Deccan Odyssey Short Tour-II

Deccan Odyssey Short Tour-II: Complete Itinerary

Day 01: Entrain Tourists at 16.00 hrs at Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (CST), Platform No.18

Day 02: After breakfast detrain for Local Sightseeing at 07.45 hrs. by A/c. coach. Majestic fort Daulatabad. Rising dramatically over 600 ft above the Deccan plain is the arresting sight of Daulatabad. Once known as Devgiri, this fort served as the head quarters of the powerful Yadava rulers. In the 13th century, Mohammed bin Tughlak, the Sultan of Delhi, made it his capital and renamed it Daulatabad, or City of Fortune.

Aurangabad founded by the Aurangzeb, has scores of monuments, tombs and Buddhist Caves.

Next stop is Ellora caves, a World Heritage site, having 34 cave temples dedicated to three different religion- Hinduism, Buddhism & Jainism. The cave temples and monasteries at Ellora, excavated out of the vertical face of an escarpment, are 26 km north of Aurangabad. Extending in a linear arrangement, the 34 caves contain Buddhist Chaityas or halls of worship, and Viharas, or monasteries, Hindu and Jain temples.

Spanning a period of about 600 years between the 5th and 11th century AD, the earliest excavation here is of the Dhumar Lena (Cave 29).The most imposing excavation is, without doubt, that of the magnificent Kailasa Temple (Cave 16) which is the largest monolithic structure in the world.

Lunch & free time.

After lunch move on to see;

Bibi-ka-Maqbara, a replica of Taj Mahal is a grand piece of Moghul architecture.

Free time for shopping Paithani, Himroo, Bidriwork from showrooms for a perfect memorabilia.

Evening board the train from Aurangabad railway station.

Dinner onboard.

Tourist entrain at 17.30 hrs

Day 03: Morning arrive at Chandrapur Railway station. With packed breakfast leave by jeeps to Tadoba Wildlife Sanctuary.

Tadoba Wildlife Sanctuary is among the most attractive sanctuary in the country.

The park was established in 1935 and declared as a National Park in 1955 and since 1995, the area comprising the Tadoba National Park and Andhari wildlife Sanctuary together was designated as Tadoba-Andhari Tiger Reserve. It is the second Tiger Reserve project in the State. Park consist around 65 Bengal Tigers. Along with this other frequently spotted wildlife are Sambar, Gaur, Chinkara, Leopard cat, Pangolin, Panther, Spotted deer, Sloth bear, Chausinga, Nilgai, Barking deer, Indian bison, Wild dog, Hyena, Jackals etc.

Lunch and rest at MTDC Resort followed by afternoon jungle ride.

Tadoba National Park also an ornithologist's paradise with a varied diversity of Migratory birds and Water Birds. Python, Bengal monitor lizard and crocodiles are other inhabitants of this park.

Evening return on Deccan Odyssey.

Entrain tourists at 19.00 hrs.

Dinner onboard.

Day 04: Arrival at Bhusawal railway station. Detrain at 07.30 hrs to board the bus to reach Ajanta Caves.

Renowned Buddhist caves of Ajanta are World Heritage Site. Witness some of the finest paintings and sculptures of the second century AD. ‘Bodhisattva Padmapani’, ‘Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara’, The Birth of the Buddha’ & ‘Thousand Buddha’s are a few amongst the many fine murals & sculptures.

Lunch onboard. Free Time.

Entrain tourists at 13.00 hrs. Train departs for Mumbai.

Dinner onboard

Day 05: Breakfast onboard. Tour Ends.