Maharashtra Tour with Gujarat

12 Nights & 13 Days

 Cities Covered : Bombay  | Ahmedabad | Baroda | Bhavnagar | Wankaner | Bhuj | Banni | Tundavan | Bombay

Departure.

Arrive Bombay and transfer to hotel. Afternoon city tour. Visit Kamla Nehru Park, Hanging Gardens situated on the slopes of Malabar Hill offering a panoramic view of Marine Drive, Chowpatty Beach, Prince of Wales Museum, Mani Bhawan, Dhobi Ghat, Gateway of India & drive through the Crawford Market, Marine Drive & Flora Fountain. Over- night Bombay.

Full day city tour of Ahmedabad. Visit the magnificent Mosque of Siddi Saiyad with its exquisite stone carvings, the beautiful Jama Masjid, White marbled Hathee Singh's Temple, Dada Hari Baoli, Shaking Minarets and Sabarmati Ashram started by Mahatma Gandhi. Overnight Ahmedabad.

Drive to Baroda. Overnight Baroda.

Full day city tour of Baroda. Visit to Chota Udaipur to see the tribal village. Overnight Baroda.

Drive to Bhavnagar enroute visiting Lothal & Valvader to see the Archaeological Museum and Black buck sanctuary.

In Lothal excavations have brought to light an ancient port complete with dockyard measuring 218 x 37 metres connected to sea through river Bhagava. Streets laid out in chess-board pattern, dividing the town into many blocks, houses with bathrooms and underground drainage system are identical to the ones found at Mohanjodaro and various arts and artifacts are the interesting features of this place. Overnight Bhavnagar.

Excursion to Palitana Jain temples. Palitana is one of the most scared sites of Jainism. The temple dedicated to Shri Adishwara, the first Jain Apostle, is the most sacred. The Four Faced Temple enshrines a quadruple image of Adinath. A fantastic collection of temple jewels can be seen during the deity adorning ceremonies at the Shri Adishwara Temple. The 600 meter climb to Shetrunjay is made on foot (lift-chairs are available). Overnight in Bhavnagar.

Drive to Wankaner. Wankaner is 50 kms from Rajkot. Overnight Wankaner.

Morning drive to Bhuj via Bhujodi (for viewing shawl weaving) and Dhamadka for the block printing. Overnight Bhuj.

Morning visit to the Collector office for permit to visit restricted Banni villages & city tour. (office is closed on all public holidays including saturdays and sundays). Over night in Bhuj.

Morning visit to Banni villages to see the costumes and colorful dresses and the culture of the people. Overnight Bhuj.

Full day excursion to Tundavan, Mundra and Mandvi to see the Textiles, Wax printing, the Nomads and the Palace. Overnight Bhuj.

Transfer to airport to board flight for Bombay. Arrive & transfer to city centre. Later in the evening transfer to airport. End of our services.

Departure