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Golden Triangle
Western India
07 Nights / 08 Days


Day 01, Arrive Mumbai

Late evening. Meeting, greeting & assistance on arrival at the international airport and transfer to the hotel.

Mumbai : India’s western gateway is Mumbai ,the capital of Maharashtra. The island of Mumbai defines itself straight from the dictionary –vibrant, vivid and electrifying. The city’s rise from the dowry of a Portuguese queen (when Catherine of Braganza married England’s Charles II in 1661) to the country’s foremost sea port, commercial center and home to the worlds largest film industry, has been nothing short of meteoric. Mumbai, the economic powerhouse of India.

Day 02, Mumbai
Morning visit Elephanta Caves (closed on Monday), a world heritage site. Later visit Gateway of India, Prince of Wales Museum (closed on Monday).

Day 03, Mumbai - Aurangabad
Fly to Aurangabad. Later visit Ellora Caves (Closed on Tuesday) – cluster of monasteries devoted to Buddhism. Afternoon enjoy the sightseeing tour of Aurangabad city visiting Bibi Ka Maqbara – also known as Mini Taj, a son’s tribute to his mother, the Queen of Mughal Emperor Aurangazeb. Also visit Panchaki (Water Mill), an engineering feat of the time built by Malik Ambar in 1695.

Day 04, Aurangabad
Enjoy day excursion to Ajanta Caves (Closed on Monday) - the first Buddhist cave monuments. The paintings and sculptures of Ajanta, considered masterpieces of Buddhist religious art, have had a considerable artistic influence.

Day 05, Aurangabad - Mumbai - Goa
Fly to Goa via Mumbai.
Rest of the day at leisure to relax.

Day 06, Goa
Day at leisure to enjoy the Golden beaches of Goa.

Day 07, Goa - Mumbai
Fly to Mumbai.

Day 08, Depart Mumbai



Gateway of India, Mumbai
Bibi Ka Maqbara, Aurangabad
Ajanta Caves, Aurangabad
Goa Beach
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