Dwarka Somnath Gir Diu Tour Package

Welcome to Gujarat! Upon your arrival at Ahmedabad airport or railway station, our tour representative will greet you, and you hit the road towards Jamnagar, about 310 km away. This is the longest drive of the tour, so a morning arrival works best.

On reaching Jamnagar, have your afternoon meal and drive to Lakhota Lake and Lakhota Museum. The museum opens only in the afternoon (12 pm to 8 pm from November to February, 1 pm to 9 pm from March to October) and stays shut on Wednesdays, the 2nd and 4th Saturdays and government holidays. On those days you see the palace and lake from outside. Then drive to Bala Hanuman Temple, where the chant "Shri Ram, Jai Ram, Jai Jai Ram" has continued day and night since 1 August 1964. The temple is listed in the Guinness Book of Records for it (source: Jamnagar Municipal Corporation).

After paying homage at the temple, continue about 140 km to Dwarka for dinner and overnight stay.

On the second day of your tour, you will be visiting Bet Dwarka Island and the major landmark of the city, Dwarkadhish Temple. After breakfast, head towards the island. Since February 2024, Sudarshan Setu, a 2.32 km cable-stayed bridge from Okha, has connected Bet Dwarka to the mainland, so you now reach it by road. Bet Dwarka is known for its calm surroundings and its Dwarkadhish temple.

On the way back, visit Nageshwar Temple, 16 to 18 km from Dwarka depending on the route, which is one of the 12 Jyotirlingas in India. Gopi Talav is close by.

Dwarkadhish Temple closes from about 1 pm to 5 pm. Rest at the hotel through the afternoon and keep darshan for the evening, when you can walk down to Gomti Ghat, climb the 56 steps to the rear side of the temple, visit Rukmini Devi Temple on the edge of town and stay for the Sandhya aarti at around 7:30 pm. If you want a quiet hour by the sea, Shivrajpur Beach near Dwarka is a good sunset stop. Overnight stay in Dwarka.

After breakfast, drive about 108 km (2 hours) to Porbandar and visit Kirti Mandir, Sudama Mandir, Tara Mandir Planetarium and Chowpatty.

• Kirti Mandir is one of the best-known places in the city. It stands next to the ancestral house where Mahatma Gandhi was born on 2 October 1869.
• Sudama Mandir is dedicated to Sudama, the devotee and close friend of Lord Krishna. Porbandar is traditionally identified as Sudamapuri, Sudama's hometown.
• Tara Mandir Planetarium (also called Nehru Planetarium) shows the planets and stars on a dome-shaped screen.

Then drive to Somnath, about 155 km (3 to 3.5 hours), and check into the resort. Visit Bhalka Tirth, a small temple devoted to Lord Krishna. It is believed that this is the place where Lord Krishna was struck by an arrow shot by the hunter Jara while he was resting under a peepal tree.

End the day at Somnath Temple, listed first among the 12 Jyotirlingas in the traditional Dwadash Jyotirlinga Stotram. Attend the 7 pm aarti and stay for the light and sound show, which runs from 8 pm to 9 pm except in the monsoon (source: Shree Somnath Trust). Overnight stay in Somnath.

Drive towards Diu, about 80 to 85 km (2 to 2.5 hours), after breakfast. Diu is an island just off the Kathiawar coast near Veraval, joined to the mainland by two bridges. It sits next to Gujarat but is run separately: since 26 January 2020 it has been a district of the Union Territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu.

After reaching Diu, check into the hotel and head out to see Diu Fort, Nagoa Beach, Naida Caves and St. Paul's Church. If time permits, visit Gangeshwar Mahadev Temple at Fudam, where Shivlings set in the rocks are washed by the sea. After sightseeing, you will be dropped back at the hotel for dinner and overnight stay.

After breakfast, drive about 100 km (around 3 hours) to Sasan Gir, the entry point for the Sasan Gir jungle safari by open jeep inside Gir National Park. It is 53 km by road from Junagadh.

Wild Asiatic lions are found only in Gujarat, and Gir is the core population they have spread out from. The 2025 Lion Population Estimation counted 891 lions. Only 384 of them were inside Gir National Park and Wildlife Sanctuary; most now live in satellite populations across Saurashtra, including Barda Wildlife Sanctuary near Porbandar (source: Gujarat Forest Department). Apart from lions, you can spot leopards, spotted deer, sambar, nilgai, marsh crocodiles and the Indian python, along with birds such as the Indian Pitta and Osprey.

Before you plan the safari:

• Safari permits are sold only online on the Gujarat Forest Department portal (girlion.gujarat.gov.in). They sell out on holidays, so book early.
• Book the afternoon slot, as it is the only one you can reach in time from Diu. Full timings are in the table below.
• The park is closed for safaris from 16 June to 15 October.
• A lion sighting cannot be guaranteed in the open park. If permits are sold out, Devalia Safari Park runs bus tours in a fenced area where sightings are more likely.

Source: official Gir permit portal (girlion.gujarat.gov.in). The mid-morning slot starts around 9 am; check the portal for the exact time on your date.

After the safari, drive back to Junagadh for night stay.

Today, you will be driving back to Ahmedabad, about 320 km, after a Gujarati breakfast. Start early. The first stop is Virpur for Jalaram Bapa Temple, and the second is Gondal, where you visit Swaminarayan Temple and Navlakha (Naulakha) Palace. Gondal's royal vintage car collection can be seen only with the palace management's permission.

It's then time to reach Ahmedabad airport or railway station for your onward journey home. Please book an evening or night departure.