Overview
GUJARAT TRIP WITH STATUE OF UNITY
Tour Plan
DAY WISE ITINERARY-DAY 1
Meals
- DAY 01 – BANGALORE – AHMEDABAD (2.15 HRS FLIGHT) – VADODARA (300 KMS)
- Assemble 2 hours prior flight at Bangalore Airport, and then proceed to Check in counter for the check in. Complete check in formalities and board your flight.
- Depart Bangalore
- Arrive Ahmedabad
- Meet our representative and depart to statue of unity. The Statue of Unity is a colossal statue of Indian statesman and independence activist Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel (1875–1950) who was the first deputy prime minister of India and the chief adherent of Mahatma Gandhi during the non-violent Indian Independence movement; highly respected for his leadership in uniting the 562 princely states of India to form the single large Union of India without any bloodshed. It is the world's tallest statue with a height of 182 metres (597 ft). It is located on a river island facing the Sardar Sarovar Dam on the river Narmada in Kevadiya colony.
- In the evening, arrive Vadodara and check in to the hotel
- Dinner & overnight stay at Vadodara.
- Meals: Dinner
DAY WISE ITINERARY-DAY 2
Meals
- DAY 02 – VADODARA – RAJKOT (300 KMS / 6.5 HRS)
- This morning after breakfast at the hotel check out and drive to Rajkot.
- Arrive Rajkot and check in to the hotel
- After fresh n up, depart to visit The Swaminarayan Temple & ISKCON Temple.
- Spend your evening at the local market doing some shopping
- Arrive back to hotel for dinner and overnight stay
- MEALS: BREAKFAST & DINNER
DAY WISE ITINERARY-DAY 3
Meals
- DAY 03 – RAJKOT – DWARKA (230 KMS / 4 HRS)
- Today after breakfast at the hotel, check out and drive to Dwarka.
- Arrive Dwarka and check into the hotel.
- After freshening up, depart to visit:
- Lord Dwarkadhish Temple
- Bet Dwarka
- Nageshwar Jyotirling
- Rukmani Temple
- In the evening, attend Aarti Darshan at Dwarkadhish Temple.
- Bet Dwarka – Also known as Bet Shankhoddar, Bet Dwarka is only 5 kms from Okha Junction in the sea and Okha is 30 kms from Dwarka. It is said to be the place where Lord Krishna lived with his family when he ruled at Dwarka. It is also the place where Vishnu slew the demon Shankhasura. Visitors make it a point to visit the Krishna temple at this site which holds much of interest to be seen and experienced.
- Nageshwar Mahadev – The Puranas mention the 12 Jyotirlingas or columns of light representing Lord Shiva, who manifested himself in that form in different parts of India. This Shiva shrine near Dwarka is one of these and is therefore accorded great respect.
- Rukmani Temple – Temple of Lord Krishna’s wife.
- Arrive back to the hotel for dinner and overnight stay at the hotel.
- Meals: Breakfast & Dinner
DAY WISE ITINERARY-DAY 4
Meals
- DAY 04: DWARKA – PORBANDAR – SOMNATH (260 KMS / 7 HRS DRIVE)
- Today after breakfast at the hotel, check out and proceed to Porbandar.
- Arrive Porbandar and visit:
- Kirti Temple, known as the house & birthplace of Mahatma Gandhi
- Gandhi Museum
- Study room of Mahatma Gandhi in the Kirti Temple
- Later visit Sudama Temple and then continue the drive to Somnath.
- Arrive Somnath and check in to the hotel.
- In the evening, transfer to Somnath Temple to witness the evening aarti.
- After freshening up, attend the evening aarti Darshan at Somnath Temple - a Lord Shiva temple known as Jyotirling built by the Moon God. Enjoy the light and sound show there.
- Arrive back to the hotel for dinner and stay overnight.
- Meals: Breakfast & Dinner
DAY WISE ITINERARY-DAY 5
Meals
- DAY 05: SOMNATH – AHMEDABAD (425 KMS / 9 HRS)
- Breakfast at the hotel, later check out and proceed to Ahmedabad.
- Arrive in Ahmedabad and check in to the hotel.
- Spend your evening at Sabarmati River Front.
- Then enjoy your delicious dinner and overnight stay at the hotel.
