5 Great Reasons to visit Rann of Kutch during Winters

RailRestro
Nov 7 · 7 min read

Rann of Kutch is one of the largest salt deserts of the world. Kutch is the most favored place for travellers and especially during the winter season. The Gujarat tourism organizes Rann of Kutch festival 2019 which starts from October and ends in February. Kutch is famous for its vast bed of white salt that lies within the boundaries of Thar dessert. Tourists from all over the world are invited in winter months to feel and adore the serene beauty of Rann of Kutch and enjoy the carnival of music, dance, natural beauty and the diamond-shining salt bed under the full moon. Never-ending white desert, moon light, highly-facilitated tents, local folk music, dance and food are the highlights of this festival. This stunning creation of nature will last you with indelible memories. There are many things to do in this white Rann but the tickets in trains are limited. So, if your next destination is Rann of Kutch, then don’t waste your time. Book your tickets along with tasty food in train before the seats are exhausted. Here’re five reasons as to why one must visit Rann of Kutch during this season.

Winter season, starting from October to February is the best time to visit the place as the festival commences and it’s the best time to capture Kutch moments.

Experience Some Surreal Nights:
Imagine a chilled winter night where temperature is about 2 degrees Celsius, and you’re in a lavish tent with five star facilities. Isn’t the most awaited moment of your life? When you’re out of your tent and visualize the full moon with scintillating stars all around, it will make you feel like you have landed on a dazzling planet. This will cherish your night with your loved one or family and form a cool romantic surrounding night which you might not experience anywhere. Don’t waste your time. Check the train schedule and seat availability for a journey to Kutch.

Enjoy the Rann of Kutch Utsav:
From three days festival to three months celebration, Rann Utsav was started by the honorable PM of India, Mr. Narendra Modi in 2006 to create a new identity on Global tourism map. It is an awesome festival organised by Gujarat Tourism to display the cultural, religious and traditional unity of western India. Visitors from other countries visit here to adore the nature and Rann Utsav festival. This year, Rann Utsav will start on 28th October 2019 and ends on 23rd February 2020 and the full moon night will be experienced on 21st , 22nd and 23rd December 2019. Add tons of memorable moment in your memories by staying nights in a tent of white salt dessert. You can start adding memories while traveling to Kutch by availing the best food options in train via top restaurants.

Taste the Winter Special Recipes:
Spending a day in Kutch without having famous Kutchi cuisines can make your trip to go in vain. A Gujarati salver in Kutch contains mouth-watering dishes to full your tummy with yummy foods. Some of those delicacies are as follow — Kutchi Dabeli, Khichdi with a glass of Chhachh, Kadak roti, Bajra roti etc. but it always ends with dhana-betel-leaf-supari (Sweet pan). They believe in “Atithi Devo Bhava”, the most famous culture of our nation. Arrangement for most of the tasty vegetarian food, special sweets and mild savory dishes that are little different from the local Gujarati cuisines, are arranged here for tourists. Kutch is also well-known for its hospitality which makes it one of the most visited tourist spots in the winter season. Locals believe in the tradition of welcoming every guest with warm and grace.

Shop for Traditional Clothes and Artifacts:
Mirror and embroidery design on Kutchi dresses or handicrafts are famous in the market. These handicrafts represent the local tradition. Mostly women are shopaholic but after exploring the site, men also become shopaholic by having a tour to the market. The dressing style is divided into different community like, Kutchi women wear mirror and embroidery worked clothes, another community, the Garacia Jat wear only red and black chunnis, and the third community of the region, Rabari wear black open blouses or cholis with embroidery dupatta to cover their head. Apart from all these, Shawls, Abha, copper belt and Kanjaris are the most famous attire of this place. While visiting to this range, don’t forget to visit these famous art villages of Kutch — Bhujodi, Dhamkada, Nirona and Bhachau.

