Yagati Tours

October 2024 · Completed · By bus

Shirdi Lonavala Mumbai Family Tour | 5–10 Oct 2024

Completed 5–10 Oct 2024 (about 1,800 km): our family together with our friend Ganesh Abbireddy and his family — a cab from home to the overnight bus to Shirdi and the Sai temple, a cab to Lonavala for the wax museum, Tiger Point, Bhushi Dam and Khandala, into Mumbai over Atal Setu for two nights in Colaba, the Gateway of India, a harbour boat ride, Mumbai Darshan with Mahalaxmi Temple and Juhu Beach, the malls in Ghatkopar and Kurla, and the IndiGo flight and a cab home.

5 Oct 2024 – 10 Oct 2024Dates
6 days / 5 nightsDuration
1,800 kmDistance
8Travellers

Route

Start: Vertex Prime, Hydernagar, Hyderabad - Sat 5 Oct, ≈6:45 PM

Hydernagar → Nizampet X Road → Shirdi → Sangamner → Lonavala → Tiger Point → Bhushi Dam → Khandala → Atal Setu → Colaba → Gateway of India → Malabar Hill → Worli → Mahalaxmi Temple → Juhu → Colaba → Ghatkopar → Kurla → Mumbai airport → Hyderabad airport → Hydernagar

Day-by-day plan

DateRoute / activityKmDepart → arriveNight stayNotes
5 Oct 2024 Hydernagar → Nizampet X Road (cab) → overnight bus → Shirdi 582 6:45 PM → 8:00 AM Overnight bus to Shirdi By cab from home to the bus pickup at Nizampet X Road, below the JNTU metro station, for the Mythri Tours AC sleeper booked for 7:25 PM, and overnight across Telangana and Maharashtra to Shirdi, dropped opposite the Shirdi bus stand the next morning.
6 Oct 2024 Shirdi → Sai temple → Sangamner → Pune → Lonavala 226 10:17 AM → 11:07 PM Krushnai Resort, Lonavala Shirdi: by the Hotel Reddy and Sai Vatsala hotels from 10:17 AM, a horse-cart ride, and the Sai temple precinct at 11:08 AM. Away by cab at about 4:45 PM, on the Pune–Nashik highway near Sangamner at 6:23 PM, and at Krushnai Resort, Lonavala, by 11:07 PM.
7 Oct 2024 Lonavala → wax museum → Tiger Point → Bhushi Dam → Lonavala Lake → Khandala → Atal Setu → Colaba 116 9:45 AM → 10:00 PM Gulf Hotel, Colaba Morning at Krushnai Resort and the celebrity wax museum next door (not in our photos; time approximate), then by cab to Tiger Point, Bhushi Dam and Lonavala Lake, the valley viewpoint and the Waghjai temple at Khandala, and down the ghats towards Mumbai. Over the sea on Atal Setu at 6:22 PM, at Gulf Hotel, Colaba by about 8:45 PM, then a late walk along the waterfront to the Gateway of India and the Taj.
8 Oct 2024 Colaba → Gateway of India → harbour boat ride → CSMVS museum → Marine Drive → Malabar Hill → Nehru Science Centre → Mahalaxmi Temple → Juhu Beach → Colaba 69 9:55 AM → 9:45 PM Gulf Hotel, Colaba The Gateway of India in the morning and a harbour boat ride, then the Mumbai Darshan sightseeing coach: the CSMVS museum and its gardens, Marine Drive, the Malabar Hill gardens, the Nehru Science Centre, the Mahalaxmi Temple at about 4:55 PM and Juhu Beach at night. Back in Colaba by about 9:45 PM.
9 Oct 2024 Colaba → CSMT → Ghatkopar → Kurla → Mumbai airport → Hyderabad airport → Hydernagar (cab) 708 3:20 PM → 2:20 AM Home Check-out from Gulf Hotel at about 11:30 AM, past CST, then R City Mall in Ghatkopar and Phoenix Marketcity in Kurla until after 7 PM. At Terminal 1 by 9:44 PM, out to the plane by bus, and IndiGo 6E-5393 — booked for 10:45 PM — airborne over Mumbai at 11:51 PM. Baggage at Hyderabad at 1:20 AM and home by cab in the small hours.

Travellers

8 travellers on this tour.

Transport

Mythri Tours and Travels AC sleeper Bus
Taxi Taxi
Harbour boat ride Boat
Mumbai Darshan sightseeing coach Coach
IndiGo 6E-5393 Flight

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