Excursions from Dwarka

Dwarka happens to be one of the most frequented tourist spots in Gujarat. The city , located at the extreme west of the state of Gujarat, is mostly visited for its mythical and religious connections to Hindu mythology. Apart from traveling for the sole purpose of inquisitiveness and quest for knowledge, a Tour to Dwarka involves some wild expeditions as well. Dwarka, one of the most important places in Gujarat, is well connected to all other cities and sites of the state.

On a Tour to Dwarka, apart from basing oneself at city, and having a tour of every corner of the city as part of the tour schedule, anybody would want some more of the adventure. As part of some excursions from Dwarka, one is free to travel to Shankhoddar island , better known as Bet Dwarka or Dwarika or Ramandip which lies at a distance of 32 km from the main city of Dwarka. Lord Krishna is believed to have stayed here along with his family. An island in the Arabian Sea, it is also believed to be the place where Lord Vishnu killed the demon called Sankhasura.

The island of Shankhoddar has two beautiful temples, namely, temple of Ranchhodrai and temple of Matsyavatar. Tourists often take boats to reach the island which is quite exciting in itself.

The Gopi Lake and forest of Dwarikavan increases the adventurous spirit to new heights. Amid the forest lies the temple of Naagnath. Mythologically, 16 jyotirlingas or shafts of light are believed to have scattered all over the country and one of these rare jyotirlingas is housed in the temple of Naageswar Mahadev.

Touring to other parts of the state is not a bad idea, if not more interesting. As per the following table, we can get a fair idea of how far Dwarka lies from the others.

• Porbandar – 128 km
• Somnath – 250 km
• Rajkot – 217 km
• Hapa – 142 km
• Jamnagar – 137 km
• Ahmedabad – 365 km.

A tour to Jamnagar can prove to be one of the very exciting excursions from Dwarka. However, the above places are accessible from Dwarka and this encourages some good and interesting excursions from Dwarka as well. The tour to Dwarka therefore not only helps the tourists relish the city’s grandeur, it also allows one to savor some of the exciting excursions from Dwarka.