Somnath Dwarka Tour Package with Ahmedabad
Dwarkadhish Temple in Dwarka
Somnath Temple on the Gujarat coast
Somnath Dwarka temple tour
Somnath Dwarka pilgrimage circuit
Package overview
A clear, temple-first plan for your Somnath Dwarka trip
The Somnath Dwarka tour package with Ahmedabad is a 5 day, 4 night private trip from Rs. 15,999 per person that gives Ahmedabad a full sightseeing day and night before the temple coast. Experience My India does not start this trip on a Monday, because Akshardham is shut.
Starts from
โน15,999
Transfer
Door-to-door pickup
Stay
Comfortable hotels
Breakfast
Daily morning meals
Sightseeing
Guided temple visits
Trip highlights
- The 07:45 Mandir to Masjid heritage walk through about twenty old-city stops
- Sabarmati Ashram, free to enter, with time to actually sit in it
- Akshardham at Gandhinagar with the evening water show
- Dwarkadhish evening darshan, timed against the 13:00 to 17:00 closure
- Bet Dwarka by road over Sudarshan Setu, no ferry queue
- Somnath 19:00 aarti followed by the 20:00 light and sound show
A city day, not an airport
There are two ways to put Ahmedabad in a Somnath and Dwarka trip. One is to land, meet the driver and go, which is what our from Ahmedabad plan does, and if that is all you want it is the shorter and cheaper page and you should be reading it instead of this one. The other is to give the city a day and a night. That is this plan, and it exists because Ahmedabad is India's first UNESCO World Heritage City and the old town rewards a morning on foot rather than a drive-past.
Here is the part nobody writes down. Everything else on this circuit runs on temple time, which is generous. Ahmedabad runs on municipal and museum time, which is not. The official Mandir to Masjid heritage walk leaves the Kalupur Swaminarayan Temple at 07:45 and finishes at the Jama Masjid around 10:30, roughly twenty stops through the pols, and Gujarat Tourism publishes exactly those times. There is no later departure. So day one is not an arrival day. If your flight lands at ten in the morning, the best thing in Ahmedabad has already finished without you.
And Akshardham at Gandhinagar, about 30 km out, closes every Monday. Mandir darshan is free and runs 09:30 to 19:30 the rest of the week, the exhibitions and the evening Sat-Chit-Anand water show are ticketed separately, and no phone, camera or bag comes inside with you. They go into a cloakroom at the gate. Because Akshardham sits on day one here, a Monday start empties the day of its two best hours.
So we do not sell a Monday departure on this plan, and we tell you to be in Ahmedabad the evening before.
What goes wrong
Three things, and all three are avoidable if you tell us early. Akshardham closes every Monday, so a Monday day one costs you the afternoon and the evening show. The heritage walk has one departure, 07:45, so a late arrival costs you the old city. And the trip ends at Somnath, not back where it started, which catches people who booked a return flight from Ahmedabad. From Somnath, Veraval railway station is close by and Diu airport is roughly 86 km away. Driving back to Ahmedabad is a full extra day and it is not in this price. We check all three against your dates and your tickets before quoting.
Know before you go
Akshardham at Gandhinagar closes every Monday, so this trip does not start on a Monday.
The heritage walk leaves Kalupur at 07:45 and there is no later departure.
No phones, cameras or bags inside Akshardham. Everything goes into a cloakroom.
Day two is about 450 km to Dwarka, eight to nine hours, starting at 06:00.
The trip ends at Somnath, not Ahmedabad. Book your exit from the Saurashtra side.
Dwarkadhish closes 13:00 to 17:00 and Somnath's light show pauses in the monsoon.
Day-wise itinerary
Day1Ahmedabad, the city dayFull Day|Temple Visits
- 07:45Heritage walk from the Kalupur Swaminarayan Temple, about twenty stops through the pols
- 10:30Walk ends at the Jama Masjid. Breakfast in the old city
- 12:00Sabarmati Ashram, free to enter and open through the day
- 15:00Drive to Gandhinagar, about 30 km, for Akshardham. Phones, cameras and bags go into the cloakroom
- EveningThe Sat-Chit-Anand water show, separately ticketed, then back to the hotel
The walk goes at 07:45 and Akshardham shuts at 19:30. This night is what makes a real city day possible instead of a half one
Day2Ahmedabad to DwarkaFull Day|Temple Visits
- 06:00Early start. This is the long leg and city traffic is the enemy
- 06:30On the road. About 450 km through Rajkot and Jamnagar, eight to nine hours in practice
- 12:30Lunch stop, Rajkot or Jamnagar side
- 17:00Dwarka, hotel check in
- 19:00Dwarkadhish evening darshan
About 450 km of driving is behind you. Dwarkadhish shuts 13:00 to 17:00, so we aim you at the evening darshan
Day3Dwarka sightseeingFull Day|Temple Visits
Bet Dwarka and Nageshwar are a road day over Sudarshan Setu, out and back, no ferry to wait for
Day4Dwarka to SomnathFull Day|Temple Visits
The 19:00 aarti and the 20:00 light and sound show run back to back, and the show pauses for the monsoon
Day5Departure from SomnathFull Day|Departure
Morning darshan or the last stop, then your departure transfer.
