Full Day Trip of Ahmedabad City with visit to Ghandi Ashram In Premium Car, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
→ Explore India’s First World Heritage City: Ahmedabad
→ Travel through Narrow streets of Walled City
→ Visit Sabarmati Ashram: Home of Mahatma
→ See exquisite Stone Carvings at Sidi Sayed Mosque
→ Visit BAPS Swaminarayan Akshardham Temple
→ Enjoy Toy Train Journey at Kankaria Lake-Optional
→ Visit Hatheesing Jain Temple and Delhi Darwaza
→ Explore Adalaj Stepwell – A World Heritage Site
→ Observe an amazing balance between Old and Moden Ahmedabad
Description & Instructions When Visiting Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
→ Explore India’s First World Heritage City: Ahmedabad
→ Travel through Narrow streets of Walled City
→ Visit Sabarmati Ashram: Home of Mahatma
→ See exquisite Stone Carvings at Sidi Sayed Mosque
→ Visit BAPS Swaminarayan Akshardham Temple
→ Enjoy Toy Train Journey at Kankaria Lake-Optional
→ Visit Hatheesing Jain Temple and Delhi Darwaza
→ Explore Adalaj Stepwell – A World Heritage Site
→ Observe an amazing balance between Old and Moden Ahmedabad
Itinerary
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Stop At: Sabarmati Ashram / Mahatma Gandhi’s Home, Gandhi Smarak Sangrahalaya, Ahmedabad 380027 India
Gandhiji selected a place on the bank of the river Sabarmati very close to the Saint Dadheechi’s temple as well as from Jail and a crematorium. Gandhi used to remark, “This is the right place for our activities to carry on the search for Truth and develop Fearlessness for on one side are the iron bolts of the foreigners and on the other, thunderbolts of mother nature.” After building a few essential structures, activities of the Ashram commenced in 1917.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Hathee Singh Jain Temple, Hutheesing Wadi Near Delhi Darwaja, Ahmedabad India
Hutheesing Temple is the best known Jain temple in Ahmedabad in Gujarat, India. It was constructed in 1848. The construction of the temple was initiated originally planned by Shet Hathisinh Kesarisinh, a wealthy Ahmedabad trader who died at 49. The construction was supervised and completed by his wife Shethani Harkunvar. The total cost was approximately Rs. 8 lakh. then a major sum. The temple is dedicated to Lord Dharmanatha, the fifteenth Jain Tirthankar.
Duration: 30 minutes
Pass By: Delhi Darwaja, Mirzapur Rd, Ahmedabad 380001 India
Entrance to the Old Walled City
Pass By: Chimanlal Girdharlal Road, Chimanlal Girdharlal Rd, Bapu Nagar, Navrangpura, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
Chimanlal Girdharlal Road, colloquially the C. G. Road, is one of the major roads of Ahmedabad. It has been ranked as the costliest retail location in the city. It is named after Chimanlal Girdharlal, one of the major businessmen of the 1960s in India.
Pass By: Ellis Bridge, Ahmedabad India
Ellis Bridge is a century old bridge situated in Ahmedabad, Gujarat. It bridges the western and eastern parts of the city across the Sabarmati river. This bowstring arch-truss bridge was the first bridge of Ahmedabad constructed in 1892. Later new concrete wings were constructed on either side in 1997 and it was renamed as Swami Vivekananda Bridge
Stop At: Shree Swaminarayan Mandir Kalupur, Shree Swaminarayan Road Kalupur, Ahmedabad 380001 India
Shree Swaminarayan Mandir Kalupur is the first Temple of the Swaminarayan Sampraday, a Hindu sect. It is located in Kalupur area of Ahmedabad. It was built on the instructions of Swaminarayan, the founder of the sect
As per the will of Swaminarayan, the administration of the Swaminarayan Sampraday is divided into two Gadis (seats) – Nar Narayan Dev Gadi and Laxmi Narayan Dev Gadi. This Temple is the headquarters of the Nar Narayan Dev Gadi.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Kankaria Lake, Maninagar Area, Ahmedabad 380021 India
Kankaria Lake is the second largest lake in Gujarat, India. It is located in the south-eastern part of the city, in the Maninagar area. It was completed in 1451 during the reign of Sultan Qutb-ud-Din Ahmad Shah II though its origin is placed in the Chaulukya period sometimes.
