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Grishneshwar, Trimbakeshwar and Bhimashankar in one clean loop, with Shani Shingnapur, Ellora, Shirdi and Panchavati on the way.
Car stays with you for the whole trip and drops you back
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No hidden charges after this — includes all tolls, parking & charges
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This plan can be changed to suit your timings.
Pickup from your address anywhere in Pune city, then out on the Ahmednagar highway. An early start clears the city before traffic builds and puts you at Shingnapur in the cool part of the morning.
Darshan at the open-air Shani shrine, in the village known for houses built without doors. Breakfast nearby, then north towards Verul.
Lunch at Verul or Khuldabad after about three and a half hours on the road from Shingnapur.
Darshan at Grishneshwar, the last of the twelve Jyotirlingas and the gentlest of the three on this trip — a level walk from the vehicle with no steps. Men remove their shirts to enter the sanctum.
The caves are a few minutes from the temple. Two and a half hours centred on the Kailasa temple, carved downward out of a single rock face. Ellora is closed on Tuesdays; on a Tuesday this becomes a stop at Daulatabad Fort or Bhadra Maruti instead. Night halt at Verul or Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar.
An early departure west, about three hours through Vaijapur and Kopargaon.
Darshan at the Sai Baba Samadhi Mandir, then Dwarkamai, Gurusthan and Chavadi within the same complex. Lunch at Shirdi before moving on.
North-west through Sinnar, about two and a half hours.
First-light darshan at the Trimbakeshwar Jyotirlinga, at the foot of Brahmagiri hill. This is the busiest of the three temples, and the dawn queue is far shorter than anything later in the day.
A short walk to the tank where the Godavari is said to rise, then breakfast before the long leg south.
South through Sinnar, Sangamner and Manchar, about five and a half hours with a lunch stop. The last stretch is a narrow forest ghat road through the sanctuary, and the early start means it is driven well before dusk.
An optional second darshan in the quiet, often misty early hours, or the short forest walk to Gupt Bhimashankar where the Bhima surfaces among the rocks, before breakfast.
Down the ghat after breakfast and back through Manchar and Chakan, about three hours. Drop at your original pickup address by around half past twelve, where the tour ends.
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Grishneshwar at Verul beside the Ellora caves, Trimbakeshwar near Nashik, and Bhimashankar in the Sahyadris. Maharashtra has five in total — Parli Vaijnath and Aundha Nagnath lie much further east and need a separate trip.
Bhimashankar is a dead end in the hills, with only one road in and out, so it has to come first or last. Placing it last means the ghat is driven once in each direction and the trip finishes in Pune by early afternoon instead of late at night. It also means the first night is at Verul and the second at Trimbak, both easier places to stay than the hills.
Trimbakeshwar draws the biggest crowds of the three, and the queue at first light is a fraction of what it is by mid-morning. Sleeping at Trimbak on night two is what makes a dawn darshan possible, and it also frees the whole day for the long drive to Bhimashankar in daylight.
Yes. Darshan needs online registration on the temple trust's website, shreebhimashankar.com. Register before the trip and choose an afternoon or evening slot on Day 3 — the driver plans the day around it.
No. This is a taxi-only package covering the vehicle, driver and running costs for four days. Rooms at Verul or Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, Trimbak and Bhimashankar are booked and paid for by you. Bhimashankar has the fewest rooms of the three, so book that one early for weekends and the Shravan month.
Only at Bhimashankar, where the temple sits below the parking area and is reached by a long flight of steps. Ellora involves walking on uneven rock across a spread-out site. Grishneshwar, Trimbakeshwar, Shirdi, Shani Shingnapur and the Panchavati temples are level walks from the vehicle.
Yes, within reason. Ajanta Caves, Daulatabad Fort, Shivneri Fort near Bhimashankar or a longer stop at Shirdi can be added if discussed before booking, since they change the driving hours. Route changes requested mid-tour may carry extra cost.
Stay, meals, GST, entry tickets such as the Ellora ticket, special or VIP darshan passes, pooja charges, guide and porter fees, personal expenses, insurance, and anything not listed under inclusions. Running beyond the agreed kilometre limit is charged separately.
Shravan Mondays and Mahashivratri draw very heavy crowds at all three Jyotirlingas, and queues can run several hours. The trip also should not start on a Monday, since Ellora is closed on Tuesdays and Day 1 falls on a Tuesday in that case. Monsoon makes the Bhimashankar ghat slow and foggy, though the forest is at its best then.
Maharashtra 3 Jyotirlinga Tour from Pune — 4 Days, 3 Nights by Taxi starts from ₹18,200 (per vehicle, per group — not per person). Fixed fare, fuel/tolls/parking/driver bhatta included. Pay directly on arrival.
Maharashtra 3 Jyotirlinga Tour from Pune — 4 Days, 3 Nights by Taxi covers stops like Shani Shingnapur temple, Shri Ghrishneshwar Jyotirlinga Temple, Ellora Caves, PRO Counter, Shirdi Sai Baba Samadhi Temple. The driver waits at every stop — darshan / photos / meal time is yours.
Ramkund on the Godavari, the Kapaleshwar Mahadev temple on the steps above it — the only Shiva temple with no Nandi before it — the Kalaram Temple with its black stone idol of Rama, and the narrow Sita Gufa beside it. All four are within walking distance, and the timing puts you at the ghats as the evening aarti begins.
Forty-five minutes west along the Trimbak road. Night halt at Trimbakeshwar, so the next morning starts at the temple rather than on the road.
Darshan at the Bhimashankar Jyotirlinga in the slot you registered for. The temple sits below the parking area and is reached by a long flight of steps, which you climb back up on the way out. The evening aarti is at about half past seven in the evening. Night halt at Bhimashankar.