Maharashtra tour packages

• Duration: 2 to 7 days; most travellers take 3 to 5.
• Price: from ₹6,999 per person, stays, local travel and the sightseeing listed on each trip page.
• Places: the Ajanta and Ellora caves, Grishneshwar and Daulatabad near Aurangabad, Shirdi and Shani Shingnapur, Nashik and Trimbakeshwar, Bhimashankar, Lonavala and Lohagad, Matheran, Mahabaleshwar and Panchgani, the Kaas plateau near Satara, and the monsoon treks to Kalu waterfall, Naneghat and Harishchandragad.
• Travel: The private trips start with a pick-up in Pune or Mumbai, and one Shirdi, Ajanta and Ellora trip in Surat, and go the whole way in a private car with a driver. The three group weekends start at Secunderabad station in Hyderabad on the overnight train to Pune. The trip pages say where each one begins.
• Stay: a 3-star or 4-star hotel in Lonavala, Matheran, Mahabaleshwar, Satara, Nashik, Shirdi or Aurangabad on the private trips; village homestays on the treks, and a stay near Matheran and a lakeside tent at Pawna on the Lonavala weekend.
• Best time: October to February is the season for most trips: cool, clear days for Ajanta, Ellora and the temples and the best weather in the hills.
• Weather: Maharashtra has two climates on these trips.
• Trip type: 3 fixed-date group departures and private trips on your own dates.

Harishchandragad & Kalu Falls Trek from Hyderabad3D/2N · ₹6,9993 Days Kalu Falls Jivdhan Fort Trek from Hyderabad3D/2N · ₹6,9993 Days Lonavala Matheran Weekend Getaway from Hyderabad3D/2N · ₹7,9992 Days Lonavala Matheran Bliss from Mumbai2D/1N · ₹10,499

Two days covers Lonavala and Khandala, or Matheran and Lonavala, from Pune or Mumbai. Three days is Ajanta and Ellora from Pune, the three Jyotirlingas from Mumbai, or a Hyderabad monsoon weekend; four or five days adds Shirdi and Nashik to the caves, or Mahabaleshwar and Panchgani to Lonavala; six or seven days joins the hills, the temples and the caves in one loop.

2 days / 1 night, from ₹10,499 per person: 2 Days Lonavala Matheran Bliss from Mumbai (2D/1N, from ₹10,499); 2 Days Lonavala Khandala Bliss from Pune (2D/1N, from ₹10,499).

3 days / 2 nights, from ₹6,999 per person: Harishchandragad & Kalu Falls Trek from Hyderabad (3D/2N, from ₹6,999); 3 Days Kalu Falls Jivdhan Fort Trek from Hyderabad (3D/2N, from ₹6,999); 3 Days Lonavala Matheran Weekend Getaway from Hyderabad (3D/2N, from ₹7,999).

4 days / 3 nights, from ₹11,499 per person: 4 Days Mahabaleshwar Lonavala Bliss (4D/3N, from ₹11,499); 4 Days Ajanta Ellora Shirdi Yatra (4D/3N, from ₹11,499); 4 Days Bhimashankar Nashik Ajanta Ellora Bliss (4D/3N, from ₹11,499).

5 days / 4 nights, from ₹11,999 per person: 5 Days Mahabaleshwar Panchgani Lonavala Honeymoon (5D/4N, from ₹11,999); 5 Days Mahabaleshwar Panchgani Satara Bliss from Mumbai Honeymoon (5D/4N, from ₹11,999); 5 Days Mahabaleshwar Panchgani Lonavala Bliss (5D/4N, from ₹11,999).

6 days / 5 nights, from ₹14,999 per person: 6 Days Lonavala Nashik Shirdi Ajanta Ellora Yatra (6D/5N, from ₹14,999); 6 Days Lonavala Nashik Shirdi Ajanta Ellora Yatra from Mumbai (6D/5N, from ₹15,499).

7 days and longer, from ₹17,499: 7 Days Maharashtra Pilgrimage Special (7D/6N, from ₹17,499).

