Dwarka & Somnath trip

Hi Friends,

I'm planning to visit Dwarka, Nageshwar and Somnath temple in Gujrat. I'm from Bangalore. Please help me with the best plan as to:
1.Which place to reach first.
2.How to plan this trip so that i can cover all these three places?
3.Best time to plan for this trip.
4.Number of days required for this trip.

Thanks,
Arun

Hi Arun,


Dwarka & Nageshwar (20 KMS from Dwarka) are in one area.. and Somnath is about 200 KMs from there.. enroute halfway visit the Birthplace of Gandhiji..


1.Which place to reach first.
Start with Dwarka..

2.How to plan this trip so that i can cover all these three places?
If flying in, then arrive Jamnagar hire a taxi to take you to Dwarka (145 KMs). Visit the main temples along with Nageshwar.. sleep for the night.. next day after early morning aarti start towards Somnath..

3.Best time to plan for this trip.
i would say winter..

4.Number of days required for this trip.
1 whole day for Dwarka & Nageshwar and another day for Somnath


Regards & peace,

Mustak

Hey Arun,

I live in Ahmedabad. We went to dwarka and somnath just in May 2011(2 months back).

Somnath:
We started from Somnath and we stay there at Somnath Trust Guest house... Lilawati Guest House... Very neat and clean place, walking distance from Somnath main temple. Tariff is also low and they offer Good vegetarian meals in their canteen at very nominal price. There are also some good resorts but little away from the main temple.

Dwarka:
At Dwarka, we stayed at hotel Damaji. A little expensive but very good hotel to stay at. Good parking space. Good room service. Neat and clear rooms. You will face difficulty to get nice place to eat at Dwarka as there not much good options are available as Somnath. Light house is the best place to go after main temple.

Nageshwar:
Just 1.5hrs drive from Dwarka. Lord Shiva Temple.

Hope above information helps...

Please do share your experience.

SHAH.....IL

Hi Anurag,

I travelled to Dwarka and Somnath from Mumbai with my parents in Feb 2009. I am sharing my experience with you.Hope it will be useful.

Day 1: We reached Dwarka by train at 4:00 PM. It took some time to fresh up. Hire a Auto for Local sight seen.It took us to Gayatri Shaktipitha,Geeta Mandir,Bhadkeshwar Mahadevand at Last drop at DWARKADISH temple before arthi.

Day 2: Hire a Tavera for sight seen around Dwarka and to Somenath.it took Rs 4000 for the whole trip. We saw Rumini Mandir, Nageshwar Jyotirling,Gopi Talav,Bet Dwarka.We return to hotel around 1:00 PM. Had lunch and take rest for sometime

Around 3:00 PM we started for somenath. We reached Somenath via Port Bandar.In route we saw Birth Place of Gandhiji.We reached Somenath around 8:00 PM.

Day 3: We reached mandir aroud 5:30 AM. Morning arthi happend at 6:00 AM.After breakfast We hire a Auto for local sight seen. It took Rs 200.We reaturned around 1:00 PM. Had lunch and take rest.

In the evening we catch traing to Ahmedabad from Veraval.

Day 4: Flight to mumbai.

In Dwarka you can stay at Toran Tourist Bunglow.For more information you can visit Gujart Tourism website.

In Somnath you can stay at Trust Guest Hose.


Thanks and Regards
Avijit

You can Start with Dwarka. If flying in, then arrive Jamnagar hire a taxi to take you to Dwarka (145 KMs). Visit the main temples along with Nageshwar. sleep for the night and next day after early morning Pray start towards Somnath. one whole day for Dwarka & Nageshwar and another day for Somnath.

Hi, from bangalore it will be cheaper to fly into Ahmedabad. Taka a vehicle to Dwarka (night 1), Darshan at Dwarka and Nageshwar and reach Somnath (night 2), Darshan at Somnath and go to the Gir National Park for the asiatic lions (night 3), take one or two Safaris and reach Ahmedabd. Fly back or stay for a day in Ahmedabad. After mid October and before mid march is best. Avoid holidays and weekends!

Best Time is: November to February (Winter season).

Flying from B'lore to Ahmedabad will save you a lot of time. If number of persons exceeds 4-5, then it's better to hire a cab.

Your Iternary should be:

Day 0: Depart B'lore by Train / Air. Train to Ahmedabad (ADI): Ajmer/Jodhpur express at 21:55

Day 1: In Train.

Day 2: Arrival at Ahmedabad at 8:00 a.m. Refresh. Ahmedabad sight seeing. Board Train to Veraval at 22:00

Day 3: Arrival at Veraval at 6:00 a.m. Proceed to Somnath by road (30 min). Halt at Somnath. Sight seeing.

Day 4: Proceed to Dwarka by bus. GSRTC bus at 6:30 a.m. Reaches Dwarka at 1:00 p.m. Refresh. Visit Nageswar Jyotirling, Bet dwarka etc.. Halt at Dwarka.

Day 5: Visit Dwarkadish temple. Proceed to Ahmedabad by night bus. Arrival at A'bad at 7:00 a.m. Refresh. Proceed to B'lore by air / train. Train at 14:55.

Day 6: In train

Day 7: Arrival at B'lore at 5:00 a.m.

Note: If you can spare another 2-3 days, you can also cover Porbander, Harshad mata temple, Madhavpur, Gir national park, Rajkot, Junagadh etc.. The route will be: B'lore --> Ahmedabad --> Rajkot --> Junagadh -->Gir --> Veraval --> Diu --> Veraval --> Madhavpur --> Harshad mata temple --> Porbandar --> Dwarka --> Nageswar temple --> Dwarka --> Rajkot --> Ahmedabad --> Bangalore

Hello guys,

I'm From Hyderabad and Planning to visit dwarakadeesh temple(lord krishna temple) at dwaraka, Nageshvara temple, Somanth temple. I can come by direct train to dwaraka from secunderabad. But first which temple i have to visit, next ??

1.Which place to reach first.
2.How to plan this trip so that i can cover all these three places?
3.Best time to plan for this trip
4.Number of days required for this trip
5. Provide some info regarding local busses and auto's

Thanks
Brahmareddy B

Hi Brahmareddy,

You visiting first in Dwaraka. You can spent one day and night there and can see Bhet Dwaraka, Nageshvara temple and Dwarakadeesh temple(lord krishna temple) which is in Dwarka. Then you can visit to Somnath. All places are so good, you can spend time according to your vacations.

I am also looking to go for Gujarat.Thanks for this forum and your comments too.

How to book rooms at "Somnath Trust Guest house... Lilawati Guest House" ? What are its tariff? Do they have any online booking facility?

@Kol2012

For booking Somenath Trust Guest Houses, check here.
Hope this helps.

Thanks Aish Da. The link is very helpful indeed.