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Ellora Tours
Ajanta Ellora Tours
Duration :
05 Nights / 06 Days
Places to see : Mumbai - Aurangabad - Mumbai
Day 01: Arrive Mumbai
Arrive at Mumbai airport or station. Transfer to hotel.
Check in and relax for the evening.
Mumbai's skyline is recognisable in advertisements and pictorial depictions
stating the country's technological and financial hub. It's an imposing
skyline. The contours are hazy but the residents don't seem to mind. They
love this place and this all-ening love is infectious. Overnight will be
at Mumbai.
Day 02: Mumbai Aurangabad
Breakfast will be at hotel or onboard the aircraft.
Relax in the morning or visit the local market. Transfer to airport for
flight to Aurangabad.
Reach and check in at hotel.
The city of Aurangabad was founded in 1610, on the site of a village, Khirki
by Malik Ambar - the Prime Minister of Murtaza Nizam Shah II. When Fateh
Khan, Malik Ambar's son turned successor in 1626, he gave the city the name
'Fatehpur'. Aurangabad today is a bustling city of Maharashtra with diverse
big and small industries, fine silken textiles, and exquisite hand woven
brocades of silver and gold fabrics, Himroo of world frame. To scholars
and lovers of art and culture the city is more familiar as the gateway to
the ancient caves of Ajanta and Ellora, both famous as treasure houses of
Indian Art and Sculpture.
Overnight will be at Aurangabad.
Day 03: Aurangabad
Breakfast will be served at the hotel.
Proceed for a full day sightseeing with excursion to Ajanta Caves.
Ajanta caves: Nestling in an inner fold of the Sahyardi hills, 100
km from Aurangabad in the shape of a mammoth horse- shoe, are the 30 rock-hewn
caves of Ajanta. The Caves date from the 2nd century BC. Discovered in 1819
by a group of British army officers, these startling achievements took around
600 years to create. Carved with little more than a hammer and chisel, Ajanta,
once the retreat of Buddhist monastic orders features several 'chaityas'
(chapels) and 'viharas' (monasteries). Return to Aurangabad and overnight
will be at Aurangabad.
Day 04: Aurangabad
Breakfast will be at the hotel.
Proceed for a visit to the Ellora Caves, Daulatabad Fort and Aurangabad
Caves.
Ellora Caves: Impressive in their own right is the rock-hewn temples
and monasteries of Ellora that lie just 30 km away from Aurangabad city.
In all, there are 34 cave temples, 12 Mahayana Buddhist caves (550-750 AD),
17 Hindu caves (600-875 AD) and 5 caves of the Jain faith (800-1000 AD)
22 more caves, dedicated to Lord Shiva, were recently discovered. Kailas
Temple (cave16), the central attraction at Ellora, is the most remarkable.
Aurangabad Caves: The almost forgotten caves of Aurangabad lie just
outside the city. Excavated between the 2nd and 6th century AD, they reflect
TANTRIC influences in their iconography and architectural designs. In all
there are nine caves which are mainly viharas (monasteries).
0vernight will be at Aurangabad.
Day 05: Aurangabad Mumbai
Breakfast will be at hotel or onboard the aircraft.
Reach Mumbai and transfer to hotel. Proceed for an excursion to the ELEPHANTA
CAVES.
On your way back, proceed to see the interesting sites of Mumbai.
Overnight will be in Mumbai.
Day 06: Mumbai Home
Breakfast will be at hotel.
Transfer in time to international airport for flight home.
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