Maha/7 : Nashik / Shirdi Pilgrimage with Aurangabad

Route : Nashik / Trymbakeshwar (1) - Shirdi (1) - Aurangabad (2) (Recommended Ex-Mumbai / Ex-Pune)

Highlights : Nashik is an Industrial town and fast developing city in Maharashtra and is a pilgrimage destination for its numerous temples with significance in Ramayana and proximity (40 kms) to Trymbakeshwar (Shiva Temple - One of the 12 Jyotirlinga temples) Temple. Shirdi at 90 kms from Nashik is known for its Saibaba Temple and now a major pilgrimage centre in India. Aurangabad at 150 kms from Shirdi is a major tourist destination with architecturally renowned Mughal era Monuments and proxmity to World famous heritage monuments of Ajanta (100 kms) and Ellora Caves (40 kms). Aurangabad also gets visitors to the Jyotirlinga Shiva Temple (Grishneshwar) near Ellora (1 km) and Lonar Crater (170 kms)  

Typical Itinerary

• Day 1 : Take a straight road from Mumbai to Trymbakeshwar and then eventually settle at Nashik after visiting other temples at Nashik (Panchvati, Sita Gufa (Caves) and 10 other temples). 

• Day 2: Proceed to Shirdi (90 kms). Saibaba Temple Darshan by Afternoon. Visit Shani Shinganapur Temple (45 kms) and overnight at Shirdi. 

• Day 3: Proceed to Aurangabad (144 kms). Half day sightseeing within and Around Aurangabad (Bibi Ka Maqbara, Ellora Caves etc.)

• Day 4: Full Day sightseeing to Ajanta Caves

• Day 5: Leave from Aurangabad

Transport : Ex-Nashik, Ex-Pune, Ex-Mumbai, Transport can be organised.

Seasonality - This circuit could be done all round the year. Temples get local visitors coming on Sundays and devotee numbers multiple during holiday season (Deewali, Christmas, weekends and Summer Vacation) and therefore its important to provide more time for Darshan during these. For Shirdi Saibaba temple Thursday, Saturday and Sundays are days when it could take anything upto 4 hours in a long serpentine queue for Darshan. During rest of the periods temples  / monuments are easier to access and can spend more time there. 

Access : Mumbai is well connected with rest of India by Rail and Air and is one of the two major arrival points (alongwith Delhi) for those coming into India. Pune is well connected with most major cities in India by Rail and Air. 

For Reservations, Travel Planning Assistance and a firm cost estimate email: maha07@nivalink.co.in