Take breakfast in the hotel followed by sightseeing tour of
Aurangabad. The Pani Chakki is a late 17th century water mill that
displays the engineering skills of Malik Ambar, the architect of
Aurangabad City. It is surrounded by a picturesque garden-
landscape dotted with fish tanks. The Bibi-ka-maqbara was built by
Aurangzeb’s son as a tribute to his mother, Begum Rabia-ud-Durani.
It is a replica of the Taj Mahal, and stands out as the only example of
Mughal architecture on the Deccan Plateau. Also visit the
Aurangabad Caves No. 7 & 8, caves from the Mahayana school of
Buddhism and Daulatabad Fort, a labyrinthine structure that was once covered in Persian
tiles.
Later in the afternoon proceed for excursion for Ellora Caves (Closed on Tuesday). Impressive
in their own
right are the rock-hewn temples and monasteries of Ellora that lays just 30 kms away from
Aurangabad City
and are the meeting point of the Buddhists, Jains and Hindus. In all, there are 34 elaborate
cave temples. In
the evening back to Hotel. Overnight stay in Hotel