Mumbai Nashik and Aurangabad 05N / 06D

A 6-day ex-Mumbai blend of pilgrimage, wine country, and UNESCO heritage. Start with 1 night in Mumbai for Gateway of India, Marine Drive, and Siddhivinayak. Drive to Nashik for 1 night to visit Trimbakeshwar Jyotirlinga, Panchavati, Kalaram Temple, and Sula Vineyards for wine tasting. Continue to Aurangabad for 2 nights covering Ellora Caves with Kailasa Temple, Grishneshwar Jyotirlinga, Bibi Ka Maqbara, Daulatabad Fort, and a full-day trip to Ajanta Caves for 2nd-century BCE Buddhist murals. Return via Nashik for 1 night to break the journey, then back to Mumbai. Includes 5N AC stays with breakfast + dinner, private cab for the full circuit, temple assistance, and heritage guides. Perfect for travelers wanting Nashik’s spirituality + Ajanta & Ellora + Mumbai in one loop.

• Day 01 : Arrive Mumbai Airport - Half day City Tour

  Arrive Mumbai Airport – transfer to hotel. Later explore the mesmerizing and the most populous city of India. It is also called the financial capital of India where the multinational companies flourishing in a big way. The city is established on what was once an archipelago of Seven Islands. Over the years, it saw many changes and became the very popular business hub all around the world.
  
  Start your city tour and visit Gateway of India – one of the most famous landmarks built to commemorate the visit of King George V and Queen Mary to India. Prince of Wales Museum – close of the Gateway of India has a priceless collection of Art, sculpture, painting & traditional utensils followed by Siddhi Vinayak Temple, Dhobi Ghat, Haji Ali Mosque and Choupatty Beach. Evening free for Shopping.
  Overnight stay at Hotel.

• Day 02 : Mumbai – Nashik (100Kms, 2.5Hrs drive)

  After breakfast at hotel drive to Nashik which is located in the northwest of financial capital city of Mumbai. It is one of the holiest Hindu cities. Kumbhmela is held here once in 12 years along with four other cities in India. On arrival check into hotel. After fresh up city tour of Temples including Kalaram Temple, the Naroshankar Temple and the Sundernarayan Temple.
   Overnight stay at hotel.

• Day 03 : Nashik - Aurangabad (185Kms, 4.5/5 Hrs drive) Enroute visitAjanta Caves

  Take early morning breakfast in the hotel and check out to depart for Aurangabad. On reaching Aurangabad proceed forexcursion 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 04 : Aurangabad City Tour - Ellora Caves

  Take breakfast in the hotel followed by sightseeing tour of Aurangabad. 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. Also 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.
  
  Later in the afternoon 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 evening back to Hotel.
  Overnight stay in Hotel

• Day 05 : Aurangabad – Nashik(185Kms, 4.5/5 Hrs drive)

  Take early morning breakfast in the hotel and check out to depart for Nashik. On reaching Nashik proceed , visit to Trimbakeshwar, Sitagufa, Panchavati, Muktidham, overnight at Nasik.

• Day 06 : Nashik - Mumbai Airport Departure (100Kms, 2.5Hrs drive)

  Take breakfast in the hotel and spend time at leisure until scheduled transfer to Mumbai International Airport to board the flight for your home Town.
  Tour ends with happy memories.