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Mumbai/Ujjain
10D 9N
Mumbai / Bhimashankar / Trimbakeshwar / Trimbakeshwar / Nasik Dushsagar Waterfalls / Ellora Caves / Daulatabad
Grishneshwar / Aurangabad / Parli / Aundha Nagath / Hingoli / Ajanta Caves / Omkareshwar / Ujjain / Indore
Day 01 Arrive Mumbai (Morning arrival) (-)
Arrive Mumbai (India), meet and greet with airport assistance, transfer and check into the Hotel. Walk around the Mumbai shopping spheres nearby the hotel. Free and easy at own leisure OVERNIGHT IN MUMBAI.
Day 02 Mumbai (B)
After breakfast, full day city tour of Mumbai City. Tour coverage includes Gateway of India, Victoria Terminus, Marine Drive and Hanging Garden, Prince of Whales Museum, Mani Bhawan and Dhobi Ghat. Enjoy shopping, Free and easy.
Walk around the Mumbai shopping spheres. When ready, our driver will transfer you to hotel. Free and easy at own leisure. OVERNIGHT IN MUMBAI
Day 03 Mumbai/Bhimashankar (214kms/4hrs 20mins) (B)
After breakfast, check out and drive from Mumbai to Bhimashankar. Transfer to hotel, check in, refresh. Proceed to visit the Jyotirlingas. Bhimashankar is also one of the 12 Jyotirlingas of Shiva, located in the village of Bhavagiri near Pune. It is the sixth Jyotirling in the series of Dwadasha Jyotirlingas.The legend of Shiva slaying the Demon Tripurasura. Transfer to hotel. Free and easy at own leisure. OVERNIGHT IN BHIMA SHANKAR.
Day 04 Bhimashankar/Trimbakeshwar (230kms/5hrs) (B)
After breakfast, check out and drive to Trimbakeshwar. Transfer to hotel, check in, refresh, proceed for a full day temple tour. Trimbakeshwar is one of the twelve Jyotirlingas in India. There is a saying, no sacred place like Tryambakeshwar, no river like Godavari, no mountain like Brahmagiri etc.
This is the holiest place to perform Shraddha ceremony at two significant places-the Shri Trimbakeshwar Jyotirling and Kushavarta–the place from where river Godavari takes its course. Transfer to hotel. Free and easy at own leisure. OVERNIGHT IN TRIMBAKESHWAR.
Day 05 Trimbakeshwar/Nasik (30kms/40mins (B) Dushsagar Waterfalls (8kms/15mins)
Ellora Caves/Daulatabad (12kms/20mins)
Grishneshwar (11kms/5mins)
Aurangabad (50kms/35min)
After breakfast, check out and drive to Nasik, proceed for temple tour. Nasik is located on the banks of the holy Godavari River, named from the episode in the Ramayana where Lakshmana, hacked off the nasika (nose) of Ravana’s sister. Nasik also plays host to the grand Kumbh Mela every 12 years. Visit the Panchvati – a religious Sanctity, Kalaram Mandir – City's Holiest Temple, Naroshankar Temple.
After temple tour, adventure the beautiful nature spot Someshwar, situated on the Gangapur Road on the way to Gangapur dam, about 7 kms away from Nasik city. The name derived from the Someshwar Lord Shiva temple. Another attraction of this place is the 10 meter long Dudhsagar Waterfalls, a lovely cascade with its creamy white water offers a breathtaking view. There is also Lord Hanuman temple nearby river bed where Devotees can take the pleasure of swimming and boating.
Next, drive to Ellora Caves. (Closed on Tuesdays), famous Ellora Caves an UNESCO World Heritage. These caves are the jewel in the Deccan rock architecture. It has no fewer than 34 caves, dug along the escarpment stretching over 2km long. It’s quite adventurous.
After Ellora Caves, drive to the Grishneshwar Jyotirlinga located near Daulatabad at a village called Verul. The shrine is important because it is believed to be the last Jyotirlinga temple on earth. The temple is also known by several other names like Kusumeswarar, Ghushmeshwar, Ghushmeswara and Grishneshwar. It is open from 5.30 am to 9.30 pm daily. The entry into the temple is free. However, if you want to make some offerings, a small payment has to be made. Males have to remove the shirt before going inside Garbhagriha. One can touch the Jyotirlinga here and perform Abhishekh through Pandits. After Grishneshwar, drive to Aurangabad. Transfer to hotel, check in and refresh. Free and Easy at own leisure. OVERNIGHT IN AURANGABAD.
Day 06 Aurangabad/Parli (220kms/4hrs 20mins) (B)
Parli/Aundha Nagath (120kms/2hrs 35mins)
Aundha Nagath/Hingoli (25km/30mins)
After breakfast, check out and drive to visit Parli, an ancient village located on the slopes of Meru or Naganarayana Mountain near the three rivers, Brahma, Venu and Saraswati. This temple is famous for the presence of one of the twelve JyotirLingas of Shankara. It is also known as Kantipur, Madhyarekha Vaijayanti or Jayanti.
Arrive Parli approximately lunch time, transfer to hotel, check in, refresh and proceed to visit Baidyanath Jyotirlinga temple, also known as Baba dham or Baidyanath dham, one of the twelve Jyotirlingas, located in Deoghar of the state of Jharkhand, India. It is believed, the demon king Ravana worshipped Shiva at the current site of the temple to get the boons that he later used to wreak havoc in the world. It is also believed the famous tale of Satyawan and Sawitri happened here.
