Ahmedabad: Sun Temple of Modhera & Queen's Stepwell Day Trip｜India

In this day trip from Ahmedabad, we will first visit a temple dedicated to the Sun.
8 AM – Hotel pickup
We will first visit Modhera Sun temple, an 11th century temple built for the Sun God. This magnificent temple was built by Bhimadeva I of the Solanki dynasty in the year 1026 on the banks of the river Pushpavati. The design of the temple is incredible. Located on the Tropic of Cancer at 23.5 degrees latitude, the Sun Temple gets lit up by the first rays of the sun on the summer solstice every year. The temple is built on a lotus-shaped structure and is adorned with carvings from epics like Mahabharata, Ramayana and Kamasutra. Suryakund is the Step Well next to the Sun Temple and has 108 temples in it!

Rani ki Vav- the Queen’s Step Well
We have many monuments in India built by kings in memory of their queens. Rani ki Vav is a rare memorial for a king built by his queen! This seven-story stepwell is a World Heritage Site for its incredible engineering and craftsmanship. Located on the banks of the Saraswati River, it is designed as an inverted temple with the central theme around the 10 incarnations of Lord Vishnu, highlighting the reverence for water. With more than 500 sculptures from the Hindu pantheon of gods, Rani ki Vav is arguably the most extravagant water storage system in the world!

Patola Silk Saree Weaving at Patan
The Patola saree weaving is magic in action. In today’s instant world, the Patola sarees are a step back in time. One single saree is made by 4 weavers over 100 days. We will visit Patan to see a few weavers in action. The sarees at Patan are double ikat, the most sophisticated weaving style in the world, in which both warp and weft are resist-dyed prior to weaving.

6 PM– Hotel drop back and end of tour.