Duration: 05 Nights / 06 Days
Places:– Mumbai - Aurangabad - Mumbai
Day 01: Arrive Mumbai
Arrive at Mumbai meet, assistance and transfer to hotel.
Over night stay at hotel.
Day 02: Mumbai – Aurangabad
Breakfast at hotel. After breakfast transfer to airport / railway station to board train / flight for Aurangabad. On arrival meet, assistance and transfer to hotel.
Over night stay at hotel.
Day 03:Aurangabad
Breakfast at hotel.
After breakfast proceed for a full day sightseeing with excursion to Ajanta Caves.
Ajanta caves: Ajanta’s wondrous cave temples are cut into the rocky sides of a dramatic crescent-shaped gorge, at the head of which is a waterfall that drops over the mountain rim in a series of seven steps to a pool far below – the Saptakund. Dating back to the 2nd century B.C., deep inside the mountain are the Buddhist chaitya – vihara prayer and monastery caves. They cover a span of 800 years where under the royal patronage of ruling dynasties, professional artists helped Buddhist monks to create magnificent murals narrating the story of Buddha in his cycle of incarnations, while simultaneously creating a painted record of the panorama of life in ancient India. Etched and painted in mineral dyes, the paintings have a langourous stylised beauty and magical eloquence. The Ajanta Caves are a World Heritage site.
Over night stay at hotel.
Day 04: Aurangabad
Breakfast will be at the hotel.
Proceed for a visit to the Ellora Caves, Daulatabad Fort and Aurangabad Caves.
Ellora Caves: The famous rock cut caves temples of Ellora depict the Hindu, Buddhist and Jain faiths, and were constructed between the 5th and 8th centuries A.D. Of particular interest are the architectural marvel of the monolithic Kailasa temple, the Buddhist Vishvakarma chaitya and vihara, the famous Jain cave number 32 famous for a magnificent Yakshi statue and ceiling paintings. Every December, MTDC organises the Ellora festival of music and dance at the Kailasa Temple. The Ellora Caves have been declared a World Heritage site.
Aurangabad Caves lie nestled in a valley, between Sihyachal and Satara hill ranges. Dating back to somewhere around the 2nd - 3rd century, these caves serve as the proof of the flourishing Buddhist settlement in Maharashtra during that time.
Over night stay at hotel.
Day 05: Aurangabad – Mumbai
Breakfast at hotel.
After breakfast transfer to airport / railway station to board train / flight for Mumbai.
On arrival meet, assistance and transfer to hotel.
Over night stay at hotel.
Day 06: Mumbai – Home
Breakfast at hotel.
Transfer in time to international airport to board flight for onward destination.