Day 01 Europe- Mumbai

Fly to Mumbai.

On arrival you are met and transferred your hotel Ramada Palm Grove.

Rooms will be available from 1200 noon onwards

Day 02  Mumbai

Morning is free. Afternoon city tour visiting Kamla Nehru Park, Hanging Gardens, Mahatama Gandhi House, Gateway of India, & Marine Drive.

Overnight at hotel Ramada Palm Grove

(Breakfast)

Day 03 Mumbai - Bhavnagar

After breakfast transfer to airport to board the flight to Bhavnagar. On arrival transfer to the hotel Nilambagh Palace

PM – Wonder through the Bazar of Bhavnagar.

Overnight in the hotel.

Day 04 Bhavnagar/Palitana/Ahmedabad

Leave early morning for Palitana, Climb up the Shatrunjaya mountain to reach the “City of Gods”. Here on this mountain is one of the holiest pilgrimage for the Jains. There are atleast 3000 temples big & small built in span of over 1000 years.

Afternoon drive to Ahmedabad. Reach Ahmedabad by evening.

Overnight in the hotel Cama Park Plaza .

(Breakfast)

Day 05 Ahmedabad

After breakfast visit the Calico museum ( open 1000 hrs to 1200 hrs & 1430 hrs to 1630 hrs) which has a rich collection of original cloth paintings “Pad” & other antiques. No visit to Ahmedabad is complete without the visit to this beautiful museum, housed in an equally impressive & historical building. Also visit the Jama Masjid, Siddi Sayyadi Mosque & Rani Sipri's Mosque.

PM – Excursion to Adalaj( 30 Kms) &  on the way back visit the Sabarmati Ashram of Mahatama Gandhi.

Overnight in the hotel Cama Park Plaza .

(Breakfast)

Day 06 Ahmedabad/Dungarpur/Baneshwar

After breakfast drive to Baneshwar. On the way visit Dungarpur

Arrive Baneshwar by evening. Check-in at tents

It is fascinating to watch the area getting filled up every minute by the local tribals. Its a pilgrimage for the tribes living in Rajasthan, Gujrat & even Madhya Pradesh. They come here with the mortal remains of their relatives to be immersed in Baneshwar at the confluence of the three rivers on the full moon day.

Overnight in the tents. (Breakfast, dinner)

Day 07 Baneshwar

After breakfast drive to Arthuna. The deserted temple town. Once, stood here over 100 Hindu & Jain temples the ruins of which could still be seen & found scattered over an area of about 08 Kms.

Lunch at Tents. After lunch spend rest of the day at the fair ground. The place is full of  people by this time. Dinner in tents.

After dinner come back to see the folk dances. People keep on pouring to Baneshwar from everywhere throughout the night to have dip in the river with the rising sun. They travel by bus or car or cycles or on camel carts or bullock carts or camels or horses some even came walking. Some have to 2-3 days to reach Baneshwar, which has the same importance as Varanasi for these tribal Folk.

(Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner)

Day 09 Baneshwar / Udaipur

After breakfast proceed to Udaipur. Carry Packet lunch. By evening arrive Udaipur & transfer to the hotel Shikarbadi.

Day 10 Udaipur

After breakfast visit the City Palace built on the bank of the Pichola Lake, by Maharana Udai Singh in 1570. The Jagdish Temple – (1651) a fine example of the Nagara style of temple architecture. Sahelion ki Bari an ornamental pleasure garden specially made for the ladies of the palace in the 18^th century. It has beautiful fountains, trees and flowers. Lunch in the hotel.

PM - enjoy public boat ride on the Pichola Lake, visiting Jagmandir & lake Palace hotel

Overnight in the hotel Shikarbadi. 

Day 11 Udaipur / Kota

After breakfast leave for Kota with packet lunch. The longest drive & the worst road but the journey is very interesting & the visit to Menal & Bijolia temples make the journey a rewarding one.

Arrive by evening & transfer to the Palace hotel.

Overnight in the hotel Umed Bhawan Palace.

(Breakfast)

Day 12 Kota

After breakfast excursion to Bundi.

PM – Visit the fort of Kota

Overnight in the hotel Umed Bhawan Palace .

(Breakfast)

Day 13 Kota / Jaipur

After breakfast proceed to Jaipur. On arrival check-in at hotel Alsisar Haveli

(Breakfast)

Day 14 Jaipur

After breakfast, half-day excursion trip takes you to Amber Fort with Elephant ride. En route, make a photo stop at the Palace of Winds (Hawa Mahal). In the afternoon visit the “Pink City” of Jaipur. You will visit City Palace, and Royal Observatory

(Jantar Mantar-1728-34). Overnight at hotel.

(Breakfast)

Day 15 Jaipur/Agra

Morning drive to Agra. En-route visit Fathepur Sikri which is 40 km (1 hour) before Agra. It is a beautiful and deserted medieval city built by Akbar the Great in the 16^th century to serve as the capital of his vast empire. The Mughals later abandoned this city for lack of water.

Afternoon visit Agra Fort (Fort and Palace) situated on the West Bank of the river Jamuna.

Overnight at hotel Clarks Shiraz

(Breakfast)

Day 16 Agra/Delhi

Morning visit Taj Mahal* 1631-1653), a poem in white marble, built by Shah Jahan in memory of his beloved wife, Mumtaj Mahal.

Later drive to Delhi & check-in at hotel Oberoi Maidens

(Breakfast)

Day 17 Delhi

After breakfast visit the Jama Masjid (Friday Mosque), India’s largest mosque where more than 20,000 people can kneel in prayer and Raj Ghat -Mahatma Gandhi’s Memorial. In the afternoon visit New Delhi. You will drive past President’s Palace and India Gate (42m high), built to commemorate the 70,000 Indian soldiers who died in the 1^st world war. Later visit Humayun's tomb, and the Qutab Minar, the highest sands stone minaret in the world ( 73 meters). 

Later in the evening transfer to airport to board flight for onward journey.

Day 18 Departure

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