Top choice in Gujarat & Diu
At his family’s courtyard-style home, friendly, golden-toothed Nitin Ratanghayara has several very good rooms for travellers. They’re spotlessly clean, well kept, and much better value than any of the budget joints on the main street. Plus, you get to eat his sister-in-law’s home cooking, and you can help her in the kitchen if you like.
Look for the sign over his shop along Sasan Gir’s main drag.
Note that the pictures of the rooms on the homepage of the website are definitely not taken here!
25.44 MILES
This sacred mountain, rising dramatically from the plains, is covered with Jain and Hindu temples and is a major pilgrimage site. However, as with any…
0.73 MILES
Early-morning sunlight filters through the leaves and shadows skittle through the undergrowth. Suddenly, the silence is broken by the high-pitched alarm…
26.26 MILES
The stunning mausoleum of Nawab Mahabat Khan II of Junagadh (1851–82) seems to bubble up into the sky. One of Gujarat’s most glorious examples of Euro…
25.79 MILES
This ancient fort is believed to have been built in 319 BC by the Mauryan emperor Chandragupta, though it has been extended many times. In places the…
23.03 MILES
It’s said that Somraj (the moon god) first built a temple in Somnath, made of gold; this was rebuilt by Ravana in silver, by Krishna in wood and by…
26 MILES
Unknown even to many locals, this abandoned and half-overgrown cemetery at the edge of the old town contains the tombs of the Babi nawabs of Junagadh and…
25.6 MILES
Just down the road from the base of Girnar Hill is Damodar Kund, a sacred lake lined by ghats (landings) where people scatter the ashes and bones of…
22.4 MILES
On the way towards Somnath, Bhalka Tirth is where Krishna was mistaken for a deer (he was sleeping in a deerskin) and fatally wounded by an arrow. The…
0.73 MILES
Early-morning sunlight filters through the leaves and shadows skittle through the undergrowth. Suddenly, the silence is broken by the high-pitched alarm…
5.24 MILES
Twelve kilometres west of Sasan Gir village at Devalia, within the Gir National Park precincts, is the Gir Interpretation Zone, better known as simply…
22.4 MILES
On the way towards Somnath, Bhalka Tirth is where Krishna was mistaken for a deer (he was sleeping in a deerskin) and fatally wounded by an arrow. The…
22.86 MILES
This museum, 300m north of the Somnath temple along the market street, has intricately carved stone fragments from previous temples exposed to the…
22.95 MILES
About 2km from downtown Veraval towards Somnath, the harbour is a striking sight, with hundreds of wooden dhows flying colourful flags.
23.03 MILES
It’s said that Somraj (the moon god) first built a temple in Somnath, made of gold; this was rebuilt by Ravana in silver, by Krishna in wood and by…
25.44 MILES
This sacred mountain, rising dramatically from the plains, is covered with Jain and Hindu temples and is a major pilgrimage site. However, as with any…
25.6 MILES
Just down the road from the base of Girnar Hill is Damodar Kund, a sacred lake lined by ghats (landings) where people scatter the ashes and bones of…