Full-day Mosque, Temple and Sabarmati Ashram Tour

Highlights

Jumma Mosque

Sidi Saiyad Mosque

Hatising Jain Temple

Sabarmati Ashram

Adalaj Stepwell

Ahmedabad

architectural, cultural, historical

Group Tour

1 Day

Easy

English, Gujarati, Hindi

Description

Head to Ahmedabad, in western India, is the largest city in the state of Gujarat. The Sabarmati River runs through its center. The western bank is the Gandhi Ashram at Sabarmati, which displays the spiritual leader’s living quarters and artifacts. The Calico Museum of Textiles, once a cloth merchant's mansion, has a significant collection of antique and modern fabrics across the river.

Itinerary

Mosques, Temples and Gandhi Ashram

Visit the following places:
- Heritage Walk - A walk through 600 year old narrow lanes.
- The Jumah Mosque, a mosque in Ahmedabad, India built in 1424 during the reign of Ahmad Shah I by demolishing the Bhadrakali Temple at that place.
- The Sidi Saiyad Mosque, popularly known as Sidi Saiyyid ni Jali locally, built in 1572-73 AD, is one of the most famous mosques of Ahmedabad, a city in the state of Gujarat, India.
- The Hatising Jain Temple, the best known Jain temple in Ahmedabad in Gujarat, India. It was constructed in 1848.
- Sabarmati Ashram is located in the Sabarmati suburb of Ahmedabad, Gujarat, adjoining the Ashram Road, on the banks of the River Sabarmati, 4.0 miles from the town hall. This was one of the many residences of Mahatma Gandhi who lived at Sabarmati and Sevagram when he was not travelling across India or in prison.
- Adalaj Stepwell or Rudabai Stepwell is a stepwell located in the village of Adalaj, close to Ahmedabad city and in Gandhinagar district in the Indian state of Gujarat, and considered a fine example of Indian architecture work. It was built in 1498 in the memory of Rana Veer Singh, by his wife Queen Rudadevi.