Rajasthan Tour with Ajanta – Ellora Caves and Mumbai (14 Days)

Rajasthan Tour with Ajanta – Ellora Caves and Mumbai (14 Days) Itinerary

1. Day 01: Delhi Arrival                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Welcome to Colourful India. On arrival at Airport you will be received by our representative and assisted to your hotel. Overnight at hotel.
2. Day 02: Delhi – Agra drive (205 Km) using the expressway
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               After breakfast tour of Delhi visit Raj Gath, Humayun Tomb, India Gate and drive past Parliament House, President house. And visit Qutub Minar. Later drive to Agra, check into the hotel for 01 night stay.
3. Day 03: Agra – Jaipur drive (240 Km) via Fatehpur Sikri
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             Early morning visit Taj by sunrise. Taj Mahal (Closed on Friday) – the most extravagant monument ever built for love Mumtaj Mahal by Emperor Shah Jahan in 1633. Back to hotel for breakfast & visit Agra Fort.Later drive to Jaipur, en-route visit Fatehpur Sikri (40 Km from Agra) (old deserted town of Mughal Dynasty) visiting The Buland Darwaza / Palace of Jodha Bai / Birbal Bhawan & Panch Mahal. On arrival, our company representative would assist you to check in hotel for 02 nights stay. Leisure and overnight at Jaipur.
4. Day 04: Jaipur
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             After breakfast proceeds for an excursion to Amber Fort in the outskirts of Jaipur followed by Elephant ride to the fort. Stop for photography at Jal Mahal, Palace of Winds better known as Hawa Mahal, City Palace Museum and Jantar Mantar (Observatory).Later walled city tour by walkStart point: from City Palace via Tripolia Gate (Entrance gate of Royal Family), covering the beautiful Jaipur city centre with daily routine colourful life and vibrating pink city, old Bazaars from spices to the exquisite Jaipur savior, visit Bangles street from the smell of tea spices with flower Incenses street. Ending with a beautiful city view.Evening Complimentary dinner with Indian Family in Jaipur with cooking demo. Overnight at hotel in Jaipur.
5. Day 05: Jaipur – Bundi drive (220 Km)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Breakfast at hotel and drive to Bundi, check into the hotel for 01 night stay. Later visit Bundi Palace (Taragarh Fort), Stepwells (Raniji ki Baori) and Sukh Mahal. Overnight at hotel.
6. Day 06: Bundi – Pushkar drive (200 Km)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             After breakfast drive to Pushkar, welcome to the land of saints & seers. Check-in at the hotel for 01 night stay. Evening tour of Pushkar visits Holy Pushkar Lake, Ghats & Brahma Temple. Overnight at hotel.
7. Day 07: Pushkar – Jojawar drive (200 Km)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Morning breakfast at the hotel and drive to Jojawar, on arrival check into hotel Rawla Jojawar for 01 night stay. Evening village Jeep Safari: Jeep Safari (2-3 hours): It is said that the real India is its rural areas, the country around Jojawar boasts of very interesting landscapes, with the picturesque Aravalli Hills in the east, and broken rocky hills interspersed with farms and scrub forests all around. The Pre- Cambrian Aravalli Hills is one of the oldest mountain ranges of the world and a geologist’s paradise. The camel herding Rabaris are an ethnic group only to be found around Jojawar. All this makes our Jeep Safaris the most popular excursion. Jeep safari tours take you to homesteads of these Rabaris, into farms, through pretty little hamlets where time seems to have stopped, and we take a break under the shade of drooping acacia next to a very beautiful small shrine dedicated to a folk deity. Some routes had to be excavated so as to see as much in the given time. Our endeavor is to make your excursions interactive and not merely a drive in the country. Overnight at hotel.
8. Day 08: Jojawar – Udaipur drive (180 Km) via Ranakpur
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  After breakfast drive to Udaipur, en route you will visit Ranakpur Jain Temples (98 Km from Udaipur): Ranakpur is widely known for its marble Jain temple, and for a much older Sun Temple which lies opposite the former. The dating of this temple is controversial but it is largely considered to be anywhere between the late 14th to mid-15th centuries. Later continue drive to Udaipur, upon arrival transfer to hotel for 02 nights stay. Overnight at hotel.
9. Day 09: Udaipur
   After breakfast visit City Palace, Saheliyon ki Bari, Bhartiya Lok Kala Mandal and Jagdish temple. And enjoy the boat ride on Lake Pichola. Overnight at hotel.
10. Day 10: Udaipur – Mumbai by Flight
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Morning transfer to airport for flight to Mumbai. Arrival transfer to hotel for 02 nights stay.Later city tour of Mumbai, visit Dhobi Ghat, Victoria terminus, Forth market, Gateway of India, Taj Mahal Hotel, Prince of Wales Museum, Marine Drive, Hanging Garden and Mani Bhawan. Overnight at hotel in Mumbai.
11. Day 11: Mumbai
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   After breakfast an excursion to Elephanta caves. The Elephanta Caves (Closed on Monday) – consists of two groups of caves—the first is a large group of five  Hindu caves, the second, a smaller group of two Buddhist caves. Rest of day free for on own. Optional: Half Day Dharavi Slum Tour (duration 2/3 hrs) – Experience the positive side of life in Asia’s largest slum. Overnight at hotel.
12. Day 12: Mumbai – Aurangabad by Flight                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               Morning transfer to airport for flight to Aurangabad. Arrival transfer to hotel for 02 nights stay (early check-in is subject to availability). Later an excursion to Ajanta caves (107 Km). The Buddhist caves of Ajanta predate those of Ellora, so if you want to see the caves in chronological order you should first visit Ajanta.The Ajanta Caves are about 30 rock-cut Buddhist cave monuments which date from the 2nd century BCE to about 480 or 650 CE. The caves include paintings and sculptures described by the government Archaeological Survey of India as “the finest surviving examples of Indian art, particularly painting. Which are masterpieces of Buddhist religious art, with figures of the Buddha and depictions of the Jataka tales.
13. Day 13: Aurangabad                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        The morning after breakfast visit Ellora (30 Km): Whereas Ajanta Caves are noted for their paintings, here it’s the sculpture that is remarkable. It’s thought that the builders of Ajanta moved to here when they suddenly ceased construction at their earlier site. Afternoon visit Bibi Ka Maqbara: Shah Jahan built the Taj Mahal, in Agra, in loving memory of his wife Mumtaz. His son Aurangzeb, who overthrew him, built the Bibi-Ka-Maqbara as a mausoleum to his wife Rabia-ud-Durrani. Overnight at hotel.
14. Day 14: Aurangabad – Mumbai – Onward Journey by Flight                                                                                                                                                                                                            Morning departure transfer to airport for flight to Mumbai and further flight back to home.