http://www.indiamike.com/india From the big city of Ahmedabad to the beaches of Diu en Sun, 22 Nov 2009 18:38:58 GMT vBulletin 60 http://www.indiamike.com/india/images/misc/rss.jpg http://www.indiamike.com/india http://www.indiamike.com/india/gujarat-f35/ahmedabad-non-veg-restaurant-t95970/ Sun, 22 Nov 2009 00:39:06 GMT I'll be in Ahmedabad for a week in Dec - would appreciate any recommendations for the best indian non veg restaurants. Doesn't have to be fancy. ]]> Gujarat SPurohit http://www.indiamike.com/india/gujarat-f35/ahmedabad-non-veg-restaurant-t95970/ http://www.indiamike.com/india/gujarat-f35/delhi-ahmedpur-mandvi-beach-t95866/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:24:20 GMT **Dear Friends we family (4 nos) planning to visit mandvi beach and around pleaces for a week next month. so please advice how to reach there from delhi by train. and most vistable places too. hope i will get responce Thanks and Regards, Rajesh G** Dear Friends

we family (4 nos) planning to visit mandvi beach and around pleaces for a week next month. so please advice how to reach there from delhi by train. and most vistable places too.

hope i will get responce

Thanks and Regards,

Rajesh G ]]> Gujarat rajesh_k1975 http://www.indiamike.com/india/gujarat-f35/delhi-ahmedpur-mandvi-beach-t95866/ http://www.indiamike.com/india/gujarat-f35/sidhpur-gujarat-t95749/ Wed, 18 Nov 2009 23:27:59 GMT Can any IM'ers tell me anything about Sidhpur ? From what I've read it seems like an amazing town. Does anybody have any info regarding accommodation there? I'm having a miserable time finding any info on the net...Thanks in advance..Darshan.. ]]> Gujarat Darshan61 http://www.indiamike.com/india/gujarat-f35/sidhpur-gujarat-t95749/ http://www.indiamike.com/india/gujarat-f35/how-to-leave-hotel-reviews-t95513/ Mon, 16 Nov 2009 09:14:56 GMT I'm trying to leave reviews for hotels in Gujarat but I can't work out how. For example the first hotel is not already listed and there is no add a review button only add hotel which is for the hotel owner and asks very specific questions. I've tried for 30 mins, any tips? ]]> Gujarat desertlover http://www.indiamike.com/india/gujarat-f35/how-to-leave-hotel-reviews-t95513/ http://www.indiamike.com/india/gujarat-f35/gandhinagar-jpr-station-to-ahmedabad-airport-itinerary-help-t95494/ Mon, 16 Nov 2009 04:44:52 GMT Hi all I will be arriving in Gandhinagar jpr train station the 2nd of December from Jaisalmer at 5:00 am, since that is a 12 hour trip I assume that I will get to the station around 7 or 8 am due to train delays. My flight to Goa departs at 12:00 pm. Does anybody know whats the best way to get to Ahmedabad airport, I should think probably taking an auto rickshaw is the best option. I believe that the distance between both places is about 20-25 km, so how much do you think I will have to pay for the journey? thanks in advance daal Hi all

I will be arriving in Gandhinagar jpr train station the 2nd of December from Jaisalmer at 5:00 am, since that is a 12 hour trip I assume that I will get to the station around 7 or 8 am due to train delays.

My flight to Goa departs at 12:00 pm. Does anybody know whats the best way to get to Ahmedabad airport, I should think probably taking an auto rickshaw is the best option. I believe that the distance between both places is about 20-25 km, so how much do you think I will have to pay for the journey?