Wildlife & Bird watching scopes:
During winters, this region is blessed with the flora and fauna. Short toed eagles, wild asses, Aquila eagles and many more unique species of wildlife are found in this region. Being a passionate photographer, you can visit Dasada and Nalsarovar to click some unique pictures of this bird sanctuary.

Some most adorable places to visit of this region:
Kalo Dungar
— It is also known as Black hill, the highest point in Kutch. It is one of the few points of earth where we can see the horizon (the point where sky and earth meets) and other majestic views.
Dholavira — An archaeological site of Indus Valley Civilisation that attracts travellers to its heritage views.
Mandavi Beach — It offers awesome beach as well as the ancient Vijay Villas Palace which attracts many Bollywood film producers to shoot here.
Bhuj — The Capital city of Kutch sells the amazing handicrafts. You can visit Aina Mahal and Pragya Mahal to explore the heritage views.
Lakhpat Fort — Temple in sea — Koteshwar temple, Narayan Sarowar, Lakhpat and Fossil Park is famous among visitors. This place is little crowded and full of Naval forces, as it is the coastal area and near to the India-Pakistan border.

How to Reach:
Reaching Kutch is not a big deal. As Gujarat is one of the developed states, so it connects all major and sub urban cities with each other. Some of the ways to reach here are as follows:
By Road — You can visit here by your own car or by public buses. Road network is one of the easiest modes of transportation that connect village to village and town to town.
By Rail — Since Indian Railways is one of the largest network of the world and it is also the most common transport mode to travel for short or long distance journey. Since many of time kutch is submerged with water so it has no railway station. But the nearest railway station of this region is Bhuj, about 70 km away from this region.
By Air — There is no specific airport in Kutch, but many major cities are near to Kutch, so we can also prefer flights to visit here. The nearest Airport of this region is Bhuj which is about 53 km.

Some Common Routes to visit Kutch
Since there is no railway station in Kutch, you can reach the nearest railway station called Bhuj Bhuj is just one n half hours away from the Kutch. One can avail the public transport to reach there. While some of the most popular routes of train are listed here.

New Delhi to BhujDelhi is 1,119 km away from the Bhuj. There’re two trains which run on specific days of the week.

14321- BE NBVJ EXP — runs on Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday.
14311- ALA HAZRAT EXP — runs on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday.

Ahmedabad to Bhuj Ahmedabad is just 331 km away from Bhuj. There’re number of trains running in a week.

22955- Kutch Express — Daily Super fast train
19115- DDR BHUJ EXP — Daily mail train
22903- BHUJ AC S F Express — This super fast express runs on Monday, Thursday and Saturday.
14311- ALA HAZRAT EXP — This mail express runs on Wednesday, Friday and Sunday.
11092- PUNE BHUJ EXP — This train run on only on Tuesday.
12959- DADAR BHUJ EXP — This super fast train runs on Wednesday and Saturday.
22830- SHM BVJ EXP — only runs on Monday.

Mumbai to Bhuj — if you’re in Bangalore and want to visit Kutch then you have to come Mumbai first. There is no direct train from Bangalore to reach Bhuj. Mumbai is 859 km away from Bhuj. There are five trains that run between Mumbai to Bhuj railway station. The trains which run towards Mumbai station are cross Ahmedabad Junction. So the trains of Ahmedbad to Bhuj are same.

12959 — DADAR BHUJ EXP
19115 — DDR BHUJ EXP
22955 — KUTCH EXPRESS
11092 — PUNE BHUJ EXP

Rann Utsav Helpline Toll Free Number
1800 233 9008
Mob. 76002 02888, 93755 16704
Email: info@rannutsav.com
(Online bookings are open. Hurry!)

Participation in Golf Cart, ATV Ride, Camel Cart Excursion, Paramotoring, Meditaiton, Yoga and enjoying the local food is all about Rann of Kutch offer you. Come and visit the stunning creation of nature, unique to this world.

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