Explore Ahmedabad Spiritual Sites - A Private Tour with Akshardham Temple& Lunch
Description
Ahmedabad is the sixth largest city in India, and it's first UNESCO World Heritage City. Your private tour with a local English speaking guide will take you to some of the best attractions and memorials in this ancient city. Your tour includes the Jama Maszid, the Sidi Saiyed Mosque, the Adalaj Stepwell and the Akshardham Temple. Highlights • Jama Maszid • Sidi Saiyed Mosque • Lunch at a local Restaurant • Adalaj Stepwell • Akshardham Temple (Akshardham Remains Closed On Every Monday)
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Itinerary
You will be picked up from your hotel in Ahmedabad’s city center. Your local English Speaking guide will begin the tour at 8:00 AM. The first stop on the tour will be the Jama Masjid of Ahmedabad (Friday Mosque). It was built in 1423 during the reign of Ahmedabad’s founder Ahmed Shah I. While all around the mosque lies the hectic frenzy of the old city-center, step through the gates and the urban chaos falls away, leaving you standing in a refuge of profound serenity. Next, you will visit Sidi Saiyed Mosque. It was built in 1573 by Sidi Saiyyed, an Abyssinian in the entourage of Bilal Jhajar Khan, a General in the armed forces of the last Sultan. The mosque’s famous “Tree of Life Jali” or lattice work done on the semicircular arch windows has come to symbolize the grandeur of the city. From here, you will visit the Hathee Singh Jain Temple.
Continue to explore the Sabarmati Ashram (also known as the Gandhi Ashram), which is situated in a suburb of Ahmedabad on the banks of the River Sabarmati. Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, (known as Mahatma Gandhi), lived here for close to twelve years. Your tour includes lunch at local restaurant. (Beverage Excluded).
After lunch, continue to the Adalaj Stepwell to see a Hindu water storage in the town of Adalaj. The 5-story Stepwell was built in 1499 by the Muslim ruler Mohammed Begda. The stepwells were once necessary to the semiarid districts of Gujarat as they provided essential water for drinking, washing and bathing. These wells were also settings for celebrations and holy ceremonies.
Your tour continues to Akshardham Temple, a Swaminarayan sanctuary complex. This Hindu temple complex took 13 years to build and is a tribute to Lord Swaminarayan and his teachings. Your tour concludes with you being driven back to your hotel in central Ahmedabad.
Highlights
What's included
Pickup Locations & Times
We may pick up travelers from city center hotels / fixed point wiithin city limits. In case pick up is outside central points extra cost shall applicable subject to distance applicable.
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Important Information
- Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
- Children under 15 must be accompanied by an adult
- A dress code is required to enter places of worship and selected museums. No shorts or sleeveless tops allowed. Knees and shoulders must be covered for both men and women. You may risk refused entry if you fail to comply with these dress requirements
- Consider wearing comfortable clothes and walking shoes.
- A moderate amount of walking is involved; comfortable walking shoes and sunglasses/sunscreen with hats or scarf for ladies are highly recommended
- Akshardham Temple is closed on Mondays.
Reviews(2)
We didn't do enough research and ended up travelling long distance to the temple, to find put that it's a new temple with no spirit, I'm afraid. We did a small ceremony, water pouring over the statuette of the Akshardham, which we haven't done before. But the music and the singing came from a CD. Don't recommend it.
Go during the evening. Get a picture clicked for about 150rs as a memory. Watch the water show if you want to. Beautiful place tbh.
