Start your day with a traditional Maharashtrian breakfast, including poha and chai, at this comfortable hotel in Aurangabad. This will prepare you for a day of sightseeing.
Explore the UNESCO World Heritage Site featuring 29 rock-cut Buddhist cave monuments known for their exquisite murals and sculptures dating from the 2nd century BCE to about 480 CE. The site opens at 8am and closes at 5:30pm.
Enjoy authentic Maharashtrian thali with fresh, locally sourced ingredients at this popular restaurant on the route back from Ajanta. It closes at 4pm.
Visit the Ajanta’s neighboring UNESCO World Heritage Ellora Caves, a complex of 34 rock-cut caves that showcase Buddhist, Hindu and Jain monuments and artwork. Open 9am to 5:30pm.
Travel to Lonar Crater Lake, a unique meteor impact crater filled with saline water, surrounded by a volcanic rock landscape. The site is open all day.
Walk around the crater lake, visit the temple complexes dating back to the 6th century, and observe the unique flora and fauna of the biosphere reserve.
Have a light breakfast at the hotel before an early morning 2.5-hour drive to Malshej Ghat, a beautiful hill station known for its waterfalls, hills, and birdwatching.