Rann Riders

Rann Riders  is a cottage camp at Dasada (Gujarat, India),  near  the Little Rann of Kutch  wildlife  sanctuary, offering   eight  cottages  resembling  traditional  village huts,  with comfortable  bedrooms  and  bathrooms featuring hot  showers  and  English  toilets.

A  geographically unique  landform,  the Little Rann of  Kutch is  a  saline desert wilderness offering  exciting cross-desert  safaris,  superb  wildlife  viewing opportunities  and  colourful  villages  along  the  edge of  the desert.

The Little Rann of kutch is a birdwatcher's paradise in winter. Houbara bustard, sandgrouse, desert chat, desert wheatear, nine species of larks, quails, gray francolin etc are seen in the saline desert wilderness. Eagles, vultures, harriers and falcons can be seen hunting in the Rann.

The marshes in the Rann, and nearby lakes like Nawa Talao and Vanod Saran, attract huge flocks of water birds. Flamingoes, pelicans, cranes, storks, ducks etc can be seen in large numbers.

Whether  you  are looking  for  a place  to  get  away  from it all-unwind on hammocks  in  the  Nilgiri  thicket, stroll in  the  farmlands,  ride  a boat on  the  lake-or  an exciting  holiday of  exhilarating

Accommodation
The Rann Riders  cottage  camp  has  15  cottages. Each of  the  cottages  are  completely  self-contained, with  a spacious  double bedroom.

Distances : Ahmedabad : 90 kms, Viramgam : 30 kms, Zainabad: 12 kms, Anand - 173 kms, Vadodara - 210 kms, Bhavnagar - 231 kms, Bhuj - 267 kms, Dwarka - 400 kms, Mehsana - 68 kms, Mount Abu - 214 kms, Rajkot - 180 kms 

Dasada is visited as a weekend getaway Ex-Ahmedabad or as a part of a Gujarat Itinerary. 

Accommodations
Each of the cottages has an a/c twin-bedroom, with a comfortable cane bed, a dry dressing area and a tiled bathroom with western-style toilet fittings and hot-and-cold showers.

Food & beverages
Rann Riders offers Continental and Indian cuisine that can be served on the buffet table, preplated or camp-style around a fire. Tandoori food is a specialty of the resort. On prior intimation, we serve Gujarati meals, regional specialties of the Maliks of Dasada, Bengali meals and seafood.
For vegetarians, the Flamingo Restaurant has an extensive Indian, Chinese and Continental ala carte menu.

Recreational facilities
- Jeep and camel cart safaris in the Rann of Kutch.
- The resort has a small lake, lawns and gardens with sit-outs.
- Hammocks hung in an Eucalyptus plantation.
- A swimming pool that doubles as an irrigation tank recycling pool water for agriculture in the arid region near the Rann of Kutch.
- Extensive grounds for indoor and outdoor games.
- Music and dance performances of local communities can be arranged at extra cost.
- Rann of Kutch Camel safaris
- Horse back riding
- Camel cart tours of the Rann
- Village tours by camel cart with or without accommodations in camel wagon with the nomads.
- Village safaris by vehicle
- Fishing on `you catch we cook’ or `catch and release’ basis at our own lake.

Activities - Birding
With its small lake and extensive fields, Rann Riders offers good birding at the resort itself. Grey and pond herons, egrets, pied and white-breasted kingfishers, spotbill, nakta (comb duck), saras cranes and other birds can be seen at the waterfront. The bushes are also rich in birds and shikra hawks have been seen perched on the trees at the resort. The resort is also a roosting spot for rosy pastor (rose-coloured starling). The trees also provide suitable nesting areas for ibises, egrets and pond herons to breed.
Little Rann of Kutch - The Little Rann of Kutch is a birding paradise and has been declared a Ramsar Site. During the safaris in the Rann expect to see large flocks of larks, and other dryland birds like sandgrouse, coursers, plovers, chats, warblers, babblers, shrikes. Among the many winter visitors are the houbara bustard and spotted sandgrouse.

Birding sites near Dasada
Rann Riders is the base to visit the bird-rich Nawa Talao lake, a number of seasonal wetlands near Dasada, the village lake of Dasada, the wetland near Patdi fort, In the monsoon months of July, August and September, lesser florican visits the grasslands of Surendranagar District to breed and the vegetation around the wetlands becomes the breeding area for painted storks, several species of resident ducks and other waterfowl. .

Nalsarovar Bird Sanctuary : Rann Riders is 44 km from Nalsarovar Bird Sanctuary, a 105 sq km sanctuary comprising a large lake and its surrounds. Nalsarovar is renowned as one of the finest birding places in Western India.

Indian Nationals and Residents

Package : Rs 3200/- per couple per night incl breakfast, lunch, dinner,  morning and afternoon tea, jeep safari, and an a/c cottage double bedroom with attached bath.

Kids below 6 years complementary without extra bed

Kids between 6 - 12 years Rs. 750/- per night with extra bed

Ex Adults in same room Rs. 1000/- per night with extra bed

For Overseas Guests

Extra

Entrances to Little Rann of Kutch has to be paid directly by the guests at the resort

Rates quoted are on JP Basis Per night basis {Inclusive of accommodation in air-conditioned cottages, all 3 buffet meals, 2 jeep safaris per day in little rann of kutch + unlimited use of of mineral water and soft drinks}

Valid from 1st Oct. 2007

Indian Nationals and Residents

Package :

• Rs 4000/- per couple per night incl breakfast, lunch, dinner,  morning and afternoon tea, jeep safari, and an a/c cottage double bedroom with attached bath.

• Kids below 6 years complementary without extra bed

• Kids between 6 - 12 years Rs. 1000/- per night with extra bed

• Ex Adults in same room Rs. 1250/- per night with extra bed