#GoUNESCO Campus Ambassador Program #Task 3 #myunescotrip
My travel itinerary starts from Hyderabad. It covers 10 World Heritage Sites within a span of 15 days.I hope this might be useful for a economic tour plan which covers
1.Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus
2.Great living Chola Temples
3.Group of Monuments at Mahabalipuram
4.Elephanta Caves
5.Ellora Caves
6.Ajanta caves
7.Group of Monuments at Hampi
8.Group of Monuments at Pattadakal
9.Churches and Convents of Goa
10.Konark sun temple
Day 1: 18/07/2014
00:00 :- Reach Secunderabad station,Hyderabad
00:25 :- Board Chennai Central Nagarsol Weekly Express
09:40: Will reach Aurangabad station
10:00: Reach Hotel Kartiki.Check-in.
11:00: After breakfast, proceed for a day-long excursion to the Ellora caves,30kms from Aurangabad.
14:00: Head to Ajanta caves,108kms from Ellora caves.Lunch @MTDC restaurant which is on the way to Ajanta caves.
17:00:-Reach Ajanta caves
22:00:- Return to Hotel Kartika,Aurangabad and relax.
Distance Travelled:
Secunderabad to Aurangabad – 501kms
Aurangabad to Hotel Kartiki – 3.5kms
Hotel Kartiki to Ellora – 33.5kms
Ellora to Ajanta – 108kms
Ajanta to Hotel kartika – 122kms
Hotel kartika to Aurangabad station – 3.5kms
Total- 771.5 kms
Expenditure:
Train Fare-880/-
Auto fare-50/-
Hotel -520/-
Bus fare -600/-(which includes from ellora to ajanta, to&fro )
food – 1000/-
Total-3050/-
Day2:19/07/2014
06:00: Reach aurangabad railway station via auto.
06:30: Board Nizamabad – Lokmanya Tilak Terminus Express
13:55:- Reach Mumbai Chhatarapati Shivaji Terminus.
Chhatarapati Shivaji Terminus formerly known as Victoria Terminus was inscribed as a WHS in 2004.
14:45: Check in- Hotel City View near Mumbai Central via auto.
15:30: Freshen up and have lunch and relax that day.
Distance Travelled:
From Aurangabad to Mumbai: 380km
Mumbai CST to Hotel City View: 4.5km
total-384.5kms
Expenditure-
train fare-750/-
auto-50/-
food-1000/-
total-1800/-
Day3: 20/07/2014
08:30: Have breakfast and rest. Freshen up.
10:00: Take an auto and reach Gateway of India.
10:30: Take a ferry to Elephanta Islands.
11:00: Explore The Elephanta Caves.
13:00: Lunch @MTDC Hotel is a good choice.
16:30: Leave for Gateway of India.
17:00. Reach Gateway of India.You can spend good time @Starbucks.
18:00: Reach the Guest house via auto.
20:00: Have dinner in the hotel or in any restaurant nearby.
Distance Travelled:
Hotel City View to Gateway of India: 6.2km
From Gateway of India-Elephanta caves and back via Ferry- 22km
Gateway of India to Hotel City View- 6.2km
Total:34.4kms
Expenditure:
Total auto fare:300/-
Hotel City View- 800/-
Gateway of India to Elephanta Caves via ferry- 150/-
Food-700/-
Total: 1950/-
Day 4:21/01/2014
9:00: Wake up and have breakfast.
Mumbai is a big city with a lot of attractions. You can spend a day by visting these places.
Attractions which could be considered are:
1.Haji Ali Dargah
2.Marine Drive
3.Juhu Beach
4.Essel World
5.Worli Fort
6.Churchgate
7.Nariman Point
8.Film City
20:30: Reach to Hotel City View and have dinner
Distance Travelled: As these places are within the city so i can’t precisely calculate the travelled distance.
Expenditure: Around 3000/-
Day 5: 22/07/2014
05:00: Reach MCT station via auto
05:25: Board Dadar – Madgaon Jan Shatabdi Express
16:00:- Will reach Madgaon station
16:30: Hire a taxi and reach North Goa.
17:00:Reach Palmarinha Resort .Check-in.Freshen up and relax for sometime and have a nice dinner.
Distance Travelled:
Hotel City view to MCT station-4.5kms
Mumbai to Madgaon – 580kms
Madgaon to North Goa – 38kms
Total -622.5kms
Expenditure:
Auto fare-100/-
Train fare-670/-
Taxi fare-550/- ( madgaon to north goa )
food – 1000/-
Hotel:1400/-
Total-3720/-
Day6:22/07/2014
08:30: Freshen up and have breakfast
09:30:Explore all the churches in north goa.
19:30: Dine at some restaurant.
Distance travelled:
Its around 100kms as within the city
expenditure:1500/-
Day 7: 23/07/2014
08:30:Freshen up and have breakfast.
09:30:Head towards Hampi via bus.
17:30: You will reach Hampi.
18:00: Reach Hotel Karthik via auto .Check-in
17:30: Fresh up and have dinner.Relax that day.