Price by tier and nights
Per person. Hotel, breakfast and your vehicle with a driver are inside every number.
| Tier | Per person, 4 nights | Ahmedabad (1 night) | Dwarka (2) | Somnath (1) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Comfort | From Rs. 15,999 | Radhe upavan resort | Dwarkadhish Lords Eco Inn | Lords Inn, Somnath |
| Premium | Confirmed on quote | Sarovar Portico, Kalupur, Ahmedabad | Lemon Tree Premier, Dwarka | Sarovar Portico, Somnath |
| Top of the circuit | Confirmed on quote | Keys Select by Lemon Tree Hotels, Gandhi Ashram | The Fern Sattva Resort, Dwarka | Lemon Tree Resort, Somnath |
Inclusions & exclusions
What is included
- 4 nights hotel on your chosen tier, named by property in your written itinerary
- Private air-conditioned vehicle for the full route with driver
- Daily breakfast at the hotel
- Toll, parking, fuel and driver allowance
- Day one sequenced around the 07:45 walk and the Akshardham closing time
What is excluded
- Monument and museum entry fees across the trip
- Akshardham exhibition tickets and the Sat-Chit-Anand water show
- The municipal heritage walk fee, booked on heritagewalkahmedabad.com
- Air and train fare, which on this route is multi-city not return
- Lunch, dinner and anything ordered outside breakfast
- Temple seva, VIP darshan, guide fees, tips and personal expenses
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Your route, day by day
Day 1
Ahmedabad, the city day
The walk goes at 07:45 and Akshardham shuts at 19:30. This night is what makes a real city day possible instead of a half one
- 07:45Heritage walk from the Kalupur Swaminarayan Temple, about twenty stops through the pols
- 10:30Walk ends at the Jama Masjid. Breakfast in the old city
- 12:00Sabarmati Ashram, free to enter and open through the day
- 15:00Drive to Gandhinagar, about 30 km, for Akshardham. Phones, cameras and bags go into the cloakroom
- EveningThe Sat-Chit-Anand water show, separately ticketed, then back to the hotel
Driving routes are indicative โ the actual road taken depends on traffic and darshan timings on the day.
Good to know on price
Rs. 15,999 across four nights is about Rs. 4,000 per person per night with the private vehicle and breakfast inside that figure. It moves with group size, hotel tier and season.
Where you sleep in Ahmedabad decides how day one starts. Sarovar Portico is in Kalupur, the old-city quarter the 07:45 walk sets off from, so the morning begins on foot rather than in traffic. Keys Select sits over by the Gandhi Ashram on the other side of the river, which is quieter and better placed for a late arrival but puts a drive between you and the walk. Neither is the better hotel. They start your day differently, and on a one-night city stop that is the whole decision.
General darshan at Somnath, Dwarkadhish and the Akshardham mandir is free. Sabarmati Ashram is free. Seva and donations at Somnath go through the Shree Somnath Trust at somnath.org and nowhere else. The heritage walk is booked through heritagewalkahmedabad.com. No private number, no personal UPI, ours included.
Why choose Experience My India
- We check the Monday closure before we quote. Akshardham sits on day one, so your start date is the first thing we look at.
- We plan day one around 07:45. One departure, no second walk, and a flight that lands at ten misses it. We would rather move your flight than move the walk, because we cannot move the walk.
- We warn you about the cloakroom. No phones, cameras or bags inside Akshardham. People discover this at the gate with a queue behind them.
- We publish the drive. About 450 km to Dwarka, eight to nine hours in practice, with a 06:00 start to beat the city.
- We check your return ticket. This plan ends at Somnath. If you have booked back out of Ahmedabad, we need to know before you pay, not after.
- We will send you to the cheaper page. If you do not actually want a city day, the from Ahmedabad plan costs you less and drives you the same coast. We would rather you booked that one than felt oversold on this one.
This plan is not for you if
- your only possible start is a Monday and you will not shift it
- your flight cannot get you into Ahmedabad the night before
- a 450 km driving day is out of the question
- you needed to end where you started. Say so and we will reshape it or point you elsewhere
Five days, four nights, from Rs. 15,999 per person, and the only version of this circuit that gives Ahmedabad a morning on foot instead of a drive past the window. Send your dates and group size and we will confirm in the same reply whether your day one falls on a Monday. +91 7302265809.
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