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Rann Utsav - All You Need to Know about the Festival

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  • 16 Oct 2023
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Gujarat's the white sand desert, Rann of Kutch allures with grand celebrations during winters. Every year the grand celebrations of Rann Utsav at Rann of Kutch spread all over the country and the whole world also.

Experiencing the desert environment at night time under the full moon day with folk dances and songs performances, and many cultural activities and fun things to enjoy, etc a lot will be remained as the most memorable moments in your life. Simply, Rann Utsav is an amalgamation of nature, culture, and joy.

What is Rann Utsav

Actually, Rann Utsav is a tourist festival organizing by the Tourism Department of Gujarat to promote the uniqueness of Rann of Kutch at winters. This festival longs for three months means until winter goes on. The most important attraction of the festival is experiencing the full moon days at the Rann of Kutch. During the winter times, the salt marshy lands of Kutch remains with salt crystals looks very authentic and mesmerizing.

And, also this festival showcases the importance of arts and crafts. During the three months, every day will be special with different folk songs and dance performances. And for special rides and adventurous activities also Rann Utsav is a great stand. However, Rann Utsav is a great platform to promote Gujarat's heritage and culture through the festival.

History of Rann Utsav

The history of Rann Utsav was started in the year 2005. It means from 2005 this festival was celebrating. From that day Rann Utsav was organizing by the Tourism Department of Gujarat every year with grand celebrations.

They planned this festival to promote the natural beauty and landscapes of Rann of Kutch to the entire nation and the world. From the day they started to today Rann Utsav festival got huge popularity and craze all around the country and world with its immense celebrations and activities to do.

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Venue of the Rann Utsav Fest

The Carnival of Rann Utsav venue is at Dhordo village popularly known as “Tent City” in Kutch. Every year the festival will take place here only. The Dhordo village sets up with nearly 400 Tents to stay.

Here tourist's can choose different tents according to their requirement. And here the available tents types are Premium tents, Deluxe AC Swiss tents, Non-AC Swiss tents, and Economy Non-Ac Swiss tents. So as per the tourist’s luxurious elements and amenities they can select any one of them.

And the venue also houses clubhouse for various indoor games, conference hall for business meet-ups, spa, meditation hall, kids zone area for kids to enjoy the games, cafe, and Golf carts to explore the surrounding village attractions. Everything arranged at the venue for tourists is more and more to enjoy the festival with regal lavishness and opulence.

If you want to be a part of Rann Utsav, you can choose the luxury train Deccan Odyssey to reach the destination.

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When The Rann Utsav is Celebrated?

And the dates of the Rann Utsav are from 28th October 2019 to 23rd February 2020.

Things to do at the Rann Utsav

Everyone has to explore everything of Rann Utsav from enjoying the folk artists celebrations to experiencing the activities of Rann Utsav.

Let’s see what to do and enjoy in Rann Utsav.

1. Enjoying the folk performances

Folk dances and songs are an integral part of the festival. The best time to enjoy the music of folks arts means during evenings and nights. Under the moonlight with a bonfire and enjoying the pleasant music of Gujarat's folk artists will last forever.

2. Taste the delicious Rann Utsav cuisines

The venue of Rann Utsav hosts two dining halls with all varieties of Kutch. Here you can satisfy your taste buds with delicious and mouthwatering cuisines. Kutchi cuisines of Rann Utsav are experience-able delicious items in Rann Utsav.

3. Shopping at Rann Utsav

Rann Utsav is a shopping paradise for craft lovers. Many attractive and lovable things in Rann Utsav will make your bags empty less. The wonderful craft items, ornamented crafts, Kutchi embroidery, Bandhani saris, folk textiles, mirror work crafts, wood carvings, silver jewelry, etc. Here you can collect a wide variety of souvenirs to take with you.

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4. Visiting nearby villages

In Rann Utsav, there will be many options for sightseeing tours. So you can cover beautiful small villages around the city. Here are the famous villages to be visited are Hodka and Lydia villages. These villages are tribal places and also home for folk artists. So don’t forget to visit these villages.

5. Camel Safaris and Carts

To explore the nearby villages and tourist attractions of Kutch means you have to choose either camel safari or camel cart ride. Enjoying the journey in camel carts pulling by camels will remain as the memorable moment and also remembers the olden times of bullock cart rides.

These are the things you have to explore and enjoy in Rann Utsav. Now let’s get into deep what are the famous activities to experience and to get thrilled in Rann Utsav.

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Activities to do in Rann Utsav

There is no dearth for activities to do in Rann Utsav. The activities of Rann Utsav will acquaintance the adventurous phase of the festival. Let’s start with Para Motoring means hot air balloon rides.

Everyone experiences the hot air balloon ride in Rann Utsav. It is the most practiced activity in Rann Utsav. After that, some of the popular activities of Rann Utsav are ATV ride to explore the white sands of Kutch, Rifle shooting, archery, Trikke, chess, and Bungee Run Basketball, etc a lot to enjoy in Rann Utsav.

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Finally, here it ends. These are the things you have to know about Rann Utsav before you go. So, this will make you figure out how will be the Rann Utsav. But don't forget to visit some nearby attractions of Kutch before you leave Kutch. And they are Aina Mahal, Kala Dungar, Vijay Vilas Palace, Mandvi Beach, and Bhuj.

Important Tips to Remember

  • Book your tickets two months prior to the festival to get confirm staying.
  • Rann festival is one of the most famous festivals and is celebrated in winter so keep woolen cloths to keep you warm and you can enjoy the festival.
  • Take permission to stay at this city at the border area so keep your Driving license, Aadhar Card, Passport, Voter ID.
  • You need to stay at Dhordo city, where you will get more than 400 AC and non-AC rooms or Book a tent.
  • The best time to visit the festival on the full moon time as the atmosphere is romantic and beautiful.

How to Reach

Air:

Nearest airport to reach Kutch is Bhuj airport and international airport near to Kutch is Ahmedabad airport.

Rail:

The Nearest Railway station to reach Kutch is the Bhuj railway station. It has a good network with all major cities. Either, you can take the Deccan Odyssey train which is the joint collaboration between the Indian Railways and State Govt Of Maharashtra.

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Road:

Roadways are the best and easily accessible mode of travel to reach Kutch. Kutch is well-connected to surrounding major cities like Bhuj. So it will be easy to reach Kutch through regular buses or taxis.

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