Enchanting Maharashtra with Ayurvedic Kovalam
20 Nights / 21 Days
SKETCH ITINERARY
Day 01: Arrive Mumbai
Day 02: In Mumbai
Day 03: Mumbai – Aurangabad
Day 04: Visit to Ellora Caves
Day 05: Aurangabad – Nashik
Day 06: Nashik - Mumbai
Day 07: Mumbai – Trivandrum – Kovalam.
Day 08 In Kovalam. Ayurveda Program.
Day 09: In Kovalam. Ayurveda Program.
Day 10: In Kovalam. Ayurveda Program.
Day 11: In Kovalam. Ayurveda Program.
Day 12: In Kovalam. Ayurveda Program.
Day 13: In Kovalam. Ayurveda Program.
Day 14: In Kovalam. Ayurveda Program.
Day 15: In Kovalam. Ayurveda Program.
Day 16: In Kovalam. Ayurveda Program.
Day 17: In Kovalam. Ayurveda Program.
Day 18: In Kovalam. Ayurveda Program.
Day 19: In Kovalam. Ayurveda Program.
Day 20: In K`ovalam. Ayurveda Program.
Day 21: Depart Home
DETAILED ITINERARY
Day 01: Arrive Mumbai.
Arrival Mumbai. Our representative will receive you at airport and will assist you with a smooth transfer to the hotel. Check in to your hotel and relax.
Day 02: In Mumbai, Sightseeing.
After having leisurely breakfast proceed for the day sightseeing. Mumbai is the booming capital city of Maharashtra with its beautiful range of attractions for its visitors coming from all around the globe. One of the main centers in the country of art, culture, music, dance and theatre, Mumbai is a dynamic, cosmopolitan city that has been running for years solely on the indomitable spirit of the Mumbaikars.
Later in the afternoon drive back to your hotel and relax.
Day Sightseeing :St John's Church at Fort, Marine Drive, Flora Fountain at the Hutama Chowk , Hanging Gardens in Malabar Hills, Gateway of India,Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus and Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya.
Day 03: Mumbai – Aurangabad.
(Driving: 335 Kms / 08 hours approx.)
After having leisurely breakfast drive to Aurangabad. Aurangabad, which was declared by the Government as the Tourism Capital of Maharashtra back in 2010. On arrival, check in to your hotel and relax.
Day 04: Day visit to Ellora Caves.
(UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE SITE).
(Driving, One way: 30 Kms / 01 hours approx.)
After having leisurely breakfast proceed for a full day tour to world-renowned Ellora Caves. The caves are spaced over 2 kilometers and there are 34 caves representing three religions namely Buddhism, Hinduism and Jainism. The monuments date between 600 A.D. and 1000 A.D. All the 34 temples and monasteries were dug adjacent to each other in the walls of a cliff. The first 12 caves are Buddhist Caves and they are the oldest. The next 17 caves are the Hindu Caves. The last 5 caves are Jain Caves. The architectural expertise and the efforts taken by the artisans in constructing buildings out of rocks have no words to admire enough.
In the afternoon drive back to your hotel and remaining time free at leisure.
Day 05: Aurangabad – Nashik, Sula Vineyards.
(Driving: 195 Kms / 05 hours approx.)
After having leisurely breakfast drive to Nashik. On arrival, check in to the your hotel close to the Sula Vineyards. After a short rest visit the very place from where wines begin their journey from grape to the glasses. The Vineyard guide will provide you knowledge about every step along the way in the making of wines. The wine tour ends with a personalized wine tasting at The Tasting Cellar. Return to your hotel and evening free at leisure near the vineyards.
Day 06: In Nashik, sightseeing – Afternoon drive Mumbai.
(Driving: 166 Kms / 04 hours approx.)
After having leisurely breakfast, check out from your hotel and visit Pandava Caves which house a group of 24 Buddhist Caves and were excavated in 1 CE. Later visit Trimbakeshwar Jyotirlinga temple which is a famous pilgrimage site of Nasik. In the afternoon drive further to Mumbai. On arrival check in to your hotel and remaining time free at leisure.
Day Sightseeing: Pandava Caves and Trimbakeshwar Jyotirlinga.
Day 07: Mumbai – (Fly) – Trivandrum –(Drive) – Kovalam.
(Driving: 18 Kms / 01 hour approx.)
After having leisurely breakfast our representative will assist you with a smooth transfer to Airport for your flight to Trivandrum. On arrival at Trivandrum, our representative will receive you at Airport and will assist you for Kovalam. On arrival at Kovalam, check in your hotel remaining time free at leisure.
Day 21: Kovalam – (Drive) – Trivandrum Airport – (Fly) – Mumbai
Free time at Mumbai – Depart home.
After having breakfast, our representative will come to your hotel at 08:00 AM and will assist you with a smooth transfer to Trivandrum airport for your flight to Mumbai. On arrival at Mumbai our representative will receive you at Airport and further spend some time for exploring nearby areas. Later check in to your hotel close to Airport for wash up and change. In the night our representative will come to your hotel at 09:00 PM and will assist you to Airport for your flight back to home.