Gujarat - Footprints of Mahatma Gandhi 5N-6D

Name: Gujarat - Footprints of Mahatma Gandhi 5N-6D
Brand: Travel-yatra.com (A unit of Flying bird travel pvt. ltd.)
SKU: PKG-31920
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₹ (INR) 27,999 /Per Person

Ahmedabad, Bhavnagar, Porbandar, Rajkot

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Package Summary

Day 1

Day 1: By Air / By Train – Arrive Rajkot

Marasa Sarovar Portico / Similar

Day 2

Day 2: By Road – 195 KMS / 04 HRS – Rajkot To Porbandar

Lords Inn Porbandar / Similar

Day 3

Day 3: By Road – 375 KMS / 07 HRS – Porbandar To Bhavnagar

Top 3 Lords / Similar

Day 4

Day 4: By Road – 200 KMS / 04 HRS – Bhavnagar To Ahmedabad

Hotel Le Grande Residency / Similar

Day 5

Day 5: In Ahmedabad

Hotel Somnath sagar

Day 6

Day 6: By Air / Train – Depart Ahmedabad

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Detailed Day Wise Itinerary

Day 1

Info Day 1: By Air / By Train – Arrive Rajkot
- Travel-Yatra Family.
- Arrive Rajkot and transfer to your hotel.
- Rajkot was the former capital of the princely state of Saurashtra. Rajkot was once a base for the Western States British government office and rapidly expanded into a prosperous, lively business centre, with an old city. This city is also associated with the Mahatma Gandhi, who lived here for several years. His father was the Dewan (Chief Minister) of Rajkot, once a small princely State.
- Later visit – Karba Gandhi No Delo / Mahatma Gandhi House – The Karba Gandhi No Delo is the house of Mahatma Gandhi where he lived from the age of six. The Mahatma Gandhi House has a good collection of things related to Mahatma Gandhi's life. The Mahatma's Passion for the handloom is preserved in the form of a small weaving school.
- Watson Museum – The Watson Museum and Library commemorates the work of Colonel John Watson, political agent from 1886 to 1889. It is a jumbled attic of the collection with the 3rd century inscriptions and a delicate ivory work overseen by a marble statue of Queen Victoria. The Watson Museum has collection of precious objects of colonial period, human history and culture, and History of Rajkot.
- Rajkumar College – The world famous Rajkumar College is in the city. This college dates to the 19th century and is regarded as one of India's best private colleges. It was set up by the British for the education of the princes of the Indian state.
Hotel Marasa Sarovar Portico / Similar

Hotel Type
4 Star

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Day 2

Info Day 2: By Road – 195 KMS / 04 HRS – Rajkot To Porbandar
- After breakfast drive to Porbandar; arrive and transfer to your hotel.
- Porbandar, the coastal heritage town of Gujarat is located on the Saurashtra peninsula, on the Arabian Sea. This city is described in Skanda Purana as Sudamapuri and Ashmavati and had a flourishing trade with Africa and Arabia. According to the legends, this city was the main link of the great friendship between Lord Krishna and Sudama. Porbandar was established as a capital by Rana Sartanji in 1785 AD. Porbandar was the former capital of the Jethwa Rajput petty princely state.
- The most impressive feature of Porbandar is the city planning and the stone buildings with ashlar masonry and rich carving, the facades of the houses on either side of the streets, with windows and carved gateways. Porbandar is also associated with Mahatma Gandhi, the father of nation as he was born here. Today, fine quality silk and cotton are manufactured here. There are also chemical factories and cement works
- Later visit Darbargadh – Darbargadh, the fortified palace was built by Rana Sartanji. This palace has a huge carved stone entrance gate flanked by high turrets and massive wooden doors.
- Kirti Mandir – Kirti Mandir was the house of the Mahatma Gandhi and Kasturba, his wife. This place is situated near the place where the Mahatma Gandhi was born. This place is now a small museum and has a Gandhian library and a prayer hall.
- Bharat Mandir Hall – Bharat Mandir Hall is situated in a pleasant, irrigated garden. This hall has a large relief map of India on the floor and bas reliefs of heroes from Hindu legends on the pillars.
- Overnight at hotel
Hotel Lords Inn Porbandar / Similar

Hotel Type
3 Star

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Day 3

Info Day 3: By Road – 375 KMS / 07 HRS – Porbandar To Bhavnagar
- After breakfast drive Bhavnagar and transfer to your hotel.
  
