Gujarat Heritage & Spiritual Circuit

Get picked up from Ahmedabad airport or railway station and start exploring India’s first UNESCO World Heritage City. Visit Sabarmati Ashram, Gandhi’s home from 1917 to 1930, then the five-storey Adalaj Stepwell, built in 1499 and known for its detailed carvings. Continue to Sidi Saiyyed Mosque for its famous stone lattice windows, followed by Kankaria Lake and the Sabarmati Riverfront. Spend the evening at Law Garden Night Market and Manek Chowk Food Street. Overnight in Ahmedabad.

After breakfast, drive about 200 km (approx. 4 to 5 hrs) to Kevadia. Visit the Statue of Unity, the 182-metre tribute to Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, and see the Valley of Flowers, the viewing gallery with Narmada Valley views, the Sardar Patel Museum and the Narmada Dam. Optional add-ons at the complex include the Jungle Safari, Cactus Garden, Butterfly Garden, Ekta Nursery and Glow Garden. Later, continue to Vadodara. Overnight in Vadodara.

After breakfast, explore Vadodara, Gujarat’s cultural capital. Visit Laxmi Vilas Palace, the grand residence of the Gaekwad royal family, then Sayaji Baug, one of western India’s largest public gardens. See the art and historical collections at the Baroda Museum and Picture Gallery, and the royal memorial at Kirti Mandir. Drive on to Siddhpur and visit Bindu Sarovar in the evening, a sacred lake known for Matru Shraddha rituals in memory of mothers. Overnight in Siddhpur.

After breakfast, begin at Matru Gaya, a revered site for rituals dedicated to departed mothers. Drive to Patan to see Rani ki Vav, the 11th-century UNESCO-listed stepwell built by Queen Udayamati, with over 500 principal sculptures and thousands of smaller carvings. Continue to the 11th-century Sun Temple at Modhera, built by Bhima I and dedicated to Surya, with its Sabha Mandap, carved walls and Surya Kund stepwell. Drive on to Ahmedabad (about 170 km for the day) and get dropped at the airport or railway station.