Gujarat
8 DAYS | EX KOCHI · AHMEDABAD TO DWARKA CIRCUIT
EXPERIENCES:
Return Flights | 7 Nights on Twin Sharing | All Entry Tickets | Veg Meals Through the Tour | AC Push Back Vehicles | Fortune Tour Manager
The land of legends
Gujarat: The Tallest Statue and Krishna's Coast
Stand at the feet of a statue taller than any on earth, watch the sea return a temple to the tide, and take darshan where Somnath meets the waves and Dwarka keeps Krishna's city. Fortune's 8-day Gujarat circuit runs ex Kochi, escorted end to end with every entry ticket pre-booked.
Why Gujarat
One State, Half of India's Story.
Few circuits carry this much in one sweep. Gujarat holds Somnath, revered as the first of the twelve jyotirlingas, and Dwarka, Krishna's own city and one of the Char Dham. It gave India Gandhiji, whose ashram, family haveli, and school all sit on this route, and Sardar Patel, whose 182-metre statue now stands taller than any other on the planet. Add the only wild home of the Asiatic lion and a coastline of temple towns, and eight days fill themselves. Fortune runs it as an escorted group circuit ex Kochi, with veg meals through the tour and a Fortune tour manager alongside.
The tour route
Four Chapters of the Circuit.
Seven stops on the road, gathered into the four stories they tell.
Ahmedabad and Vadodara
The circuit opens at the Sabarmati riverfront, Gandhi Ashram, and ISKCON temple
Takes in Vadodara's vast Lakshmi Vilas Palace, and closes days later with the carved Adalaj Stepwell and Akshardham temple.
The Statue of Unity
Kevadia's giant on the Narmada
The tallest statue in the world at 182 metres, honouring Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel.
The Temple Coast
Nishkalank Mahadev standing in the sea near Bhavnagar
Somnath on its shore, Gandhiji's Kirti Mandir at Porbandar, the boat crossing to Bet Dwarka, and darshan at the Dwarkadhish temple.
Gir Country and Rajkot
The Devalia safari zone of Gir, wild home of the Asiatic lion
Then Rajkot's Mahatma Gandhi Museum in his old school and the Rotary Dolls Museum.
Before you go
Gujarat, in brief.
A circuit built around temples, lions and long open roads, with early starts and real distance between the stops. The quick read before the plan.
The giant on the Narmada
At the Feet of the World's Tallest Statue.
The Statue of Unity
Sardar Patel, 182 Metres Into the Sky
Nothing prepares you for the scale. The Statue of Unity at Kevadia rises 182 metres, 597 feet, above the Narmada, the tallest statue human hands have ever raised, honouring Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, the statesman who stitched India's princely states into one nation. From the approach road, he is a figure on the horizon; from the base, the world tilts upward and cameras run out of frame. The tour reaches Kevadia on its second day, paired with Vadodara's Lakshmi Vilas Palace, reputed to have been the largest private residence of its age, so one day delivers both a palace and a colossus.
Check the Departures
Worth timing the tide for
The Temple the Sea Visits Twice a Day.
Off the coast near Bhavnagar stands Nishkalank Mahadev, a Shiva shrine built on a rock in the open sea. At high tide the water claims the path and the temple stands alone above the waves; at low tide the sea steps back and pilgrims walk out across the seabed for darshan. Legend holds the Pandavas raised it after the Kurukshetra war, seeking release from the guilt of battle, and engineers still puzzle over how it shrugs off the tides. Temple timings here follow the sea, not the clock, and the tour plans the day around exactly that.
The Fine Print, Made Simple
What to Sort Before the Circuit.
This is a domestic tour, so no passport enters the picture; every traveller, children included, carries a valid government photo ID for the flights. Travel insurance is not part of the package, so anyone wanting cover arranges their own. Meals run pure veg through the tour, which suits the temple trail it follows. The drives are real ones, several stretches between 220 and 290 kilometres, covered in AC push-back vehicles with sensible breaks. Darshan days start early, Dwarka before breakfast, footwear comes off at every temple, and the Nishkalank visit moves with the tide. At Devalia, a private gypsy safari with an eco-guide can be arranged on request for up to six travellers. Payment runs 50 percent at booking with the balance due 15 days before departure.
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Flights, hotels, meals, entry tickets, and transfers sit inside one confirmed booking, so nothing is left for you to sort on arrival.
Someone With You Throughout
A Fortune tour manager travels with the group from Cochin, right through to the flight back home.
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Every ticket, every transfer, and every hotel night is confirmed before you leave Kerala, so no day is spent in a queue.
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Branches in Kochi, Thiruvananthapuram, Thrissur, and Kannur, so help is always close by.
The Fortune Departure
The Set Circuit of Gujarat.
The full circuit in one booking: Ahmedabad's ashram and riverfront, the Lakshmi Vilas Palace and the Statue of Unity, the sea temple of Nishkalank Mahadev, lions at Devalia, Somnath, Porbandar's Kirti Mandir, the Bet Dwarka boat crossing, early darshan at Dwarkadhish, Rajkot's Gandhi and Dolls museums, and the Adalaj Stepwell before the flight home. Flights, all entry tickets, and veg meals run through the price, with an experienced Fortune tour manager throughout.
FAQ
Questions with useful answers
Eight days ex Kochi across Ahmedabad, Vadodara and the Statue of Unity, Bhavnagar's sea temple, Devalia's lion country, Somnath, Porbandar, Bet Dwarka and Dwarka, Rajkot's museums, and the Adalaj Stepwell, with seven nights on twin sharing. The complete day-wise plan sits on the itinerary page.
No. Gujarat is a domestic circuit, so a valid government photo ID for each traveller, children included, covers the flights.
Yes, with honesty about the road. Several drives run 220 to 290 kilometres, covered in AC push-back vehicles with planned breaks, and darshan mornings start early. Temple visits involve walking and bare feet. The desk paces elder-heavy groups kindly and adds rest nights on request.
Yes, pure veg through the whole circuit as part of the package, which fits the temple trail the route follows. Travellers wanting anything beyond the group menu arrange it personally.
Devalia is the Gir Interpretation Zone, a 412-hectare stretch of real Gir forest designed for excellent sightings of the Asiatic lion, found wild only in Gujarat, along with leopards, blackbuck, and more. The visit runs by the park's safari buses, with a private gypsy and eco-guide available on request.
Yes. Extra nights on the coast, a gentler pace, a private departure for your own circle, or a different date can all be built. Tell the desk what fits, and the fresh plan comes back priced for approval.