Duration: 7 Days / 6 Nights
Destinations Covered: Mumbai - Konkan - Goa - Pune - Aurangabad - Nasik - Mumbai
Day 1: Mumbai - Ganapatipule
Arrive on your own at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus to board and have breakfast aboard the Deccan Odyssey. On arrival in Ganapatipule, proceed for a guided tour of the fort, palaces, temples, and beach resorts. You can also visit the temples and fort in Ratnagiri. Return to the Deccan Odyssey for dinner and overnight journey to your next destination.
Day 2: Sindhudurg
Arrive in Sindhudurg in the morning and breakfast aboard the Deccan Odyssey. Disembark from the train and proceed for a guided sightseeing tour of Sindhudurg Sea Fort, Tarkarli beach resort, and Sawantwadi town. Return to the Deccan Odyssey for a dinner and overnight journey to Karmali Railway Station.
Day 3: Goa
Arrive in Goa and breakfast aboard the Deccan Odyssey. Disembark from the train and proceed for a sightseeing tour of Old Goa that includes visits to Basilica De Born Jesus, Se Cathedral, Church of St. Francis of Assisi, Panjim, and Dona Paula Beach. Return to the Deccan Odyssey for dinner and overnight journey to Pune.
Day 4: Pune
Arrive in Pune in the morning and breakfast aboard the Deccan Odyssey. Disembark from the train and proceed for a sightseeing tour of the city that includes visits to Mahatma Phule Mandai, the old central market, Raja Dinkar Kelkar Museum, Sir David Sasoon Synagogue, The Osho International Commune, Tribal Museum, Aga Khan Palace and the Sound and Light Show at Shaniwarwada. Return to the Deccan Odyssey for dinner and overnight journey to Aurangabad.
Day 5: Aurangabad
Arrive in Aurangabad in the morning and breakfast aboard the Deccan Odyssey. Disembark from the train and proceed for an excursion to Ellora Caves via Daulatabad Fort. Later, return to the city for a sightseeing tour that includes visits to Shivaji Museum, Bibi-Ka-Maqbara, and Paithani and Himroo showrooms. Return to the Deccan Odyssey for dinner and overnight journey to Jalgaon Railway Station.
Day 6: Ajanta
Arrive at the Jalgaon Railway Station and breakfast aboard the Deccan Odyssey. Disembark from the train and proceed for a full day excursion to the magnificent Ajanta Caves. Later, proceed to Sula winery and orange orchards in Nasik. Return to the Deccan Odyssey for dinner and overnight journey back to Mumbai.
Day 7: Mumbai
Arrive in Mumbai and breakfast aboard the Deccan Odyssey. Later, proceed to the airport to board the flight back home or to your onward destination, or linger on in the city that never goes to sleep and yet in the hub of dream factories for the entire sub-continent.
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