2 Days Dwarka Itinerary: A Complete Two Day Plan
A 2 days Dwarka itinerary gives day one to the Dwarkadhish temple, the aartis, the Nageshwar Jyotirlinga and Rukmini temple, and day two to Bet Dwarka island and Shivrajpur beach. Experience My India plans the darshan, stays and transfers for you.
I am Harsh Rawat and Dwarka is my hometown, so I have planned countless trips here over more than eight years. One day covers the essentials, but two days let you take in Krishna's city at an easy pace and add the island of Bet Dwarka and the beautiful coast without rushing. I handle these trips for the Somnath Dwarka Tour Package team, a unit of Experience My India. Below is the exact two day Dwarka itinerary I plan for my own guests.
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Is 2 days enough for Dwarka?
Two days is the ideal length. Day one covers the Dwarkadhish temple, both aartis and the mainland sacred sites without rushing and day two frees you for Bet Dwarka and the coast. If you only have a single day, our Dwarka city guide and a tighter plan will do, but with two days you experience Krishna's city fully and still relax by the sea.
2 days Dwarka itinerary at a glance
Day | Plan |
Day 1 | Dwarkadhish temple, morning aarti, Gomti Ghat, Rukmini temple, Nageshwar Jyotirlinga, Gopi Talav, evening aarti |
Day 2 | Bet Dwarka island, Shivrajpur beach and the coast or a Porbandar day trip |
Day 1: the Dwarkadhish temple and mainland sites
The first day belongs to Krishna's city and the sacred sites you can reach from it by road:
Morning: darshan of Dwarkadhish at the Jagat Mandir and the morning aarti, then down the steps to Gomti Ghat and the Sudama Setu.
Late morning: the Rukmini Devi temple, about 2 km out, dedicated to Krishna's queen.
Afternoon: the Nageshwar Jyotirlinga, one of the twelve Jyotirlingas, with its giant Shiva statue and the nearby Gopi Talav.
Evening: return for the Dwarkadhish evening aarti, when the Jagat Mandir glows and the bells and conches fill the air. Stay the night in Dwarka.
Day 2: Bet Dwarka and the coast
The second day heads out to the island and the shore:
Morning: drive about 30 km north to Okha and cross to Bet Dwarka, believed to be Krishna's residence, by the Sudarshan Setu bridge or by ferry. Check the Bet Dwarka temple timings before you go.
Midday: on the way back, stop at Shivrajpur beach, a Blue Flag certified beach about 12 km from Dwarka, for clean sands and clear water, with the Dwarka lighthouse nearby.
Afternoon: relax on the coast or return to the city for a calmer second darshan and some shopping for prasad and souvenirs.
If you would rather see more heritage than beaches, a good alternative for day two is a trip to Porbandar, about 100 km away, for Kirti Mandir, the birthplace of Mahatma Gandhi and the Sudama Temple.
How to reach Dwarka and get around
Dwarka has its own railway station about 2 km from the temple, with the nearest airports at Jamnagar and Porbandar and more options at Rajkot. For the full breakdown, see our guide on how to reach Dwarka. Over two days a Somnath Dwarka taxi service with a driver is the easiest way to cover Bet Dwarka, Nageshwar and the coast on your own schedule.
Where to stay for 2 days in Dwarka
Stay near the Dwarkadhish temple for both nights so you are close to the morning and evening aartis. Book Somnath Dwarka hotels ahead in peak season and on festival days like Janmashtami, when rooms near the temple fill quickly. Keeping the same base for both nights saves you packing up before the day-two coast trip.
Best time for a 2 day Dwarka trip
October to March brings the coolest, most comfortable weather on the coast and is the peak pilgrimage season. Janmashtami, usually in August or September, is the grandest time at Dwarka but also the most crowded, so book far ahead if you travel then. The Shivrajpur beach and Bet Dwarka are best enjoyed in the cooler, calmer winter months.
Extend the trip to Somnath
If you have more time, add Somnath, the first Jyotirlinga, a few hours down the coast, for a fuller Saurashtra pilgrimage. The Experience My India Somnath Dwarka tour packages build these two days into a longer circuit with the darshan, stays and transfers handled and you can also add a one day Dwarka tour onto it.
What I tell travellers about two days in Dwarka
My honest advice, as someone from here, is to give day one to the temple and its aartis and not rush it, then let day two breathe by the sea. Bet Dwarka is unmissable, but pair it with Shivrajpur beach rather than cramming in another temple and you will end the trip relaxed rather than tired. If heritage moves you more than beaches, swap in Porbandar instead. Keep the same hotel both nights, anchor your evenings on the Dwarkadhish aarti and let the pace stay gentle. That is exactly how Experience My India plans a Dwarka two day trip, around one full city day and one easy coastal day.
Related guides
To plan each part of the trip, these Experience My India guides help:
Related guide | What it covers |
How to reach Krishna's island of Bet Dwarka. | |
The short drive to the Nageshwar Jyotirlinga. | |
What to eat around the temple town. | |
The best months for the Dwarka coast. | |
Pair Dwarka with the Somnath coast. | |
The season and festivals that shape when to travel. |
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Harsh Rawat
Somnath–Dwarka circuit planning
Harsh Rawat runs Somnath Dwarka Tour Package on the ground in Gujarat, part of Experience My India. Since 2018 he has been planning and driving the Somnath–Dwarka circuit — the darshan timings, the road hours between temples and the stops worth adding — and the routes, fares and timings published across this site are the ones he maintains.
