Tourist Destinations in West India
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Ajanta
Ellora Travel Guide About 107 kms. from the city of
Aurangabad, the rock-cut caves of Ajanta nestle in a panoramic gorge, in the form
of a gigantic horseshoe.
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Gujarat
Travel Guide The most convenient entry point into Gujarat
is through the metropolis of Ahmedabad. The city contains some very fine museums,
the Calico Museum of Textiles being considered among the worlds finest.
Ahmedabads walled city is a living testimony to its heritage of crafts as
women walk by in dazzling embroidered garments and flashing ethnic silver jewellery.
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Mumbai
Travel Guide Mumbai was given by Portuguese as dowry
to Charles II of England when he married Catherine. The group of seven island
was leased to the East India Company who offered freedom of business and religion
to persons who came and settled here. Initially a few Parsis and Gujarati came
but soon a sizeable population began to thrive here.
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