2 Days Lonavala Matheran Bliss from Mumbai2D/1N · ₹10,4992 Days Lonavala Khandala Bliss from Pune2D/1N · ₹10,499Harishchandragad & Kalu Falls Trek from Hyderabad3D/2N · ₹6,9993 Days Kalu Falls Jivdhan Fort Trek from Hyderabad3D/2N · ₹6,9994 Days Mahabaleshwar Lonavala Bliss4D/3N · ₹11,4994 Days Ajanta Ellora Shirdi Yatra4D/3N · ₹11,4995 Days Mahabaleshwar Panchgani Lonavala Honeymoon5D/4N · ₹11,9995 Days Mahabaleshwar Panchgani Satara Bliss from Mumbai Honeymoon5D/4N · ₹11,9996 Days Lonavala Nashik Shirdi Ajanta Ellora Yatra6D/5N · ₹14,9996 Days Lonavala Nashik Shirdi Ajanta Ellora Yatra from Mumbai6D/5N · ₹15,499

2 days / 1 night from ₹10,499 per person. Two days is a weekend: Ajanta Caves and one or two more sights, with the travel overnight on either side.

2 plans: 2 Days Lonavala Matheran Bliss from Mumbai (2D/1N, from ₹10,499); 2 Days Lonavala Khandala Bliss from Pune (2D/1N, from ₹10,499).

2 Days Lonavala Matheran Bliss from Mumbai2D/1N · ₹10,4992 Days Lonavala Khandala Bliss from Pune2D/1N · ₹10,499

3 days / 2 nights from ₹6,999 per person. an early drive from Pune to Aurangabad, about five to six hours, then Bibi Ka Maqbara and the Aurangabad Caves. Then Ajanta for the day, the painted caves in the gorge, and back to Aurangabad by evening (Ajanta is closed on Mondays). Then Daulatabad fort, darshan at Grishneshwar and the Ellora caves with the Kailasa temple (closed on Tuesdays), then the drive back to Pune by late evening.

7 plans: Harishchandragad & Kalu Falls Trek from Hyderabad (3D/2N, from ₹6,999); 3 Days Kalu Falls Jivdhan Fort Trek from Hyderabad (3D/2N, from ₹6,999); 3 Days Lonavala Matheran Weekend Getaway from Hyderabad (3D/2N, from ₹7,999); 3 Days Matheran Lonavala Bliss from Pune (3D/2N, from ₹10,999).

Harishchandragad & Kalu Falls Trek from Hyderabad3D/2N · ₹6,9993 Days Kalu Falls Jivdhan Fort Trek from Hyderabad3D/2N · ₹6,9993 Days Lonavala Matheran Weekend Getaway from Hyderabad3D/2N · ₹7,9993 Days Matheran Lonavala Bliss from Pune3D/2N · ₹10,999

4 days / 3 nights from ₹11,499 per person. Two days covers Lonavala and Khandala, or Matheran and Lonavala, from Pune or Mumbai. Three days is Ajanta and Ellora from Pune, the three Jyotirlingas from Mumbai, or a Hyderabad monsoon weekend; four or five days adds Shirdi and Nashik to the caves, or Mahabaleshwar and Panchgani to Lonavala; six or seven days joins the hills, the temples and the caves in one loop.

5 plans: 4 Days Mahabaleshwar Lonavala Bliss (4D/3N, from ₹11,499); 4 Days Ajanta Ellora Shirdi Yatra (4D/3N, from ₹11,499); 4 Days Bhimashankar Nashik Ajanta Ellora Bliss (4D/3N, from ₹11,499); 4 Days Nashik Shirdi Ajanta Ellora Yatra (4D/3N, from ₹11,499).

4 Days Mahabaleshwar Lonavala Bliss4D/3N · ₹11,4994 Days Ajanta Ellora Shirdi Yatra4D/3N · ₹11,4994 Days Bhimashankar Nashik Ajanta Ellora Bliss4D/3N · ₹11,4994 Days Nashik Shirdi Ajanta Ellora Yatra4D/3N · ₹11,499

5 days / 4 nights from ₹11,999 per person. Two days covers Lonavala and Khandala, or Matheran and Lonavala, from Pune or Mumbai. Three days is Ajanta and Ellora from Pune, the three Jyotirlingas from Mumbai, or a Hyderabad monsoon weekend; four or five days adds Shirdi and Nashik to the caves, or Mahabaleshwar and Panchgani to Lonavala; six or seven days joins the hills, the temples and the caves in one loop.

