Little Rann of Kutch Wild Ass Sanctuary | Horse Riding | Village Tours | Fishing | Patan | Jhinjhwada | Munsar Tank | Bhuj Bahucharaji
LITTLE RANN OF KUTCH WILD ASS SANCTUARY
Jeep and camel cart safaris in the Rann of Kutch.
HORSE RIDING
VILLAGE TOURS
Rann Riders provides tours of pastoral settlements and villages along the Rann of Kutch. The tours can be done by camel cart with or without accommodations in camel wagon with the nomads or vehicle. The tours visit the pastoral Vadiara and Kharapat Rabaris of Dasada, known for their embroideries, the silk-weavers colony at Dasada, and Ambala village of the Bharward shepherds and goatherds. During this tour, guests can shop for embroidery directly from the Bharwad women of Ambala and the Rabari women of Dasada.
FISHING
PATAN
Approx 70 km from Rann Riders is the historic city of Patan known for its Patola silk weavers. These weavers belong to the Salvi community and are believed to have come here from South India during the patronage of the Solankis who reigned over Gujarat in the 11th and 12th centuries. The Salvis practise an intricate weaving technique called double ikkat which involves dyeing both the warp and weft threads according to the final design before setting them on the loom for weaving. The result is an extremely rich fabric. Only a few weavers in Okinava, Bali and Patan use the double ikkat techniques making the Patola a collectible.
JHINJHWADA (19 km)
Jhinjhwada has the remains of an old fort of the Solanki dynasty that ruled the area in the 11th and 12th centuries. The most impressive relic of the fort is a huge gateway separating the village from the Rann of Kutch with superb sandstone carvings.
MUNSAR TANK (30 km)
This 12th century tank on the outskirts of the walled town of Viramgam is enclosed by scores of intricately carved temples.
BHUJ
This historic city was ruled by the Jadeja Rajputs from the 1540s to the 1940s and has a number of historic monuments.
BAHUCHARAJI (30 km)
This temple to Bahucharaji, one of the many goddesses of the Hindu pantheon, is an important place of pilgrimage often considered one of the 52 shaktipiths of the mother goddess cult. The temple is revered by the eunuchs. Bahucharaji is also the site for an important fair in March.
LITTLE RANN OF KUTCH WILD ASS SANCTUARY
Jeep and camel cart safaris in the Rann of Kutch.
HORSE RIDING
VILLAGE TOURS
Rann Riders provides tours of pastoral settlements and villages along the Rann of Kutch. The tours can be done by camel cart with or without accommodations in camel wagon with the nomads or vehicle. The tours visit the pastoral Vadiara and Kharapat Rabaris of Dasada, known for their embroideries, the silk-weavers colony at Dasada, and Ambala village of the Bharward shepherds and goatherds. During this tour, guests can shop for embroidery directly from the Bharwad women of Ambala and the Rabari women of Dasada.
FISHING
PATAN
Approx 70 km from Rann Riders is the historic city of Patan known for its Patola silk weavers. These weavers belong to the Salvi community and are believed to have come here from South India during the patronage of the Solankis who reigned over Gujarat in the 11th and 12th centuries. The Salvis practise an intricate weaving technique called double ikkat which involves dyeing both the warp and weft threads according to the final design before setting them on the loom for weaving. The result is an extremely rich fabric. Only a few weavers in Okinava, Bali and Patan use the double ikkat techniques making the Patola a collectible.
JHINJHWADA (19 km)
Jhinjhwada has the remains of an old fort of the Solanki dynasty that ruled the area in the 11th and 12th centuries. The most impressive relic of the fort is a huge gateway separating the village from the Rann of Kutch with superb sandstone carvings.
MUNSAR TANK (30 km)
This 12th century tank on the outskirts of the walled town of Viramgam is enclosed by scores of intricately carved temples.
BHUJ
This historic city was ruled by the Jadeja Rajputs from the 1540s to the 1940s and has a number of historic monuments.
BAHUCHARAJI (30 km)
This temple to Bahucharaji, one of the many goddesses of the Hindu pantheon, is an important place of pilgrimage often considered one of the 52 shaktipiths of the mother goddess cult. The temple is revered by the eunuchs. Bahucharaji is also the site for an important fair in March.