thanks in advance

daal ]]> Gujarat tadka daal http://www.indiamike.com/india/gujarat-f35/gandhinagar-jpr-station-to-ahmedabad-airport-itinerary-help-t95494/ http://www.indiamike.com/india/gujarat-f35/alcohol-in-jamnagar-t95284/ Fri, 13 Nov 2009 06:14:29 GMT hi guys im flying to jamnagar in a couple of weeks, wanted to know the rules about alcohol in gujarat. i have a drink permit already sorted but can alcohol be purchased at places other than the government shops? restaurants, hotels etc? hi guys im flying to jamnagar in a couple of weeks, wanted to know the rules about alcohol in gujarat. i have a drink permit already sorted but can alcohol be purchased at places other than the government shops? restaurants, hotels etc? ]]> Gujarat scar88 http://www.indiamike.com/india/gujarat-f35/alcohol-in-jamnagar-t95284/ http://www.indiamike.com/india/gujarat-f35/my-experience-in-gujarat-t95262/ Fri, 13 Nov 2009 01:02:17 GMT It was in July that I came back from Gujarat but have been busy studying...I took my 8 yr old and 14 mth old. My 6th trip, 4th and 1st respectively...I must say I was not impressed!Ahmedabad was Ok - found a nice Hotel (Mehul) but disappointment awaited (often the case in Gujarat). We took a rickshaw to the calico museum but it was closed so went again the next day. We actually walked the whole way but went we got there - entry was refused for the children (handy if they'd told me that the day before!)So I left them in the foyer and had a quick look ..As we were leaving I politely asked if we could walk through the gardens because there were peacocks, tortoises ... but again was told children were not allowed!I was very upset.
Pavagadh was uninteresting.
Bhavnagar was ok but nothing interesting to see. We thought we could do a day trip to Palitana and Shatrunjaya but unfortunately arrived too late, not realising how far the hill was from the town centre. We tried to climb the hill but it was extremely hot and we had to turn back. I'd suggest to others to get there the night before...Junagadh sounds wonderful but is in fact noisy and polluted, there was no food available at Relief Hotel and 1 could find only 1 veg restaurant quite a long walk away.However the fort area was very nice and there are some nice old buildings dotted about. Against my better judgment we went to Diu but it was actually nice and restful (clean air too).. Then went on to Bhuj - arrived early and pleasantly surprised by friendly people. The market area had some wonderful embroidery and antiquey things to buy. Gangaram guesthouse was wonderful. I liked Bhuj but there was little to see apart from the remnants left of the old city. We did a day rickshaw trip of some outlying villages but they were not terribly exciting. I'm guessing it would be better to go much further out.. We were going to stay in Ajmer for a couple of nights but I pulled the pin and opted for the soft option of Pushkar where I was able to reward the offspring with a hotel plus swimming pool at rock bottom prices. Also stayed with Indian friends in Jodhpur prior to going down to Ahmedabad and starting our Gujarat trip. In Jodhpur my friend organised a driver at local prices and we drove from Jodhpur to Ahmedabad stopping to see Kumbulgarh and staying overnight at Udaipur which was extremely expensive (and I have stayed there many times). In retrospect as the drive from Udaipur to Ahmedabad was very dull I would not have paid for a car/driver for this section of the trip. It was my first and last experience of travelling this way.We also stayed at Jambughoda Palace near Champaner which was pleasant (nice food) but vastly overpriced. We were the only guests. LP describes thus - ...turned sanctuary in in 1992, encompassing 130km of lush countryside.. In fact the Hotel is not in the sanctuary which was a disappointment to me. ]]> Gujarat desertlover http://www.indiamike.com/india/gujarat-f35/my-experience-in-gujarat-t95262/ http://www.indiamike.com/india/gujarat-f35/help-me-to-plan-itinerary-t95241/ Thu, 12 Nov 2009 17:08:49 GMT Hi all... I am planning to visit Gujarat around 25th December with my friends.I will be flying from Delhi and have 3 days and 2 nights with me. Mt. Abu and Sun Temple is on my list. Please help me to plan the itinerary and suggest good places to stay and eat also. Thank you all.... Hi all...
I am planning to visit Gujarat around 25th December with my friends.I will be flying from Delhi and have 3 days and 2 nights with me.
Mt. Abu and Sun Temple is on my list.

Please help me to plan the itinerary and suggest good places to stay and eat also.

Thank you all.... ]]> Gujarat aadi_on_tour http://www.indiamike.com/india/gujarat-f35/help-me-to-plan-itinerary-t95241/ http://www.indiamike.com/india/gujarat-f35/eating-in-dwarka-jamnagar-and-ahmedebad-t95131/ Wed, 11 Nov 2009 14:37:43 GMT I have the following info gleamed from my LP book (no I dont trust anything they say any more either) and tripadvisor and elsewhere. If you've eaten a good meal in any these places, please let me know.

Dwarka - Kant Restaurant
Jamnagar - Hotel Swati, Madras Hotel and 7 seas restaurant
Ahmedabad - Bawarchi on Gandhi road

Jamnagar could be a problem finding advice, but loads of people have been to Dwarka, someone must have a recommendation, and Ahmedabad is massive, there's got to be some quality nosh worth recommending there. Ideally I need the ahmedabad one to be near the station, certainly not over the river, where I take it most of the really nice places are. but we may try and get them to bring the food to us if they are on the other side of town but are just too good to miss out on.

