Hotels in and around Gujarat

About Gujarat
Gujarat is one of the most diverse states in India. Gujarat derives its name from the word 'Gujaratta'.
Gujaratta means the land of gurjars. The gurjars were a sub-tribe of the Huns who ruled the area
The people of Gujarat or the Gujaratis are known as a successful business community.
Mahatma Gandhi, the father of nation also belongs to Gujarat. He worked for the independence of India through non violence.
One of the biggest billionaires, Dhirubhai Ambani was also a Gujarati, who built his empire in three decades.
Parsis also belong to this state where they had landed at a place called Sajjan in.
The three important languages of Gujarat are Gujarati, Urdu and Sindhi.
Some of the famous cities in Gujarat are Ahmedabad, Bhavnagar, Gandhinagar, Gondal, Junagadh, Lothal, Palitana, Saputara, Somnath, Surat, Dwarka, Porbandar and Vadodara.
Various fairs and festivals are celebrated in every month in Gujarat. Some of the main festivals which are celebrated in Gujarat are the Kite Flying Festival or Makar Sankranti, Navaratri Festival, Sarkhej Fair and Tarnetar Fair.
The tribes in Gujarat have their own forms of the folk dances. The most popular and known folk dances of Gujarat are Garba, Garbi, Rasaka, Tippani, Padhar-Nritya, Dangi-Nritya etc

How to reach Gujarat
Gujarat is very well connected with all parts of India.
Indian Airlines and other private airlines link Ahmedabad daily with many cities of India like Mumbai and Delhi.
Ahmedabad is also located on the main rail network.
The roads in Gujarat are in excellent condition and travel by car can be fun.

Climate in Gujarat
The best time to visit Gujarat is in the mild winter months from November to March.
During the monsoon season, most of the Gujaratis came back to home on leave. The monsoon period has its own charm when the air is cool and the sky is overcasted. The temperature in the Gujarat shows relatively little contrast, but there are great contrasts in the rainfall from South to North.
In north, the temperature is about 42 to 43 degree Celsius in summers
while in winters it is about 12 degree Celsius. In further south, the winter temperature never fall very far and the summer temperatures are moderate.
The rainfall is also scattered throughout the state. The Kutch receives minimum rainfall while Ahmedabad receives moderate rainfall.

Gujarat Food Cusine
The Gujarati food is mostly vegetarian. The dishes of Gujarat are not very spicy and sweet than those of the neighboring states. Some of the popular dishes of Gujarat are Kadhi, Undhyoo and Paunk. The diet of the Gujarati's consists of the rice, chapatis, wide variety of beans and pulses, coconut, pickles and sweetened yoghurt. You can experience all these constituents of the vegetarian Gujarati meal by having a Thali at Vishala, about 5 kms. from Ahmedabad. It is a restaurant and part of a complex is described as a Gujarati village with a small museum, local crafts and performing arts. Besides Vishala, there are various other good restaurants in