White desert wonder under full moon! Rann of Kutch is world's largest salt desert spanning 7500 sq km across India-Pakistan border. Visit during Rann Utsav (November-February) when Gujarat Tourism organizes cultural festival at Dhordo with tent city accommodation, nightly folk performances (Kalbelia snake dance, Ghoomar, tribal dances), handicraft bazaar, and camel safaris. Experience surreal white landscape stretching to horizon, especially magical at full moon when salt crystals shimmer silver. Explore Kutchi villages with mud bhungas (circular houses) painted with mirror work and mud art. Visit Kala Dungar (Black Hill, highest point in Kutch) for sunset panorama, meet nomadic tribes, shop for authentic Kutchi embroidery, Bandhani tie-dye, and silver jewelry. Includes visits to Mandvi Beach with Vijay Vilas Palace, and possible flamingo sightings at wetlands.
Day 1:
Arrive Bhuj - Arrive Bhuj Airport/Station, transfer to hotel, afternoon Bhuj city tour: Aina Mahal (Palace of Mirrors with Venetian glass, mirrors, tiles), Prag Mahal (Gothic architecture with clock tower), Bhujia Fort hilltop, Kutch Museum (oldest in Gujarat with Kshatrapa inscriptions, tribal artifacts), evening local market, overnight Bhuj|
Day 2:
Bhuj to White Rann & Tent City - Morning drive to Dhordo (85km, 2 hours), check-in Rann Utsav Tent City (luxury Swiss tents with attached bathrooms, cultural festival venue), afternoon visit White Rann (Great Rann of Kutch, endless white salt desert), sunset over white landscape (surreal experience, carry sunglasses - glare intense), evening cultural program at tent city (folk dances, music, puppet shows), dinner with Gujarati thali, overnight tent city|
Day 3:
Kala Dungar & Village Safari - Morning village safari visiting Hodka, Dhordo, Bhirandiyara villages (mud bhungas with mirror work, embroidery artisans, interact with communities), afternoon drive to Kala Dungar (Black Hill, highest point in Kutch at 462m, 360┬░ desert views, India Bridge viewpoint towards Pakistan border), visit Dattatreya Temple, witness gravity-defying Magnetic Hill phenomenon (vehicles roll uphill), sunset panorama, return tent city, overnight|
Day 4:
Mandvi Beach - Full day excursion to Mandvi (65km, coastal town), visit Vijay Vilas Palace (royal summer retreat, filming location for Lagaan, Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam, beautiful Rajput architecture, private beach), relax at Mandvi Beach (pristine, wind farm backdrop), optional camel ride on beach, visit shipbuilding yard (traditional wooden dhow construction), evening return tent city, overnight|
Day 5:
Crafts Villages & Departure - Morning visit nearby craft villages: Bhujodi (weaving village, watch wool and cotton textile making, buy shawls), Ajrakhpur (Ajrakh block printing, 800-year-old technique, natural dyes), Nirona (Rogan art painting with castor oil, copper bell making, meet National Award artists), afternoon drive back to Bhuj, evening departure by flight/train, or extend for Little Rann of Kutch (Wild Ass Sanctuary - additional days)