Tourism in Kutch
In the North Western tip of Gujarat lies Kutch – the biggest district in India in terms of sheer area. What makes Kutch so interesting is the great variety of land and water, plain and hill, desert and fertile land. All this has resulted in a variety of ecosystems close to each other.
The Rann of Kutch is the most distinctive geological formation in Kutch. The Rann of Kutch essentially saline mud flats that occupy Kutch district and parts of southern Pakistan, dissect Kutch in to Great Rann of Kutch which lies to the north and the little Rann of Kutch to the East. The great Rann of Kutch covers an area of about 18,000sq.km. and lies almost entirely in Kutch district, along the border of Pakistan. The little Rann of Kutch on the other hand extends northeast from the Gulf of Kutch and occupies about 5100sq.km. in Gujarat state.
Millennium star “MR. Amitabh Bachchan” is a brand ambassador of Gujarat tourism and “Kutch Nahi Dekha to Kuchh nahi Dekha”, a slogan given by Millennium Star becomes a famous slogan frequently coming in to the TV advertisement in a big scale. Kutch is now becomes the preferred tourist destination due to advertisement and “Rann-utsav” which is usually celebrated by the state Government every year for about two month during the month of December and January.
Bhuj, the district headquarter has an Airport. Bhuj has three flights daily from Mumbai.
Bhuj and Gandhidham are two major junctions on this route. Bhuj and Gandhidham are connected by broad gauge line from Mumbai and Ahmedabad. There are many trains connecting Gandhidham with rest of India.
Kutch has well connecting roads all over the district. The district headquarter Bhuj is connected with all major cities of Gujarat by road. Other major cities like Gandhidham, Anjar, Bhachau, Rahpar etc are also connected by road. The state transport buses and private luxury coaches connect Bhuj and Gandhidham with various centers of Gujarat.