  Bhavnagar was founded by Bhavsinhji Gohil in 1723 AD near the Gulf of Khambhat, on a carefully chosen strategic location having potential of maritime trade. Till independence, Bhavnagar State was ruled by the Gohil Rajput clan. This city is also associated with the Mahatma Gandhi, who went to the Bhavnagar University.
  
  Later visit The Gandhi Smriti and Barton Museum which is located in the northeast, by the clock tower and has a good collection of Gandhi memorabilia.
  
  Gaurishanker Lake: A beautiful picnic spot near the lake. There is also a well laid out park.
  
  Takhteshwar Temple: Situated on a hill, the site provides a panoramic view.
  
  Lock Gate: The first of its kind in Gujarat. The sea-water here is impounded by the lock gates to keep ships afloat during low tide, which could be seen with special permission.
  
  Overnight at hotel
Hotel Top 3 Lords / Similar

Hotel Type
4 Star

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Day 4

Info Day 4: By Road – 200 KMS / 04 HRS – Bhavnagar To Ahmedabad
- After breakfast drive to Ahmedabad; enroute visit Lothal.
  
  Lothal: A perfect place to get an insight of the Indus Valley civilization. The most dominating site at Lothal is the massive dockyard spanning an area of 37 meters by 22 meters perhaps the greatest work of Maritime Architecture. Lothal was also famous for its arterial streets, microbes of gold, ivory and coppersmiths' workshops, potteries and underground sanitary drainage. (Closed on Fridays).
  
  Later continue to drive to Ahmedabad; arrive and transfer to your hotel.
  
  Ahmedabad is Located on the banks of the river Sabarmati; the city was founded by Sultan Ahmad Shah in 1411. Today it is one of the fastest growing cities of India and is an immense repository of tradition, history & culture. Its famous walled area is one of the finest examples of community living & the city thrived as the textile capital & was nicknamed “Manchester of the East' in 1888. This multicultural city is home to some of the finest Indo-Saracenic mosques & Jain temples.
  
  The old city of Ahmedabad is dotted with labyrinthine by-lanes called 'polls'. The exquisite carved wooden mansions and havelis are in no manner less than their stone counterparts in Rajasthan. The city also offers a rich architectural legacy that blends Hindu and Muslim schools of architecture, stone and brick with arches, domes and vaults, carved pillars, trefoil designs besides the modern buildings designed by the famous French architect, Le Corbusier and Louis Kahn.
  
