White Desert

"Kutchh nahi dekha, to kuchh nahi dekha"

Brand Ambassador : Shri Amitabh Bachchan

Place: White desert, Bhuj.

Get ready to visit heart of kutchh. You can visit white rann by road. Drive on straight road to visit Bhirandiyara village to collect your entry permit. This village is around 60 km from bhuj town. From here left side road will take you to the white desert. Every year Rann Utsav organize between November to February.

One of the biggest salt deserts in the world, the great Rann of Kutchh in the Gujarat state of India is known not only for its natural splendor but for what its inhabitants have created – The Rann Utsav. Magnificent is the word that one could simply use and glorify the natural beauty of Kutchh unless there was this sin-worthy canvas of culture, profusion of art forms, and an overabundance of life.

For some person, winters can be cruel and monotonous and for the rest – a perfect excuse to advent to the desert of Kutchh during the most mesmerizing months of the year in India. Hence, the cause to introduce you to this celebration of colors, cultures, and expressions.

Organized by the Tourism Department of Gujarat, Rann Utsav is a grand winter rendezvous. It takes place when the air is crisp and the moon is at its fullest.

The expanse of the celebrations is more grand than one can think. It begins in Bhuj, and the entire district goes gala during the celebrating months. The finale of the festival is put up at a tent city, a city made of more than 400 AC and non-AC tents. It is set up near a small village called Dhordo, easily accessible from the Bhuj airport.

Bhuj is the center of all types of tour for kutchh region. This city is well connected by road, rail and air network. 

Kutchh or Rannutsav, a unique manifestation of varied cultural ethos of the region is known for the ethnic flavor and celebrative zest. This festival provides an exclusive opportunity to witness the creative ingenuity of the artisans and craftspeople, assorted array of folk music and performances, mixed representation of culture and communities, along with a vast diversity in ecology. All this and much more describe and define Kutchh and the people.

The tent city created near the Dhordo Village is one perfect management of a temporary human settlement. The AC and non-AC tents are equipped with all possible amenities that one can think and ask for. Room heaters, round the clock supply of warm water in the middle of a desert, shopping complex for all your needs, exhibition center, adventure one and two humongous dining halls – no requirement is left unanswered here.

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