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Shirdi Tour


Duration :- 08 Nights / 09 days
Destinations:- Mumbai - Lonavala - Matheran - Nasik - Shirdi - Mumbai


Day 01: Arrive Mumbai - Arrive Mumbai, meet assist at the airport. Transfer to hotel and enjoy the day at leisure. Stay overnight at Mumbai Hotel.

Day 02: Mumbai - After relish your breakfast in the morning, proceed for sightseeing tour of Mumbai covering Gateway of India, Hanging Gardens on the slopes of Malabar Hills offering nice view of Marine Lines & Chowpatty Beach, Prince of Wales Museum, Kamla Nehru Park, Mani Bhawan (where Mahatma Gandhi used to stay) and then to Dhobi Ghat. Later proceed for an excursion to the Elephanta Caves. Also visit Afgan Church, Flora Fountain (Bombay nerve centre), Colourful Crawford Market and Marine Drive. Night stay in Mumbai. Return to the hotel for dinner and overnight stay.

Day 03: Mumbai-Lonavala -After breakfast, leave for Lonavala -The Ultimate Tourist Destination. On arrival in Lonavala, transfer to the hotel and relax. Later proceed for a short trip, which will cover Karla & Bhaja Caves. Overnight at hotel.

Day 04: Lonavala-Matheran -Morning free to explore the beautiful surroundings and your personal activities. In evening, proceed to the lovely locale Matheran. On arrival in Matheran transfer to the hotel and stay overnight in Matheran.

Day 05: Matheran-Nasik - Morning will be kept free, so as to explore the fabulous surroundings. Afternoon drive to Nasik a sacred city on the banks of the River Godavari, is now a throbbing industrial town. Its beautiful architecture, temples and caves are a mute testimony to its rich, eventful history. On arrival transfer to the hotel and relax. Evening city tour covering Sunder Narayan Temple - Sita Gupta Caves - Trimbak - Overnight at hotel.

Day 06 : Nasik - Nasik Ghats Drive to Trimbakeshwar. It is famous for the Trimbakeshwar Temple and source of the Godavari River. Trimbakeshwar enshrines one of the 12 jyotirlingas dedicated to Shiva and this one is considered to be the main jyotirlinga. Legend has it that Guatam Rishi performed a rigorous ritual of prayer and penance or tapasya to Shiva on Brahmagiri Hill which rises above the present-day temple. Pleased with this devotion, Shiva is said to have blessed him and brought down to earth from heaven the sacred rivers of Ganga, Gautami and Godavari. At the Kushavarta Teerth, devotees usually dip themselves into the waters and purify themselves of all sins before entering the temple. To this day, Hindus offer shraad prayers (prayers for the souls of the departed) here. It is also believed that bathing in the waters of the Godavari will bring moksha or salvation. Mondays are considered particularly holy and the priests carry the idol of Trimbakeshwar in a palanquin on their shoulders around the temple. The annual festival of Shivratri is also celebrated with great pomp and gaiety and attracts thousands of pilgrims from all over. For overnight return to Nasik.

Day 07 : Nasik-Shirdi -Early morning drive to Shirdi. On arrival transfer to the hotel and relax. Later proceed for temples in Shirdi, visit Mahasamadhi temple of Sri Sai Baba. Abode of one of Maharashtra's most revered saint -- Sai Baba of Shirdi. Popularly known as the 'Child of God', Sai Baba preached tolerance towards all religions and the message of universal brotherhood. Every activity at Shirdi revolves around the vast temple complex dedicated to Sai Baba. Devotees start queuing up in the early hours of dawn to catch a glimpse and seek the blessings of the life-size statue of Sai Baba. Thursday is marked by special pujas and darshan of the Sai Baba statue. Visit Dwarkamani Mosque where the Baba meditated and slept on alternate nights. Near the mosque, in a corridor is the dhuni or eternal flame that burns day and night. Other places of importance are the Gurusthan, the Kandoba Temple, Shani Mandir, Narsimha Mandir, Changdev Maharaj Samadhi and the Sakori. Return to the hotel for dinner and stay overnight at Hotel.

Day 08 : Shirdi-Mumbai -After breakfast drive to Mumbai. On arrival in Mumbai, transfer to hotel and relax. Enjoy the rest of the day at leisure. Stay overnight at the hotel.

Day 09: Mumbai Departure -After breakfast in the morning, transfer to the airport for flight to onward journey.



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