Day Excursion To Stepwells From Ahmedabad

Highlights

Leistungen

Ablauf

1. You will be picked up from your hotel in Ahmedabad in the morning from where you will drive to the town of Patan, home to the UNESCO World Heritage site of Rani ki Vav (Queen’s Stepwell). The drive to Patan takes about two and a half hours. Stepwells, as the name suggests, are wells with steps leading down to the water. Stepwells have been developed since the third century A.D. and were an important source of underground water on the Indian subcontinent. Designed as an inverted temple, Rani ki Vav has seven levels of steps. The walls are decorated with beautiful sculptures that depict religious, mythological and secular themes. There are over 500 major sculptures and around 1 000 minor ones.

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2. On the drive back to Ahmedabad, stop at the small village of Adalaj that is famous for its 15th century stepwell. The well is octagonal in shape and has an Indo-Islamic architectural design. The sculptured designs on the wall show intricate Islamic floral patterns blending with Hindu and Jain symbolism. The intricately cut stepwell has five levels and is made of sandstone with columns supporting the entire structure. The temperature inside the well is said to be five degrees lower than outside during hot summers. Once your tour will be finished you will be driven back to fixed point / your hotel.

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Stornierung

Kostenlose Stornierung bis 24 Stunden vor Beginn, mit voller Rückerstattung.

Gut zu wissen

How it compares in Ahmedabad

• Its from-price is 15% above the median of the 36 tagesausflüge we list in Ahmedabad.
• Its length is typical for the group.
• The operator lists free cancellation on it.

About Ahmedabad

Ahmedabad, on the Sabarmati River in Gujarat, is a historic merchant and textile city of carved wooden houses, mosques and Gandhi's ashram.

Ahmedabad was founded in 1411 by Sultan Ahmad Shah on the banks of the Sabarmati, and its walled old city is listed by UNESCO. Its pols, tight clusters of homes around shared courtyards, have carved wooden fronts. The Jama Masjid, the Sidi Saiyyed Mosque with its lattice window carved as a tree, and the Teen Darwaza gateway show the Indo-Islamic style of the sultanate.

Top-ranked sights in Ahmedabad: Sabarmati Ashram, Adalaj Stepwell (Adalaj ni Vav), Sidi Saiyyed Mosque.

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