After breakfast excursion to Elephanta Caves: A must for any visitor to India.  Mute testimony of the Golden Age in Indian history during the Gupta period and built to honour Lord Shiva.  Elephanta is a 3 kms long elongated island, consisting of two hills separated by a valley.  The caves with rock-cut figures and carvings are believed to be carved by the sculptors of Ajanta or Udayagiri

Museum (remains closed on Mondays), built to commemorate King George's V visit to India was opened in 1923. It is modeled on the Indo - Saracenic design, and has sections for art and paintings, archaeology,  and natural history. Also visit the Gateway of India, the principal landmark of Mumbai, was the principal port when the visitors came to India by ship. The gateway was conceived, following the visit of King George V to India in 1911,, and was officially opened in 1924. Its architecture is akin to the conventional

Arch of Triumph, with elements derived from Muslim styles of 16th century Gujarat. A major landmark of this vibrant city is the VT or Victoria Terminus, which was designed in Italian Gothic style by F. W. Stevens.The first train to steam out of Mumbai was from here to Thane in 1853. Drive up to Malabar Hill to the lovely

Hanging Gardens and the Kamla Nehru Park from where you will get a wonderful view of Mumbai and the Arabian Sea spread out before you. Stop at Mani Bhawan, a small museum dedicated to the life and works of Mahatma Gandhi and the bustling Crawford Market.

After breakfast full day excursion to Ajanta caves: Nestling in an inner fold of the Sahyardi hills, 100 kms from Aurangabad in the shape of a mammoth horse- shoe, are the 30 rock-hewn caves of Ajanta. The Caves date from the 2nd century BC. Discovered in 1819 by a group of British army officers, these startling achievements took around 600 years to create. Carved with little more than a hammer and chisel, Ajanta, once the retreat of Buddhist monastic orders features several 'chaityas' (chapels) and 'viharas'

(monasteries). The exquisite wall and ceiling paintings, panels and sculptures of Buddha's life are famous throughout the world as the earliest and finest examples of Buddhist pictorial art. (Ajanta Closed on Mondays)

After breakfast morning excursion to Ellora Caves: Impressive in their own right is the rock-hewn temples and monasteries of Ellora that lie just 30 km away from Aurangabad city. In all, there are 34 cave temples, 12 Mahayana Buddhist caves (550-750 AD), 17 Hindu caves (600-875 AD) and 5 caves of the Jain faith (800-1000 AD) 22 more caves, dedicated to Lord Shiva, were recently discovered. Kailas Temple (cave16), the central attraction at Ellora, is the most remarkable. Chiseled by hand from a single massive rock, it includes a gateway, pavilion, courtyard, vestibule, sanctum, sanctorum and tower which

bear testimony to the excellence of Dravidian art. It is believed to have taken 7000 laborers, working in continuous shifts and 150 years to build. Ever since the first European visitors in 18th Century, Ellora has attracted chroniclers, antiquarians, scholars and in more recent years, ever- increasing number of tourists. (Ellora Closed on Tuesdays)