Glimpses
of Western India Duration: 14
Nights / 15 Days Places Covered: Mumbai -
Ahmedabad - Wakaner - Gir - Palitana - Bhavnagar - Aurangabad - Goa - Mumbai
Day
1: Arrive Mumbai Arrive Mumbai, Welcome and assistance upon arrival
at the airport. Later transfer to hotel.
Day 2: 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 3:
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 4: 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
5: 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 6: Gir Full day game viewing at the Jungle.
Day 7: 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
8: 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 9: 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.
Day
1: Arrive Mumbai 
Day
5: Wankaner - Gir 
Day
10: Mumbai - Aurangabad 
Day
13: Goa 
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