Historical Aurangabad 02N / 03D

A 3-day ex-Aurangabad heritage circuit covering two UNESCO World Heritage cave complexes. Spend 2 nights in Aurangabad to visit the Ajanta Caves with 2nd-century BCE Buddhist paintings and sculptures, and the Ellora Caves featuring 34 rock-cut monasteries, temples, and the monolithic Kailasa Temple. Also explore Bibi Ka Maqbara “Mini Taj”, Daulatabad Fort, and Panchakki. Includes 2N AC stay with breakfast + dinner, private cab for all sightseeing, and guide. Perfect for history buffs and families wanting Ajanta + Ellora with Aurangabad’s Mughal-era monuments at an easy pace.

• Day 01 : Arrive Aurangabad Railway station – transfer to HOTEL

  Scheduled arrive Aurangabad Rly. Station meets our representative who will welcome and assist you to transfer to hotel. Post Lunch proceed for excursion for Ellora Caves (Closed on Tuesday). Impressive in their own right are the rock-hewn temples and monasteries of Ellora that lays just 30 kms away from Aurangabad City and are the meeting point of the Buddhists, Jains and Hindus. In all, there are 34 elaborate cave temples.   
  
  In the afternoon Sightseeing of Aurangabad including the Pani Chakki is a late 17th century water mill that displays the engineering skills of Malik Ambar, the architect of Aurangabad City. It is surrounded by a picturesque garden-landscape dotted with fish tanks. The Bibi-ka-maqbara was built by Aurangzeb’s son as a tribute to his mother, Begum Rabia-ud-Durani. It is a replica of the Taj Mahal, and stands out as the only example of Mughal architecture on the Deccan Plateau. Later on visit the Aurangabad Caves No. 7 & 8, caves from the Mahayana school of Buddhism and Daulatabad Fort, a labyrinthine structure that was once covered in Persian tiles. 
  In the evening back to Hotel. Overnight stay in Hotel

• Day 02 : Aurangabad – Excursion to Ajanta Caves

  Take early morning breakfast in the hotel proceed for excursion to Ajanta Caves (Closed on Monday). Nestling in an inner fold of the Sahyadri hills, 100 kms from the city of Aurangabad in the shape of a mammoth horseshoe are the 30 rock-hewn caves of Ajanta, dating from 2nd century B.C. Discovered in 1819, by a group of British Officers, these startling achievements took around 600 years to create. Carved with little more than a hammer and chisel, Ajanta, once the retreat of the Buddhist monastic orders features several ‘Chaityas’ and Viharas. The exquisite paintings and sculptures of Buddha’s life belong to the Mahayana period. Back to city of Aurangabad for night stay. Rest of time free for own activities. Overnight stay in Hotel. 

• Day 03 : Aurangabad – Departure to Railway station (B/f Only)

  Post morning breakfast in the hotel Rest of time free for leisure until scheduled transfer to Railway station to board the train for onward journey. Tour ends with happy memories.