{"id":913,"date":"2017-01-28T12:54:18","date_gmt":"2017-01-28T12:54:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kutchtourguide.com\/blog\/?p=913"},"modified":"2021-10-09T06:11:10","modified_gmt":"2021-10-09T06:11:10","slug":"traveling-to-the-beautiful-mandvi-heres-a-quickie-to-plan-your-trip","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kutchtourguide.com\/blog\/traveling-to-the-beautiful-mandvi-heres-a-quickie-to-plan-your-trip\/","title":{"rendered":"Traveling to the beautiful Mandvi? here&#8217;s a quickie to plan your trip"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kutchtourguide.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Kutch-Places.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-915 aligncenter lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.kutchtourguide.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Kutch-Places.jpg\" alt=\"Kutch Places\" width=\"1200\" height=\"600\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kutchtourguide.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Kutch-Places.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.kutchtourguide.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Kutch-Places-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.kutchtourguide.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Kutch-Places-1024x512.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.kutchtourguide.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Kutch-Places-624x312.jpg 624w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1200px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1200\/600;\" \/><\/a>The famous port city \u2018Mandvi\u2018, located about 56Km of the regional capital \u2018Bhuj\u2019 was founded by Rao of Kutch state, the first ruler Jadeja, Khengarji I in 1580. The name comes up with Sage Mandavya from the very famous epic Mahabharata, who lived here. Being a junction to the prior trade routes of that time, the fortified Mandvi was famous with trade and commerce.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Mandvi, the beautiful Sea Bank of Kutch dwells some most splendid sightseeing places. The royal Vijay Vilas Palace and the shipping deck all accounts to be stupendous travel destination. Visit <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kutchtourguide.com\/about.html\">Kutch Tour Guide<\/a><\/strong> for <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kutchtourguide.com\/kutch-tour-packages.html\">best tour packages of Kutch<\/a><\/strong>, you can schedule it your own way, or pick up the best deal packages with guaranteed breathtaking experience and comfortable trip stay.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Commencing Your Trip &#8211; While you\u2019re on the way to Mandvi, take a plunge into the beach line of Mandvi\u2019s beach right there with the morning bliss.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Mandvi Beach<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The 1666Km long coastline towards the north west of Gujarat, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kutchtourguide.com\/mandvi-beach.html\">Mandvi beach abides as a beautiful wonder<\/a><\/strong> with excellent tourist oriented serenity. An outstanding beach with entertainment joints like Boating, Camel and Horse Riding along the coastline, photography and loads of food outlets to make you not leave the place, Mandvi is just a kilometer away from the Arabian Sea, and also near to the Kashi Vishwanath Temple.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Also called as \u2018The Wind farm Beach\u2019 it\u2019s an excellent place to experience the windmills drilled right there on the sands of Mandvi. Enjoy the cool water spot, sipping in the miraculously sweet coconut water, and have a local feast with a Guajarati nashta (snack) \u2018Dabeli\u2019.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Ship Building Industry of Mandvi<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The yet active Ship Building Yard of Mandvi shows the prime importance of the trade and commerce of Mandvi\u2019s sea port. Dated back to the medieval era, Arabia and Africa were the main catch up for trade and expo of spices and other amenities from India\u2019s this corner. Maritime trade and desert camel caravan were two superlative trade activities carried from here. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kutchtourguide.com\/blog\/the-extreme-tourist-learn-about-the-gulf-of-kutch-ports\/\">Read more about trade and expo from different ports of Kutch<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Today, you can find ship building here at a considerable level. Craftsman here assemble the wooden joints for ship, usually made for local uses or international ports. You can have a good experience here watching the process of shipping, building and implementing hard work to perfectly make a sustainable water transports like boats and ships at all levels.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Place: <\/strong>Old port near Old city of Mandvi<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Timings: <\/strong>Open everyday<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Vijay Vilas Palace<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Built by Maharao Shri Khengarji III, the palace was a summer resort for his sons. The construction of <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kutchtourguide.com\/vijay-vilas-palace.html\">Vijay Vilas Palace<\/a><\/strong> is dated back during 1920 and ended up after 9 years, built with red sandstone and abides right there near to the enormous white beach.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Beautiful Rajput oriented architecture, the carved jails, jharokhas, chatris, chhajas, murals, glass work, and marbled floor amenities all accounts this palace to be worth visiting. The designs are perfectly drawn being highly intricate. It\u2019s a delighting view from the top, watching the beautifully drawn gardens all round the palace and far away with the reflection of beach and white sand.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Place:<\/strong> Vijay Vilas Palace, Mandvi<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Time:<\/strong> 11:00 am \u2013 1:00 pm &amp; 2:00 pm to 6:00 pm (everyday)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Charges:<\/strong> Rs 50\/100 Photography\/Videography<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Shyamji Krishna Varma Memorial<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The life and contribution of Shyamji Krishna Varma during the Freedom Struggle of India, The memorial is a dedication to envision the patriotism. Shyamji Krishna was a foremost freedom fighter with a high etched patriotism and selfless contribution to our country. He made up a revolutionary center in \u201cIndia House\u201d at London and proposed the cause of India\u2019s independence through his journal \u2018The Indian Sociologist\u2019. Experience the Mandvi\u2019s Memorial for visioning the struggle and freedom Movement.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Timing:<\/strong> 10:00 am to 6:00 pm <strong>| Weekends:<\/strong> 10:00 am to 8:00 pm<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>72 Jinalaya \u2013 The Great Jain Temple<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The 72 Jinalaya is the esteemed place of worship for the Jains, it is said to be the home of 72 Deris of Lord Mahavir. Located 11Km from Mandvi near Koday Village, this beautiful Temple comes on the way to Mundra and Mandvi road and spread over 80 acres, locally named as Bauter Jinalaya Mahatirth.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Place:<\/strong> Gunnagar, Talwana Village, Mandvi Taluka<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Timing:<\/strong> Morning to Evening, according to the worship timings<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The famous port city \u2018Mandvi\u2018, located about 56Km of the regional capital \u2018Bhuj\u2019 was founded by Rao of Kutch state, the first ruler Jadeja, Khengarji I in 1580. The name comes up with Sage Mandavya from the very famous epic Mahabharata, who lived here. 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