Best places to visit in Gujarat

27 curated destinations in Gujarat, each with its honest season window: when to go, when it is merely fine, and when to stay away.

When to visit Gujarat

Curated places in Gujarat that are in peak season, by month. Tap a month for the whole country.

January, February, November and December put the most of Gujarat in peak season. April the fewest, with 0.

All 27 destinations in Gujarat

Ahmedabad Gujarat
UNESCO old city of pols, stepwells and street food

Peak: Nov to Feb

City Heritage Culture
Bhuj Gujarat
Kutch's walled heritage city of palaces and embroidery

Peak: Nov to Feb

Heritage Culture Offbeat
Champaner-Pavagadh Gujarat
UNESCO ghost capital below the 800 m Pavagadh hill

Peak: Nov to Feb

Heritage Trek Spiritual
Dholavira Gujarat
Harappan city of stone reservoirs on an island in the Rann

Peak: Nov to Feb

Heritage Offbeat Desert
Dwarka Gujarat
One of Hinduism's four holiest Char Dham sites

Peak: Nov to Feb

Spiritual Heritage
Gir (Sasan Gir) Gujarat
Dry teak forest at the heart of the Asiatic lion's only range

Peak: Dec to Feb

Wildlife
Gondal Gujarat
Naulakha palace, a royal car shed and river ghats

Peak: Nov to Feb

Heritage Culture Offbeat
Idar (Idariyo Gadh) Gujarat
Palaces and Jain shrines stacked on giant granite boulders

Peak: Nov to Feb

Offbeat Heritage
Junagadh (Girnar) Gujarat
Uparkot fort below a 9,999-step climb up Girnar

Peak: Nov to Feb

Heritage Trek Spiritual
Little Rann of Kutch (Dasada) Gujarat
Salt-flat safaris for the last wild asses and crane flocks

Peak: Nov to Feb

Wildlife Desert Offbeat
Mandvi (Kutch) Gujarat
Kutch beach town where wooden dhows are still built by hand

Peak: Nov to Feb

Beach Heritage Offbeat
Modhera (Sun Temple) Gujarat
Solanki sun temple over a stepped kund of 108 shrines

Peak: Nov to Feb

Heritage Culture
Nal Sarovar Gujarat
Shallow 120 sq km Ramsar lake of flamingos and punt boats

Peak: Nov to Feb

Lakes Wildlife Offbeat
Narara (Marine National Park) Gujarat
Walk the reef at low tide among corals, octopus and rays

Peak: Nov to Feb

Wildlife Offbeat Beach
Ninai Falls (Dediapada) Gujarat
Monsoon cascade in the teak forests behind the Statue of Unity

Peak: Aug to Sep

Waterfalls Offbeat
Palitana (Shatrunjaya) Gujarat
A marble city of Jain temples up 3,750 steps on one hill

Peak: Nov to Feb

Spiritual Trek Heritage
Patan (Rani ki Vav) Gujarat
The stepwell off the 100-rupee note, plus patola looms

Peak: Nov to Feb

Heritage Culture
Polo Forest (Vijaynagar) Gujarat
Jain and Shiva ruins lost in Aravalli forest by the Harnav

Peak: Sep to Dec

Offbeat Heritage Trek
Rann of Kutch (Dhordo) Gujarat
Blinding white salt desert with a full-moon tent city

Peak: Nov to Feb

Desert Offbeat Culture
Saputara Gujarat
Gujarat's only hill station, on the Maharashtra border

Peak: Jul to Aug

Mountains Lakes Offbeat
Somnath Gujarat
First of the twelve Jyotirlinga shrines, on the Arabian Sea

Peak: Nov to Feb

Spiritual Heritage
Statue of Unity Gujarat
World's tallest statue, 182m, over the Narmada dam

Peak: Nov to Feb

Heritage Offbeat
Tarnetar Gujarat
Trinetreshwar temple and Saurashtra's monsoon marriage fair

Peak: Aug to Sep

Culture Offbeat Spiritual
Vadnagar Gujarat
2500 year old town of torans, lake ghats and Buddhist ruins

Peak: Nov to Feb

Heritage Culture
Velavadar (Blackbuck National Park) Gujarat
Grassland savanna of blackbuck, wolves and harrier roosts

Peak: Dec to Mar

Wildlife Offbeat
Wankaner Gujarat
Palace of many styles with a spring-fed stepwell pool

Peak: Nov to Feb

Heritage Offbeat Culture
Wilson Hills (Dharampur) Gujarat
Mist-soaked Western Ghats tableland above the Valsad plains

Peak: Jul to Sep

Mountains Offbeat

By theme in Gujarat

Heritage (17)Offbeat (17)Culture (9)Spiritual (6)Wildlife (5)

Common questions

When is the best time to visit Gujarat?

Across the 27 curated destinations in Gujarat, January, February, November and December are the months with the most places in peak season. April has the fewest, at 0.

How many places are worth visiting in Gujarat?

This catalogue lists 27 in Gujarat, chosen for the landscape or the heritage rather than for size. Plain cities are deliberately left out unless the trip is the heritage itself. The strongest themes here are heritage (17), offbeat (17), culture (9), spiritual (6) and wildlife (5).

What kind of places are in Gujarat?

17 heritage, 17 offbeat, 9 culture, 6 spiritual and 5 wildlife. Every entry carries its own peak, shoulder and avoid months, so nothing is recommended in a month it should not be.

When to visit Gujarat

All 27 destinations in Gujarat

By theme in Gujarat

Common questions

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