Kutch Travelogue – Things to do apart from the Rann of Kutch

Welcome back! If you’ve landed on this blog post, I think it’s safe to assume that you’re as enamored by the mesmerizing Rann of Kutch as I am… or should I say.. ‘was.’ Very few have heard of it – the Great White Desert in Gujarat… a vast stretch of…

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The *only* reason to visit Mandvi in Gujarat revealed!

Not many people know that the idyllic town of Mandvi in Gujarat was once India’s busiest port and the center for sea and land trade. From here, access to Oman, the hinterland of Punjab and Sindh was easy, and its position on the spice route to Mozambique and Central Asia…

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A COMPLETE TRAVEL GUIDE TO BHUJ, THE GATEWAY TO THE RANN OF KUTCH

Bhuj, the erstwhile capital of the princely state of Kutch was known for its wealth that came from sea-trade, and for the bartering of African slaves for Indian textiles. Today, the town doesn’t allure travellers as much as the Rann of Kutch does. The Rann (translating to Salt Marsh) has…

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Mumbai to Bhuj by Road – Everything you need to know

We woke up at 5 AM to begin a 950 km road-trip. A road trip we thought of undertaking barely 48 hours ago. The Rann of Kutch in the Kutch district of Gujarat had been on my bucket list for so long, it was almost a permanent feature on it…

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