The government of Gujarat is known to host an annual 3-month long Rann Utsav every year that starts in December and ends in February. This festival takes place near Dhordo village in a 500 km2 white salt desert. Apart from cultural programs such as the BSF Camel Show, other adventure activities also take places such as hot-air ballooning, many stalls selling trinkets, handicrafts, foods, and many more. Besides, 3 to 4-day events also take place at many other exotic locations around the larger Kutch area to expose tourists to the ethnic culture and mouth-watering delicious cuisine of Rajasthan. For instance, the semi-arid grasslands of the Banni reserve exhibit folk architecture, arts and crafts of that particular area, folk dance, and dance music events that are held at several locations with a bonfire under the moon.

This festival not only provides the opportunity to experience a full moon on salt deserts but also get a taste of the local culture, and cuisine along with unmatchable hospitality to the tourists. There are specially built local houses that house tourists to give them a taste of local traditions. Moreover, there are many adventure clubs and travel clubs that also participate in this festival and remain associated with organizing expeditions.

Also known as Kalo Dungar, Black Hill is considered to be the highest point in Kutch, Gujarat. It is located 97 km from the District headquarters of Bhuj and 25 km from the nearest town Khavda. Tourists cannot simply miss visiting this place while traveling to Kutch because it is believed to be the only spot in Kutch where a panoramic view of the Great Rann of Kutch is possible. It is situated at a short distance from the Pakistan border and thus, there is an Army post at the top. Beyond this point, only military personnel are allowed.

This Black Hill is also famous for the 400-year-old Dattatreya Temple. Kalo Dungar's magnetic hill is known to create an optical illusion where the vehicle seems to defy gravity and roll up the slope. Besides, there is a very interesting story related to this temple. The jackals of Kalo Dungar are co-existing with humans because, in the arid and unforgiving landscape of Kutch, they have been taught to survive on vegetarian food by a community of people over many, many generations. By nature, jackals are carnivorous animals but in this area, they feed on rice and lentils cooked with the generous helping of jaggery.

Over four centuries ago, there lived a saint named Pachmai Peer on these black mountains. One day, a pack of jackals happened to appear in his ashram and looked extremely hungry. But the saint had only a spartan meal of rice and lentil (dal), which was the staple diet of the ashram. The ritual continued and the jackals used to arrive at the ashram regularly at the same time. Unfortunately, one day, the saint ran out of food, and in his desire not to disappoint the hungry jackals, he chopped off his hand and offered it to the jackals. Since then, the jackals haven’t missed receiving food in the ashram even once in the last 400 years.

Situated at a distance of approximately 100 km from Bhuj, the Kutch Wildlife Sanctuary is considered to be one of the largest periodical saline wetlands in the World. There are abundant fossils found in this wildlife sanctuary because it is located in proximity to the submerged 5000-year-old Harappan civilization of Dholavira. Due to excessive deposits of white salts in this region, the sanctuary attains a pure white surface that attracts uniqueness and beauty. Since this wildlife sanctuary is located near the Indo-Pak border, some of the parts are under the control of BSF and are restricted to the public.

The Kutch Wildlife Sanctuary is housing a wide range of flamingo species that also includes the greater flamingo. Other species such as the Indian porcupine, spiny-tailed lizard, black-necked storks, wild ass, and the Indian cormorant are also found in this region. Apart from being a wildlife reserve, this sanctuary is also famous for being home to fossils of numerous ancient dinosaurs, whales, and crocodiles. Locals believe that these fossils are stored from the Dinosaurian and Tertiary periods.