6 plans: 5 Days Mahabaleshwar Panchgani Lonavala Honeymoon (5D/4N, from ₹11,999); 5 Days Mahabaleshwar Panchgani Satara Bliss from Mumbai Honeymoon (5D/4N, from ₹11,999); 5 Days Mahabaleshwar Panchgani Lonavala Bliss (5D/4N, from ₹11,999); 5 Days Nashik Shirdi Ajanta Ellora Yatra (5D/4N, from ₹12,499).

5 Days Mahabaleshwar Panchgani Lonavala Honeymoon5D/4N · ₹11,9995 Days Mahabaleshwar Panchgani Satara Bliss from Mumbai Honeymoon5D/4N · ₹11,9995 Days Mahabaleshwar Panchgani Lonavala Bliss5D/4N · ₹11,9995 Days Nashik Shirdi Ajanta Ellora Yatra5D/4N · ₹12,499

6 days / 5 nights from ₹14,999 per person. Two days covers Lonavala and Khandala, or Matheran and Lonavala, from Pune or Mumbai. Three days is Ajanta and Ellora from Pune, the three Jyotirlingas from Mumbai, or a Hyderabad monsoon weekend; four or five days adds Shirdi and Nashik to the caves, or Mahabaleshwar and Panchgani to Lonavala; six or seven days joins the hills, the temples and the caves in one loop.

2 plans: 6 Days Lonavala Nashik Shirdi Ajanta Ellora Yatra (6D/5N, from ₹14,999); 6 Days Lonavala Nashik Shirdi Ajanta Ellora Yatra from Mumbai (6D/5N, from ₹15,499).

6 Days Lonavala Nashik Shirdi Ajanta Ellora Yatra6D/5N · ₹14,9996 Days Lonavala Nashik Shirdi Ajanta Ellora Yatra from Mumbai6D/5N · ₹15,499

These are the places Maharashtra trips are built from. Each trip page lists exactly which of them it covers, and a private trip can swap one for another.

• Ajanta Caves: Thirty rock-cut Buddhist caves in a horseshoe of the Waghur gorge, with murals around 2,000 years old; a UNESCO World Heritage site, about 100 km from Aurangabad and closed on Mondays.
• Ellora Caves, Grishneshwar and Daulatabad: Buddhist, Hindu and Jain caves side by side, crowned by the Kailasa temple carved from a single rock; the Grishneshwar Jyotirlinga is next door and Daulatabad fort on the road from Aurangabad. Ellora is closed on Tuesdays.
• Bibi Ka Maqbara and the Aurangabad Caves: The white 17th-century tomb called the Taj of the Deccan, and the smaller Buddhist caves on the hillside above the city.
• Shirdi and Shani Shingnapur: The Sai Baba Samadhi Mandir, where darshan can take two hours or more on Thursdays, weekends and festivals, and the Shani shrine at Shingnapur, the village known for houses without doors.
• Nashik and Trimbakeshwar: Ram Kund on the Godavari, the white-marble Muktidham temple and the Sita Gufaa caves in Nashik, and the Trimbakeshwar Jyotirlinga below Brahmagiri hill, near the source of the Godavari.
• Bhimashankar: The Jyotirlinga in the forest of the Bhimashankar wildlife sanctuary, high in the Sahyadris at the source of the Bhima river.
• Lonavala and Khandala: Tiger's Leap and Lion's Point over the valley, Bhushi Dam in the monsoon, and the 2,000-year-old Buddhist halls of the Karla and Bhaja caves.
• Lohagad Fort and Pawna Lake: The Iron Fort above the Bor pass, climbed on broad stone steps and one of the Maratha forts on the UNESCO list since 2025, with Pawna Lake and its lakeside camps below.
• Matheran: The car-free hill station: vehicles stop at Dasturi Naka and the last stretch is on foot, horseback or hand-rickshaw, to Charlotte Lake, Echo Point, Louisa Point and the red-earth forest trails.
• Mahabaleshwar and Panchgani: Arthur's Seat, Elphinstone and Kate's points over the Krishna valley, boating on Venna Lake and strawberries at Mapro in season; Panchgani's Table Land and Sydney Point are half an hour away.
• Kaas Plateau and Satara: The plateau of monsoon wildflowers, part of the Western Ghats World Heritage site, at its best from late August into October, with Thoseghar falls, Sajjangad and Ajinkyatara fort around Satara.
• Kalu waterfall, Naneghat and Harishchandragad: The monsoon Sahyadris: the Kalu falls dropping into a deep gorge, the Naneghat reverse waterfall that the wind blows back up the cliff, Jivdhan and Shivneri, the fort where Shivaji was born, and the Konkan Kada cliff on Harishchandragad.

