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Day 09 (9th December): Ahmedabad / Surat / Bardoli
Early morning, before breakfast, you will have the option of exploring the enchanting old city of Ahmedabad. See how the women compensate who are in the city where they might not have access to a river or lake to wash their clothes. Visit a Muslim Mosque in session, a Jain Temple in morning session, cows sitting relaxing outside the Jain Temples. Walk among the camels, elephants, bicycles and motorcycles as we walk from temple, to mosque to temple. Visit the Kavi Dalpatram Memorial – Kavi Dalpatram was born into a Brahmin family which was rich in Vedic knowledge and culture. He had powerful analytical and intellectual skills enabled him to continuously...
Read MoreDay 10 (10th December) : Surat / Dandi & Valsad
After a buffet breakfast at the hotel, the group will drive to Dandi and Valsad by bus. Stopping at Matvad the group will walk the last 5 kilometers (3 miles) to Dandi retracing the footsteps of Bapu and the 80 handpicked satygrahis who accompanied him from Sabarmati Ashram to Dandi on the epic 241 mile Salt March Satyagraha. Then from Dandi drive to Dharasana and visit the site of the raid on the Government Salt Depto. Dandi is a small village in the Jalalpore district, Gujarat, India. It is located on the coast of the Arabian Sea near the city of Navsari. It shot into worldwide prominence in 1930 when Mahatma Gandhi selected it to be the place for the Salt Satyagraha....
Read MoreDay 11 (11th December): Surat/Mumbai
After early breakfast at the hotel, the group will drive to Mumbai. First on the list is to wander around at Hanging Gardens, a vast park spread over Malabar Hill, a beautiful coastal neighborhood situated over the Arabian Sea. Next we head to get buffett dinner at a local hotel, and freshen up (no rooms). At 7:15 PM, the group will be transferred to the Mumbai Railway Station to board our overnight sleeper train the “Duronto Express” to Nagpur at 20:15 hours. Meals Included: Buffet breakfast at the Gateway Hotel + Packed lunch on board the bus to Mumbai. Dinner at hotel in Mumbai Travel by: Surat-Mumbai by Volvo Bus; Mumbai-Nagpur (via overnight sleeper...
Read MoreDay 12 (12th December): Arrive Nagpur Legacy of Love
Legacy of Love narration by Arun Gandhi At Nagpur station, the group will be met and transferred to the hotel for breakfast. After that we will drive to Wardha for a visit to Gandhi’s Sevagram Ashram. This is the place where Dr. Arun Gandhi spent crucial time with his grandfather, the Mahatma. It is only fitting that he narrate some of his experiences and lessons he learnt on these very grounds to the group, making the visit a lot more special. Dr. Arun Gandhi will narrate his experiences from his book Legacy of Love. At 3:30 we will go to see the activities at Bajaj Wadi and by 5:00 PM we leave for Nagpur. We arrive in Nagpur around 7:00- 7:30 PM and will have...
Read MoreDay 13 (13th December): Nagpur / Mumbai / Delhi
Pic of young Arun Gandhi with Mahatma Gandhi in Nagpur After a late breakfast at the hotel we leave for Nagpur airport to board a flight to Delhi, where upon arrival we’ll be transferred to the Suryaa Hotel. Accommodations: Suryaa Hotel Meals Included: Buffet breakfast at the Pride Hotel Nagpur + Lunch on the flight + Dinner at the local restaurant in New Delhi. Travel by: (Indigo Flight – 13:25 hrs / 17:55 hours ) Share us on:ShareTweet Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Click to print (Opens in new window) Print Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)...
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