Local Guide Community made the entire plan on a random group video call I hosted. Local Guide Community did the call to wish each other on the festive day of Diwali and to talk to each other. Since it had been quite a while, we had connected. Then we were generally talking about meeting and connecting in person sometime soon to enjoy and have fun. That is when the idea popped up in my head to invite everyone to my place in Valsad, Gujarat and plan a get-together of the local guides community. So we planned that everyone would come to Valsad after the festivities of Diwali end. So they came to my place in Valsad, and we went to the Tithal beach and had the local food items, which all of them enjoyed. Then after we were sitting idle in the nighttime, it struck me that we should go somewhere for a mini trip and have a good time. So we planned on going for a trip to the Statue of Unity and to which everyone agreed upon. So we logged onto the official website, got all the details, and booked our tickets. So the next day, we went for some sightseeing in the nearby areas of Valsad and had planned to leave for Ankleshwar (from where we would go via road to the Statue of Unity). We took a bus from Valsad on 9th November and reached Ankleshwar on the same night. The next day morning, we left for the Statue of Unity. We got there in time and explored the entire monument and its surrounding areas. The local guides community carried out the whole journey smoothly, and it was great fun. It was a memorable trip of which I was a part off.
We planned the trip from Ankleshwar as it is close to Kevadiya (where the Statue is located). It is a roughly 2-hour drive from Ankleshwar and closest to Kevadiya. The place has excellent roads to expect a proper journey without bumps.
The ticket costing for the essential viewing, which is the lower level of the statue costs-, viewing from the topmost level which is viewing from the eye of the statue costs-. The entire monument area and its surroundings are beautiful and modern compared to the medieval and old monuments worldwide. The whole location does not have any flights of stairs and is an entire escalator and elevator based place. Wheelchairs are also offered for those who need them and can be booked online with a ticket. Every floor has restrooms for both men and women and disabled people.
The experience was great as the entire surrounding area featured some magnificent landscapes. The whole group had a great time together, exploring the wonder and the area around it. We weren’t lucky enough to view from the top gallery due to tickets being sold out, but it was still a great experience that I shared with the entire community.
Fantastic meet-up and wonderful detailed recap @Tejal , it seems you guys had alot of fun together there with gaining unlimited knowledge with each other, I wish I could be with you guys in whole this trip.
Really, I missed the great opportunity to meet you all in person. @Tejal
It is clear from this recap post that you all had a great time. I am very grateful to all of you for giving me the opportunity to join with you indirectly through video conferencing.
@Tejal This is an amazing meetup, of friends coming together, visiting an important place, contributing to accessibility and of course sharing with us friends from all over the world!
Happy to see everyone together. Such a nice informative post @Tejal ma’am. All the accessibility featured are well explained in details. Thank you dor the beautiful post
Woooow @Tejal … you all really had a great time down there! Must be excited to meet various members of LG, especially from Gujarat and Mumbai . Love to see your smiling faces guys @FalguniP@Arati@Shrut19 et all
@KashifMisidia Yes it is a lovely place to visit do visit as per your convenience we will be there to guide you. We had too much fun with LG friends, Masti and all.it was a nice time.