Rajkot: Rajkot Mayor Pradeep Dav on Monday flagged off a special bus service called ‘Rajkot Darshan’. This service aims to take tourists on a day-long excursion to 13 popular destinations during the weekends.

The air-conditioned 32-seater bus will depart from Trikon Baug at 9 a.m., taking tourists to various attractions such as the Ramakrishna Ashram, Rotary Dolls Museums on Yagnik Road, Swaminarayan Temple on Kalavad Road, Ishwariya Valley of Wildflower Parks, and the Regional Science Centre near Madhapur. It will also visit Atal Sarovar on Ring Road 2, the Watson Museum in Jubilee Garden, the Mahatma Gandhi Anubhuti Kendra Museum, the Aji Dam site, Ram Van, and Pradyuman Park Zoo before returning to Trikon Baug at 4:30 PM.

The ticket rates for adults are Rs. 50 per person, while children under the age of 12 will be charged Rs. 35.

The introduction of this new bus service aims to boost tourism and create new employment opportunities, said the mayor during a media briefing. Initially, the service will be available on Saturdays and Sundays, and based on the response, it may become a daily service, he added.

The operation of the bus service will be managed by Rajkot Rajpath Ltd., a special-purpose vehicle of RMC that provides public transport within the city through buses on the BRTS corridor and city roads. Tourists can book tickets online through the RRL website or on the spot, explained Pushkar Patel, standing committee chairman of the RMC. DeshGujarat