West India Tour Packages
Glimpses of Western India |
Duration
14 Nights / 15 Days |
Places Covered
Mumbai- Ahmedabad- Wakaner- Gir- Palitana- Bhavnagar-
Aurangabad- Goa. |
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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.
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