Introduction:

Aurangabad is a small town in Mumbai, Aurangabad district. The city name comes from Aurangzeb, the Mughal Emperor. This city is a big tourist destination due to various historical monuments that includes popular Ellora and AjantaCaves. It is also administrative headquarter for Marathwada region. It also gets referred as the City of Gates and tourism capital of the MaharashtraState.

This city is not only popular for its history but it is also very much famous of its local cuisine, which is a combination of Hyderabadi, Mughlai and Maharashtrian cuisine with spices herbs from Marathwada region. If you are visiting this place then you can surely not miss the Naan Qalia to taste as it is the dish that gets associated with this city. The travel guide can help you lot if you are planning to visit this city.

Local info for Aurangabad:

Travel:

The city is very well connected with all major cities of India through road and rail ways as well as airways. It has direct flights for New Delhi, Mumbai, Udaipur, Jaipur and many more cities. The Aurangabad domestic airport is located at the distance of just 10kms from the city. If want to travel by train then one can get train from Mumbai on daily basis as well as from many other cities of country. To move in the city, one can easily use the local transport to visit various spots of Aurangabad.

Attractions:

This city has very rich cultural and traditional history, which makes it one of the most popular tourist destinations for shopping. Even though, this place has number of tourist attracts but if you are visiting this place then you should visit some of the most famous and amazing tourist spots that includes Bibi Ka Maqbara (burial place of Aurangzeb's wife), Panchakki (the water mill), Gates of Aurangabad, the Naukhanda Palace, Himayat Baugh of Aurangabad, Aurangabad Caves and Salim Ali Lake and the Bird Sanctuary.

Aurangabad Hotel:

One can get number of option in lodging as per their affordability ad taste that includes the five star hotels, two star hotels or guest houses made by government. Getting an accommodation is not a big deal if you are visiting this place in off-season, but if you are planning to visit during vacation or festive season then make sure that you confirm your reservation in advance to avoid any problem.

Food:

If you love food then you should visit Road of East station in Aurangabad, where you can get variety of foods as per your taste that include Chinese, Indian or your favorite fast food at much affordable cost in few fine restaurants of the city. You can also try out the Bhajiya, Bread pakodas and Batata Vada getting selled at the road sides eateries of the city.

Climate:

One can visit this city throughout the year. However, the best time to visit this historical city is in the month of October till March, as the temperature in this period is very pleasant that will make your sightseeing much more pleasurable.