| Day 01 |
| Departure. |
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| Day 02 |
| Arrive Bombay and transfer to
hotel. Afternoon city tour. Visit Kamla Nehru Park, Hanging Gardens situated
on the slopes of Malabar Hill offering a panoramic view of Marine Drive,
Chowpatty Beach, Prince of Wales Museum, Mani Bhawan, Dhobi Ghat, Gateway of
India & drive through the Crawford Market, Marine Drive & Flora Fountain.
Over-night Bombay.
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| Day 03 |
| Transfer to airport to board
flight for Ahmedabad. Arrive and transfer to hotel. Overnight Ahmedabad. |
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| Day 04 |
| Full day city tour of Ahmedabad.
Visit the magnificent Mosque of Siddi Saiyad with its exquisite stone
carvings, the beautiful Jama Masjid, White marbled Hathee Singh's Temple,
Dada Hari Baoli, Shaking Minarets and Sabarmati Ashram started by Mahatma
Gandhi. Overnight Ahmedabad. |
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| Day 05 |
| Drive to Baroda. Overnight Baroda. |
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| Day 06 |
| Full day city tour of Baroda.
Visit to Chota Udaipur to see the tribal village. Overnight Baroda. |
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| Day 07 |
Drive to Bhavnagar enroute
visiting Lothal & Valvader to see the Archaeological Museum and Black buck
sanctuary.
In Lothal excavations have brought to light an ancient port complete with
dockyard measuring 218 x 37 metres connected to sea through river Bhagava.
Streets laid out in chess-board pattern, dividing the town into many blocks,
houses with bathrooms and underground drainage system are identical to the
ones found at Mohanjodaro and various arts and artifacts are the interesting
features of this place. Overnight Bhavnagar. |
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| Day 08 |
| Excursion to Palitana Jain
temples. Palitana is one of the most scared sites of Jainism. The temple
dedicated to Shri Adishwara, the first Jain Apostle, is the most sacred. The
Four Faced Temple enshrines a quadruple image of Adinath. A fantastic
collection of temple jewels can be seen during the deity adorning ceremonies
at the Shri Adishwara Temple. The 600 meter climb to Shetrunjay is made on
foot (lift-chairs are available). Overnight in Bhavnagar. |
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| Day 09 |
| Drive to Wankaner. Wankaner is 50
kms from Rajkot. Overnight Wankaner. |
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| Day 10 |
| Morning drive to Bhuj via Bhujodi
(for viewing shawl weaving) and Dhamadka for the block printing. Overnight
Bhuj. |
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| Day 11 |
| Morning visit to the Collector
office for permit to visit restricted Banni villages & city tour. (office is
closed on all public holidays including saturdays and sundays). Over night
in Bhuj. |
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| Day 12 |
| Morning visit to Banni villages to
see the costumes and colorful dresses and the culture of the people.
Overnight Bhuj. |
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| Day 13 |
| Full day excursion to Tundavan,
Mundra and Mandvi to see the Textiles, Wax printing, the Nomads and the
Palace. Overnight Bhuj. |
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| Day 14 |
| Transfer to airport to board
flight for Bombay. Arrive & transfer to city centre. Later in the evening
transfer to airport. End of our services. |
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| Day 15 |
| Departure. |
