Junagadh Heritage Walk

Chandragupta's grandson, the great King Ashoka, left his mark on the fort as well, by inscribing fourteen edicts on a boulder close by. Between 475 and 767 CE, the Maitraka Dynasty ruled the region. Around 185 BC, the region was governed by the Kalinga Dynasty. Post-1573, Junagadh became a part of the Mughal empire. Ensure to cover most important places to visit in Junagadh like Mahabat Maqbara, Upperkot Fort, Shri Swaminarayan Temple, Sakkarbaug Zoological Garden, Junagadh Museum, Girnar Hill, Bhavnath Mahadev Mandir, Darbargadh Fort, Khapra Kodiya Caves, Baba Pyare Caves.

Ashok Edicts

Ashoka’s Rock Edicts belong to 250 BC where around 14 edicts of Ashoka are located on the route to the Mount Girnar Hills.

Purnashakti Holistic Wellness

Chorwad Beach

Only 34 km north of Somnath is a small village of Chorwad, the erstwhile home, and the birthplace of India’s feted businessman, Dhirubhai Ambani.

baba-pyare-caves

The so-called “Buddhist Caves” around Uparkot are not actually caves, but three separate sites of rooms carved out of stone to be used as monks’ quarters, hence the name.

Yogashram Nature Cure Center

Buddhist Caves of Khapra Kodiya

The so-called “Buddhist Caves” around Uparkot are not actually caves, but three separate sites of rooms carved out of stone to be used as monks’ quarters, hence the name.

Sakkarbaug Zoological Park

Uparkot Fort

This ancient fort is believed to have been built in 319 BC by the Mauryan emperor Chandragupta, though it has been extended many times.

Mahabat Khan Maqbara

This stunning mausoleum of Nawab Mahabat Khan II of Junagadh (1851–82) seems to bubble up into the sky in the old city.

Navghan Kuwo

These two stepwells inside Uparkot, are highly unusual forms of stepwells, very different from wells in other parts of Gujarat.

Girnar Hill

This sacred mountain also known as Revatak Parvata, rising dramatically from the plains, is covered with Jain and Hindu temples.

Moti Baug

Damodar Kund

Mitiyala Wildlife Sanctuary

Mitiyala grasslands known for the rustic, untamed essence of undulating hill tracks engulfed with tall grasses, semi-dry deciduous trees, is almost like an offshoot of Gir Lion Sanctuary. Mitiyala Wildlife Sanctuary occupying an area of 18.22 square kilometers got the confirmed status in the year 2004. The jungle pre-independence was part of the royal estate of Bhavnagar and Asiatic Lions in their most Majestic aura were preserved along with other wildlife native to this region.

Adi Kadi Vav

These two stepwells inside Uparkot, are highly unusual forms of stepwells, very different from wells in other parts of Gujarat.