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CL67

18 Days | 17 Nites

  Know Your Gandhi

  Mumbai - Porbandar - Rajkot - Bhavnagar - Ahmedabad - Wardha - Nagpur - Delhi

 

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This journey provides a rare insight in the life and work of Mahatma Gandhi, who cultivated the ethics of nonviolence, and promoted it far beyond the border of India.
 


DAY 1 | MUMBAI


Arrive Mumbai, orientation meeting facilitated by tour leader. Overnight stay at hotel.


 

DAY 2 | MUMBAI


Morning, after breakfast, boat tour of the island of Elephanta Caves (ancient Hindu temples), and the colonial monument Gateway of India, sightseeing tour of Prince of Wales Museum with its world famous art and sculpture collection, Jain Temple, Towers of Silence, Kamla Nehru Park, Hanging Gardens).
Night stay at hotel.


 

DAY 3 | MUMBAI


Visit of the Gandhi museum (Mani Bhavan), where Gandhi stayed on his visits to Mumbai between 1915-34 and the Bombay Sarvodaya Mandal, a Gandhian social action group. Night stay at hotel.


 

DAY 4 | MUMBAI / PORBANDAR


Flight to Porbandar. Visit of the birthplaces of Kasturba and Mahatma Gandhi. Night stay at hotel.


 

DAY 5 | PORBANDAR / RAJKOT


Morning, after breakfast, reach by surface to Rajkot (4.5 hrs). Visit of Gandhi's family home, his primary school, high school, and the Rashtriyashala Ashram (school of nation, founded by Gandhi). Night stay at hotel.


 

DAY 6 | RAJKOT / BHAVNAGAR


Morning, after breakfast reach by surface to Bhavnagar. On the way visit of the rural university of Sanosra. Night stay at hotel.


 

DAY 7 | BHAVNAGAR


After breakfast, start for the Sightseeing tour - Gandhi museum. Rest of the day free at leisure. Night stay at hotel.


 

DAY 8 | BHAVNAGAR


Morning, after breakfast, excursion by coach to Palitana (1.5 hrs). Shatrunjaya hill is covered with 863 Jain temples. Night stay at hotel.


 

DAY 9 | BHAVNAGAR / AHMEDABAD


Reach by coach to Ahmedabad (5 hrs). Visit of Gandhi's Sabarmati Ashram, from where the Salt March was launched in 1930 evening: sound and light show.


 

DAY 10 | AHMEDABAD


Sightseeing tour includes Calico Textile Museum Dinner at hotel followed by the overnight stay.


 

DAY 11 | AHMEDABAD


Sightseeing tour includes Gujarat Vidya Pith (university founded by Gandhi) and Navajivan Printing Press (publisher of Gandhiana), departure to Wardha by train (II class A/C). Night stay at hotel.


 

DAY 12 | AHMEDABAD / WARDHA


Reach Wardha by train/road. Arrival at Wardha. Night stay at hotel.


 

DAY 13 | WARDHA


Morning, after breakfast, Visit of Gandhi's Ashram and Vinoba Bhave's Ashram. Night stay at hotel.


 

DAY 14 | WARDHA/NAGPUR


Morning, after breakfast, visit of a leprosy hospital, the Centre of Science for Villages, and a Gandhi Study Center. and then in the evening depart to Nagpur, Overnight in Nagpur.


 

DAY 15 | NAGPUR / DELHI


Flight to New Delhi. On arrival check into hotel. Afternoon, sightseeing tour of Old and New Delhi. Night stay at hotel.


 

DAY 16 | DELHI


Morning, after breakfast, visit the National Gandhi Museum, Gandhi Smriti (Birla House) and Darshan Samiti, and his cremation place (Raj Ghat). Night stay at hotel.


 

DAY 17 | DELHI


Today the day is free. Move around the market places to shop. Night stay at hotel.
Optional: excursion to Agra, visit of the Taj Mahal, the Agra Fort, and Fatehpur Sikri.


 

DAY 18 | DELHI


Free time to shop and pack, departure for the final destination.


 


 

 

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