| Day 01 |
| Departure from home country. |
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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 |
| Tansfer to airport to board flight for Ahmedabad. Arrive
and transfer to hotel. Overnight Ahmedabad. |
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| Day 04 |
| sFFull 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. |
