Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar – Nashik – Mumbai with Jasmine Trails

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Tour Snapshot

  • Number of nights: 5 nights tour
  • Best time to visit: October – April
  • Routing: Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar – Nashik – Mumbai
  • Tour reference number: WI-010

Tour Highlights

  • Ajanta Caves – UNESCO World Heritage Site
  • Bibi ka Maqbara (the “Mini Taj Mahal”)
  • Ellora Caves – UNESCO World Heritage Site
  • Sula Vineyards. Vineyard tour
  • Wine tasting session
  • CSMT Station UNESCO World Heritage Site

Brief Programme

Arrive at Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar.
Rest of the day is free and easy.
Overnight in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar.

Hotel: Gateway Aurangabad

Breakfast at the hotel.
Depart for half-day excursion to Ajanta Caves – UNESCO site with ancient Buddhist rock-cut caves and murals.
Arrive at Ajanta Caves. Refreshments at MTDC Foothill Restaurant.
Explore Ajanta Caves.
Lunch at Hotel Ajanta Green Restaurant & Resort.
Depart from Ajanta Caves to Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar.
Arrive at the hotel.
Depart for Bibi ka Maqbara. Excursion tour of Bibi ka Maqbara (the “Mini Taj Mahal”).
Dinner at the hotel.

Hotel: Gateway Aurangabad

Breakfast at the hotel.
Depart for Daulatabad Fort. Excursion tour of Daulatabad Fort (12th century hilltop fortress).
Depart from Daulatabad Fort to Ellora Caves. Explore Ellora Caves (UNESCO site with Hindu, Buddhist & Jain temples).
Grishneshwar Temple (Jyotirlinga Shrine) – Darshan and visit.
Lunch at Ellora Heritage Resort.
Depart for Panchakki. Excursion tour of Panchakki (17th-century water mill).
Arrive at hotel. Relax and freshen up.
Dinner at the hotel

Hotel: Gateway Aurangabad

Breakfast at the hotel.
Check-out and proceed to Nashik.
Arrive at Baswant Honey Bee Park.
B2B Interactions followed by lunch.
Depart for Sula Vineyards. Vineyard tour and a mesmerising wine tasting session.
Dinner at the hotel.
Overnight in Nashik.

Hotel: Gateway Nashik

Hotel: Beyond by Sula

Breakfast at the hotel.
Depart for Mumbai via Samruddhi Expressway.
Arrive at Mumbai.
Lunch at The Clearing House, Mumbai.
Depart for Heritage Walk followed by Mumbai sightseeing.
Visit Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya, CSMT Station (UNESCO World Heritage Site).
High tea en route.
Orientation tour of The Gateway of India and The Taj Mahal Palace, Mumbai.
Dinner at the hotel.
Overnight in Mumbai.

Hotel: Taj Mahal Palace

Breakfast at the hotel.
Lunch at the hotel.
Arrive at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport, Mumbai to board your flight to your respective destinations.

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