Day 1-Arrive Mumbai
Arrive Mumbai. Meet SITA representative at arrival hall.
Transfer to hotel. Afternoon sightseeing tour of Mumbai.
The Gateway of India is the main attraction of Mumbai city.
The Mani Bhawan or the Gandhi memorial was once used to
be the residence of Mahatma Gandhi in Mumbai. Also known
as Queen’s Neckless, Marine Drive. Juhu is a 5-km-long beach
that attracts a large number of visitors on any day of the
week. Also visit gardens like the Hanging Garden and the
Kamla Nehru Garden and Chowpatty gives you the view of one
of the most happening beaches of Mumbai.
Day 2- To Aurangabad
Morning excursion to Elephanta Caves, the world famous 1200
years old Caves dedicated to Lord Shiva. The famous Trimurti
sculpture signifying the trinity of the Creator, the Preserver
and the Destroyer is located here. In the afternoon transfer
to the airport to board flight for Aurangabad. Arrive Aurangabad
and transfer to hotel.
Day 3- In Aurangabad
Day return excursion to Ajanta caves, heritage site especially
related to Buddhism from the period of 200 BC to 650 AD.
The caves here also have Jataka stories that are famous
for their moral and religious
Day 4- In Aurangabad
Morning visit Ellora caves which houses 34 monasteries and
temples with some exclusive uninterrupted sequence of monuments
that date back from 600 to 1000 AD.
Day 5- To Dhar
Morning drive to Dhar. Arrive Dhar and check in at a heritage
hotel set amidst beautiful landscape. Explore this quaint
little town on a walking tour.
Day 6- To Indore
Morning visit Maheshwar, the Chattri of Ahalya Bai who died
in 1795. Afternoon excursion to Onkareshwar. This island
in the Narmada River was said to be the site of two of India’s
12 great shiva temples when Mahmud of Ghazni marched to
Somnath to destroy the temple there
Day 7- To Bhopal
Morning drive to Ujjain, the city which traces its origin
to the very dawn of Indian history and has a great tradition
of learning and culture. Arrive Ujjai and check – in at
hotel. Later visit the temple of Mahakaleshwar, observatory
of masonry, Jantar Mantar, bathing ghats of Shipra Rive
and Gopal Mandir, a 19th century temple of Maratha style
architecture.
Day 8- To Sanchi
Day return excursion to Sanchi, which has distinction of
having the finest specimens of almost all Buddhist architectural
forms, stupa, Chaiya, temples and monasteries dating from
3rd century. Later visit Udaygiri caves, the Gupta caves
here date from 320 to 606 AD two of them are Jain, the other
18 are Hindu.
Day 9- To Orchha
Morning visit the Bhimbekta caves, where about 700 rock
shelters belonging to the Neolithic age and over 500 caves
have painting of pre historic man. Afternoon transfer to
Railway Station to board Shatabadi Express for Jhansi. Arrive
Jhansi and transfer to Orchha. Arrive Orchha and check –
in at hotel.
Day 10- To Gwalior
Morning sightseeing tour of Orchha visiting the temples
built by its Bundela rulers in the 16th and 17th century.
Later drive to Gwalior visiting enroute Datia to visit the
7 storey Palace, an impressive building with some rooms
still containing. Arrive Gwalior and check in at the hotel.
In the evening watch ‘Son-et-Lumiere’ at the Gwalior Fort.
Day 11- To Delhi
Morning sightseeing tour of Gwalior visiting the majestic
Gwalior fort is one of the largest and mightiest forts in
India. Also visit Sas-Bahu Temples are 11th-century temples
of Lord Vishnu while Teli-ka-Mandir is a 300-metre-high
Vishnu temple of the 9th. Intime transfer to Railway Station
to board Shatabdi Express train for Delhi. Arrive Delhi
and transfer to hotel.
