Footsteps of Mahatma Gandhi
‘Fascinating Tour Program to Gujarat – Detailed Layout’
Have you ever wished to travel over pan India but have less time or don’t know which are the important destinations that you should cover, then there is a very efficient solution for you! Here we are presenting an itinerary of 14 days for all those tourist and travellers who wish to see the city of dreams, Mumbai and moving on to the historic state of Gujarat, the homeland of Gandhiji.
Also, in this trip the travellers will visit the coastal regions of Porbandar and the princely flourishing Rajkot that together hold tremendous historic importance and mark the beginning of Gandhi era! Historically, Mumbai and Rajkot are two cities that hold remarkable momentous significance. Tourists often choose to visit Mumbai for its culture and heritage and if their reason is historic prominence then they simply cannot afford to miss continuing their tour to Gujarat, to experience the significant linkage between these two cities.
Gujarat offers a wide range of few of the most spectacular attractions known all over the world and is known as the melting pot of Culture; enough a reason to visit this wonderful land of Mahatma Gandhi directly from your stay in Mumbai.
- Dinners in Indian Restaurant
- Bus Fare
- bottle of drinking water per day/person
- Dinner
- Breakfast
- Return Airfare
- Packed Lunch
- English Speaking Guide
Right from your arrival on Mumbai airport, you will be taken care of completely till the end of the tour, when you board your plane back home! Once you are allotted your rooms in the hotels for day stay, rest of the day is all yours to explore this city of dreams, with tour guides or without, it is your choice and overnight for the first day will be in Mumbai.
You are treated with the best sight-seeing spots in Mumbai like Gateway of India, Elephanta Caves, Prince of Wales museum and Mani Bhavan Jain temple, all of which falls in southern end of Mumbai and is easy to cover in one day! At night your eyes can relish the beautiful view by Queen’s necklace of the quiet waters and you can indulge in corn and chana masala at Nariman point. Overnight stay today will be at a hotel in Mumbai.
A little ahead of the southern Mumbai is where you will have a time of your lives wandering through the Afghan church, the Holy Banganga temple and water tank through the afternoon. On returning to town side Mumbai by evening, the tourists can experience one of the entertainment sides of scenic Mumbai with horse rides along marine drive and go over to Chowpatty beach nearby for a quick kulfi or total Mumbaikar chat food!
You will fly to Porbandar in the morning and once you land, shift to your hotels and freshen up, the afternoon city tour will commence with a visit to Kirti Mandir and then a visit to Gandhiji’s birthplace which is in a 300 year old 3 storey house. By late evening you will have an ample of time to shop in the local bazaar and enjoy the Chowpatty view there.
Overnight stay will be at a hotel in Porbandar.
On 5th day you will visit the school that Gandhiji attended as a child in Rajkot and how he earned the name ‘Mahatma’. Mahatma is Sanskrit word which means ‘soul’.
Overnight stay will be at a hotel in Rajkot.
Overnight stay will be at a hotel in Porbandar.
Next day is stretched out as a far-fetched sightseeing day in Rajkot where you will visit the old city and the house that Gandhiji lived in which is now a museum that stores his artifacts. This city is also immensely famous for all its wonderful bandhani saris, mirror patchwork, silk embroidery and beadwork and all the ladies can have a fun time shopping at this stop of the tour.
Overnight stay will be at a hotel in Rajkot.
Your departure for Ahmedabad commences, history of the Indian culture continues and your overnight is in this Gujarat city.
Bearing the co-existence of Hindu, Muslim and Jain communities is this medieval and modern mix of a city called Ahmedabad and the city tour will help you explore the older and newer parts of this city and revisit an architectural style called Indo-Saracenic. These days also include the sight-seeing to his ashram and the remarkable place at which Salt law was commenced.
Overnight stay will be at a hotel in Ahmedabad.
The vibrant bazaars of Ahmedabad have come-a-calling on this day and later you will visit Jami Masjid and the tombs of Ahmedabad rulers and other religious temples. While the afternoon is kept free for relaxation, you can choose to pay visit to Calico museum of textiles (Optional).
Overnight stay will be at a hotel in Ahmedabad.
Travelling to the south of Baroda, you arrive towards the mid of afternoon and can have a stroll through Sayaji Bagh that hosts a number of planetariums and museums.
Overnight stay will be at a hotel in Baroda.
The trip continues towards the South of Surat on the banks of the river Tapti and then you can pay a visit to the Sultan of Gujarat’s castle that was built back in 1546.
Overnight stay will be at a hotel in Surat.
It is a very precise and short drive to Dandi where the most famous event in Indian history, the salt march by Mahatma Gandhi can be relived and you will also follow the same path that Gandhiji and his followers did for the march, from Sabarmati ashram to Dandi on Gujarat coast.
Overnight stay will be at a hotel in Surat.
From Surat you will fly back to Mumbai and will check in at a hotel for the night; the day however will be free for you to go souvenir shopping in town.
Overnight stay will be at a hotel in Mumbai.
Hotel checkout will be finished for you the next morning and your transfer to airport with your choice of vehicle will be successfully accomplished.