A lakefront is developed around it, which has many public attractions such as a zoo, toy train, kids city, tethered balloon ride, water rides, water park, food stalls, and entertainment facilities. The lakefront was revamped in 2007―2008.
Kankaria Carnival is a week-long festival held here in the last week of December. Many cultural, art, and social activities are organized during the carnival.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Sundarvan Near ISRO, Jodhpur Tekra, Ahmedabad 380015 India
In the midst of this busy, sprawling western Ahmedabad, dotted by mushrooming malls and multiplexes, you may find your way into the nature discovery center, SUNDARVAN. As you walk gently around bamboo grooves and a banyan tree you might spot a tortoise blocking your way or a love bird humming away or even a snake skin resting by the pond. This natural refuge is indeed a mini zoo committed to spreading awareness and sensitivity towards nature. It is most known for the variety of snakes like Russel’s viper, Red Sand boa and the revered Indian cobra. Every Sunday they have a snake show in their small amphitheater where the reptiles are removed from their cages. The center also gives its services to rescue snakes whenever they get calls from befuddled city residents. Other than snakes, the zoo also has a marsh crocodile, porcupine, a small aquarium and a bird section. But it is much more beautiful to see birds like pheasant crows flying freely and peacocks dancing away in this natural setting.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Sindhu Bhavan Marg, PRL Colony, Thaltej, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
A place is known for fine to dine and eateries. You will have an optional time to have lunch or a quick bite on your own.
Duration: 45 minutes
Stop At: Adalaj Step-well, Adalaj District-Gandhinagar, Ahmedabad India
Set in the quiet village of Adalaj, this vav has served as a resting place for hundreds of years for many pilgrims and caravans along their trade routes. Built in 1499 by Queen Rudabai, wife of the Vaghela chief, Veersinh, this five-storey stepwell was not just a cultural and utilitarian space, but also a spiritual refuge. It is believed that villagers would come everyday in the morning to fill water, offer prayers to the deities carved into the walls and interact with each other in the cool shade of the vav. There is an opening in the ceilings above the landing which allows the light and air to enter the octagonal well. However, direct sunlight does not touch the flight of steps or landings except for a brief period at noon. Hence some researchers say that the atmosphere inside the well is six degrees cooler than the outside. Another remarkable feature of this stepwell is that out of the many stepwells in Gujarat, it is the only one with three entrance stairs. All three stairs meet at the first storey, underground in a huge square platform, which has an octagonal opening on top. The vav is a spectacular example of Indo-Islamic architecture and design. The harmonious play of intricate Islamic floral patterns seamlessly fusing into Hindu and Jain symbolism embody the culture and ethos of those times. All the walls carved by ornamentation, mythological scenes along with everyday scenes of women churning buttermilk, dancers accompanied by musicians, women adorning themselves and a king sitting on a stool. Fascinating to many visitors is the Ami Khumbor (a pot that contains the water of life) and the Kalp Vriksha (a tree of life) carved out of a single slab of stone. There is a belief that the small frieze of navagraha (nine-planets) towards the edge of the well protects the monument from evil spirits.
Duration: 45 minutes
Pass By: Gandhinagar, Gandhinagar, Gandhinagar District, Gujarat
A planned city, Gandhinagar is the state capital with wide streets that are numbered and cross streets named after letters of the Gujarati alphabets. The streets create thirty rectangular residential sectors with schools, shopping areas, playgrounds, and parks. The capital complex and government offices including the Assembly called the Vidhan Sabha, the Secretariat called Sachivalaya and government office buildings like Udhyog Bhavan, which houses the
offices of the industries departments are located in the centre. The main source of employment in the private sector is provided by two industrial estates dedicated to engineering, electronics and non-polluting light industries. There is also a software technology park called Infocity.
