Explore Gujarat by road: every place, region by region

• 57

  Places in this guide

• 56

  Distances measured from Ahmedabad

• 13

  Ready-made circuits

• 4

  UNESCO World Heritage Sites

• 2

  Verified operators within 75 km of Ahmedabad

Road distances come from our route catalog (by road, never straight-line guesses); fares are indicative (Oct 2026) from our published rate method, and every place links its official page.

Jyotirlingas

Somnath, Nageshwar Jyotirlinga

Char Dham

Dwarka

Shakti Peeths

Ambaji, Champaner–Pavagadh, Bahucharaji, Mata no Madh (Ashapura Mata)

Jain tirthas

Palitana (Shatrunjaya), Junagadh & Girnar, Taranga, Shankheshwar

Swaminarayan

Gandhinagar (Akshardham, Adalaj), Vadtal Swaminarayan Temple, Bhuj

Krishna temples

Dwarka, Bet Dwarka, Dakor, Tulsishyam

1. Champaner–Pavagadh Archaeological ParkInscribed 2004
2. Rani ki Vav, PatanInscribed 2014
3. Historic City of AhmedabadInscribed 2017
4. Dholavira, a Harappan cityInscribed 2021

• Saurashtra temple circuitDwarka → Porbandar → Somnath → Sasan Gir5 days1,112 km17-seater ₹35,400–43,300Photo: Kridha20, CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped), via Wikimedia Commons
• Gir, Somnath and DiuSasan Gir → Somnath → Diu3–4 days891 km17-seater ₹28,200–34,500Photo: Vivek Doshi / Unsplash
• Kutch and Rann UtsavBhuj → Kala Dungar → Rann of Kutch (Dhordo) → Mandvi (Kutch)4 days1,040 km17-seater ₹31,900–39,100Photo: Axn photography / Unsplash
• Palitana, Bhavnagar and VelavadarVelavadar (Blackbuck National Park) → Bhavnagar → Palitana2–3 days437 km17-seater ₹21,100–25,800Photo: Mangesh Dave / Unsplash
• Statue of Unity, Pavagadh and ChampanerPavagadh → Statue of Unity (Kevadia)2–3 days444 km17-seater ₹21,100–25,800Photo: Arian Zwegers from Brussels, Belgium, CC BY 2.0 (cropped), via Wikimedia Commons
• North Gujarat heritageModhera Sun Temple → Patan → Ambaji → Polo Forest2–3 days513 km17-seater ₹21,100–25,800Photo: Hardik Joshi / Unsplash
• Saputara weekendSaputara2–3 days772 km17-seater ₹23,600–28,900Photo: Mayur.thakare at English Wikipedia, public domain (cropped), via Wikimedia Commons
• Dwarka–Somnath from AhmedabadDwarka → Porbandar → Somnath3–4 days1,085 km17-seater ₹33,100–40,700Photo: Kridha20, CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped), via Wikimedia Commons
• Rann of Kutch from AhmedabadBhuj → Rann of Kutch (Dhordo)2–3 days874 km17-seater ₹26,400–32,500Photo: Axn photography / Unsplash
• Statue of Unity from AhmedabadVadodara → Statue of Unity (Kevadia)1–2 days403 km17-seater ₹14,000–17,100Photo: Karan Suthar / Unsplash
• Saurashtra panch tirth from AhmedabadChotila → Virpur (Jalaram) → Junagadh → Somnath → Porbandar → Dwarka5 days1,085 km17-seater ₹35,400–43,300Photo: Emmanuel DYAN from Paris, France, CC BY 2.0 (cropped), via Wikimedia Commons
• Ambaji and Shamlaji from AhmedabadAmbaji → Shamlaji1–2 days458 km17-seater ₹14,100–17,200Photo: Ms Sarah Welch, CC0 1.0 (cropped), via Wikimedia Commons
• Pavagadh and Dakor from AhmedabadDakor → Pavagadh1–2 days300 km17-seater ₹14,000–17,100Photo: Ms Sarah Welch, CC0 1.0 (cropped), via Wikimedia Commons

1. JanUttarayan and the International Kite Festival · Ahmedabad and other citiesOn 14 January the whole state flies kites from the rooftops; the kite festival on Ahmedabad's riverfront runs around it.Gujarat Tourism: Kite Festival
2. JanModhera Dance Festival · Modhera Sun TempleClassical dance on the temple steps, just after Uttarayan.Gujarat Tourism: Modhera Dance Festival
3. FebBhavnath Mahashivratri fair · Girnar foothills, JunagadhA fair of sadhus and pilgrims at the foot of Girnar over the days up to Mahashivratri (February or March).Gujarat Tourism: Mahashivratri Mela
4. MarDang Darbar and Holi · Ahwa (Dangs) and DakorA tribal fair at Ahwa in the days before Holi; on the Holi full moon, huge crowds walk to Dakor.Gujarat Tourism: Dang Darbar
5. AugSaputara Monsoon Festival · SaputaraHeld through August when the hills are green and the waterfalls full.Gujarat Tourism: Monsoon Festival
6. AugJanmashtami · Dwarka and DakorKrishna's birthday (August or September) is the biggest day of the year in Dwarka.
7. SepTarnetar fair · Tarnetar, Surendranagar districtA rural fair at the Trinetreshwar temple in Bhadarvo (August or September), famous for embroidered umbrellas and folk dance.Gujarat Tourism: Tarnetar Fair
8. OctNavratri · Every town; Vadodara and Ahmedabad are known for itNine nights of garba dancing (September or October). The Garba of Gujarat is on UNESCO's list of intangible cultural heritage (2023).Gujarat Tourism: Navratri
9. NovRann Utsav begins · Dhordo, White RannThe tent city at the White Rann runs from 1 November 2026 to 7 March 2027.Gujarat Tourism: Rann Utsav
10. NovGirnar parikrama, Shamlaji fair, Palitana reopens · Junagadh, Shamlaji, PalitanaAround Kartik Purnima (October or November): the walk around Girnar, the Shamlaji fair, and Shatrunjaya hill reopening after the monsoon.

• Gujarati thali: A full plate of dal, kadhi, vegetables, rotli, rice and sweets, refilled until you stop. Most of Gujarat eats vegetarian.
• Dhokla and khaman: Steamed, savoury gram-flour cakes: breakfast or a snack on the road.
• Undhiyu: A slow-cooked winter dish of mixed vegetables, eaten above all around Uttarayan in January.
• Kathiawadi food: Saurashtra's spicier cooking: bajra rotla, garlic chutney and sev tameta at highway dhabas.
• Kutchi dabeli: A spiced potato bun from Kutch, sold on every corner.
• Surti locho: A soft steamed snack from Surat's street stalls.
• Manek Chowk: Ahmedabad's old-city square that turns into a night food market after the shops close.

• A family, society, school or temple group is touring Gujarat (Somnath, Dwarka, Gir, Kutch, Statue of Unity, Palitana, Ambaji) and needs one vehicle with a driver for the whole trip.
• A visitor from abroad lands at Ahmedabad (AMD) or Surat and wants a tempo traveller, Urbania or car with a driver, with itemised quotes from verified operators instead of one phone price.
• A group wants a ready-made Gujarat circuit (Saurashtra temples, Gir–Somnath–Diu, Kutch and the Rann Utsav, North Gujarat heritage) priced on measured road distances.