| Duration : 22 Night / 23 Days |
| Destinations : Mumbai - Delhi - Agra - Gwalior - Orchha - Khajuraho - Bhandhavgarh - Kanha - Jabalpur - Bhopal - Sanch - Ujjain - Indore - Omkareshwar - Maheswar - Mandu - Vadodara - Ahmedabad - Mumbai |
Day 01 : Arrival Mumbai
Late evening on arrival assistance and transfer to Hotel. Overnight stay.
The name Mumbai comes from 'Mumbadevi', the patron goddess of the Koli
fishermen, original inhabitants of the seven islands that make up the city.
Day 02 : Mumbai - Delhi : By evening Flight
After breakfast sightseeing of Elephanta caves, located on an island about 10 Kms away from the Gateway of India. Reach the Island by Motor Boat. These caves consist of temples carved from rock which date back to the 7th century.
Later sightseeing of Mumbai city visit The Prince of Wales Museum Hanging Gardens, This terrace garden is also known as Ferozeshah Mehta Garden and is situated over Bombay's main reservoir opposite the Kamala Nehru Park. Open air Laundry (Dhobighat). Overnight stay.
Day 03 : Mumbai - Delhi : By Flight
After breakfast assistance and transfer to airport to board flight to Delhi by 9W-406 Dep 1100 Hrs / Arr Delhi at 1255 Hrs.
On arrival assistance and transfer to Hotel. Overnight stay
Day 04 : Delhi :
After breakfast sightseeing of Old and New Delhi.
Old Delhi: A sightseeing tour of Old Delhi would entail visiting the Raj Ghat - the memorial site where Mahatma Gandhi was cremated; Jama Masjid the largest mosque in India and the Red Fort (from outside) - once the most opulent fort and palace of the Moghul Empire.
New Delhi : An extensive sightseeing tour of New Delhi would include a visit to the Humayun's Tomb, the Qutab Minar, a drive along the ceremonial avenue - Rajpath, past the imposing India Gate, Parliament House, the President's Residence and would end with a drive through the Diplomatic Enclave.
Overnight stay.
Day 05 : Delhi - Agra : (205 Kms - Approx 04-05 Hrs drive)
After breakfast drive to Agra. On arrival check in at Hotel. Later City sightseeing of Agra visit Taj Mahal, Agra Fort
Taj Mahal (closed on Friday) : Little needs to be said about this architectural wonder which is always the soul raison-de-etre for every tourist's visit to Agra. Built by Shah Jahan, the Taj is a white marble memorial to his beautiful wife Mumtaz Mahal. This monument took 22 years to be completed and was designed, and planned by Persian architect Ustad Isa.Proceed for sightseeing to the AGRA FORT - Built by the famed Mughal emperor Akbar in 1565 AD, the fort is predominantly of red sandstone. Ensconced within is the picture perfect Pearl Mosque, which is a major tourist attraction. Overnight stay.
Day 06 : Agra - Gwalior : (120 Kms - Approx 03 Hours drive)
After breakfast drive to Gwalior. On arrival check in at Hotel. Later sightseeing of Gwalior City Visit Fort and museum. Overnight stay.
Day 07 : Gwalior - Orchha : (130 Kms - Approx 03 Hours drive)
After breakfast drive to Orchha enroute sightseeing of Datia.
On arrival check in at Hotel. Later visit Orchha. Overnight stay.
Day 08 : Orchha :
After breakfast day excursion of Chanderi (One way distance
Approx 110 Kms).
The town dominated the trade routes of Central India on the borders of
Malwa and Bundelkhand and became an important military outpost. Today
it is a well-preserved medieval town famed for the craft of sari weaving,
with beautiful structures executed in the Bundelkhandi style.
Overnight Stay.
Day 09 : Orchha - Khajuraho : (180 Kms - Approx 4-5 Hours Drive)
After breakfast drive to Khajuraho. On arrival check in at Hotel.