Thanks ]]> Gujarat Mark_Lester http://www.indiamike.com/india/gujarat-f35/eating-in-dwarka-jamnagar-and-ahmedebad-t95131/ http://www.indiamike.com/india/gujarat-f35/ahmedabad-to-bhuj-car-rental-t95020/ Tue, 10 Nov 2009 11:40:59 GMT Hi Guys, I will be visiting Bhuj in the later half of this month and was wondering if anyone has any advice for car rental for a drop to Bhuj (from Ahmedabad airport) Thanks, -rahul www.rahulsachdev.net www.twitter.com/sachdr Hi Guys,

I will be visiting Bhuj in the later half of this month and was wondering if anyone has any advice for car rental for a drop to Bhuj (from Ahmedabad airport)

Thanks,
-rahul
www.rahulsachdev.net
www.twitter.com/sachdr ]]> Gujarat sachdr http://www.indiamike.com/india/gujarat-f35/ahmedabad-to-bhuj-car-rental-t95020/ http://www.indiamike.com/india/gujarat-f35/dwaraka-somnath-trip-places-to-see-enroute-t94856/ Sun, 08 Nov 2009 09:32:04 GMT Hi all,

I am planning a three day trip to Dwaraka - Somnath trip as follows:

Day 1 - Leave Ahmedabad early morning by car.Reach Dwaraka by 2 pm..proceed directly to Beyt Dwaraka..visit Nageshwar enroute..visit beyt dwaraka temple..and back to Dwaraka..Visit Dwarakadeesh temple for aarati..stay at Dwaraka.

Day 2 - After morning darshan at temple..proceed for Somnath..visit Porbandhar Gandhiji's house enroute..Reach Somnath by late afternoon..darshan and stay at Somnath.

Day 3 - After morning darshan at Somnath..Visit the temple where Lord krishna left his mortal body forgot the name)and then back to Ahmedabad via Junagadh..Rajkot..

So my question is - In addition to the above itinary are there any places to be seen enroute? Like how is Rajkot , Jamnagar , Junagadh , Veraval..are there anything to be seen here..or for that matter..any other places in Saurashtra which is worth seeing ..and falling enroute without too much of a detour.

By places which i wish to see..I mean places which have historical,spiritual, religious or just an offbeat tourist place ]]> Gujarat globetrotter02 http://www.indiamike.com/india/gujarat-f35/dwaraka-somnath-trip-places-to-see-enroute-t94856/ http://www.indiamike.com/india/gujarat-f35/taxi-fare-urgent-advice-t94404/ Mon, 02 Nov 2009 17:53:08 GMT We will be arriving to India this week. We will be arranging taxi for the following journey: Mubai international airport to Bhayandar Bhayandar to Mubai international airport Mubai to Surat Surat to Mumbai For 20,000 Rupees Does this sound reasonable price? Thanks We will be arriving to India this week.

We will be arranging taxi for the following journey:

Mubai international airport to Bhayandar
Bhayandar to Mubai international airport

Mubai to Surat
Surat to Mumbai

For 20,000 Rupees

Does this sound reasonable price?

Thanks ]]> Gujarat april1 http://www.indiamike.com/india/gujarat-f35/taxi-fare-urgent-advice-t94404/ http://www.indiamike.com/india/gujarat-f35/5-weeks-in-gujarat-where-to-go-t94159/ Fri, 30 Oct 2009 16:09:57 GMT My wife and I are going to India (3rd time) and want to go to Gujarat (1st time). I wanted to see Gujarat on both my previous trips but ended up going elswhere. This time we are going for sure. We have booked a train to Ahmedabad and arrive on the morning of December 7th.

So we will start in A'bad and would like to end in A'bad in mid January for the kite festival (unless there is a better place to enjoy this festival?). So we have just over 5 weeks.

We are looking for help for a general logical itinerary that would minimize travelling (backtracking). We like places that have a friendly feel to them...we love meeting people. We like small rural places but also like towns and cities. We would like to experience a variety of things. We don't mind staying in simple basic accomodations.


From A'bad we would like to visit 'Little Rann' sanctuary to see the khurs (wild ass) and salt farms. How and from where is it best to this? From Zainabad, Dhrangadhra or elsewhere? Book ahead? Is Patan and Modhera worth a visit? Is Modhera a town or just a site? Any place to stay? Unclear in my guidebook.

