Things to do in Ahmedabad

Ahmedabad being the largest and the most popular state in Gujarat boasts of several impeccable beauties and has a lot in the store to appeal and surprise everyone who visits in and around the city. Be it anything, a cultural trip or an incredible nightlife experience your trip to Ahmedabad is not only a worth visit but also it is always enriching and exciting. There are numerous museums, gorgeous lakes, and most importantly, it is home to Sabarmati Ashram, the abode of Mahatma Gandhi and it also boasts of some mosques, mausoleums, and temples.

Besides these magnificent places to visit, the city also offers you several activities to get indulged in so that you can collect some more wonderful moments for your travel. So, if you want to make your trip productive then you must undergo the below-mentioned activities without even giving a single extra thought on this.

Exploring the Popular Sabarmati Ashram

Sabarmati Ashram, one of the most popular places to visit in Ahmedabad was once serving as an abode to Mahatma Gandhi and is now popular as a museum where Gandhi Smarak Sangrahalya was established which had preserved a detailed and informed records of Gandhi’s teachings and life as this is the place where Gandhi Ji lived more than 12 years of his life with Kasturba Gandhi, his wife.

Visiting Time: 8:30 am to 6:30 pm

Entrance Fee: There is no entrance fee

Sunset drive-in Cinema

Watching a cinema at the popular and the massive drive-in cinema is one of the must-do activities for everyone who visits this beautiful city. This cinema is worldwide popular for its largest screen in Asia where almost 665 cars can accommodate themselves at the time. There is a restaurant established inside the cinema hall which offers its guests a variety of food items where paying extra bucks would not be a burden for you all.

Visting Time: the shows are organized twice a day at 7:30 pm and 10:30 pm

Jhulta Minar

Gazing at this wonderful historic architecture should be added to the top of your must-visit destinations in the city if you are fond of exploring historical sites. Jhulta Minar is also called as Shaking Minara as it is found that as soon as a minaret is shaken, the other minarets of the monument also start shaking. The architecture of this historical monument is still a mystery as the architectural techniques of the minaret are unrevealed yet.

Visiting Time: 9 am to 5 pm

Entrance Fee: free of cost

Auto World Vintage Car Museum

The largest and one of the biggest homes of automobiles in the country, Auto World Vintage Car Museum is one of the most astonishing museums in the world. Exploring this tourist site in Gujarat is one of the must-visit attractions especially for car lovers where one can marvel vehicles like Bentleys and Rolls Royces to Lincolns and Daimler. You must be thinking of what is so special here as we can also find such vehicles online so let me tell you that you can take a drive in these vehicles. So, isn’t it interesting and worth visiting this museum where you can drive such cars and collect some pictures?

Visiting Time: 8 am to 9 pm

Entrance Fee: INR 50 to enter the museum

Law Garden

It is a perfect place for those who are fond of doing shopping and want to take some souvenirs for their family and friends. Your trip to Ahmedabad is always said to be incomplete if you don’t do shopping at Law Garden as it found that anyone who visits this city makes their special schedule to shop out here and even foreigners also follow the same. If you are in love with handicrafts and gorgeous Gujarati outfits then this shopping place is the perfect choice where you can easily bargain for your desired outfit and also the keepsakes that you can buy for yourself or your dear ones.

Visiting Time: The market starts at 11 in the morning

Entrance Fee: Being a public place where no permission is required, entering Law Garden doesn’t cost any charge.

Heritage Walk

Last but not the least must-do activity in Ahmedabad, Heritage Walk is a great city tour where tourists and locals walk through the old city. This walk is organized by the municipal corporation of Ahmedabad and on this heritage walk, you will also be witnessing the 600 pols-nooks like neighborhoods sharing the common courtyard along with a lot of discoveries. This all makes your long walking tour not only interesting but also full of knowledge where you can come to know about different people following different cultures.

Visiting Time: 8 am to 10:30 am

Tour Cost: The charge varies as for students it is INR 30 and on the other hand for other Indian tourists it is INR 50 and foreigners need to pay INR 100 for this heritage walk tour.