Day 1: Arrive Ahmedabad
On arrival at Ahmedabad airport assistance & transfer to hotel check in at hotel. Rest time free to relax. O/n at hotel.
Day 2: Ahmedabad
Breakfast at hotel. City tour of Ahmedabad. Visit Hatheesing Jain Temple, Bhadra Fort, Sidi Saiyyed Mosque, Sabarmati Ashram, Kite Museum, Vechaar Utensils Museum & Adalaj Step-well. O/n at hotel.
Day 3: Ahmedabad - Rajkot (215kms)
Breakfast at hotel. Drive to Rajkot check in at hotel. Later visit Jubilee Garden which house monuments of colonial time including MG High School, Kaba Gandhi No Delo, Rashtriya Shala, Watson Museum, Lang Library, and Rotary Midtown Library. O/n at hotel.
Day 4: Rajkot - Sasan Gir National Park (160kms)
Breakfast at hotel. Drive to Sasangir via visiting Navlakha Palace at Gondal. And Junagadh an ancient fortified city at the foot of the temple-studded Girnar Hill where Ashoka inscribed 14 edicts on a huge boulder. Arrive Sasangir check in at hotel. O/n at hotel.
Day 5: Sasan Gir - Diu (100kms)
Breakfast at hotel. Gypsy safari in Gir Wildlife Sanctuary the only place in the world outside Africa where the lion can be seen in its natural habitat. Panther, hyena. Sambhar, Chital, Blue Bull, Chinkara, four horned antelope, bear and the long tailed langur are found here. Some of the typical birds found in Gir are the crested serpent eagle, crested hawk eagle, brown fish owl, king vulture, jungle quail, paradise flycatcher, pygmy woodpecker, hard headed oriole etc. Another attraction is a crocodile farm developed in the forest. Later drive to Diu check in at hotel. O/n at hotel.
Day 6: Diu
Breakfast at hotel. Visit Diu Fort a large and imposing structure, situated on the coast of the island surrounded by the sea on the three sides and a canal on the fourth side. And Old Town which has few old mansions belonging to rich Portuguese and Indian merchants. Rest time free to relax. O/n at hotel.
Day 7: Diu - Bhavnagar (225kms)
Breakfast at hotel. Drive to Bhavnagar via visiting Palitana Temples known for being the largest cluster of Jain temples. 865 temples can be reached by climbing 3950 steps spanning 3.5km up the Shatrunjaya Hills. Arrive Bhavnagar check in at hotel. Visit Gandhi Smriti, Barton Library & Museum. O/n at hotel.
Day 8: Bhavnagar - Ahmedabad (175kms)
Breakfast at hotel. Drive to Ahmedabad enroute visit archaeological remains of a Harappa Port-Town of Indus Valley Civilization at Lothal. Continue drive to Ahmedabad and drop off at airport to board flight for onward destination.
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