Since I have written so many blog posts on the different places we visited during our 9 day Gujarat tour, I thought why not consolidate all my Gujarat posts in one place.
We visited Gujarat during winter when the weather is pleasant and also the chances of spotting birds is very high.
Our tour itinerary was something like this:
We reached Bhopal from Bangalore and spent a day there. In Bhopal, we visited Sanchi and Bhimbetka. Sanchi is famous for its Buddhist stupa and Bhimbetka for its pre-historic rock paintings. Both the sites are UNESCO World Heritage sites.
Sanchi Blog : http://thetravellerweare.blogspot.in/2014/02/sanchi-in-search-of-stupas.html
Bhimbetka Blog : http://thetravellerweare.blogspot.in/2014/02/bhimbetka-prehistoric-rock-shelters.html
We stayed at :
Hotel Kamal Regency (opposite platform no 1,Main Railway Station,Bhopal)
Ph : 0755-4042400/1/2/3
Phone booking is available
The hotel has location advantage but does not provide absolute value for money
The veg biriyani, that their restaurant provides, is fabulous.
Our Driver: Yogesh Ph : 09893133429 Very good driver
From Bhopal we took a bus to Ahmedabad. From here our Gujarat tour started.
In Ahmedabad we did the local sight seeing and then headed for Velavadar visiting Nal Sarovar and Lothal on the way. Nal Sarovar is an ideal place for spotting flamingoes and Lothal is one of the few sites of the ancient Harappan civilization in India.
We stayed at:
Hotel Silver Plaza
2nd Floor ,Devnandan Mall
Opposite Sanyas Ashram
Near M.J Library, Ellis Bridge
Ahmedabad- 380006
Ph - 26584030
Good hotel and good location
Ahmedabad Blog : http://thetravellerweare.blogspot.in/2014/03/ahmedabad-city-full-of-warm-hearted.html
Nal Sarovar Blog : http://thetravellerweare.blogspot.in/2014/03/nal-sarovar-birding-paradise-close-to.html
Lothal Blog: http://thetravellerweare.blogspot.in/2014/03/lothal-site-of-indus-valley.html
In Velavadar we had two safaris and were lucky to see numerous black bucks, nilgais, harrier, flamingoes, two hyenas and an alpha male wolf.
We stayed at:
Velavadar National Park (Blackbuck National Park)
Accommodation: Forest Rest House
Contact: 0278 2880342 / 0278 2920222 / 0278 2426425
Nice location,located inside the National Park.
Reasonably priced, basic facilities provided
Must order your lunch by 11 PM over phone if you are reaching late.
Velavadar Blog : http://thetravellerweare.blogspot.in/2014/04/velavadar-blackbuck-hyena-wolf.html
Our next stop from Velavadar was the world famous Gir National Park in Sasan Gir. It is the last home of the Asiatic lion. We were extremely lucky to witness two young lion brothers hunt and tear down a nilgai.
We stayed at :
I cant recall the name of the hotel.
Sinh Sadan is the best place to stay in Gir
Gir Blog : http://thetravellerweare.blogspot.in/2014/05/gir-king-and-we.html
From Gir we headed for Little Rann of Kutch(LRK). LRK with its unique landscape was truely enchanting. After spending a full day at LRK to headed back to Ahmedabad and took our flight back to Bangalore.
LRK Blog: http://thetravellerweare.blogspot.in/2014/05/kutch-kutch-nahi-dekha-to-kuuch-nahi.html
We stayed at :
Bhavna Resort & Farm
Dasada Road, Patdi, Surendranagar 382 765
Gujarat, India
Phone: +91 94272 16059, +91 94272 16069
http://bhavnafarm.com/contact.html
Email: bhavnafarm@gmail.com
Gujarat is simply aweeesome....and as I have already said in my earlier blogs, people are absolutely great in Gujarat. So what are you waiting for??.....now that I have given you all the details, get set goooooo!!
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| Both of us at work |
Our tour itinerary was something like this:
We reached Bhopal from Bangalore and spent a day there. In Bhopal, we visited Sanchi and Bhimbetka. Sanchi is famous for its Buddhist stupa and Bhimbetka for its pre-historic rock paintings. Both the sites are UNESCO World Heritage sites.
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| Sanchi Stupa |
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| Cave painting at Bhimbetka |
Sanchi Blog : http://thetravellerweare.blogspot.in/2014/02/sanchi-in-search-of-stupas.html
Bhimbetka Blog : http://thetravellerweare.blogspot.in/2014/02/bhimbetka-prehistoric-rock-shelters.html
We stayed at :
Hotel Kamal Regency (opposite platform no 1,Main Railway Station,Bhopal)
Ph : 0755-4042400/1/2/3
Phone booking is available
The hotel has location advantage but does not provide absolute value for money
The veg biriyani, that their restaurant provides, is fabulous.
Our Driver: Yogesh Ph : 09893133429 Very good driver
From Bhopal we took a bus to Ahmedabad. From here our Gujarat tour started.
In Ahmedabad we did the local sight seeing and then headed for Velavadar visiting Nal Sarovar and Lothal on the way. Nal Sarovar is an ideal place for spotting flamingoes and Lothal is one of the few sites of the ancient Harappan civilization in India.
We stayed at:
Hotel Silver Plaza
2nd Floor ,Devnandan Mall
Opposite Sanyas Ashram
Near M.J Library, Ellis Bridge
Ahmedabad- 380006
Ph - 26584030
Good hotel and good location
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| Jama Masjid at Ahmedabad |
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| Lothal |
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| Flamingos at Nal Sarovar |
Nal Sarovar Blog : http://thetravellerweare.blogspot.in/2014/03/nal-sarovar-birding-paradise-close-to.html
Lothal Blog: http://thetravellerweare.blogspot.in/2014/03/lothal-site-of-indus-valley.html
In Velavadar we had two safaris and were lucky to see numerous black bucks, nilgais, harrier, flamingoes, two hyenas and an alpha male wolf.
We stayed at:
Velavadar National Park (Blackbuck National Park)
Accommodation: Forest Rest House
Contact: 0278 2880342 / 0278 2920222 / 0278 2426425
Nice location,located inside the National Park.
Reasonably priced, basic facilities provided
Must order your lunch by 11 PM over phone if you are reaching late.
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| Wolf, alpha male, at Velavadar |
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| Hyena, Velavadar |
Our next stop from Velavadar was the world famous Gir National Park in Sasan Gir. It is the last home of the Asiatic lion. We were extremely lucky to witness two young lion brothers hunt and tear down a nilgai.
We stayed at :
I cant recall the name of the hotel.
Sinh Sadan is the best place to stay in Gir
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| One of the two young brothers at Gir |
Gir Blog : http://thetravellerweare.blogspot.in/2014/05/gir-king-and-we.html
From Gir we headed for Little Rann of Kutch(LRK). LRK with its unique landscape was truely enchanting. After spending a full day at LRK to headed back to Ahmedabad and took our flight back to Bangalore.
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| Flamingos during Sun rise |
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| Bhavna Resort |
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| Bhavna Resort |
LRK Blog: http://thetravellerweare.blogspot.in/2014/05/kutch-kutch-nahi-dekha-to-kuuch-nahi.html
We stayed at :
Bhavna Resort & Farm
Dasada Road, Patdi, Surendranagar 382 765
Gujarat, India
Phone: +91 94272 16059, +91 94272 16069
http://bhavnafarm.com/contact.html
Email: bhavnafarm@gmail.com
Gujarat is simply aweeesome....and as I have already said in my earlier blogs, people are absolutely great in Gujarat. So what are you waiting for??.....now that I have given you all the details, get set goooooo!!
