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Duration: 12 Nights / 13 Days
Places Covered: Mumbai>>Ahmedabad.>>Bharwad>>Gowala>>Patan>>Rann
of Kutch>>Bhuj>>Mumbai
Day 1: The tourists arrive in Mumbai and are shifted
to the locally available Hotel.
Day 2: Tourists are shifted to Ahmedabad, then they
are driven to Utelia, a small and traditional village settled
around an old palace. The group of tourists are made to stay
in one of the locally available hotels in the town.
Day 3:The Bharwadi
Bharwadi is a place where villagers paint their houses neatly
in blues, greens and white colour and most of the people happen
to be shepherds. Some of the local people have taken up the
vocations of cutting and refining diamond and the presence
of a camel breeding farm also has value attached to it.
Day 4 :A Stepwell & Sun Temple
On day four the tourists are taken to Balaram where-in they
visit a museum, a Bawri, and an exquisitely beautiful sun
temple. The Calico Museum is one of the most memorable museums
in all of Gujarat and one can have a dekko at a lot of tribal
fabrics, beautiful wall hangings, mind blowing tapestries,
and varied, harlequin costumes. The elaborate Bawris are ancient
stepwells which have been constructed to fight away the dreary
and tormenting summers of Gujarat with a lot of intricate
planning and carving work being done to the walls of the stepwell.
The exquisite Modhera Sun Temple was built during the reign
of King Bhimdev I, and is similar to the famed Konark temple
in Orissa, India.
Day 5: The Gowala & The Garacia
The twin tribes of Gowala and Garacia are there to be explored
by the tourists on the tour package. Gowala tribe is more
settled and the Garacia are roaming around, and their women
dress less decoratively than the Gowalas. The throng of tourists
can enjoy on one evening, a well deserved showcasing of tribal
dances.
Day 6 : Patan's Patola Weavers are found in the three
legendary families which live next to Rani-Ki-Vav, which is
one of the oldest Bawris in Gujarat and was built in the eleventh
century. The Patola sari is very intricately woven and takes
around six months to be woven, and can be an interesting sight
for the tourists.
Day 7: The Banjara and The Rabari
The Little Rann of Kutch separates Kutch from the rest of
Gujarat.
Asiatic Wilds Asses and the birds, Flamingoes, are found in
the region. Both the tribes of the Banjara and the Rabari
are nomadic tribes, which depend on camels and sheep for their
subsistence and the Banjara tribes are also known for their
female's embroidery skills and latent talent.
Day 8 :Into The Rann of Kutch
Today, we head westward into the dreary countryside of Kutch,
Gujarat's last border. The tourists are taken for a long drive
into the Rann of Kutch which can be interspersed with the
movement of the migrating Rabari Tribe.
Day 9-Day 11:A Melting Pot of Tribes
Megwar, Samma, Jat, Mutwa, Ahir, Rabari, are some of the tribes
photographed over the next few days as daily incursions are
made into the treacherous landscape that is the much famed
Rann of Kutch. Some time will be spent in Bhuj town, which
was partially destroyed by the earthquake of 2001. The tourists
are escorted to the Old City to witness the spectacle of the
Aina (Old) and Prag (New) mahals and visit the well maintained
Bhartiya Folk Museum. Rogan style painting is also seen by
the tourists in the later part of the day.
Day 12: Homeward we go
The tourists are taken from Bhuj to Mumbai and upon arrival,
the tourists are shifted to the locally available hotel. Evening
comes and the tourists are taken to the airport for onward
flights.
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