Opening hours and tickets

The caves keep fixed weekly closures: Ajanta is closed on Mondays and Ellora on Tuesdays, which is why our trips put them on different days. Shirdi darshan normally takes up to two hours and can stretch past four on Thursdays, weekends and festivals; Trimbakeshwar and Grishneshwar can take two hours on an ordinary day. Ticket prices and darshan pass rules change, so check them on the day; the trip pages list which ones are paid on the spot.

What to eat

Vada pav and misal pav are the roadside staples, with a Maharashtrian thali for lunch on the drives. Lonavala is known for its chikki and fudge, Mahabaleshwar for strawberries, cream and jams at Mapro in the winter months, and Nashik for its grapes and vineyards. On the private trips breakfast is included and other meals are at your own choice and cost; the group weekends include the meals each trip page lists.

A private trip runs the same plan at your own pace; a group departure follows it to the minute.

• Day 1: an early drive from Pune to Aurangabad, about five to six hours, then Bibi Ka Maqbara and the Aurangabad Caves.
• Day 2: Ajanta for the day, the painted caves in the gorge, and back to Aurangabad by evening (Ajanta is closed on Mondays).
• Day 3: Daulatabad fort, darshan at Grishneshwar and the Ellora caves with the Kailasa temple (closed on Tuesdays), then the drive back to Pune by late evening.

Maharashtra packages start at ₹6,999 per person: ₹10,499 for 2 days, ₹6,999 for 3 days, ₹11,499 for 4 days, ₹11,999 for 5 days and ₹14,999 for 6 days. On a private trip that covers the stays with breakfast, a private AC sedan or SUV with driver for every drive, tolls, parking and fuel, and the sightseeing each trip page lists. The journey to Pune, Mumbai or Surat is not included, and neither are lunches and dinners, entry tickets, the Ajanta and Ellora tickets and guides, special darshan passes, or the horse, hand-rickshaw and toy train at Matheran, which are paid on the spot.

What moves the price is the stay category (3-star Standard or 4-star Deluxe), the car (sedan or SUV), how many of you share it, and the dates: long weekends, festival weeks and the winter holidays fill Lonavala, Mahabaleshwar and Shirdi first. A private trip prices the car and the rooms for your group, so two couples or a family sharing one car brings the per-person price down. The group weekends from Hyderabad price one shared seat with the train included. Entry tickets, guides and anything not named on the trip page stay out of the fare, and 5% GST is added to the price shown.

The Sahyadri hill stations: Lonavala and Khandala for the viewpoints, Karla and Bhaja caves and Lohagad, car-free Matheran on foot, and Mahabaleshwar and Panchgani for Venna Lake and the valley points, with Kaas and Satara on the longer plans. The honeymoon versions add room decor and one candlelight dinner.

13 trips on this page, from ₹7,999 per person: 3 Days Lonavala Matheran Weekend Getaway from Hyderabad (3D/2N, from ₹7,999); 2 Days Lonavala Matheran Bliss from Mumbai (2D/1N, from ₹10,499); 2 Days Lonavala Khandala Bliss from Pune (2D/1N, from ₹10,499); 3 Days Matheran Lonavala Bliss from Pune (3D/2N, from ₹10,999).

