Gujrat is stronghold of jainism,and also known for home of Gandhi and his message.Untouched by tourism ,it seems to be from out of time.Life is slow and peaceful and poverty is visible with all associated problems with it.You may encounter a group which had not seen 'a white man' before.This is home of tradition and religion which draws thousand of pilgrimages from all over the India.

SEASON: October -March / MONSOON: June-September / CLIMATE: 27-42 degreeRoute Duration: 5-10 Days ( far longer if pinned down to sunkissed beaches!)

DIU : The small ex-Portugese island of Diu is a perfect escape from modern India. IN fact,it is hardly like India from any dimension-looks like a displaced Greek island.The clean,cobbled streets,the pastel houses,the catholic churches and the old bastioned fort,the colorful fishwives in the elegant market square and the sleepy ,relaxed atmosphere-eyeryhting about Diu is pleasantly Mediterranean. It offers some marvelous beaches. A guided tour of Diu fort-Ancient Diu Church-Ruined Churches-St.Paul's Church are major attrections.Beaches are in area NAGOA-AHMEDPUR MANDVI.

SOMNATH: is famous in the world for its Somnath temple.By the 6th century AD,Somnath was the richest temple in all India. its wealth was so great that when the acquisitive Mehmud of ghazni descended on it in 1024 ,even his vast caravanserai of elephants ,camels and mules couldn't take it away.What he destroyed was probably the first historically recorded version of the temple,built in the 1st century Ad.Over the following 700 years,Somnath Temple was built up, knocked down,and rebuilt.Finally,after Aurangzeb the Mughal iconoclast set his demolition team on it in 1706,the builders gave up and left it in ruins.For comfort visit this legend between November-February.

Somnath Temple- A View in Past of India

SASAN GIR : If you are interested in wildlife-photography or just feel yourself comfortable in sanctuaries then you are at right spot.Sasan Gir is beyond doubt India's most preserved and natural sanctuary. Do not miss it.

AHMEDABAD : Legend is that this city was built on the ruins of a famous city named Karnavati in AD 1063-1093.Now it is rich in Pre-Mughal and Mughal architecture,most of which survive today,was rightly called 'The handsomest town in Hindoostan'.This city was favorites of the Great Mughals like Shah Jahan and Jahangir.Modern Ahmedabad boasts architecture work by leading personalities of the world like Le-Corbusier ,Louis Kahn and Charles Correa.