Day 01 : Arrive Mumbai
Arrive at Mumbai airport or station. Transfer to hotel. Check in and relax
for the evening.
Mumbai's skyline is recognisable in advertisements and pictorial depictions
stating the country's technological and financial hub. It's an imposing
skyline. The contours are hazy but the residents don't seem to mind. They
love this place and this all-ening love is infectious. Overnight will be at
Mumbai.
Day 02 : Mumbai – Aurangabad
Breakfast will be at hotel or onboard the aircraft. Relax in the morning or
visit the local market. Transfer to airport for flight to Aurangabad. Reach
and check in at hotel.
The city of Aurangabad was founded in 1610, on the site of a village,
Khirki by Malik Ambar - the Prime Minister of Murtaza Nizam Shah II. When
Fateh Khan, Malik Ambar's son turned successor in 1626, he gave the city the
name 'Fatehpur'. Aurangabad to Day is a bustling city of Maharashtra with
diverse big and small industries, fine silken textiles, and exquisite hand
woven brocades of silver and gold fabrics, Himroo of world frame. To
scholars and lovers of art and culture the city is more familiar as the
gateway to the ancient caves of Ajanta and Ellora, both famous as treasure
houses of Indian Art and Sculpture. Overnight will be at Aurangabad.
Day 03 : Aurangabad
Breakfast will be served at the hotel. Proceed for a full Day sightseeing
with excursion to Ajanta Caves.
Ajanta caves : Nestling in an inner fold of the Sahyardi
hills, 100 km from Aurangabad in the shape of a mammoth horse- shoe, are the
30 rock-hewn caves of Ajanta. The Caves date from the 2nd century BC.
Discovered in 1819 by a group of British army officers, these startling
achievements took around 600 years to create. Carved with little more than a
hammer and chisel, Ajanta, once the retreat of Buddhist monastic orders
features several 'chaityas' (chapels) and 'viharas' (monasteries). Return to
Aurangabad and overnight will be at Aurangabad.
Day 04 : Aurangabad
Breakfast will be at the hotel. Proceed for a visit to the Ellora Caves,
Daulatabad Fort and Aurangabad Caves.
Ellora Caves : 
Impressive
in their own right is the rock-hewn temples and monasteries of Ellora that
lie just 30 km away from Aurangabad city. In all, there are 34 cave temples,
12 Mahayana Buddhist caves (550-750 AD), 17 Hindu caves (600-875 AD) and 5
caves of the Jain faith (800-1000 AD) 22 more caves, dedicated to Lord
Shiva, were recently discovered. Kailas Temple (cave16), the central
attraction at Ellora, is the most remarkable.
Aurangabad Caves : The almost forgotten caves of
Aurangabad lie just outside the city. Excavated between the 2nd and 6th
century AD, they reflect TANTRIC influences in their iconography and
architectural designs. In all there are nine caves which are mainly viharas
(monasteries).0vernight will be at Aurangabad.
Day 05 : Aurangabad – Mumbai
Breakfast will be at hotel or onboard the aircraft. Reach Mumbai and
transfer to hotel. Proceed for an excursion to the ELEPHANTA CAVES. On your
way back, proceed to see the interesting sites of Mumbai. Overnight will be
in Mumbai.
Day 06 : Mumbai – Home
Breakfast will be at hotel. Transfer in time to international airport for
flight home.
Ajanta
Caves 
Ajanta
Ellora Excursion