In recent years, Gandhinagar has grown into an educational hub with prestigious institutions as the Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar, National Institute of Design (Gandhinagar campus), Dhirubhai Ambani Institute of Information and Communication Technology, National Institute of Fashion Technology, Gujarat National Law
University, Bhaskaracharya Institute For Space Applications And Geo-Informatics, Pandit Deendayal Petroleum University, United world (a campus with a business school, design school and law school), Entrepreneurship Development Institute of India and colleges for engineering, dentistry, management among others located in and around Gandhinagar or on the highways from Gandhinagar to Ahmedabad. Gujarat International Finance Tec-City (GIFT City), a big-ticket project, will have dedicated facilities for finance and tech companies. It is located about 8km from Gandhinagar. With plenty of trees lining the roads and pretty parks, Gandhinagar is a pleasant place worth visiting. However, it does get crowded during the many large-scale exhibitions that occur at the Mahatma Mandir Convention Centre or the helipad ground.
Stop At: Swaminarayan Akshardham, Indian Cultural Complex Sector 20, J Road, Gandhinagar India
Akshardham is majestic, intricately carved stone structure which stands amid sprawling gardens set in a 23-acre plot at Gandhinagar (Gandhinagar district). It is built in 6000 tonnes of pink sandstone and not a bit of steel has been used. The temple is 108 ft in height, 240 ft in length and 131 ft in width. A point worth noting is that this modern monument to Hinduism was built as per the injunctions of Vastu Shastra.The monument enshrining the seven foot high, gold-leafed Murti (idol) of Lord Swaminarayan is the focal point of the complex.
The monument stands on 7 sculpted pillars, 210 single-piece stone beams, 57 window grills, M domes, eight ornate zarokhas, etc. The sanctum sanctorum contains the 1.2 tonne gold-plated idol of Lord Swaminarayan, the founder of the sect that bears his name, shown in a sitting posture with his right hand raised in abhay mudra. He is flanked by Swami Gunatitanand on his right and Swami Gopalanand Swami on his left. Both of them were his disciples. Swami Gunatitanand is called Swaminarayan’s Akshardham, the eternal abode. According to the Swaminarayan philosophy whenever Lord Swaminarayan incarnates on this planet he brings with him his Akshardham.
Gunatitanand Swami is also called Aksharbrahma and ranks second in the hierarchy of the Bochasanvasi Akshar Purushottam Sanstha which built the Akshardham monument. Inspiring episodes and incidents from the glorious history of Sanatan Dharma are presented in sound and light form for the benefit of the visitors. The show takes visitors through various facets of Hinduism. The wisdom of the Vedas, the epics, the Puranas are depicted on a crowded canvas by the exhibition. The visitor comes face to face with personages who have made this land what it is.
It is a perfect mix of modernity and ancient values. Apart from Lord Rama going in search of his kidnapped wife, the visitor can see Shravan- the dutiful son, the Pandavas losing the game of dice in the Hastinapur palace, etc. Besides the visitors can also see Sabari’s long wait for Lord Rama and Draupadi’s humiliation in the Kauravasabha.
The Hall of Harmony projects world religions side by side. The monument is ringed by a parikrama containing 365 stone pillars. The temple also houses the Akshardham Center for Applied Research in Social Harmony (AARSH) which is a futuristic research center with a rich library, study stations, and archives. Access to the library is confined to enlisted scholars.
So far millions of people have visited the monument since its inception on November 2, 1992. They have been able to savor the story of Hinduism and to imbibe the message of universal peace and brotherhood.
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
Stop At: Vechaar Museum, opp. Vasna Tol Naka, Rehnuma Society, Vishala, Ahmedabad, Gujarat 380055, India
Unique Museum of Utensils and a village restaurant in Ahmedabad serving traditional Vegetarian food for decades.
Dinner is Optional.
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
Duration: 10 hours 30 minutes
Starts: Ahmedabad, India
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Cultural Tours
