Destinations Covered: Mumbai - Pune - Aurangabad - Ajanta Caves - Ellora Caves
Duration: 06 Nights / 07 Days
Day 01: Arrive Mumbai
Arrival at Mumbai international airport. Our representative will receive you with warm welcome and assist you to transfer to the hotel.
Overnight stay at the hotel.
Day 02: Mumbai - Elephanta Excursion tour
Early morning you will be picked up from the hotel and taken to India Gate from where you will get a ferry to Elephanta Island to visit Elephanta Caves. Elephanta caves (Closed on Mondays) - Elephanta Island, pronounced an UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1987. The hour-long outing additionally gives a decent prologue to Hinduism; the aides on board depict the religious criticalness of what you're going to see, however the causes of the Shiva sanctuary caverns - thought to date from the evangelist Hindu development between A.D. 450 and 750 - remain obscure. Later back to the city. Touring of Mumbai city which incorporates Gateway of India. At that point visit the Marine drive, Princes of Wales Museum, Hanging Garden and Dhobi Ghats. Free for shopping and so forth.
By the evening you will be dropped-off at the hotel.
Day 03: Mumbai - Pune (150 Kms / 3-4 Hrs)
After breakfast drive towards Pune. On arrival check into the hotel. Later have a sightseeing tour of Pune which includes Digamber Jain Temple, Shaniwar Wada- Constructed in 1736, Shaniwar Wada was before the castle of the Peshwa rulers. This noteworthy seven-storied castle was worked by Bajirao Peshwa I. Amid his days, it turned into the seat of political power and accomplished huge significance. To this date, Shaniwar Wada has been the city's principle milestone. Later, visit Shinde Chhatri-Structurally among the best, pretty much a few kms from the Pune racecourse is the remembrance of the incomparable Maratha aristocrat Mahadji Shinde. You can see the warrior's painted silver similarity, swathed in a fire shaded turban and expand shawl. Pataleshwer Cave Temples- Covered up in the core of the city in the Shivajinagar zone is this eighth century shake cut sanctuary. Still being used, this sanctuary, like the Caves at Ellora, has been meticulously slashed from a solitary shake and incorporates enormous columns, a Shiva place of worship and a Nandi bull.
Overnight stay at the Hotel.
Day 04: Pune - Aurangabad (240 Kms / 5-6 Hrs)
After breakfast leave for Aurangabad. Upon arrival check into the Hotel. Rest of the day free at your leisure. Overnight stay at the Hotel.
Day 05: Aurangabad - Ajanta Caves - Aurangabad (90 Kms / 2 Hrs-one way)
After breakfast full day sightseeing tour of Ajanta caves.
Have a tour of Ajanta Caves: (Closed on Mondays) - are situated at a distance of 90 km north of Aurangabad, the locale central command. The caverns accomplished the name from an adjacent town named Ajanta situated around 12 km. These caverns were found by an Army Officer in the Madras Regiment of the British Army in 1819 amid one of his chasing undertakings. These caverns are uncovered in horseshoe formed curve of shake surface almost 76 m in tallness neglecting a limited stream known as Waghora. The area of this valley gave a quiet and tranquil condition for the Buddhist priests who withdrew at these detached spots amid the stormy seasons. This retreat additionally given them enough time for assisting their religious interests through scholarly talks for a significantly longer period. The caverns were unearthed in various periods (around. second century B.C. to sixth century A.D.) as per the need. Later in the evening drive to back to Aurangabad.
Overnight stay at the hotel.
Day 06: Aurangabad - Ellora caves
After breakfast visit Ellora Caves: (Closed on Tuesdays) - privately known as Rul Leni s situated on the Aurangabad - Chalisgaon street at a separation of 30 km north-northwest of Aurangabad, the area central command. The name Ellora itself moves everybody as it speaks to one of the biggest shakes cut devout sanctuary edifices in the whole world. Ellora is likewise world celebrated for the biggest single solid exhuming on the planet, the incomparable Kailasa (Cave 16). The visit to these caverns is appreciated greatest amid rainstorm, when each stream is loaded up with water, and the whole environ is lavish green. The rainstorm isn't just a period of downpours in this part, the nearby guests are pulled in to visit these perfect areas to have a look at the unstoppable force of life in full sprout. Later back to the city and visit Bibi Ka Maqbara - is the tomb of Begum Rabia Durani, wife of Emperor Aurangzeb. The arched alcove surmounted by a swelling dome, exhibit the excellence of Persian architecture. Later drive to Daultabad to visit Daultabad Fort- When known as 'Devgiri', this brilliant twelfth century fortification stands on a slope only 13 kms. from Aurangabad. It was given the name Daulatabad, ‘The city of fortune’, by Muhamad Tughlaq, Sultan of Delhi. At first a Yadav fortress, it went through the hands of a few traditions in the Deccan. One of the world's best saved post of medieval occasions, enduring basically unaltered, Daulatabad yet shows the character that made it powerful.
Overnight stay at the hotel.
Day 07: Aurangabad - Mumbai (Flight) Departure
Early morning you will be dropped-off at the airport for onward journey to Mumbai. From Mumbai you can catch your international connection for onward journey
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