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All India Travel Tours --» West India Tours --» Western India Classic Tour
Western India Classic TourDestinations : Mumbai - Aurangabad - Mandu - Ahmedabad - Wankaner - Junagarh - Chorwad - Palitana - Bhavnagar - Vadodra - Mumbai DAY 01 : Home- Mumbai  Leave Home by regular flight for Mumbai. DAY 02 : Mumbai Very early morning arrive Mumbai. Transfer to hotel ( accommodation from previous night ) and relax till lunch. Afternoon excursion to Elephant Caves, famous due to the four rock cut temples on the island of Elephanta. They are believed to have been cut out between 450 to 750 AD There is one main cave with a number of large sculptured panels all relating to Shiva, and a separate lingam shrine. Dinner and night at hotel. DAY 03 : Mumbai - Aurangabad After breakfast transfer to airport for flight to Aurangabad. On arrival transfer to hotel. Lunch at hotel. PM excursion to Ellora Caves : Whereas the Ajanta caves are famous for its paintings the caves at Ellora are famous for its sculptures which is remarkable. In all there are 34 caves ; 12 Buddhist, 17 Hindu and the rest are Jain. Roughly the Buddhist caves are thought to date from 600 to 800 AD, the Hindus are around 900 AD while the Jain caves were not commenced until about 800 and were completed by 1000 AD. Caves 1 to 5 are Viharas and are simpler and less preserved. 6 to 8 are having large seated Buddha in the shrine. Hindu caves are the most dramatic and impressive of the Ellora cave temples. In size design and energy Hindu caves are in a totally different league to the Buddhist or Jain caves. Dinner and overnight at hotel. DAY 04 : Aurangabad Breakfast at hotel. After breakfast full day excursion to Ajanta caves. The Ajanta caves were before the Ellora caves and are all Buddhist. Their isolation has contributed the fine state of preservation in which some of the paintings remain to this day. Five of the caves are Chaityas or temples while the others are Viharas or monasteries. The caves date from 250 to 650 AD. The cave paintings initially suffered some deterioration. After their rediscovery some heavy-handed artists conducted a meticulous restoration and they are carefully preserved since then. Evening return to hotel. Dinner and overnight at hotel. DAY 05 : Aurangabad- Mandu After breakfast proceed to Mandu. After a very long drive reach Mandu in the evening. Lunch will be enroute. On the way there are possibilities to stop in the villages for visit and photographs. Dinner and overnight at hotel. DAY 06 : Mandu Breakfast at hotel. Full day visit of Mandu : known as the `city of joy' has had a chequered and varied history. Mandu has one of the best collections of Afghan architecture to be seen in India. The buildings of Mandu can be divided into three groups, group of buildings known as royal enclave, buildings in the village as village group and the Rewa Kund group. Royal Enclave - Jahaz Mahal, the ship palace is probably the most famous building in Mandu. Hindola Mahal, the swing palace, the building is massively constructed, quite strong enough to handle the odd elephants. Village Group - the huge mosque dominates the village of Mandu, claimed to be the largest and finest example of Afghanarchitecture in India. Hoshang's Tomb, typical of the clear Hindu influence on the fine design of this fine tomb. Ashrafi Mahal, originally built as a religious college. Rew Kund - the palace here is a curious mix of Rajasthani and Mughal styles. Rupmati's Pavilion, Darya Khan's Tomb etc. Lunch, dinner and overnight at hotel. DAY 07 : Mandu - Ahmedabad  After breakfast proceed to Ahmedabad. Enroute there are possibilities of meeting the tribal. Lunch enroute. Evening arrive. Dinner and overnight at hotel. DAY 08 : Ahmedabad Breakfast at hotel. Full day visit of Ahmedabad and surroundings. The principle city of Gujrat, Ahmedabad is one of the major industrial cities of India. Jama Masjid - the Friday Mosque built by the city founder in 15th century. There are 260 columns supporting the roof with its 15 copulas. Some portions are ruined. Sidi Saiyad's Mosque, the small mosque, noted for its beautiful carved stone windows in which the branches of a tree are intricately intertwined to form the complete window. SidiBashir Mosque - shaking minarets, is famous for its shaking minarets . When one rock is shaken, the other rocks in sympathy. Step wells or baolis are a strange construction unique in Gujrat. The curious well has a series of steps leading down to the lower and lower platforms, eventually terminating with a small octagonal well. Museums - Calico museum of Textiles and others. Lunch, dinner and overnight at hotel. |
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