| Day - 1: |
Talaja/Junagadh : Morning arrival at Ahmedabad
Railway station / Airport. Transfer by road to Talaja. Breakfast
enroute and depart for Talaja (254 kms) situated on the slope
of a hill crowned with a Jain temple nearby, its is famous for
its Buddhist Caves cut into isolated conical rocks. The only
cave possessing some ornamentation is known as Ebhal Mandap.
The town is also the birth place of the renowened Gujarati saint-poet,
Narsinh Mehta. Enroute lunch and evening arrival at Junagadh.
Dinner and overnight at Hotel Girnar - Junagadh. |
| Day - 2: |
Junagadh/Bhuj : Early breakfast and Half
day local sightseeing at Junagadh: Buddhist Caves at Upperkot
Fort, Ashoka Rock Edicts and Museum. The edicts are protected
by the Archaelogical Survey of India building. Emperor Ashoka
relinquished warfare after witnessing death and destruction
during the battle of Kalinga and carved inscriptions preaching
the Buddhist philosophy of ethical conquest rather than military
conquest. Lunch and depart for Bhuj enroute pass through Wankaner
once an important town of the Jhala Rajputs who came to Gujarat
from Sindh in the 11th century and Morbi once one of the wealthiest
town in Saurashtra famous for its clocks, tiles and ceramics.
Check in and dinner at Hotel. Stay overnight at Bhuj. |
| Day - 3: |
Lakhpat/Siyot/Bhuj : Early breakfast and
transfer to the Siyot village (195 kms) via Lakhpat. Renowned
for its beautiful landscape, cenotaphs and memorial stones,
the town holds a vantage position due to its westernmost location
flanked by the sea and the Rann. Visit the famous Buddhist Caves
in Siyot village. Lunch and depart for Bhuj by late evening.
Dinner and stay overnight at Bhuj. |
| Day - 4: |
Bhuj/Ahmedabad : After early breakfast,
Half day local sightseeing of Aina Mahal, Pragmahal Palace and
last minute shopping at Bhujodi and Bhuj city. Early lunch and
depart for a long drive back Ahmedabad. Arrival at Ahmedabad
and late check in at Hotel. Stay overnight. |
| Day -
5: |
Depart Ahmedabad : Transfer
from your hotel to the Railway station / Airport to catch respective Train /
flight. |
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Tour ends with sweet memories... |
