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- Explore!
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- Fully Guided
- An experienced guide will be with you for the entire tour
- Guided in English
- Group Size 7 - 16
- Age range 16 to 85
Highlights
- Explore the sights and sounds of Mumbai
- Visit the hom of Slumdog Millionaire at Dharavi
- Witness the famous Buddhist cave paintings of Ajanta
- Bask in the magnificence of the great Kailasa Siva temple
- Indulge in spicy food in the old Portuguese town of Goa
Itinerary
- Introduction
- Day 1 Join trip in Mumbai - Visit the Gateway of India arch and explore Colaba.
- Day 2 Full day exploring Mumbai including Mahatma Gandhi Museum, Towers of Silence and the thriving Dharavi quarter
- Day 3 Train to Aurangabad
- Day 4 Explore the impressive Ajanta Caves, a UNESCO World Heritage site
- Day 5 Visit Daulatabad Fort and Ellora Caves before overnight train to Hyderabad
- Day 6 Tour of Hyderabad - visit Charminar, Golconda Fort & Qutb Shahi Tombs
- Day 7 Journey to Bidar and spend the afternoon exploring the fort with its tombs and formal gardens
- Day 8 Visit Gulbarga and on to Bijapur
- Day 9 Explore the Gol Gumbaz mausoleum and Jami Masjid Mosque in Bijapur, then continue to Badami
- Day 10 Visit Badami's Cave Temples, Pattadakal, and Aihole before arriving in Hospet
- Day 11 Full day exploring Hampi and its ancient ruins
- Day 12 Catch the morning train to Goa
- Day 13 Morning visit to Old Goa, free afternoon on the pristine white-sand beaches of the Arabian Sea
- Day 14 Trip ends in Goa
What's Included
- Accommodation
- Guide
- Meals
- Additional Services
- Transport
What's Not Included
- Additional Services
Where You'll Stay
The Sahil Hotel Mumbai
HotelDays 1, 2The Fern Aurangabad
HotelDays 3, 4Overnight Train from Aurangabad to Hyderbad
Sleeper Trainday 5Quality Inn Residency
Hotelday 6Mastiff Select Hotel
Hotelday 7The Fern Residency
Hotelday 8Hotel Badami Court
Hotelday 9Hotel Malligi
HotelDays 10, 11Welcome Heritage Panjim Inn
HotelDays 12, 13
Operated by
Explore!
Number of tours
457
Age Range
16 to 85 years old
Response time
within 1 day
Response rate
88%
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Customer Reviews
- Overall RatingExcellent
- ItineraryExcellent
- GuideExcellent
- TransportGood
- AccommodationExcellent
- FoodGood
- ADonald· February 24th, 2023Hampi, at the hindous templeTrip date: February 2023Review collected by Explore!
- ADanny· November 17th, 2023The tour leader was excellentTrip date: November 2023Review collected by Explore!
- AAnonymous· February 27th, 2023A hidden gem of India which was unknown to meTrip date: February 2023
Helga· February 26th, 2020Our first 10 day tour through central India was packed with many temples, tombs, mosques, forts and caves to to see. We also spent many hours in our bus in traffic and 3 uncomfortable train rides, always many hours delayed. Two of them lasting more than 12 hours. Our Indian guide Samson was responsible, looked very well after our well-being and did his best under the sometimes difficult circumstances. But, all in all we are grateful to experience everything and are happy to have seen in particular Ajanta caves, Ellora temples and caves, Charminar in Hyderabad, Badami caves, Hampi temples and many,many more including several mosques and forts. Sooo much in such a short timeShow more
Explore! commented on this reviewThanks for your review Helga, we are really glad that you enjoyed your trip through Central India. We are pleased that Samson looked after you well and managed to handle the transport problems that can occur in India - although it’s very unlucky and... Show moreTrip date: February 2020- Helga· February 22nd, 2020We saw tremendous beauty on this tour. World class sculptures, temples, caves in ancient and historical sites. We spent lots of time in traffic and our 3 trains were all more than 2 hours delayed.Explore! commented on this reviewThanks for your review Helga, we are really glad that you enjoyed your trip through Central India. Travelling on Indian trains is generally a great experience, very good for the environment, and, in the case of overnight trains, means that we can cover... Show moreTrip date: February 2020
- ADiane· May 17th, 2019apart from repeating that it should be a longer trip....Explore! commented on this reviewThanks for your feedback and review.Trip date: November 2018
- ACaroline· May 17th, 2019This was an excellent trip with very interesting sites to visit, exceptionally led. I would thoroughly recommend.Explore! commented on this reviewThanks for taking the time to write a review. I am really pleased that you felt the trip was excellent and that you would recommend it. I look forward to welcoming you on our trips in the future!Trip date: January 2018
- AAlistair· May 17th, 2019We chose to stay on a few days at at the end and I’m glad we did as the tour is very tiring, perhaps extend the tour with another day in Panjim, especially as the whole of our second last day was spent travelingExplore! commented on this reviewThanks for your feedback and review.Trip date: November 2018
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