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Day - 1:
Morning arrival at Ahmedabad Airport / Railway
Station / Bus Station, transfer to hotel. After freshening-up,
local sightseeing and Lunch: Gandhi Ashram, Akshardham in Gandhinagar,
Sidi Sayyid Mosque, Hutheesing Temple, Adalaj Step Well, Handicraft
& Handloom Bazaar (Law Garden). Dinner and overnight at Resorts / Hotel - Gandhinagar / Ahmedabad. |
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Day - 2:
Early breakfast and depart for Gondal
(275 kms) a picturesque town, bisected by a river. Gondal has
wide roads, arch gates, and colonial period buildings in the
Gothic style, walled gardens, chowks, palaces and statuary.
At Gondal visit the 1740s Navlakha Palace, a marvelous work
of medieval architecture, the Orchard Palace heritage hotel,
the royal garages where the Maharaja keeps his collection of
vintage classic and sporting cars, the two royal rail saloons,
the Swaminarayan temple, the Bhuvaneshwari temple, the stud
farm of Kathiawadi horses and Gir cattle. Dinner and overnight
at Hotel - Gondal. |
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Day - 3:
Early breakfast and depart for world
famous Gir National Park (55 kms) which is the only abode of
the majestic Asiatic Lions. Enroute half day local sightseeing
at Junagadh: Upperkot Fort, Mausoleum, Ashoka Rock Edicts, Makbara,
Darbar Hall and Museum. Depart for Sasan Gir for the famous
Lion Safari. Dinner and overnight at Hotel - Sasan
Gir. |
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Day - 4:
Early morning depart for Lion Safari
in Gir Forest. Half day sightseeing at Gir, the lion habitat
covering 1412 sq.km, home to other forms of wild life like the
leopard, wild boar, fox, wildcat, chinkara, nilgai and chowsinghai.
Enroute visit Somnath Temple (45 kms) for followers of both
Shiva and Vishnu. Such a temple had not been built since eight
hundred years. Bhalaka Tirth in Prabhas Patan was a place where
Shri Krishna gave up his physical frame. Dinner and overnight
at Resorts / Hotel - Diu (55 kms). |
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Day - 5:
Diu, a former Portuguese
colony, its beautiful and neat streets remind one of a Mediterranean
town. Proceed a short distance to Ahmedpur Mandvi one of the
finest beaches on the Gujarat coast. It is ideal for sea-side
walks and provides great opportunities for swimmers. The beach
resort should be the chosen destination of those who want to
get away from the crowds. Dinner and overnight at Diu. |
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Day - 6:
Full day beach recreational
activities. It can be used for water sports like skiing, surfing
and speedboat trips. The Diu Fort offers a breath taking view
of the sea. Visit Tulsi Shyam (42 kms) a spot world famous for
its hot springs and Krishna Mandir. Dinner and overnight at
Diu. |
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Early breakfast and depart
for Bhavnagar (275 kms) enroute lunch and proceed to Velavadar
Blackbuck Sanctuary (30 kms) from Bhavnagar. Dinner and overnight
at Hotel - Bhavnagar. |
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Early breakfast and depart
for Ahmedabad enroute Lothal (200 kms) a well known Indus Valley
Civilisation site via Velavadar Blackbuck Sanctuary. Dinner
and overnight at Hotel - Gandhinagar / Ahmedabad. |
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At the end of the tour
all the tourists will be dropped at designated places including
Ahmedabad Airport, Railway Station and Bus Station. |
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END OF A MEMORABLE
AND FUNFILLED TOUR |
