Rocks & Caves

Day 01 : Arrive Mumbai (-,-,D)

Arrive at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Mumbai International Airport. Meet with our company representative, warm welcome with fresh flower garlands & then transfer to hotel in your private vehicle. 

On arrival, check-in at the hotel. Proceed for Mumbai city Tour.

Mumbai - is big. It’s full of dreamers and hard-labourers, starlets and gangsters, stray dogs and exotic birds, artists and servants and fisher folk and crorepatis (millionaires) and lots and lots of people. It has India’s most prolific film industry, some of Asia’s biggest slums (as well as the World’s most expensive home) and the largest tropical forest in an urban zone. Mumbai is India’s financial powerhouse, fashion epicenter and a pulse point of religious tension. It’s even evolved its own language, Bambaiyya Hindi, which is a mix of…everything.

Drive past, Rajabai Tower: The Rajabai tower was built in a fusion of Venetian and Gothic style is curiously adorned with oriental figures. Bombay High Court, one of the oldest and chartered High Courts in the Country. It has Appellate Jurisdiction over the State of Maharashtra, Goa, and Daman & Diu. Marine Drive, a 3 kilometre-long Promenade was constructed by Pallonji Mistry. Marine Drive is also known as the Queen's Necklace because, when viewed at night from an elevated point anywhere along the drive. Malabar Hill, a hillock and upmarket residential neighbourhood in South Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. Malabar Hill is the most exclusive residential area in Mumbai. 

Hanging Garden, terraced gardens perched at the top of Malabar Hill. It provides one of the most spectacular views over the Arabian Sea. Mani Bhavan, a place where Gandhiji lived and interacted with his colleagues to mould the freedom movement in the image of the cherished ideals of Truth and Non-violence. Dhobi Ghat, the world’s largest outdoor laundry. CST Station: See the famous tacade at one of the busiest railway stations in the country. Gaze up at the station’s Victorian Gothic architecture as you learn about Mumbai’s only UNESCO World Heritage Site. Flora Fountain: At the Hutatma Chowk (Martyr's Square), is an ornamentally and exquisitely sculpted architectural heritage monument located at the southern end of the historic Dadabhai Naoroji Road.

Prince of Wales Museum, Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya, originally named Prince of Wales Museum of Western India, is a museum in Bombay (Mumbai) which documents the history of India from prehistoric to modern times. It was founded during British rule of India in the early ears of the 20th century by prominent citizens of the city then called Bombay.

Optionally explore Colaba on your foot. 

Dinner and overnight at hotel.

Day 02 : Mumbai (B,-,-)

Breakfast at the hotel, proceed for sightseeing of Mumbai.

Mumbai city tour is captivating tour taking you to Gateway of India, an arch-monument built in the early 20th century in the city of Mumbai, India. It was erected to commemorate the landing of King-Emperor George V, the first British monarch to visit India. Hotel Taj Mahal, opened in Mumbai, then Bombay, in 1903, giving birth to the country’s first harbour landmark. The hotel overlooks the majestic Gateway of India. This legendary hotel in Mumbai has played host to kings, dignitaries and eminent personalities from across the globe, and is acknowledged as a world leader in hospitality. 

Later, proceed for Elephanta Caves and Dharavi Slum Tour.

Elephanta Caves: Northeast of the Gateway of India in Mumbai Harbour, the rock-cut temples on Gharapuri, better known as Elephanta Island, are a Unesco World Heritage Site. Created between AD 450 and 750, the labyrinth of cave temples represent some of India’s most impressive temple carving. (Closed on Mondays).

Dharavi Slum Tour :

On this tour, you will see why Dharavi is the heart of small scale industry in Mumbai. Many people know Dharavi as the largest slum in Asia', but there is much more to this historic area of Mumbai than poverty. Dharavi's industries have an annual turnover of approximately US$ 665 million. Through our tour visitors experience a wide range of these activities: recycling, pottery-making, embroidery ET.  Most of these things are created in innovative ways and in very small spaces! When passing through the residential spaces, you will undoubtedly feel the sense of community and spirit that exists in the area. People from all over India live in Dharavi, and this diversity is apparent in the temples, mosques and churches that stand side by side.

Overnight stay at the hotel. 

Day 03 : Mumbai – Aurangabad (B,-,D) 

Early transfer to airport for flight to Aurangabad. (Packed breakfast as per hotel availability).