Distance travelled:
North Goa to Hampi – 340kms
station to hotel-5kms
total-345kms
Expenditure:
bus fare-600/-
auto fare-50/-
food-1000/-
total-1650/-
Day8:24/07/2014
08:30:Freshen up and have breakfast.
09:30:Visit to Monuments of hampi which is considered as WHS.
13:30: Lunch @ Mango Tree restaurant which is a good choice
14:15: Head to Pattadakkal temples and monuments
19:00: Reach Hotel Karthik and have dinner.Relax
Distance travelled :
Hotel karthik to hampi temples- 11kms*2 = 22kms
Hampi to Pattadakal temples – 138kms*2 = 276kms
total-298kms
Expenditure:
bus fare-300/-
food-700/-
total-1000/-
Day9:25/07/2014
08:00: Freshen up and have breakfast.
09:00: Reach Hospet station via auto
09:45: Board HYB KOP express From Hospet To Hubli.
13:40:Will reach hubli station.Board VELANKANNI EXP from Hubli to Thanjavur.
Distance Travelled:
Hotel Karthik to Hospet station – 16kms
Hospet to Hubli – 143kms
Hubli to Thanjavur-989kms
Total -1450kms
Expenditure:
Hotel-850/-
Auto fare- 100/-
Train fare-450/-
food – 1000/-
Total-2400/-
Day 10: 26/07/2014
09:50:- Will reach Thanjavur station
10:30:- Hire a auto and reach Sitthi Residency.Check-in
11:00:- Have breakfast in Sitthi Residency or maybe other restaurants nearby
12:00:- Head to Chola temples which is a WHS in thanjavur
14:00: Meanwhile have lunch at nearby restaurants
18:00: Explore all the temples and reach Sitthi Residency,rest for sometime
20:00: Dine @ Marry Brown Family Restaurent which is the best choice
Distance Travelled:
Thanjavur to Sitthi residency – 3.5kms
Sitthi to Chola temples – 13kms*2=26kms
Total – 29.5kms
Expenditure:
Hotel- 890/-
auto fare- 100/-
bus fare-150/-
food – 1000/-
Total-2240/-
Day 11: 27/07/2014
07:15: Reach nearby bus station via auto
07:45: Head to Mahabalipuram by bus which takes 5hrs to reach
13:00: Have lunch @ MoonRakers restaurant which will be good
14:30: Visit the group of monuments at Mahabalipuram which has been classified as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
19:30: Reach Chennai by bus
20:30: Reach Aravindar Residency.Check-in and have dinner.
Distance Travelled:
Sitthi to bus station – 3kms
Thanjavur to Mahabalipuram – 276kms
Bus station to Temples – 3kms*2 = 6kms
Bus station to Chennai = 50kms
Chennai bus station to aravindar residency – 3.5kms
Total- 3380.5kms
Expenditure:
Auto fare -50/-
bus fare – 250/-
Hotel fare-1300/-
food – 1000/-
total-2600/-
Day 12:28/01/2014
09:00: Fresh up and have breakfast.
Chennai is a big city with a lot of attractions. You can spend a day in visting these places.
Attractions which could be considered are:
1. Elliots Beach
2. Anna Zoological Park
3. Marina Beach
4. Dakshina Chitra
5. Covelong Beach
6. San Thome Church
7. Muttukadu
8. Sri Parthasarathy Temple
9. The Anna Centenary Library
20:30: Reach Aravindar Residency and have dinner
21:30: Reach Chennai central railway station via auto
22:00: Board Chennai-Puri SF express to reach Puri.
Distance Travelled:As these places are within the city so i can’t precisely calculate the travelled distance.
Chennai Central to Puri which is Odisha- 1205kms
Expenditure: Around 3000/-
train fare- 890/-
total- 3890/-
Day 13: 29/07/2014
Spend the whole day in train.
20:45:Will reach puri station.
21:15:Reach Hotel Sonar Tori via auto which is nearby to railway station.Check-in and have dinner.
Distance travelled:
Puri station to hotel-5kms
Expenditure-
auto fare-60/-
food-1000/-
total-1060/-
Day 14:30/07/2014
08:30: Freshen up and have breakfast.
09:30: Visit Konark Sun temple via taxi which is considered as WHS.
20:00: Reach hotel and have dinner.
20:30: reach puri station via auto.
22:30: Board Bhubaneswar-Pune SF express to reach secunderabad.
Distance travelled:
hotel to konark temple-40kms*2=80kms
hotel to puri station-5kms
total-85kms
Expenditure-
bus fare-200/-
auto fare-50/-
food-1000/-
total-1250/-
Day15:01/08/2014
16:45: You will reach secunderabad station
17:30: Head to Golkonda Fort and Tombs nearby.
20:30: Reach home safely ð
Distance Travelled:
Puri-secbd-1124kms
secunderabad-golkonda:-15kms
Total:1139kms
Expenditure:
Train fare:1150/-
Auto-100/-
Food:600/-
Total-1850/-