HEARTLAND OF INDIA

12 Nights / 13 Days

Delhi - Gwalior - Bhopal-Ujjain - Indore - Omkareshwar- Maheshwar - Dhar- Mandu-Dhar- Aurangabad- Mumbai

Day 01 Welcome Delhi

Welcome by presentable representative of Impact Holidays with marigold garland with cheerful smile & Transfer to hotel. Overnight stay.

Day 02 Delhi

Morning city tour of New Delhi drive through the Raisina Hill- India Gate, Parliament House & President House, Qutab Minar & Himayun Tomb. Afternoon tour Highlight is Shah Jahan’s Red Fort, the bustling market place of Chandni Chowk, Raj Ghat, the cremation site of Mahatma Gandhi. Evening return to the Red Fort to watch the “Son et Lumire” show which is an interplay of colorful lights and sound tracing the history of monument till date. at Red Fort. Overnight stay.

Day 03 Delhi-Gwalior

Depart for Gwalior by train. Afternoon half-day city tour. Visit to the Gwalior Fort, Scindia palace & the Tomb of Ghaus Mohammed & Tansen. Overnight at hotel.

Day 04 Gwalior-Bhopal

Depart for Bhopal by train. Evening half-day excursion to Bhimbetka.

Day 05 Bhopal

Full day excursion to Sanchi - it is city of the Great Stupa, a Dome shaped monument covering Relics of Gautama Buddha, and the remains of a Buddhist Monastery. Sanchi is a place of Buddhist Pilgrim. Udaigiri Caves - Famous for its Rock-cut cave Sanctuaries, which are carved into a Sandstone hill. Overnight Stay.

Day 06 Bhopal-Ujjain-Indore

Leave for Indore by surface. Enroute visit Ujjin, famous for Hindu Astronomy, Astrology and Geography. Also visit temples and bathing ghats.

Day 07 Indore-Omkareshwar-Maheswar-Dhar

Leave for Dhar by surface. Enroute visit Omkareshwar and Maheshwar. Omkareshwar, an island on the Narmada River, is the site for two shiva temples, Maheshwar, located on the banks of the same river, has chattri of Ahilya Bai.

Day 08 Dhar-Mandu-Dhar

Full day excursion to Mandu, famed for the stories of Baz Bahadur and his consort, Rani Rupmati. See the haunting palaces, baths, pavilions, each an architectural gem in the Afghan style, as well as the mosques and tombs.

Day 09 Dhar-Aurangabad (410 km)

Depart for Aurangabad by surface (8-9 hrs).

Day 10 Aurangabad

Full day excursion to the Ajanta Caves dating back to the 2nd century B.C. The 30 rock- hewn caves are adorned with Buddhist sculptures and frescoes.

Day 11 Aurangabad

Morning, half day excursion to the Ellora Caves which encompass 34 rock-out shrines representing Buddhist, Hindu and Jain art dated 4th to 9th century A. D.

Day 12 Aurangabad-Mumbai

Depart for Mumbai by early morning flight. Morning, half-day excursion across The Harbour to world-famous 1,200-year-old Elephant Caves. Evening, half-day city tour including a visit to Jain temple, Prince of Wales Museum etc.

Day 13 Mumbai

Depart for onward journey.

Highlights

• » Thrill to the Sound & Light Show at Red Fort
• » Visit the amazing 2000 year old Cave temples of Ellora & Ajanta