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During Diwali vacations of 2015 in the last minute we have decided to go out. Checked number of day in hand, read few travelogues and finally planned to cover Gujarat coastal. As it was last minute plan and considering diwali vacation quickly booked hotels.
Below was the plan:
Day 1 – Mumbai – Dwarka
Day 2 – Dwarka – Somnath
Day 3 – Somnath – Diu – Somnath
Day 4 – Somnath – Mumbai
Total distance – 2400 KM (approx)
Total passenger – 4
Vehicle – Mahindra XUV 5OO (less than 1 year)
ODO – 9000 (approx)
Total fuel – 180 Litre
Fuel average- 13.3 kmpl (100% A/C)
Day – 1 (11/12-Nov-2015)
Route: Mumbai – Surat – Vadodara – Ahmedabad – Rajkot – Jamnagar - Dwarka
Distance: 960km
Travel Time: 12hrs (including 45min break)
It was day of diwali, to save some time I have planned to start in night, I have travelled on Mumbai – Ahmedabad route 3-4 times before, and I feel this route is pretty safe to drive in night (actually sometime better). Packing was done by evening, bought some water, juices & Gatorade. After diwali pooja we had dinner and were ready, loaded luggage in the car and left home at around 10pm, crossed Dahisar toll naka at 10:50pm. Due to diwali eve there was very less traffic (only few trucks). I was driving between 90-110kmph crossed Bhagwada toll (Vapi) by 12:30am, took a tea break of 20min before Bharuch, crossed famous Narmada bridge at Bharuch easily in 10min, entered NE1 at Vadodara around 3:45am. Crossed Ahmedabad ring road (Bakrol Toll Plaza) at 5:05am, a cop stopped us on ring road and checked car, after 5min of checking and ensuring there was nothing wrong he left us and we were back on route. By now I was doing good speed crossed Limbdi and stopped for tea (20min), crossed Rajkot by 7am, topped-up diesel on the way towards Jamnagar, crossed Jamnagar around 8:30am, after khambhalia road is little narrow and passes through salt pan, finally reached Dwarka around 10am.
Checked in to hotel which was very close to temple(5min walk), sun was hard and I was feeling sleepy, got fresh, had early lunch which was pathetic and slept. Got up around 5pm and left for temple around 6pm, there was decent rush got darshan in 30min, went to back side of temple Gomti ghat, walked towards ocean and relaxed there for some time, bought some sovereigns and went for dinner to a restaurant after checking tripadvisor reviews, food was very good and restaurant was just opposite temple, hit bed by 10:30pm.
Below was the plan:
Day 1 – Mumbai – Dwarka
Day 2 – Dwarka – Somnath
Day 3 – Somnath – Diu – Somnath
Day 4 – Somnath – Mumbai
Total distance – 2400 KM (approx)
Total passenger – 4
Vehicle – Mahindra XUV 5OO (less than 1 year)
ODO – 9000 (approx)
Total fuel – 180 Litre
Fuel average- 13.3 kmpl (100% A/C)
Day – 1 (11/12-Nov-2015)
Route: Mumbai – Surat – Vadodara – Ahmedabad – Rajkot – Jamnagar - Dwarka
Distance: 960km
Travel Time: 12hrs (including 45min break)
It was day of diwali, to save some time I have planned to start in night, I have travelled on Mumbai – Ahmedabad route 3-4 times before, and I feel this route is pretty safe to drive in night (actually sometime better). Packing was done by evening, bought some water, juices & Gatorade. After diwali pooja we had dinner and were ready, loaded luggage in the car and left home at around 10pm, crossed Dahisar toll naka at 10:50pm. Due to diwali eve there was very less traffic (only few trucks). I was driving between 90-110kmph crossed Bhagwada toll (Vapi) by 12:30am, took a tea break of 20min before Bharuch, crossed famous Narmada bridge at Bharuch easily in 10min, entered NE1 at Vadodara around 3:45am. Crossed Ahmedabad ring road (Bakrol Toll Plaza) at 5:05am, a cop stopped us on ring road and checked car, after 5min of checking and ensuring there was nothing wrong he left us and we were back on route. By now I was doing good speed crossed Limbdi and stopped for tea (20min), crossed Rajkot by 7am, topped-up diesel on the way towards Jamnagar, crossed Jamnagar around 8:30am, after khambhalia road is little narrow and passes through salt pan, finally reached Dwarka around 10am.
Checked in to hotel which was very close to temple(5min walk), sun was hard and I was feeling sleepy, got fresh, had early lunch which was pathetic and slept. Got up around 5pm and left for temple around 6pm, there was decent rush got darshan in 30min, went to back side of temple Gomti ghat, walked towards ocean and relaxed there for some time, bought some sovereigns and went for dinner to a restaurant after checking tripadvisor reviews, food was very good and restaurant was just opposite temple, hit bed by 10:30pm.