  Overnight at hotel
Hotel Hotel Le Grande Residency / Similar

Hotel Type
3 Star

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Day 5

Info Day 5: In Ahmedabad
- After breakfast proceed for city tour of Ahmedabad.
- Gandhi Ashram: On a quiet peaceful stretch of the Sabarmati River, Mahatma Gandhi set up a simple retreat in 1915. This was his Satyagrah Ashram and for many years it was the nerve centre of India’s freedom movement. It was from here, in 1930, that Mahatma began his famous Dandi March to the sea to protest the Salt Tax imposed by the British. Hridaya Kunj, the simple cottage where he lived, is now a national monument and preserved as it was during the Mahatma’s lifetime.
- Sidi Sayed Mosque: One part of the wall in the old citadel of the mosque built by Ahmed Shah’s slave, Sidi Sayed, is celebrated the world over for its exquisite stone window tracery – a superb & peerless example of delicate carving that transforms stone into filigree.
- Jumma Masjid: The Friday mosque was built by the city’s founder, Sultan Ahmed Shah, in 1423. Built of yellow sandstone in an architectural style that combines the best of Muslim & Hindu traditions. It stands on 260 pillars that support 15 domes at varying elevations.
- Teen Darwaja: The triple-arched gateway was built by Sultan Ahmed Shah to serve as the royal entrance to the Maidan Shahi or the Royal Square. It is in an imposing monument of perfect proportions & highly ornate buttresses.
- Hutheesingh Jain Temple: Built outside the Delhi Gate in 1850 by a rich Jain merchant, the Hutheesingh Temple is the best known of Ahmedabad’s many ornate Jain temples.
- Adalaj Step-well: Adalaj is situated about 17 kms. north of Ahmedabad. The Baoli or step-well at Adalaj Vav is one of the finest steps well in India. Queen Rudabai built this well in 1499 to provide the traveller with a cool and pleasant refuge from the summer heat. A long flight of steps descends to the water. It has three entrances leading to a huge platform that rests on 16 pillars, with corners marked by shrines. Ornately carved pillars and cross beams create open spaces and four storey that are quite striking. The octagonal well is five storey deep. The Baoli is decorated with exquisite stone carvings, subjects range from eroticism to buttermilk.
- Akshardham: Lord Swaminarayan, born in Chapaya in Uttar Pradesh, took a seven-year pilgrimage in Gujarat to preach his religion. He built six temples, the first being at Kalupur in Ahmedabad. Akshardham, the Swaminarayan temple of Gandhinagar, is a modern complex, built in traditional Indian architectural style from 6,000 metric tons of pink Rajasthan sandstone, carved by expert artisans from Bansipahadpur. The temple is set in a multi-acre garden called Sahajanand Van, with intricate sculptures of Hindu Gods. There is a gold leaf copper sculpture of Lord Swaminarayan that faces similar sculptures of Gunatinand Swami. The interiors have beautiful columns in rosewood that rise up to a high dome. Akshardham remains closed on Mondays.
- Evening Market at Law Garden displays beautiful textile handicrafts of Gujarat.
- Overnight at hotel
Hotel Hotel Somnath sagar

Hotel Type
4 Star

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Day 6

Info Day 6: By Air / Train – Depart Ahmedabad
- In time transfer to Ahmedabad Airport / Railway Station to board flight / train for your onward journey to your next destination.
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Inclusion

Private Cab Transfers
Sightseeing tour
Breakfast
Welcome Drinks
Accommodation
Taxes

Exclusion

Anything not mentioned in inclusions

Trip Information & Conditions

* Inclusion:

Accommodation on Double/Triple sharing basis at hotels.
All transfers/tours services by Air-Conditioned Vehicles as per the itinerary.
Veg. Meals, Daily Breakfast .
Sightseeing as per above Itinerary.
All inclusive (Fuel, Driver Allowance, Parking Toll Tax, State Tax.)
All applicable taxes.

* Exclusion:

GST@5% will be extra.
Expenses of personal nature such as tipping, porters, laundry, telephones, Cameras fees. etc
Any claim or delay charges due to natural calamities, land slide, road blockage etc. Or any other things which are not mentioned in cost included column.
Any expenses arising out of unforeseen circumstances like flight delay /cancellation / hike in fare, strike or any other natural calamities or any emergency evacuation expenses..
Medical and travel insurance.
Anything not mentioned in Inclusions.
Any Air/ train fare.

* Payment for Confirmation:

25% payment of total tour cost in advance for tour booking.
25?lance full payment before tour start or on Tour.
50% payment of total tour cost 10 days before tour start date to get Hotel Vouchers.
All applicable taxes.

* How to Pay:

Account Name - Flying Bird Travel Private Limited
Account Type - Current
Account Number - 2221248545682431
IFSC Code - AUBL0002485
Bank Branch - Sector 63 Noida & Noida

* Notice:

The vehicle will be parked in the monument's parking area, and from there, you will need to proceed on foot.
Air conditioning in the transport will not be operational in hilly areas.
In case the vehicle cannot reach the monument due to roadblocks caused by a natural disaster, the booking amount will not be reduced or refunded.
Given cost is not applicable (at/for) the festival time period.

* CANCELLATION TERMS:

If the program commencement is more than 30 days away, 25% of the total booking amount will be charged.
If the program commencement is between 15 to 30 days away, 50% of the total booking amount will be charged.
If the program commencement is between 8 to 14 days away, 75% of the total booking amount will be charged.
If the program commencement is less than 8 days away or during the program, 100% of the total booking amount will be charged.