Ahmedabad tour...suggestion wanted

alekh_123

hello all,
I came to this wonderful travel forum while browsing net for my ahmedabad tour.Let me tell u,my father and my mom are going for religious tour in gujarat.Guys,I need suggestions and everything which you think is necessary for this tour.

here is my plan and rough itinerary for my tour.

We will board rajdhani and will reach ahmedabad on 21 dec (10:05 am ).We are having the return ticket on 25 dec 5 pm(rajdhani).to delhi
So,we have 4 and half days in hand.
we would like to travel following places:
1) dwarkadhish temple
2) nageshwar temple
3)somnath temple


All these are compulsory places to be visited and the rest is upto how much the time permits.Preferably, we would like to visit lots of religious and "must watch" places.
Please give me suggestions regarding this tour.[for hotels to places to anything].Any good hotels,good restaurant which we should etc.if anybody has went to these places then pls share it.

Alekh

alekh_123

oh sorry ,one more question please.Actually for departure on 20 dec I have booked rajdhani ticket and ashrams express tickets both.The ashrams express is confirmed but The status for rajdhani is /10WL.

How much is the chance for confirmation?? considering that waiting for tatkal is 15?? also do anybody have knowledge that how much RAC seats are in rajdhani??

Thanks
Alekh

AprilFlower

There is a specific thread, I think it is called Wait List will I get it, or something along that line. Post the information there. Steven, the train guy is awsome and will be able to advise you better.

As for Ahmedabad, I wanted to suggest that you should go one evening and hang out by the law garden. There are lots of handicrafts you can buy at reasonable prices there and some good street snack food too. Good for passing some time. I am not much of a temple person so there is only one temple that I saw that I was really impressed with. I am sure someone else will be able to tell you the name of it. It is located opposite the Crossword bookstore (near Big Bazaar and McDoalds). There were many beautiful paintings on the walls and ceiling of that temple.

Also there is a very famous mosque there called Sidi Sayed Ni Jali. This is generally listed as a must see place. Not spectacular but worth a look. Gandhi Ashram is also worth going to. If you have lots of extra time to take an extra excursion then check out Rani ni vav (you can google this for info) its 134Km NW from Ahmedabad.

ashwinnaagar

You could cover patan,modhera and vohrawads(at siddhpur) in a day trip.
Also the temples at palitana are just unmissable.Start in the afternoon, you'll reach palitana late in the evening, climb up to see the temples early the next morning, have a fabulous lunch at the jain dharamsalas and return back.Believe me palitana is just heaven- only 5 hrs from ahmedabad.

ashwinnaagar

Gopi restaurant near gopi bridge has good kathiawadi thalis in the evenings and also don't miss an evening at vishala- a gujarati cultural village.

alekh_123

nice recommendations so far

AprilFlower

Ashwinnaagar suggestion of Palitana is excellent! I have never been but my whole family raves about it. Must be worth seeing !



Mod Note : moving the thread to Gujarat forum

sb_amd_us

We did the temple tour of Gujarat 4 yrs ago. This is what I would suggest:
12/21....Shower etc..Lunch..Visit Hathisingh Jain Temple(Mavellous Carving)/Ratan Pole for some shopping/Evening at Kankaria Lake...night train to Dwarka
12/22....Dwarkdhish Temple/Rukmani Temple/Nageshwar/Bet Dwarka. Evening bus to Somnath(Hotel Shivam is good economical option and walking distance from Temple)

12/23....Morning Aarti at Temple/somnath beach/Triveni Sangam/Bhalka Tirth..withih 10/15 minutes drive from temple/evening Laser Show and night in Somnath

12/24 bus to Junagadh about three hours....visit Uperkot/Girnar Taleti/Bhavnath Temple....night stay in Junagadh

12/25 Bus to Ahmedabad in time for your train to Delhi

ashwinnaagar

If you are interested in dwarka, you could take a night bus(i don't know any but there might be many good ones) and then stay in dwarka for a day and come back the next day. Similarily you can go to somnath too but i would recommend palitana.

silversky

Alekh 123- u can get bus from ahmedabad to Junagadh it takes 8hrs and aprox 350 km Jurney Junagadh is a religious city have very old temple and the famous Mountain Girnar from their u can go to Somnath by train or by bus from their u can go to Dhwarka ...u can include Sasan Gir in u r trip See the Map of gujarat so u can get the exat idea or u can joun the gujarat turisam trip for saurastra darshan which includes mostly all tempels and well known places and its a govt organisatin so u dont need to worry for any thing u can find the site on google by typing gujarat turisum

alekh_123

this forum is really helpful