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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 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 Book
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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. isit 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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