MUMBAI-AURANGABAD-MUMBAI-UDAIPUR
Day
01 : Abroad Mumbai
Arrive
at Mumbai International airport.
On arrival,
the guest will be met by our representative and
transferred to hotel, where rooms will be booked
from previous night to provide immediate occupancy.
On arrival at hotel the guests will be provided
with the traditional Indian welcome consisting of
aarti-tikka and garlands. Overnight at hotel.
Day 02 :
Mumbai
Breakfast
at the hotel.
Morning at
leisure for own activities like swimming, etc.
Lunch at
the hotel.
Afternoon,
city tour of Mumbai - the great port city with
its Victorian Gothic buildings from the British
Raj Era mingling with the modern. The tour includes
'Gateway of India' overlooking
the Harbour, the 'Towers of Silence', 'Marine
Drive', the 'Colaba Causeway' - the commercial
heart of Bombay and the Dhobi Ghat, the unique and
colourful outdoor 'laundry'. Drive upto the Malabar
Hill to the lovely 'Hanging Gardens'
and the Kamla Nehru Park from where
you will get a wonderful view of Mumbai and the
Arabian Sea, spread out before you. Also visit Mani
Bhawan, a small museum dedicated to the
life and works of Mahatma Gandhi, and the bustling
Crawford Market.
Overnight at hotel.
Day
03 : Bombay - Aurangabad
After
Breakfast, one hour boat ride across Mumbai Harbour
brings you to the lush green Elephanta Island. Here,
visit some of the huge and intricately carved Elephanta
Caves that date back to the 8th century.
For rows of massive columns cut into solid rock
from three magnificent avenues, lead to the outstanding
three-headed sculpture representing Brahma the Creator,
Vishnu the Preserver and Shiva the Destroyer. Dedicated
to Shiva, the beauty and power of these phenomenal
sculptures depicting the various manifestations
of Shiva is overpowering.
Later
in the afternoon transfer to the airport for Bombay/Aurangabad
flight .
Leavarrival
met and transferred to hotel rest of the day at
Leisure.
Dinner and overnight at hotel.
Day
04 : Aurangabad - Mumbai
After
breakfast proceed for a full day tour of Ajanta
Caves & Ellora Caves.
Ajanta Caves - located 100 kms,
northeast of Aurangabad in the Waghora valley. These
magnificent rock-cut caves, 30 in number, date from
2nd BC to 7th Century AD. They are exclusively Buddhist,
unique in that they combine three forms of Art -
architecture, sculpture and painting. The superb
frescoes and paintings depict episodes from the
Jataka stories and the life of Lord Buddha. (Closed
on Mondays)
Ellora
Caves - 30 kms from Aurangabad lie
the finest rock cut cave temples of Ellora - 10th
& 11th century, which encompasses the three
religion - Hinduism, Buddhism and Jainism. Of the
34 caves that are both monasteries and temples,
the most remarkable is the magnificent Kailasa temple.
The entire structure was carved out of a monolith
and took over 100 years to complete. The temple
itself is decorated with themes and incidents from
the ancient legends and puranas in a manner that
leaves one in rapturous delight.
Late afternoon
transfer to the airport for Aurangabad/Bombay flight.
Upon
arrival met and transferred to hotel.
Overnight at hotel.
Day
05 : Mumbai - Udaipur
Early
morning transfer to the airport for Bombay/Udaipur
flight.
Upon arrival
met and transferred to hotel.
Join
the Rajasthan tour.