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Magical
Maharashtra Tour
| Duration:
14 Nights / 15 Days
Destinations: Mumbai- Ahmedabad- Wakaner- Gir-
Palitana- Bhavnagar- Aurangabad- Goa |
Day 01: Arrive
Mumbai Arrive Mumbai, Welcome and assistance upon arrival at the airport.
Later transfer to hotel.
Day 02: Mumbai Morning free to relax
and adjust to the time zone. Afternoon city tour of Mumbai visiting the Gateway
of India built to commemorate the visit of King George V, Prince of Wales Museum,
Crawford market, Dhobi Gaht.
Day 03: Mumbai - Ahmedabad Morning
transfer to airport for flight to Ahmedabad. Arrive and transfer to hotel. Afternoon
city tour of Ahmedabad. Ahemadabad contains some very fine museums, the Calico
museum of textile being considered one the worlds fines. This walled city is testimony
to India's crafts. Visit some of the famous ancient wooden Jain temples, shaking
minarets, Jumma Masjid and modern architectural design buildings.
Day
04: Ahmedabad - Wankaner Transfer to airport for flight to Rajkot. Arrive
and drive to Wankaner. Afternoon city tour of Wankaner includes visit to stupendous
1907 Ranjit Vilas Palace.
Day 05: Wankaner - Gir Early morning
drive to Sasan Gir Forest for game viewing. This forest is the last remaining
natural habitat of the Asiatic Lions, teak and deciduous forest, leopard, deer,
monkeys, hyena, peacocks etc.
Day 06: Gir Full day game viewing
at the Jungle.
Day 07: Gir - Palitana Morning drive to palitana.
Arrive and transfer to hotel. Afternoon city tour. Palitana is a gateway to Shatrunjaya,
the Place of Victory. It is famous as one of Jainism's holiest pilgrimage places.
The climb up 2 kms to the hill will lead you into 863 different Jain temples built
over a period of 900 years. The most important temple is dedicated to Sri Adhiswara,
the first tirthankar a Jain Founder) Nearby is the Muslim shrine of Angar pi.
Childless women come here and make offering of miniature cradles at this shrine
to become mothers.
Day 08: Palitana - Bhavnagar Morning drive
to Bhavnagar. Arrive and check in at hotel. Afternoon city tour. Bhavnagar was
once a Princely State, was founded in 1743 is now a flourishing port of Khambat.
This city is famous for sacred Shatrunjaya hills, Takhteswar temple situated on
hilltop and Gaurshankar lake.
Day 09: Bhavnagar - Mumbai Morning
transfer to airport for flight to Mumbai. Arrive Mumbai and transfer to hotel.
Day 10: Mumbai - Aurangabad Morning transfer to airport for
flight to Aurangabad. Arrive and transfer to hotel. Afternoon visit Ellora caves.
(Caves closed on Monday) Ellora Caves - Three distinct groups of temples relate
the story of the evolution of Hinduism, Jainism and Buddhism. Chiseled out of
rock by religious monks over the centuries, the sites were chosen for their seclusion.
Over 2000 years old, they are compared to the Pyramids for their amazing construction,
sculptures and frescoes. The most marvelous of all is the Stupendous Rock Temple
of Kailash.
Day 11: Aurangabad - Mumbai Full day visit to Ajanta
caves. Ajanta Caves - 112 km from Aurangabad, the caves here which are over 2000
years old hewn out of a solid rock. The wall paintings and frescoes of these caves
have a beautiful flow of line and a wealth of color. Evening transfer to airport
for flight to Mumbai. Arrive Mumbai and transfer to hotel.
Day 12:
Mumbai - Goa Morning transfer to airport for flight to Goa. Arrive and
check - in at hotel. Afternoon city tour of Goa. Goa - famous for its world renowned
golden beaches and its Dutch Portuguese influence. Visit Basilica Cathedral where
the body of St. Francis Xavier is enshrined, Patriarch's Palace, Church of St.
Francis of Assisi.
Day 13: Goa Full day free to relax at the
world famous Golden beaches of Goa.
Day 14: Goa - Mumbai Morning
free to relax at the beach. Afternoon transfer to airport for flight to Mumbai.
Arrive and transfer to hotel.
Day 15: Mumbai - Onward Journey
Transfer to airport for flight to your onward destination.
Tour
Ends Magical Maharashtra Tour
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