The Royal Garages

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The Royal Garages Gondal, Rajkot. Edit

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Gondal is 38 km away from Rajkot and is located on the banks of river Gondali. Gondal is famous for the Swaminarayan temple. Navlakha palace complex situated on a river bank is a magnificent palace and a major attraction here. Private palace museum here exhibits gifts, artefacts and messages received by Sir Bhagwat Singhji on his 50th birth anniversary. Riverside Palace which was constructed in 1875 by Maharaja Bhagwat Singhji has been converted into a heritage hotel. Royal Garage is known to possess a huge collection of classic and vintage cars. Orchard Palace is the wing of the Huzoor Palace at Gondal. This has now been converted into a heritage hotel which is run by the royal family. Some of the other sites for tourism at Gondal are Bhuvaneshwari Stud Farm, Bhuvaneshwari Ayurvedic Pharmacy etc.

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Best Season to VisitEdit

Throughout the year

Best Time To VisitEdit

Morning to Evening

Time Required for SightseeingEdit

1-2hrs

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Restaurants NearbyAdd / Edit

Lords Banquet Restaurant ; Opp. Dharam Cinema, Kasturba Rd, Sadar, Rajkot. ; Ph/M – 0281 244 4486 ; Food Serve – Indian

How to ReachEdit

Taxi : Rajkot is well connected by a road network and national highways. The tourist can reach to Rajkot by taxi. The normal Indian taxi charges of Rupees 8 to 20 will be charged for each km.

Bus : There are state transport buses that are available to the city of Rajkot from all nearby cities, and tourits can even opt for private buses to Rajkot. Buses will regularly ply to the city of Rajkot from Mount Abu, Bhuj, Udaipur, Mumbai, Una and Bhavnagar. Buses also ply from the city of Ahmedabad.

Train : The city of Rajkot has frequent trains connected to other important cities like Mumbai, Delhi, Thiruvananthapuram (Trivandrum), Coimbatore, Cochin and Bhopal.

Air : The airport in the city of Rajkot is a domestic airport that has frequent flights to the city of Mumbai and Kandala. Rajkot Airport: 0281 245 1849.

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Safety / WarningEdit

Beware of pickpockets as Rajkot is a major tourist city in India.
Beware of fake items, especially the marble souvenirs.
If you buy from roadside sellers, most likely the items are fake and made of chalk instead of marble.
Better to buy from reputable shops even though you have to pay more.