- Meals: Breakfast & Dinner
Inclusions / Exclusions
- Economy class airfare by Indigo Airlines
- 05 Nights’ accommodation at mentioned above hotel on twin sharing basis
- All meals as per the itinerary mentioned
- All sightseeing as per the itinerary mentioned
- All transfers and sightseeing by AC vehicle including all toll, taxes (if any), fuel charges, parking charges & driver allowances
- All currently applicable hotel and airport taxes
- Anything not mentioned in the Cost Highlights column
- Personal expenses such as laundry, telephone calls, tips & gratuity, porterage
- Any cost arising due to natural calamities like road blockage, political disturbances (strikes), etc. (to be borne by the client, who is directly payable on the spot)
- Any increase in taxes or fuel price, leading to increase in cost on surface transportation & land arrangements, which may come into effect prior to departure
- Monument entry fees
- Any insurance, medical expenses, etc.
- Camera charges at monuments/temples
- GST @ 5%
Tour Info
- Estive will not be liable for any decision by the consulate or Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
- Maximum 3 adults allowed per room. As a third person in a triple room, most of the hotels used roll-away beds, and room size may be the same as the double room.
- Additional supplements on account of fuel hikes as and when received would be applicable with immediate effect.
- Once an air ticket is issued, date change penalty will be applicable. Check with our Sales Officer for the applicable charges.
- The rights to vary, amend, alter or withdraw any itinerary, departure or excursion rest entirely with the company. Due to the demand of an airline, the in/out points may change. Services, however, will remain unchanged.
- In group packages, arrival and departure sectors may change due to availability of flights. Group size of 20 passengers and below traveling together, a driver cum guide will be provided. Group size of 20 passengers and above traveling together, a separate driver and separate guide will be provided.
- Itinerary is subject to change due to operational constraints, if any.
- Indian dinners and local meals are pre-set and a-la-carte is not possible.
- Any damage caused to the hotel rooms/coach during your stay shall be borne by the concerned passengers.
- The company shall not accept any liability or responsibility for any damages, loss of baggage, loss, injury, accident, death, breakdown or irregularity, which may occur in carrying out the tour arrangements due to weather conditions, strikes, war, threat of war, quarantine or any other cause whatsoever, and all such loss or expenses must be borne by the passengers.
- The management reserves the right to claim any additional expenses incurred due to delay or changes in schedules of train, aeroplane, bus, ship or any other services.
- The tour manager and the driver will do their best to get you as close to the monuments as possible, because in some cities coaches are restricted.
- On days when certain attractions, sights, monuments, museums, etc. are closed, the Tour Manager reserves the right to amend the itinerary/cancel the visit.
- There are no refunds for any services, i.e., meals, sightseeing, etc., not utilized on your tour.
- The flight change/cancellation fees vary based on airline rules and currency conversion rates. For exact cancellation/change fee, please do call us.
- Partly utilized tickets and No-Show tickets cannot be cancelled.
- Flight seat guarantee: - Subject to availability at the time of booking.
- Domestic ticket is completely non-refundable.
- Standard Check-In time at the hotel is 1200hrs, and Check-Out time is 1100hrs - 1200hrs. Early check-in or late check-out is subject to availability, and the hotel might charge you extra for it.
- For hotel change/cancellation fees, vary based on hotel rules and currency conversion rates. For exact cancellation/change fees, please call us.
- Children aged 12 years or above are fully charged by the hotel.
- Refunds shall be processed within 20 working days from the date of request receipt.
- Coach used for transfers & sightseeing will be provided only as per itinerary and not at disposal.
- Please note the rooms in Europe are standard rooms and are very small.
- Estive will make sure that your Gujarat tour & vacation will be memorable with this Gujarat tour & holiday package.
PAYMENT TERM FOR THE DEPARTURE
- Estive shall confirm the booking against the payment policy listed below.
- Payments can be made through the following modes:
- Via online payment gateway.
- Cheque/Demand Draft – To be drawn in favor of “Estive Incentive & Leisure Travels Pvt Ltd.” payable at Bangalore.
- NEFT/RTGS – The bank details are listed below for bank transfers.
- Credit Card – There will be an additional 2.5% tax on the total billing amount.
- CASH.
- All payments towards the tour cost must be made by the client to the company in accordance with the procedure and time frame mentioned herein below.