Later city tour of Khajuraho visiting the Eastern group of temples that
consist of the Parasvanath Temple, The Javeri Temple, etc. Overnight stay.
Day 10 : Khajuraho - Bhandhavgarh (235 Kms - Approx 05 Hours drive)
After breakfast drive to Bandhavgarh. On arrival check in at Hotel.
Bandhavgarh is justifiably famous for its Tigers, but it has a wide range of
other game. The undergrowth is not as dense as in some northern terrain
forests, but the best time to see the park inhabitants is still the summer
months when water becomes more scarce and the undergrowth dies back.
Overnight stay.
Day 11 : Bhandhavgarh (Safari in Park)
Morning & Afternoon Safari in Bandhavgarh. Overnight stay.
Day 12 : Bhandhavgarh - Kanha (240 Kms Approx 5-6 Hours Drive)
After breakfast drive from Bandhavgarh to Kanha after morning safari.
Kanha's sal and bamboo forests, rolling grasslands and meandering
streams stretch over 940 sq km in dramatic natural splendour. This is
original Kipling country, of which he wrote so vividly in his Jungle Book.
The same abundance of wildlife species exists today in Kanha National
Park, which forms the core of the Kanha Tiger Reserve created in 1974
under Project Tiger. The park is the only habitat of the rare hardground
barasingha (Cervus Duvaceli Branderi). Overnight stay.
Day 13 : Kanha (Safari in Park)
Morning & afternoon Safari in Bandhavgarh. Overnight stay.
Day 14 : Kanha - Jabalpur : (165 Kms - Approx 4 Hrs drive)
After breakfast drive to Jabalpur enroute Sightseeing - boat at Marble
Rocks at Bhjedaghat. Overnight stay.
Day 15 : Jabalpur - Bhopal : (308 Kms - Approx 7-8 Hours Drive)
After breakfast drive to Bhopal. On arrival check in at Hotel.
Overnight stay.
Day 16 : Bhopal - Sanchi- Ujjain : (235 Kms - Approx 06 Hours Drive)
After breakfast drive to Ujjain enroute sightseeing of Sanchi- Stupas &
Museum-Buddhist site. On arrival check in at Hotel.
At Ujjain visit the historical sacred temples and experience the spiritual
essence of this place also enjoy the awesome spectacle rituals at the holy
river Shipra. Overnight stay.
Day 17 : Ujjain - Indore : (55 Kms - 1 ½ Hrs Drive)
After breakfast drive to Indore. On arrival check in at hotel.
Later visit Indore. Overnight stay.
Day 18 : Indore - Omkareshwar - Maheswar - Mandu :
(225 Kms Approx 5/6 Hours Drive)
After Breakfast drive to Indore en-route and Ghat & visit Omkareshwar.
This holy island is shaped like the sacred Hindu symbol "OM". Here the
Narmada and the Kaveri rivers meet and the pilgrims gather at the
confluence in large numbers to pay obeisance before the Joytirlanga and
Maheshwar, visit temples. On arrival check-in hotel. Overnight stay.
Day 19 : Mandu
After breakfast, we proceed for the sight seeing of this celebration in stone
of life & Joy where the monuments are still singing the glory of this beautiful land. Overnight stay.
Day 20 : Mandu - Vadodara (324 Kms - Approx 07 Hours Drive)
After Breakfast drive to Vadodara. On arrival check in at Hotel. Overnight
Stay.
Day 21 : Vadodara - Ahmedabad(114 Kms - Approx 3 Hours Drive)
After breakfast visit Vadodara later drive to Ahmedabad. On arrival check in at Hotel
Day 22 : Ahmedabad - Mumbai
Morning free for own activities. Afternoon on time assistance and transfer to airport to board flight to Mumbai. On arrival assistance and transfer to
International airport to board flight for onward destinations.
Day 23 : Departure from delhi.
Proceed to New Delhi International Airport to board onward flight back home.