Gujarat & Diu
This is the erstwhile ruling family’s main palace and is used as a back-up hotel when the Orchard Palace is full. Built in the 1880s and formerly the crown prince’s abode, it's deliciously well worn and adorned with antiques and hunting trophies. Its 11 rooms are like a royal time machine you can sleep in, with river views.
Reserve a room in advance. Meals (₹785) for guests come from the royal kitchens.
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This eclectic collection of museums is housed in a beautiful 260-year-old riverside palace that was built in a mixture of styles, with striking gargoyles…
21.88 MILES
Rajkot has quickly developed a Patola-weaving industry. This skill comes from Patan, and is a tortuous process that involves dyeing each thread before it…
Shri Bhuvaneshwari Aushadhashram
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Founded in 1910 by Gondal’s royal physician, this pharmacy manufactures ayurvedic medicines and it’s possible to see all the quirky machinery involved, as…
Royal Vintage & Classic Car Collection
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This is the royal collection of cars – 32 impressive vehicles, from a 1907 model made by the New Engine Company Acton and a 1935 vintage Mercedes saloon…
0.78 MILES
Women spin cotton upstairs at this large khadi (homespun cloth) workshop, while downstairs embroidered salwar kameez (traditional dress-like tunic and…
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The Watson Museum is named after Colonel John Watson, a political agent (administrator) in the 1880s who gathered many historical artefacts and documents…
22.55 MILES
This is the house where Gandhi lived from the age of six (while his father was diwan of Rajkot), and it features many photos of the family and lots of…
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Moderately interesting Swaninarayan Temple, owned by the wealthy Swaninarayan sect, is a white 19th-century building built on land donated by the maharaja…
1. Shri Bhuvaneshwari Aushadhashram
0.37 MILES
Founded in 1910 by Gondal’s royal physician, this pharmacy manufactures ayurvedic medicines and it’s possible to see all the quirky machinery involved, as…
0.43 MILES
Moderately interesting Swaninarayan Temple, owned by the wealthy Swaninarayan sect, is a white 19th-century building built on land donated by the maharaja…
3. Royal Vintage & Classic Car Collection
0.47 MILES
This is the royal collection of cars – 32 impressive vehicles, from a 1907 model made by the New Engine Company Acton and a 1935 vintage Mercedes saloon…
0.58 MILES
This eclectic collection of museums is housed in a beautiful 260-year-old riverside palace that was built in a mixture of styles, with striking gargoyles…
5. Udyog Bharti Khadi Gramodyog
0.78 MILES
Women spin cotton upstairs at this large khadi (homespun cloth) workshop, while downstairs embroidered salwar kameez (traditional dress-like tunic and…
21.88 MILES
Rajkot has quickly developed a Patola-weaving industry. This skill comes from Patan, and is a tortuous process that involves dyeing each thread before it…
22.55 MILES
This is the house where Gandhi lived from the age of six (while his father was diwan of Rajkot), and it features many photos of the family and lots of…