Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport 31 min
Sidi Bashir Masjid The Shaking Minarets (13 min.) Medieval mosque featuring a pair of soaring intricately carved minarets & an imposing gateway. Teen Darwaza (8 min.) 1400s stone gateway with 3 arches built by Ahmad Shah known as the site of legendary tales. Sidi Saiyyed Mosque (6 min.) Historic mosque built in 1573 famed for latticework carved into intricate tree designs. Sabarmati Riverfront (8 min.) This riverfront promenade along the Sabarmati River features parks boating a zip-line & more. Bhadra Fort (7 min.) This 15th-century stone fortress complex features palaces mosques a clocktower & open spaces. The Calico Museum Of Textiles (16 min.) Textile museum devoted to 5 centuries of Indian fabrics & weaving techniques reservations required. Bai Harir Vav ( Stepwell ) (16 min.) Ancient underground stepwell with elaborate wall carvings that provided access to a water source. Kankaria Lake (15 min.) Manmade lake from the 1500s with amusement rides adrenaline attractions & parks lining its shores. Congress Bhawan (3 min) V.S. Hospital (6 min) Arvind Sales Emporium (2 min) Hutheesing Jain Temple (13 min.) Large 19th-century marble Jain temple with elaborate architecture featuring intricate carvings. Dargah Hazrat Shaikh Ahmed Khattu Ganj Bakhs Ra (18 min.) Serene mosque & tomb complex with a lake & an eclectic Indo-Saracenic design completed in 1451. Jama Masjid (10 min.) Iconic yellow-sandstone mosque built in 1424 by sultan Ahmed Shah I whose tomb lies nearby. Sanskar Kendra (6 min.) Striking modernist edifice designed by Le Corbusier housing museums devoted to Ahmedabad & kites. Pritam Nagar (2 min) Law Garden (6 min.) Public garden & night market where street vendors hawk saris embroidered textiles & local crafts. |