A four-month tent-city festival at the edge of the Great of Kutch, a vast white salt desert.
The story
- Held since 2006 on the Great of Kutch, a salt marsh of about 7,500 sq km that turns white after the monsoon.
- Folk dance and music, a crafts market and camel treks, with a at Dhordo village.
What happens
- First day
Season opens
The at Dhordo opens for the season.
- Last day
Season ends
The last day of this season's Utsav.
Where it happens
While you're in Kutch
Not part of the festival, but worth seeing while you're there.
What to eat
Kutchi thali
Bajra rotla, kadhi-khichdi, sev tameta, buttermilk and pickles. Meals are included in the tent city's price.
The tent city's dining hall, and restaurants in Bhuj.
Bajra rotla with ringan no olo
Millet flatbread with smoky roasted aubergine: Kutch's signature dish.
Village eateries and thali restaurants in Kutch.
Dabeli
A spiced potato filling in a bun with chutneys, peanuts, pomegranate and sev, first made in Mandvi, Kutch.
Street stalls in Bhuj and Mandvi.
Know before you go
- Check packages and booking on the official site: rannutsav.net.
- Desert nights are cold in winter, so carry warm layers.
- Weekends and full-moon nights are the busiest.