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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
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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 Ghat.
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
goldenbeaches 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
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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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