in Bhavnagar.

• Breakfast at the hotel and proceed for a full day dedicated to the excursion to Palitana, where you will climb 4000 steps to visit one of the most important Jain pilgrimage centres, with its eight hundred temples located on the sacred hill of Satrunjaya.

Dinner and overnight in Bhavnagar.

• Breakfast at the hotel and drive to Champaner.
• Stop along the way to visit Lothal, an archaeological site related to the Indus valley civilization.
• Continue to Champaner, the ancient capital of Gujarat, now declared a World Heritage monument by UNESCO. Check in to the hotel.

Dinner and overnight in Champaner.

• Breakfast at the hotel and visit the nearby tribal villages of the Rathwa and Dhanka tribes. They decorate their house walls with tribal paintings and live inside the forests.
• Transfer to Ahmedabad. Arrive and have dinner.
• After dinner, transfer to the international airport.