{"id":5506,"date":"2018-07-17T15:11:17","date_gmt":"2018-07-17T09:41:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gozocabs.com\/blog\/?p=5506"},"modified":"2019-01-02T15:29:24","modified_gmt":"2019-01-02T09:59:24","slug":"places-near-dwarka","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gozocabs.com\/blog\/places-near-dwarka\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Cool getaways from Dwarka"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Popular in the world for the Dwarkadhish temple, Dwarka is a historic city located in the Gujarat state of India. It is a small, peaceful town and a perfect weekend destination. If you have more time and wish to explore nearby places, here is some suggestion.<\/span><!--more--><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Somnath<\/span><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4502\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4502\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4502\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gozocabs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/somnath-temple.jpg?resize=1024%2C695&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"somnath temple\" width=\"1024\" height=\"695\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gozocabs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/somnath-temple.jpg?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gozocabs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/somnath-temple.jpg?resize=300%2C204&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gozocabs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/somnath-temple.jpg?resize=768%2C521&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gozocabs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/somnath-temple.jpg?resize=449%2C304&amp;ssl=1 449w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4502\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Courtesy: www.flickr.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Somnath city of Gujarat is famous for the sacred <\/span><b>Somnath temple <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">dedicated to Lord Shiva. More interesting sites in this city include-<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bhalka<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Somnath beach<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Prabhas Patan Museum<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Distance between Dwarka and Somnath:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> 236 kilometers, 4.5 hours drive<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gozocabs.com\/book-taxi\/dwarka-somnath\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Book an AC cab from Dwarka to Somnath<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Jamnagar<\/span><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5454\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5454\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5454\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gozocabs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/BAPS-Shri-Swaminarayan-Temple-jamnagar.jpg?resize=800%2C600&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Temple jamnagar\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gozocabs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/BAPS-Shri-Swaminarayan-Temple-jamnagar.jpg?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gozocabs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/BAPS-Shri-Swaminarayan-Temple-jamnagar.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gozocabs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/BAPS-Shri-Swaminarayan-Temple-jamnagar.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5454\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image courtesy: www.baps.org<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The city of Jamnagar lies to the south of Gulf of Kutch and is located in the Gujarat state of India. The modern infrastructure of the city was initiated by <\/span><b>Shree Jam Ranjit<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, the ruler of the region during the 1920s. Jamnagar is also famous for homing world\u2019s largest oil refinery- <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ril.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Reliance Industries Ltd<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. The main attractions of Jamnagar are-<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lakhota Fort<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Willingdon Crescent<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Darbargadh Palace<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pratap Vilas Palace<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kotha Bastion<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Distance between Dwarka and Jamnagar:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> 131 kilometers, 2.5 hours drive<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gozocabs.com\/book-taxi\/dwarka-jamnagar\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Book an AC cab from Dwarka to Jamnagar<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Porbandar<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a coastal city and a birthplace of Mahatma Gandhi, the leader of India\u2019s struggle for freedom. The top sights in Porbandar include <\/span><b>Sudama Mandir<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><b>Bhutnath Mahadev Mandir<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><b>Rokadia Hanuman temple<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><b>Shree Hari Mandir<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, to name a few.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Distance between Dwarka and Porbandar:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> 105 kilometers, 2 hours drive<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gozocabs.com\/book-taxi\/dwarka-porbandar\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Book an AC cab from Dwarka to Porbandar<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rajkot<\/span><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4504\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4504\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4504\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gozocabs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Watson-Museum-rajkot.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Watson Museum rajkot\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gozocabs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Watson-Museum-rajkot.jpg?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gozocabs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Watson-Museum-rajkot.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gozocabs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Watson-Museum-rajkot.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4504\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Courtesy: places-to-visit-in-gujarat.blogspot.co.id<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">An important district of Gujarat, Rajkot is located in the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Saurashtra_(region)\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Saurashtra Peninsula<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. The city offers many great sites to visit on a relaxing holiday. Following are some-<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Watson Museum<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kaba Gandhi No Delo (It was originally Mahatma Gandhi\u2019s family house, now a museum)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Aji Dam<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rotary Dolls Museum<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pradhyuman Zoological Park<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Distance between Dwarka and Rajkot:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> 225 kilometers, 4 hours drive<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gozocabs.com\/book-taxi\/dwarka-rajkot\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Book an AC cab from Dwarka to Rajkot<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gir<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1369\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gozocabs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/gir2.jpg?resize=1140%2C634&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"1140\" height=\"634\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gozocabs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/gir2.jpg?w=1140&amp;ssl=1 1140w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gozocabs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/gir2.jpg?resize=300%2C167&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gozocabs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/gir2.jpg?resize=768%2C427&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gozocabs.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/gir2.jpg?resize=1024%2C569&amp;ssl=1 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gir Forest National Park and Wildlife Sanctuary is located in the Talala Gir region of Gujarat. It is the only region for Asiatic lions in entire Asia. Because of being home to rare species, Gir is an important protected ecosystem of the world.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Accommodating millions of flora and fauna in its natural habitat, Gir is a great ecotourism destination in India.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Distance between Dwarka and Gir:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> 284 kilometers, 6 hours drive<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gozocabs.com\/book-taxi\/dwarka-gir\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Book an AC cab from Dwarka to Gir<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Useful Links<\/b><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gozocabs.com\/blog\/dwarka-one-day-trip-planner\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dwarka: One-day trip planner<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gozocabs.com\/blog\/dwarka-food\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">5 Amazing eating outlets in Dwarka<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gozocabs.com\/blog\/reach-dwarka\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Best time to visit Dwarka and how to reach<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Popular in the world for the Dwarkadhish temple, Dwarka is a historic city located in the Gujarat state of India. 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