3 Days Lonavala Matheran Weekend Getaway from Hyderabad3D/2N · ₹7,9992 Days Lonavala Matheran Bliss from Mumbai2D/1N · ₹10,4992 Days Lonavala Khandala Bliss from Pune2D/1N · ₹10,4993 Days Matheran Lonavala Bliss from Pune3D/2N · ₹10,999

Two days from Aurangabad (Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar): one for the painted Buddhist caves at Ajanta, one for Ellora, the Kailasa temple, Grishneshwar and Daulatabad fort. The plans are built around Ajanta closing on Mondays and Ellora on Tuesdays.

8 trips on this page, from ₹10,999 per person: 3 Days Ajanta Ellora Bliss from Pune (3D/2N, from ₹10,999); 4 Days Ajanta Ellora Shirdi Yatra (4D/3N, from ₹11,499); 4 Days Bhimashankar Nashik Ajanta Ellora Bliss (4D/3N, from ₹11,499); 4 Days Nashik Shirdi Ajanta Ellora Yatra (4D/3N, from ₹11,499).

3 Days Ajanta Ellora Bliss from Pune3D/2N · ₹10,9994 Days Ajanta Ellora Shirdi Yatra4D/3N · ₹11,4994 Days Bhimashankar Nashik Ajanta Ellora Bliss4D/3N · ₹11,4994 Days Nashik Shirdi Ajanta Ellora Yatra4D/3N · ₹11,499

Shirdi Sai Baba darshan and Shani Shingnapur, with Trimbakeshwar near Nashik, Grishneshwar near Ellora and Bhimashankar in the Sahyadri forest: the three Jyotirlingas fit in three days from Mumbai, or join the caves on the longer yatras.

11 trips on this page, from ₹10,999 per person: 3 Days Jyotirlinga Maharashtra Yatra (3D/2N, from ₹10,999); 3 Days Ajanta Ellora Bliss from Pune (3D/2N, from ₹10,999); 4 Days Ajanta Ellora Shirdi Yatra (4D/3N, from ₹11,499); 4 Days Bhimashankar Nashik Ajanta Ellora Bliss (4D/3N, from ₹11,499).

3 Days Jyotirlinga Maharashtra Yatra3D/2N · ₹10,9993 Days Ajanta Ellora Bliss from Pune3D/2N · ₹10,9994 Days Ajanta Ellora Shirdi Yatra4D/3N · ₹11,4994 Days Bhimashankar Nashik Ajanta Ellora Bliss4D/3N · ₹11,499

Fixed-date group weekends on the overnight train from Secunderabad to Pune: the Kalu waterfall with Jivdhan, Naneghat and Shivneri; the harder Harishchandragad climb to Konkan Kada; or an easy Lonavala, Matheran and Pawna lake camping trip with a Lohagad fort walk.

3 trips on this page, from ₹6,999 per person: Harishchandragad & Kalu Falls Trek from Hyderabad (3D/2N, from ₹6,999); 3 Days Kalu Falls Jivdhan Fort Trek from Hyderabad (3D/2N, from ₹6,999); 3 Days Lonavala Matheran Weekend Getaway from Hyderabad (3D/2N, from ₹7,999).

Harishchandragad & Kalu Falls Trek from Hyderabad3D/2N · ₹6,9993 Days Kalu Falls Jivdhan Fort Trek from Hyderabad3D/2N · ₹6,9993 Days Lonavala Matheran Weekend Getaway from Hyderabad3D/2N · ₹7,999

Friends and solo travellers: 3 fixed-date group trips from ₹6,999, the Hyderabad–Pune train both ways, the road travel in Maharashtra, shared stays, the meals the trip page lists and a trip captain or trek leaders included, rooms shared by gender: Harishchandragad & Kalu Falls Trek from Hyderabad (3D/2N, from ₹6,999); 3 Days Kalu Falls Jivdhan Fort Trek from Hyderabad (3D/2N, from ₹6,999); 3 Days Lonavala Matheran Weekend Getaway from Hyderabad (3D/2N, from ₹7,999).

