Rajkot Trip Overview
Experience this Half Day Private Tour of Rajkot City !
Rajkot City located on the banks of River Aji is the 4th largest city in the State of Gujarat in India and is known for the reason that Father of Nation, Mahatma Gandhi spent his early days of his life and done his Primary Education in Rajkot.
City is also famous for its Silver and Gold Jewelry situated at one of the biggest Gold Markets of Gujarat called Soni Bazar, Silk Embroidery, Patola Sarees and also for its delicious sweets – “Pendas and Chikis”.
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Duration: 6 hours
Starts: Rajkot, India
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Cultural Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting Rajkot, Gujarat, India
Experience this Half Day Private Tour of Rajkot City !
Rajkot City located on the banks of River Aji is the 4th largest city in the State of Gujarat in India and is known for the reason that Father of Nation, Mahatma Gandhi spent his early days of his life and done his Primary Education in Rajkot.
City is also famous for its Silver and Gold Jewelry situated at one of the biggest Gold Markets of Gujarat called Soni Bazar, Silk Embroidery, Patola Sarees and also for its delicious sweets – “Pendas and Chikis”.
Itinerary
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Stop At: Watson Museum, Jubillee Gardens, Rajkot India
Established in the year 1888 and situated in Jubilee Garden. The same is dedicated to British Colonel James Watson who as a Political Agent of Saurashtra and is regarded as one of the finest museums of the region. It has a remarkable collection of ancient and traditional artifacts and cultural heritage of Saurashtra. The exhibits displayed are objects of Colonial period including huge marble Statue of Queen Victoria. It also exhibits Tribal Costumes, Silverwares, Old Coins, Temple Statues and 13th century Carvings.
Duration: 1 hour
Pass By: Rajkumar College, Center Of The City, Rajkot India
which is one of the oldest educational establishments of Rajkot city. The main purpose of establishment of this School for education of princes from Royal Families of Kathiawar in the year 1868 and was made a Public School in 1938
Stop At: Mahatma Gandhi High School, Mahatma Gandhi Road, Rajkot 360001 India
which was also known as Alfred High School was established by the British in the year 1885 and is one of the oldest High School in India. The Building of this School has been built in Gothic Norman style of Architecture and the School was most popular of its high standard of education system. As Mahatma Gandhi himself has been an alumnus of this School, the name of the School was changed to the present one by the State Administration. It was at this School where Mahatma Gandhi misspelled the word “kettle”.
A High School of heritage value where Gandhiji studied here and completed his matriculation and If all goes as per plan, the 162-year-old School in where Mahatma Gandhi studied for seven years, would house a world-class museum depicting the life of Father of the Nation.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Rotary Dolls Museum, Rajkot Nagrik Sahakari Bank Building Opp. Heera Panna Shopping Complex, Dr. Yagnik Road, Rajkot 360001 India
This Museum has a great exhibit of more than 1400 Dolls from all over the World and provides insight to varied Culture, Environment, Attire and Festivals of the World. The striking feature is the Dolls from African Sub continent where you will wonder that the Dolls can be a Negro. Most of the Dolls in this Museum have been donated to the place by Rotary Clubs from across 93 Countries around the world. The idea of this Museum was conceived by Rtn. Deepak Aggarwal in the year 2001 with a view to provide Children a place, where they could gain valuable knowledge of the World by mode of fun and entertainment. Museum is equipped with a Theater where in knowledgeable movies are screened from National Geographic Channel, Discovery Channel, Britannica along with other educational CD’s. Also installed are touch screen Kiosks for Museum information.
Duration: 1 hour