If going to Patan maybe best from |A'bad then on to Little Rann to avoid backtracking??

Then we like to make our way to Bhuj and spend some time there visiting traditionnal villages. Which ones do you recommend? (would prefer not going to the ones where people just see tourists as a money bag...if any of the villages have become this way.) Also plan on going to Mandvi.

From Bhuj would like to go to Junagadh...any recommended stop(S) along the way to break the journey?

Dwarka seems interesting...is it worth the long hawl to this end of the state? Any other places of interest around there?

From Junagadh we would like to go to Diu. From there to Palitana and then on to Bhavnagar and maybe Alang (possible to visit shipbreaking yard?)

From Bhavnagar would like to head back to A'bad for kite festival from where we'll be heading south to Mumbai then south India.

So what do you think? Any not mentionned places that I should not miss. I would also love to visit and stay (a night or two) in a small fishing village (town)...Any recommendations?

I have read many threads on this site and let me tell you that it's a world of help. Thanks to all who participate.


All opinions welcomed!

Martin ]]> Gujarat YukonMarty http://www.indiamike.com/india/gujarat-f35/5-weeks-in-gujarat-where-to-go-t94159/ http://www.indiamike.com/india/gujarat-f35/somnath-and-dwarka-trip-seeking-advice-t94146/ Fri, 30 Oct 2009 13:34:33 GMT Hello Fellow Travellers, I am planning a trip in the last week of December from Pune to Somnath and Dwarka. My plan is as under. Leave Pune to Veraval on Thursday. Reach Somnath on Friday Evening and have Darshan. Travel around Somnath on Saturday. Leave for Dwarka on Saturday Night and reach early Morning on Sunday. Have Darshan on Sunday and visit places around Dwarka. Travel to Bet Dwarka on Monday and return back. Leave Dwarka to reach Ahmedabad on Tuesday. Take Ahmedabad to Pune / Mumbai Train on Tuesday evening. Request you to please let me know if this plan would help me cover all the areas in and around Dwarka and Somnath. Hello Fellow Travellers,

I am planning a trip in the last week of December from Pune to Somnath and Dwarka. My plan is as under.

Leave Pune to Veraval on Thursday.
Reach Somnath on Friday Evening and have Darshan.
Travel around Somnath on Saturday.
Leave for Dwarka on Saturday Night and reach early Morning on Sunday.
Have Darshan on Sunday and visit places around Dwarka.
Travel to Bet Dwarka on Monday and return back.
Leave Dwarka to reach Ahmedabad on Tuesday.
Take Ahmedabad to Pune / Mumbai Train on Tuesday evening.

Request you to please let me know if this plan would help me cover all the areas in and around Dwarka and Somnath. ]]> Gujarat Kaashyap http://www.indiamike.com/india/gujarat-f35/somnath-and-dwarka-trip-seeking-advice-t94146/ http://www.indiamike.com/india/gujarat-f35/national-highway-59-crazy-for-a-cyclist-t94141/ Fri, 30 Oct 2009 12:01:34 GMT Hi! I am a Swedish cyclist. I went from Sweden through Europe, Turkey, Iran and Dubai. After a flight and train trip from Mumbai I have now reached Dwarka in Gujarat. From here I will cross India all the way to the border of Bangladesh. I am route planning and from Dwarka I will first go to Ahmedabad. From there, the best for me would be to go from Ahmedabad to Indore on the National Highway 59. I just wonder if anyone has any experience of this highway? Would it be very dangerous for me. If so, what could be an alternative route? I would be so thankful for all tips. Thanks in advance, Viktor Hi!

I am a Swedish cyclist. I went from Sweden through Europe, Turkey, Iran and Dubai. After a flight and train trip from Mumbai I have now reached Dwarka in Gujarat. From here I will cross India all the way to the border of Bangladesh.

I am route planning and from Dwarka I will first go to Ahmedabad. From there, the best for me would be to go from Ahmedabad to Indore on the National Highway 59. I just wonder if anyone has any experience of this highway? Would it be very dangerous for me. If so, what could be an alternative route?

I would be so thankful for all tips.

Thanks in advance,
Viktor ]]> Gujarat pretall http://www.indiamike.com/india/gujarat-f35/national-highway-59-crazy-for-a-cyclist-t94141/