Rann of Kutch Explorer
7 nights, 2 stops — lions, ass & salt desert.
From Little Rann to Great Rann, the route is built around Gujarat’s lions, wild ass and salt deserts.
Round trip · returns to Great Rann of Kutch
What you'll see
The journey, one day at a time
Into Little Rann
Drive in from Ahmedabad to the saline desert for a first afternoon's drive.
Wild ass & desert
Desert drives for the Indian wild ass — found nowhere else — with flamingos, cranes and desert raptors.
Wild ass & desert
Working the mudflats and bets for the khur and the winter birds.
On to Great Rann
Transfer to Great Rann and settle in, with an afternoon outing to get your bearings.
Salt desert & grassland
Birding the Banni grasslands and the salt-flat waters for flamingos, larks, sandgrouse and raptors, with the white Rann itself.
Salt desert & grassland
Working the grassland and salt for desert birds, with the surreal white plain alongside.
Salt desert & grassland
Birding the Banni grasslands and the salt-flat waters for flamingos, larks, sandgrouse and raptors, with the white Rann itself.
Departure
A final morning in onward — a last outing or a slow start as time allows — before the transfer onward and the journey home.
The season changes what you see.
Cool and dry
The comfortable months for the lions, the wild ass and the desert birds.
Shoulder
Quieter edges of the season, still rewarding.
Hand-picked camps & lodges
Rann Riders
A standout lodge at Great Rann, a base for the salt desert and the Banni grasslands.
Royal Safari Camp
A standout tented camp at Little Rann, a base for the wild ass and the winter birds.
Regenta Resort Bhuj
A polished safari resort, a base for the salt desert and the Banni grasslands.
Desert Coursers
A polished lodge, a base for the wild ass and the winter birds.
Rann Village Resort
A dependable safari resort, a base for the salt desert and the Banni grasslands.
Rann Riders
A dependable lodge, a base for the wild ass and the winter birds.
Make it yours.
Add nights, swap a park, extend to the coast — this route is a starting point, not a fixed menu. Tell us how you travel and we'll route the rest.