Shirdi Shani Shingnapur Nashik Tour Package 3 Nights 4 Days

Before Dawn: Kakad Aarti at the Samadhi Mandir begins before sunrise and is the quietest the temple gets all day.

Shani Shingnapur: About 70 km on. The Shani deity stands on an open platform under the sky with no roof over it, and the village famously keeps no doors or locks on its houses - a practice residents attribute to the deity protection.

Return: Back to Shirdi in the afternoon for a second darshan if you want one.

• Top Places to Cover: Kakad Aarti, Shani Shingnapur temple, the doorless houses, Shirdi museum.
• Importance of Each Place: Shani Shingnapur is one of very few temples in India where the deity stands entirely in the open, and the absence of doors in the village is genuine rather than a story told for visitors.
• Things to Know: Kakad Aarti requires arriving around 4 am. At Shani Shingnapur, men entering the inner platform traditionally wear a dhoti provided at the site.

Meals: Breakfast, Dinner | Overnight: Shirdi

To Nashik: About 90 km west.

Trimbakeshwar: Twenty-eight kilometres further, one of the twelve Jyotirlingas. The Godavari, the longest river in peninsular India, rises here at Brahmagiri hill.

Panchavati: On the Godavari in Nashik, where Rama, Sita and Lakshmana are said to have lived in exile. Ram Kund is the main bathing ghat and Kalaram temple stands above it.

• Top Places to Cover: Trimbakeshwar temple, Brahmagiri hill, Panchavati, Ram Kund, Kalaram temple, Sita Gufa.
• Importance of Each Place: Nashik is one of the four cities that host the Kumbh Mela, and the Ram Kund is where the bathing takes place. Trimbakeshwar is unusual among Jyotirlingas in having three faces representing Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva.
• Things to Know: Sanctum entry at Trimbakeshwar is restricted and men must wear a dhoti with no upper garment. Queues can run several hours on Mondays and during Shravan.

Meals: Breakfast, Dinner | Overnight: Nashik

A Different Morning: Nashik produces the majority of India wine and the Sula and Sanskriti estates both run tours and tastings.

Departure: Transfer to Nashik Road station or on to Mumbai, about 170 km.

• Top Places to Cover: Sula Vineyards, Sanskriti, Nashik Road station.
• Things to Know: Vineyard tours run to fixed slots and book out at weekends. Mumbai is four hours away - allow for it.

Meals: Breakfast | Overnight: Journey ends