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Wild, wild Gujarat on a solo trip to Little Rann of Kutch

The Little Rann of Kutch is a unique biodiverse landscape in India that is home to endemic species like Lesser Flamingos and Wild Asses and local arts and crafts.

January 28, 2024 / 19:59 IST
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Saying hello to the creatures of Wild Ass Wildlife Sanctuary in Little Rann of Kutch. (Photo: Bindu Gopal Rao)
Saying hello to the creatures of Wild Ass Wildlife Sanctuary in Little Rann of Kutch. (Photo: Bindu Gopal Rao)

The sight of the pale baby pink blush on a winter afternoon had me feeling ecstatic and excited at once. Finally seeing the Lesser Flamingos was a thrill I am not going to forget in a hurry. Especially as this trip to the Little Rann of Kutch (LRK), about 100 km from Ahmedabad, was one I had mentally planned and deliberated for months before making it happen.

The landscape of Little Rann of Kutch. (Photo: Bindu Gopal Rao)

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This was one of the first trips I planned post-pandemic and, in hindsight, this has been a trip that has been most memorable as I could pull off a solo trip under a budget of Rs 55,000 even though I tried to do this through a travel agency that gave me a quote that was three times this amount.

The retreat, where I stayed for two nights and three days, offers packages for group safaris. I was lucky that mine turned into an individual safari with the inhouse naturalist, since there weren't many guests when I had visited. The retreat also offers all meals in house as this is in a remote locale. You can also taste local delicacies of Gujarat when you are there. The safaris are organised in the morning and afternoon. My first safari was in the morning when I headed into the Rann and was lucky to sight several wildlife species. The area is also home to the only Wild Ass Wildlife sanctuary, and they move in groups so you can see them several times if you're lucky on the safari. I was fortunate to catch them sand bathing and tossing and turning in the sand.