After Parli temple, continue your journey to Aundha Nagath Temple, the first (Aadya) of the 12 jyotirlingas. (You have to leave as early as possible to Parli Baidyanath temple, so that you will have time to reach Aundha Nagath temple in time for evening prayers.)
It has a purana of the Pandavas who came here during their Vanvas (life in forests) build a hermitage for themselves. Their cows used to go to the same river bank to drink water. After drinking water, it is believed the milk used to automatically flow into the river as if the cows were offering to the river. Drive to Hingoli, 30 minutes from Aundha Nagath. Transfer to hotel, check in and refresh. Free and Easy at own leisure. OVERNIGHT IN HINGOLI.
Day 07 Hingoli/Ajanta Caves (236kms/4hrs 40mins) (B)
After breakfast, check out and drive from Hingoli to Ajantha Caves. Proceed for an excursion tour to Ajanta Caves (Closed on Mondays).
It is a suspended hillside between heaven and earth, carved into the steep wall of the gorge of the river Baghdogra, with a set of splendid frescoes, the oldest dating back to the second century BC. The monk’s builders had covered the walls of monumental sculptures and paintings considered one of the jewels of the Indian pictorial art and a peak of Buddhist art. Transfer to hotel. Free and Easy. OVERNIGHT IN AJANTA CAVES.
Day 08 Ajanta Caves/Omkareshwar (250km/5hrs 25mins) (B)
Omkareshwar/Ujjain (140kms/3hrs 10mins)
After breakfast, check out and drive to Omkareshwar Jyotirlinga, darshan and proceed to Ujjain.
The Omkareshwar Temple is built in the Nagara style and is characterized by a lofty shikhara. The Omkareshwar is not affixed to the ground but is naturally installed there. There is always water around it. The significance of this linga is that the linga is not situated below the cupola.
Next, drive to Ujjain, check in, refresh and visit some temples around Ujjain a day ahead of the Kumbh Mela festival to avoid the rush after the festival.
Ujjain indeed is a spiritual city tempered by science as is evident from the presence of Jantar Mantar, an observatory that has instruments to measure time and planetary positions built in the 1725. Transfer to hotel. Free and Easy. OVERNIGHT IN UJJAIN.
Day 09 Ujjain/Kumbh Mela Festival (B)
After breakfast, attend Kumbh Mela festivals and the rituals.
Ujjain, located at the bank of pious river, Shipra (Kshipra), one of the four venues of Kumbh Mela celebrations at sacred places as per the position of Sun and Jupiter in different zodiac signs.
Kumbh position of Sun and Jupiter in different zodiac signs. Poorna Kumbh is Poorna Kumbh is held at Ujjain once in every 12 years when the zodiac sign Scorpio (Vrishchik Rashi) indicates the presence of After breakfast, attend Kumbh Mela festivals and the rituals.
Ujjain, located at the bank of pious river, Shipra (Kshipra), one of the four venues of Kumbh Mela celebrations at sacred places as per the position of Sun and Jupiter in different zodiac signs.
Kumbh position of Sun and Jupiter in different zodiac signs. Poorna Kumbh is Poorna Kumbh is held at Ujjain once in every 12 years when the zodiac sign Scorpio (Vrishchik Rashi) indicates the presence of Be prepared with your comfortable cloths to take Holy dip (Bath) in the Shipra river banks.
After your holy bath, return to your hotel to change of clothes. Please keep your contacts with our drivers for any emergency. Otherwise spend your time and enjoy your day till time to return to hotel. Our Drivers/Coach will not be allowed into the festival zone at free will. OVERNIGHT IN UJJAIN.
Day 10 Ujjain/Indore (57kms/Approx 2hrs)/Mumbai/Departure (B)
After early Breakfast, check out and drive and drop off at Indore Domestic airport. Board the domestic flight to Mumbai. Transit to your connecting International flight to board your flight back home.
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Package includes:
Airport transfers at all destinations (Fully Private).
(Insurance and Medical claim from country of origin from departure till arrival date end of tour implies only for Malaysians)*
Air-conditioned Transport ation throughout the tour as per the itinerary.
09 nights - 3* hotel with breakfast at all destinations as mentioned in the itinerary.
Domestic flight from Indore to Mumbai.
All attraction entrance fee as highlighted in the itinerary.
All fuel charge, Toll taxes, Driver, enter state taxes etc.
Presently applicable government taxes.
Package excludes:
International airfare and Visa application
Insurance and Medical Claims.
Any departure taxes etc.
All Lunch and Dinner.
Monument entrance fees not mentioned in the itinerary.
Optional: Tamil/English Speaking Guide (Our agent will arrange if needed at your own cost).
Personal expenses - Calls, Laundry, tips, alcoholic or Non Alcoholic beverages or bottled water used in room, items ordered on room service, mini bar etc.
Tips/ gratuities paid to drives, guides, room boy, bell-boys etc. (Would appreciate if some tips contributed to the driver.)
Other services not mentioned in the includes.
Remarks:
Package rate will be calculated according to your group size upon request.
Reservation and bookings of hotel and flight has not been made till payment received.
Rates will be revised if any less or more guest upon confirmation.
Itinerary mentioned above is subject to changes according to your flight timings.
All hotels check in / checkout time is 1400 Hrs / 1200 Noon.
Full payment shall be made at least 3 months in advance before travelling date, particularly festive and pilgrimage seasons.
(Insurance and Medical claim only for Malaysian citizens from departure till arrival date end of tour implies).
