Private 2 Days Tour: Ajanta Ellora Caves and Aurangabad City

Aurangabad, which was declared by the Government as the Tourism Capital of Maharashtra back in 2010, is a famous tourist hub that greets its visitors with a richly woven tapestry of sights and sounds. The city got its name for being the erstwhile capital of Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb in the 17th century AD. The town is used as the base to explore the extremely famous caves of Ajanta and Ellora, Daulatabad Fort which is renowned for its strong defense systems, Mausoleums of Aurangzeb and Bibi-Ka-Maqbara famous for its architecture.

Itinerary

Day 1: Excursion to Ajanta Caves Full Day

Stop At: Ajanta Caves Road, Ajanta 431001 India
India is a Buddhist monastery complex of twenty-nine rock-cut cave monuments containing paintings and sculpture considered to be masterpieces of both Buddhist religious art and universal pictorial art The caves are located just outside the village of Ajanta in Aurangabad District in the Indian state of Maharashtra Since 1983, the Ajanta Caves have been a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Duration: 3 hours

No meals included on this day.
No accommodation included on this day.

Day 2: Visit Ellora caves, Daulatabad Fort & Other Historical Sites (Full Day)

Stop At: Ellora Caves, Ellora Cave Rd Ahead of Hiranya Reosrts, Aurangabad 431005 India
Ellora (also known as Elura and, in ancient times, as Elapura) is a sacred site in Maharastra, central India. The Ellora Caves are listed by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site
Duration: 2 hours

Stop At: Daulatabad Fort, Daulatabad India
Located atop a hill, Daulatabad was built in the 14th century. Its first owner was Muhammad Bin Tughluq. The ruler forced people in Delhi to shift here, and so they did. But the people, after two years, abandoned it due to lack of water. The fort is 200 meters high and stands on a conical hill. The only entranceway for this fort is a narrow bridge that can be used only by two people at a time. Chand Minar, Chini Mahal, and Baradari are some most loved structures inside the fort. Chand Minar was erected by Alauddin Brahman Shah in 1435 AD.
Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Valley of the Sufi Saints, Khuldabad Village, Aurangabad India
En route to the famed Ellora Caves, one passes through the fortified town of Khuldabad. The area has come to be known as the Valley of the Saints because of the many tomb shrines of the Chishti Sufi masters and saints that adorn the valley’s landscape. The shrine of Moinuddin Chishti of Khuldabad and the shrine of the Sufi saint Muntajib al-Din are located here. Apart from the tomb of the Sufi saints, the valley also hosts the tomb of Aurangzeb, the last great Mughal emperor, the Tomb of Asif Jah, the first Nizam of Hyderabad and the tomb of Tana Shan, the last king of Golconda.
Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Bibi Ka Maqbara, Begumpura Gulistan-e-Jauhar KARACHI, Aurangabad 431004 India
Did You Know There's A Replica Of Taj Mahal In Aurangabad?
Azam Shah, son of Aurangzeb commissioned the construction of the monument to pay homage to his mother Begum Rabia Durani. It bears a striking resemblance to the famous Taj Mahal, the mausoleum of his grandmother, Mumtaz Mahal which is known ads Bibi ka Maqbara.
Duration: 1 hour

No meals included on this day.
No accommodation included on this day.