Couples: 2 plans with the quieter stays and private transfers, from ₹11,999: 5 Days Mahabaleshwar Panchgani Lonavala Honeymoon (5D/4N, from ₹11,999); 5 Days Mahabaleshwar Panchgani Satara Bliss from Mumbai Honeymoon (5D/4N, from ₹11,999).

Families and couples take the private trips: the same places at your own pace, with the room category and the car chosen for your group.

Harishchandragad & Kalu Falls Trek from Hyderabad3D/2N · ₹6,9993 Days Kalu Falls Jivdhan Fort Trek from Hyderabad3D/2N · ₹6,9995 Days Mahabaleshwar Panchgani Lonavala Honeymoon5D/4N · ₹11,9995 Days Mahabaleshwar Panchgani Satara Bliss from Mumbai Honeymoon5D/4N · ₹11,999

Best time

October to February is the season for most trips: cool, clear days for Ajanta, Ellora and the temples and the best weather in the hills. June to September is the monsoon, when the Sahyadris are green, the waterfalls run and the trek weekends depart, but rain is heavy and some spots close at short notice. March to May is hot on the Deccan around Aurangabad and Shirdi, though the hills stay milder.

• October to February, 10 to 30°C: The main season: clear, cool days for Ajanta, Ellora and the temples, and the best weather in the hills; Kaas flowers into October and Mahabaleshwar's strawberries start around winter.
• March to May, 20 to 40°C: Hot on the Deccan around Aurangabad, Nashik and Shirdi, so the cave days start early; the hill stations stay milder and get busy in the May holidays.
• June to September, 20 to 28°C: The monsoon: the Sahyadris turn green, the waterfalls run and the Hyderabad trek weekends depart. Rain is heavy, trails and fort steps are slippery, and dams, viewpoints and boating can close at short notice.

What to pack

For October to February, light cotton for the day and a light jacket or sweater for the hill-station evenings and early starts. For the monsoon, a rain jacket or poncho, quick-dry clothes and shoes with real grip, since the Lohagad steps and the trek trails stay wet all day; carry a backpack rather than a trolley bag for the walk into Matheran. For the caves and temples, comfortable walking shoes you can slip off, modest clothes, a hat, sunscreen and a water bottle for the Deccan sun.

Getting there

Pune is about 560 km from Hyderabad. The group weekends, Kalu Falls with Jivdhan, Harishchandragad, and Lonavala with Matheran, leave Secunderabad station in the evening on the overnight train, reach Pune the next morning and come back the same way, with the train tickets included. For a private trip, take the overnight train or a flight of about an hour and a quarter to Pune, or fly to Mumbai, and the car picks you up there; the journey to the start city is not part of the package.

Pune is about 840 km from Bengaluru: a flight of about an hour and a half to Pune or Mumbai, or a long train journey of most of a day. The private trips start with a pick-up in Pune or Mumbai within city limits, so fly into either and the car takes it from there; flights are not part of the package.

From Chennai, fly to Pune or Mumbai, a flight of about two hours; by train it is most of a day, and by road well over 1,000 km. Our trips start with a pick-up in Pune or Mumbai and go on by private car; the journey to the start city is booked separately.

Maharashtra or Gokarna? Two different Mahabaleshwars. The hill station is in Maharashtra, in Satara district, with viewpoints, Venna Lake and strawberry farms. The Mahabaleshwar temple is in Gokarna on the Karnataka coast, a Shiva temple by the beaches, roughly 450 to 500 km south by road. If you are after the temple, Om Beach and the coast, you want Gokarna; for cool hills near Pune and Mumbai, Mahabaleshwar the hill station.

Maharashtra or Goa? From Pune or Mumbai both make an easy break. Goa is the beaches, the old churches and the nightlife, at its best from November to February. Maharashtra's hill stations, Lonavala, Matheran and Mahabaleshwar, are closer by road, cooler, and at their greenest in the monsoon, when Goa's beaches are rough; Ajanta, Ellora and Shirdi add history and pilgrimage that Goa does not have.