Vadodra: Ahmedabad
Vadodara Is One Of The Few Cities In India Still Influenced By The Lost Might Of Its Ruling Dynasties. Known As The City Of Palaces And Gardens, It Has Magnificent Palaces. Laxmi Vilas And Motibagh Palaces Are Being Opened As Heritage Hotels In The House Guest Tradition, Makarpura Summer Palace Is An Air Force Station, Lalbagh Palace Is A Railway Staff College, Nazar Bagh Palace, Oldest Of All Gaekwad Palaces Is Dilapidated, Shiv Mahal Is Used For Functions, Kanderao Palace Houses Municipal Corporation Offices. Other Reminders Of The 19th Century Gaekwad Rule Include The Maharajah Sayaji Rao University Building, Sayaji Bagh Museum, The Frescoed Kirti Mandir Royal Mausoleum, Nyaya Mandir Beside Lake Sursagar, Fatehsingh Rao Gaekwad Museum And Sayaji Bagh Garden And Zoological Park. Other Highlights Of Vadodara Are The Beautifully Painted Tambakarwada Haveli, The 8th Century Narayan Temple, Narsinghji Haveli Temple, The 1763 Maratha Brahmin Ganesha Haveli, Mandvi Pavilion, Jumma Masjid, Maqbara And The 1586 Stepwell In Qutub-Ud-Din Masjid.
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vadodra: By Air
Vadodara Is Connected To Mumbai, Pune, Delhi And Ahmedabad By Regular Services Of Indian Airlines, Jet Airways And Gujarat Airways.
Vadodara Airport Is 6 Km From Down¬town Sayaji Ganj. Most Hotels Provide Courtesy Airport Transfers On Prior Notice. However, Taxis And Auto-Rickshaws Are Also Avail¬able At The Airport For Transfer To The City.
Indian Airlines, University Road, Near Char Rasta, Fatehganj Airport. Open 1000-1315 Hrs And 1415-1700 Hrs.
Jet Airways, Panorama Complex, 1 Floor, Opp. Welcomgroup Vadodara, R.C. Dutt Road. Open: 0930-1830 Hrs, Mon-Fri; . Sat; And 0930-1500 Hrs. Sun.
Gujarat Airways, I Floor, 137, Sid-Dharth Complex, Near Hotel Express, R.C.
Vadodra: ByRail
Vadodara Lies On The Main Broad-Gauge Route Linking Delhi And Mumbai And Is Connected With Express And Superfast Trains. There Are Frequent And Fast Train Connections To The City From Ahmedabad And Mumbai.
The Railway Station Is Located In Down¬town Sayaji Gunj. Auto-Rickshaws And Tax¬is Are Easily Available From The Station.
Railway Station Enquiries » 131. Res¬ervation Enquiries A 135.
Deluxe Hotels: Vadodra
Welcomgroup Vadodara
R.C. Dutt Road
8 Km From Airport, 1.5 Km From Railwaystation And Bus Stand
•163 Rooms. Ep Single
Double Corporate Suites; Executive Club
Restaurants, Conference Halls (300),
Banquets (600), Business Centre, Cyber Club, Swimming Pool, Entertainment -
Table Tennis, Art Gallery, Home Theatre, Environment Corner, Travel Desk, Credit
Cards, Foreign Exchange, Courtesy Airport Transfer.
Deluxe Hotels: Vadodra
Welcomgroup Vadodara
R.C. Dutt Road
8 Km From Airport, 1.5 Km From Railwaystation And Bus Stand
•163 Rooms. Ep Single
Double Corporate Suites; Executive Club
Restaurants, Conference Halls (300),
Banquets (600), Business Centre, Cyber Club, Swimming Pool, Entertainment -
Table Tennis, Art Gallery, Home Theatre, Environment Corner, Travel Desk, Credit
Cards, Foreign Exchange, Courtesy Airport Transfer.
Central Gujarat: Gujarat
The city ofAhmedabad is well known for its architectural heritage. The provincial Indo-Saracenic ar¬chitecture of the 15th and 16th centuries can be experienced at the richly ornamented 1424 AD Jumma Masjid and other mosques, the Shah Alam and Sarkhej mausoleum complexes, and the exquisite screens of the
