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Day 01: Arrive Mumbai
Arrive Mumbai, Welcome and assistance upon arrival at the
airport. Later transfer to hotel.
Day 02: Mumbai
Morning free to relax and adjust to the time zone. Afternoon
city tour of Mumbai visiting the Gateway of India built to
commemorate the visit of King George V, Prince of Wales
Museum, Crawford market, Dhobi Ghat.
Day 03: Mumbai - Ahmedabad
Morning transfer to airport for flight to Ahmedabad. Arrive
and transfer to hotel. Afternoon city tour of Ahmedabad.
Ahemadabad contains some very fine museums, the Calico museum
of textile being considered one the worlds fines. This walled
city is testimony to India's crafts. Visit some of the famous
ancient wooden Jain temples, shaking minarets, Jumma Masjid
and modern architectural design buildings.
Day 04: Ahmedabad - Wankaner
Transfer to airport for flight to Rajkot. Arrive and drive to
Wankaner. Afternoon city tour of Wankaner includes visit to
stupendous 1907 Ranjit Vilas Palace.
Day 05: Wankaner - Gir
Early morning drive to Sasan Gir Forest for game viewing. This
forest is the last remaining natural habitat of the Asiatic
Lions, teak and deciduous forest, leopard, deer, monkeys,
hyena, peacocks etc.
Day 06: Gir
Full day game viewing at the Jungle.
Day 07: Gir - Palitana
Morning drive to palitana. Arrive and transfer to hotel.
Afternoon city tour. Palitana is a gateway to Shatrunjaya, the
Place of Victory. It is famous as one of Jainism's holiest
pilgrimage places. The climb up 2 kms to the hill will lead
you into 863 different Jain temples built over a period of 900
years. The most important temple is dedicated to Sri Adhiswara,
the first tirthankar a Jain Founder) Nearby is the Muslim
shrine of Angar pi. Childless women come here and make
offering of miniature cradles at this shrine to become
mothers.
 Day 08: Palitana - Bhavnagar
Morning drive to Bhavnagar. Arrive and check in at hotel.
Afternoon city tour. Bhavnagar was once a Princely State, was
founded in 1743 is now a flourishing port of Khambat. This
city is famous for sacred Shatrunjaya hills, Takhteswar temple
situated on hilltop and Gaurshankar lake.
Day 09: Bhavnagar - Mumbai
Morning transfer to airport for flight to Mumbai. Arrive
Mumbai and transfer to hotel.
Day 10: Mumbai - Aurangabad
Morning transfer to airport for flight to Aurangabad. Arrive
and transfer to hotel. Afternoon visit Ellora caves. (Caves
closed on Monday) Ellora Caves - Three distinct groups of
temples relate the story of the evolution of Hinduism, Jainism
and Buddhism. Chiseled out of rock by religious monks over the
centuries, the sites were chosen for their seclusion. Over
2000 years old, they are compared to the Pyramids for their
amazing construction, sculptures and frescoes. The most
marvelous of all is the Stupendous Rock Temple of Kailash.
Day 11: Aurangabad - Mumbai
Full day visit to Ajanta caves. Ajanta Caves - 112 km from
Aurangabad, the caves here which are over 2000 years old hewn
out of a solid rock. The wall paintings and frescoes of these
caves have a beautiful flow of line and a wealth of color.
Evening transfer to airport for flight to Mumbai. Arrive
Mumbai and transfer to hotel.
Day 12: Mumbai - Goa
Morning transfer to airport for flight to Goa. Arrive and
check - in at hotel. Afternoon city tour of Goa. Goa - famous
for its world renowned golden beaches and its Dutch Portuguese
influence. Visit Basilica Cathedral where the body of St.
Francis Xavier is enshrined, Patriarch's Palace, Church of St.
Francis of Assisi.
 Day 13: Goa
Full day free to relax at the world famous Golden beaches of
Goa.
Day 14: Goa - Mumbai
Morning free to relax at the beach. Afternoon transfer to
airport for flight to Mumbai. Arrive and transfer to hotel.
Day 15: Mumbai - Onward Journey
Transfer to airport for flight to your onward destination.
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