Suggested Flight:

Indigo 6E-567    Mumbai- Aurangabad    05:30 -06:25 hrs    Operates daily

On arrival, proceed for Aurangabad sightseeing and Ellora caves.

Mughal emperor, Aurangzeb, made the city his capital from 1653 to 1707. With the emperor’s death came the city’s rapid decline, but the brief period of glory saw the building of some fascinating monuments, including Bibi-qa-Maqbara, a Taj Mahal replica. The real reason for halt here is because the town is an excellent base for exploring the World Heritage Sites of Ellora and Ajanta. Silk fabrics were once Aurangabad’s chief revenue generator and the town is still known across the world for its hand-woven Himroo and Paithani saris.

Daulatabad Fort, was built by the Yadava dynasty in 1187 and was known as Deogiri. When Muhammad Tughlak ascended the Delhi throne, he was so taken by the fortress that he decided to move his court and capital there, renaming it Daulatabad, "The City of Fortune". He ordered the entire population of Delhi to move out en masse to the new capital. Some of the prominent structures within the fort complex include the Mahakot which comprises four distinct lines of walls with 54 bastions that surround the fort for a length of nearly 5 kilometres. The walls are between 6 to 9 feet thick and 18 to 27 feet high with ammunition depots and granaries built along the interiors. Situated about 3 km from the city is Bibi Ka Maqbara, the burial place of Aurangzeb’s wife, Rabia-ud-Durrani. It is an imitation of the Taj at Agra, and, due to its similar design, it is popularly known as the Mini Taj of the Deccan.

After Aurangabad sightseeing, check-in at the hotel. Visit Ellora Caves, 

Ellora Caves, these 34 monasteries and temples, extending over more than 2 km, were dug side by side in the wall of a high basalt cliff, not far from Aurangabad, in Maharashtra. Ellora, with its uninterrupted sequence of monuments dating from A.D. 600 to 1000, brings the civilization of ancient India to life. Not only is the Ellora complex a unique artistic creation and a technological exploit but, with its sanctuaries devoted to Buddhism, Hinduism and Jainism, it illustrates the spirit of tolerance that was characteristic of ancient India. (Closed on Tuesdays).

Dinner and overnight at the hotel.

Day 04 : Aurangabad (B,-,D)

Breakfast at the hotel. Excursion of Ajanta caves (102 kms, 2-3 hrs.).

Ajanta caves: are at a distance of 99 km from Maharashtra's Aurangabad district. It is believed that Ajanta caves started carving from 2nd century BC and ended at 6th century AD. The entire course of the evolution of Buddhist architecture can be traced in Ajanta. Images interpreting the life stories of Buddha and animal figures were carved out from the huge rocks. Everything including the contemporary people, kings, slaves, women, men and children are seen in the Ajanta wall paintings interlaced with flowers, plants, fruits, birds and beasts. There are also the figures of yakshas, kinneras (half human and half bird) gandharvas (divine musicians), apsaras (heavenly dancers), which were of concern to the people of that time.(Open all days of the week except Monday).

Return to Aurangabad. Dinner and overnight at the hotel.

Day 05 : Aurangabad – Nasik (B,-,D)

Breakfast at the hotel. Drive to Nasik (190 kms, 3-4 hrs.).

Located on the banks of the holy Godavari River, Nasik (or Nashik) gets its name from the episode in the Ramayana where Lakshmana, Rama’s brother, hacked off the nasika (nose) of Ravana’s sister. Today this large provincial city’s old quarter has some intriguing temples that reference the Hindu epic and some huge bathing ghats. Every 12 years, Nasik plays host to the grand Kumbh Mela, the largest religious gathering on Earth (the last one was in 2015, the next one in 2027).

On arrival check-in at the Vineyard hotel. Proceed for Vineyard Tour.

Dinner and Overnight at the Vineyard hotel.

Day 06 : Nasik – Mumbai (B,-,-)

Breakfast at the hotel. Drive to Mumbai (165 Kms, 3-4hrs.). On arrival check-in at the hotel.Rest of the day at leisure. Overnight at the hotel.  

Day 07 : Departure (B,-,-)    

Breakfast at the hotel (Subject to time availability). Transfer to airport as per your flight timings.

End of the tour