Glimpses Of Western India
Saturday. Welcome to Hotel. Arrive Hotel airport, included transfer to hotel. Hotel
Day 01: Arrive Mumbai
Arrive Mumbai, Welcome and assistance upon arrival at the airport. Later transfer
to hotel Overnight - Hotel
Day 02: Mumbai
Morning free to relax and adjust to the time zone. Afternoon city tour of Mumbai
visiting the Gateway of India built to commemorate the visit of King George V, Prince
of Wales Museum, Crawford market, Dhobi Ghat. Overnight
- Hotel
Day 03: Mumbai - Ahmedabad
Morning transfer to airport for flight to Ahmedabad. Arrive and transfer to hotel.
Afternoon city tour of Ahmedabad. Ahemadabad contains some very fine museums, the
Calico museum of textile being considered one the worlds fines. This walled city
is testimony to India's crafts. Visit some of the famous ancient wooden Jain temples,
shaking minarets, Jumma Masjid and modern architectural design buildings
Overnight - Hotel
Day 04: Ahmedabad - Wankaner
Transfer to airport for flight to Rajkot. Arrive and drive to Wankaner. Afternoon
city tour of Wankaner includes visit to stupendous 1907 Ranjit Vilas Palace. Overnight - Hotel
Day 05: Wankaner - Gir
Early morning drive to Sasan Gir Forest for game viewing. This forest is the last
remaining natural habitat of the Asiatic Lions, teak and deciduous forest, leopard,
deer, monkeys, hyena, peacocks etc. Overnight - Hotel
Day 06: Gir
Full day game viewing at the Jungle. Overnight - Hotel
Day 07: Gir - Palitana
Morning drive to palitana. Arrive and transfer to hotel. Afternoon city tour. Palitana
is a gateway to Shatrunjaya, the Place of Victory. It is famous as one of Jainism's
holiest pilgrimage places. The climb up 2 kms to the hill will lead you into 863
different Jain temples built over a period of 900 years. The most important temple
is dedicated to Sri Adhiswara, the first tirthankar a Jain Founder) Nearby is the
Muslim shrine of Angar pi. Childless women come here and make offering of miniature
cradles at this shrine to become mothers. Overnight
- Hotel
Day 08: Palitana - Bhavnagar
Morning drive to Bhavnagar. Arrive and check in at hotel. Afternoon city tour. Bhavnagar
was once a Princely State, was founded in 1743 is now a flourishing port of Khambat.
This city is famous for sacred Shatrunjaya hills, Takhteswar temple situated on
hilltop and Gaurshankar lake. Overnight - Hotel
Day 09: Bhavnagar - Mumbai
Morning transfer to airport for flight to Mumbai.