Kutch: The iconic 'Road to Heaven' in Kutch is set to receive a major infrastructure boost, as the central government has approved the upgradation of a 106.10 km stretch of National Highway-754K from Dholavira to Santalpur into a 2-lane road with paved shoulders. The project has been sanctioned at a cost of ₹575.07 crore. Spanning 30 kilometers along the national highway from Ghaduli to Santalpur, the ‘Road to Heaven’ offers a captivating drive through the white desert, connecting Khavd...Read More

Ahmedabad: At the global level, the ‘World Heritage Sites’ declared by UNESCO in various countries, based on different themes, have always been centers of attraction for tourists and researchers from both home and abroad. Gujarat also has four UNESCO World Heritage Sites, and in 2024, approximately 12.88 lakh tourists from India and abroad visited these four sites. Of these, over 7.15 lakh tourists visited the heritage city of Ahmedabad, more than 3.64 lakh visited Rani Ki Vav in Patan, over...Read More

Bhuj: World Heritage Site Dholavira will remain shut for visitors during 27 and 28 February. This has been announced by the Superintendent of Archaeology of the Rajkot Circle Office of the Archaeological Survey of India. The decision is taken in view of President of India Smt. Droupadi Murmu's scheduled visit to Dholavira. DeshGujarat Read More

Gandhinagar: India’s longest-running motorcycling event, BOBMC Rider Mania 2025, was held this year in Gujarat at the Rann Utsav in Kutch. The 22nd edition of BOBMC Rider Mania was organised from January 31 to February 2, 2025, in Dhordo, which was recognized as a ‘Best Tourism Village’ by the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO). The event saw participation from over 2,000 bike riders from various states across the country including Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Madhya ...Read More

Kutch: Ahead of the beginning of the Gujarati New Year today, the newly erected 'White Rann, The Tent City' in Dholavira, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, was declared open for tourists on Saturday, the eve of the Gujarati New Year. This unique tent city has been designed and constructed by Evoke Experiences. The tent city has been designed to minimize environmental impact and is based on a Harappan civilization theme. Artifacts depicting the local and ancient culture of Kutch have been intricat...Read More