Ahmedabad - SaYla - Gir - Gondal - Bhuj - Madvi - Dasada - Patan - Danta - Poshina Ahmadabad -Jambugoda - Udepur – Baroda
14 NTS. / 15 DAYS
Day 01 Ahmedabad
Arrive at Ahmedabad. Ahmedabad is a major centre of traditional and contemporary textiles, and
many crafts thrive here like Mata-ni-pachedi narrative cloth paintings and block -printing. Stay at
House of Mangaldas Girdhardas, a heritage hotel owned by a former textile industrialist family.
Day 02 Ahmedabad - Sa Yla 136 Km
Morning heritage walk in Ahmedabad. This walking Tours introduces visitors to the old quarters of
Ahmedabad where centuries of architecture, culture and crafts can be experienced.
Depart for Sayla and visit the Bharwad shepherds. Watch pastoral women at work on beadwork and
visit the village to watch silk weavers at their handlooms. Stay at Old Bell Guest House, a heritage
hotel.
Day 03 Sa Yla - Gir 250km
Proceed to gir and stay at gir birding lodge. Evening visit to the villages of sorathi rabaris and
maldharis in the forests, and the siddis of african origin. Stay at gir birding lodge.
Day 04 Gir - Gondal 130km
Drive to junagadh where you can see gem -encrusted carpets, wardrobes and tapestery of the
nawab at the museums. A historic city, junagadh has 3rd century bc buddhist relics, medieval fort,
mausoleum complexes, palaces, etc. Continue to gondal, a princely town of considerable
importance and affluence. Visit the 1748 ad naulakha palace which houses the ers twhile ruling
family's private collection of bead work, textiles, brassware, hand -painted toys and silver crafts, the
centre promoting weaving at gondal, and the historic buildings of gondal. Evening Tours of bharwad
and rabari villages around gonda!. Stay at riverside palace/orchard palace, both of which are
decorated with textiles from the former maharanis' collections.
Day 05 Gondal - Bhuj 259km
Drive to bhuj calling in on the way at rajkot to see the watson museum which has good examples of
Gujarat's craftsmanship skills, and rashtriya shala working to revive hand -weaving. Stay at hotel
prince/kbn.
Day 06 Villages Around Bhuj
Visit villages of hindu pastoral groups like the ahirs and rabaris, islamic pastoral groups like the
muthwas and laths, artisans like the meghwals, and sodha rajput immigrants from thar parker area
now in pakistan at their respective villages, and see their beautiful embroidery techniques. Stay as
on day-5
Day 07 Bhuj - Mandvi 60km
Drive to mandvi, which is a tie-and-dye centre, and stay in alc tented comfort of the royal resort by
the private beach in the palace estate. Visit the dhow -building yard to see ocean-worthy vessels
being hand-built. Stay at the palace estate.
Day 08 Around Mandvi
Visit rabari villages around mandvi, including some of the most picturesque in Gujarat, and a
samma village at pragsar. Stay as on day -8:
Day 09 Mandvi-Dasada 320km
Drive from mandvi to dasada passing picturesque old towns and villages. Visit vadiara and kharapat
rabaris, laths, bajanias, mirs and other semi-nomadic communities in and around the rann. Stay at
rann riders, an eco-resort designed using local materials and handicrafts to resemble a village.
Day 10 Dasada-Patan -Danta 200km
Drive to danta via patan where you can watch the salvis at work on the patola, one of the richest
silk textiles in the world, woven using the rare double -ikat technique. You will also see 11th century
monuments at modhera's sun temple complex and in Patan, and the 12th century jain temples
oftaranga. Stay at bhavani villa at danta surrounded by bhil tribal villages.
Day 11 Danta - Poshina 70km
Drive from danta to poshina. Visit the garasia tribal villages around poshina and a tribal shrine
where bhils and garasias from about 90 villages visit. Stay at darbargad h poshina.
Day 12 Poshina - Ahmedabad 180km
Drive to ahmedabad and visit the Gujarat vidhyapith's tribal research institute museum, shreyas folk
museum, and other museums. Stay at house ofmg heritage hotel.
Day 13 Ahmedabad - Jambugodha 190km
Drive to the world heritage site of champaner, to see the majestic 16th century monuments, and
proceed to jambugodha. Stay at a heritage house near bhilala and nayaka villages.
Day 14 Jambugoda - Chhot A Udepur 60km
Drive to chhota udepur and see the tribal museum. Visit the rathwa tribal villages around the town
to see their picturesque houses with painted walls and terra cotta horses. Stay at kali niketan, a
heritage hotel.
Day 15 Crrota Udepur-Baroda Iookm
Visit the museums of baroda before flying back