A calm day plan: Somnath and Palitana by cab
A practical Madhuli Taxi day from Somnath toward Palitana, with the order of stops and the moment to turn back.
Start with the thing that cannot move. If that thing is Somnath aarti, do it first. If it is a Gir slot or a Palitana step, the hotel wakeup moves instead. Palitana is a stairway at dawn. Bhavnagar is the night halt that makes the climb possible.
Then the road: about 280 km via Bhavnagar, about 6 hours to Bhavnagar. A same-day climb after the drive from Somnath is how groups miss the steps. Velavadar can follow in the cooler months, not on the climb morning.
Turn back when the return would steal the evening aarti or the night train at Veraval. Ask for a 4 am drop if Shatrunjaya is the reason for the trip.
Madhuli Taxi is based in Somnath. One car can hold this day if the enquiry says the order. The website will not show a rate. The confirmation comes back on WhatsApp.