From a 5,000-year-old city to the endless white desert - everything Kutch is famous for is right at your doorstep.
Dholavira is one of the five largest Harappan sites in the world and the biggest in India. Located on Khadir island in the Kutch region, it has seen successive settlements over 1,500 years. Fourteen excavations have revealed much about its people, including a remarkable 5,000-year-old step-well - almost three times bigger than the Great Bath of Mohenjo Daro.
The barren Rann of Kutch - the white salt desert - dries up from November to February to present an endless white landscape. This is when the famous Rann Utsav is held. En route to Dholavira you cross the barren white desert with acid lakes, flamingos and beautiful villages, accessed via the fascinating heritage city of Bhuj.
Dholavira is a rich resource for bird watchers. Thousands of migratory birds, including some of the world's rare species, throng the pastures during the migration season. Situated on the Tropic of Cancer within the Kutch Desert Wildlife Sanctuary, it offers a rare blend of history and natural beauty for every visitor.
The plant fossils here - known as petrified wood - are at least eight metres long. Fossils of this size have only otherwise been found in Jaisalmer. Dating back to the Jurassic age (176 to 187 million years), they reveal a past in which this now-arid region was once thickly forested.
The famous Road to Heaven is a breathtaking causeway that cuts straight through the white desert, connecting Dholavira to Khadir Bet. With the endless white Rann stretching on both sides, the road appears to melt into the horizon - a truly magical drive, especially at sunrise and sunset, and one of the most photographed spots in all of Kutch.