The Shirdi-Nashik-Trimbakeshwar-Vani circuit has emerged as a favorite of the vacationers over the previous three years.
Vacationers from South India and different elements of the nation visiting Shirdi additionally go to Trimbakeshwar, Nashik, Vani and Saputara. Guests to Nashik take a holy dip at Ramkund in Godavari and Trimbakeshwar rivers, additionally go to Shirdi. Weekends witness even greater footfall.
In line with the Journey Brokers Affiliation of Nashik (TAAN), this tourism circuit has developed within the final three years after the Shirdi and Nashik airport began operations, connecting extra cities.
Folks visiting Shirdi additionally have a tendency to go to wineries in Nashik. Datta Bhalerao, a senior member and former president, TAAN, mentioned that the footfall is over 50,000 on weekdays. Lengthy weekends entice greater footfall of 1.5 lakh to 2 lakh. Resort rooms on this circuit additionally get full occupancy as vacationers spend greater than two days right here.
Prior to now seven months alone, the state recorded a footfall of 28 crore home vacationers and three lakh international vacationers. This can be a big enhance (64%) from 18.5 crore home vacationers and 1.3 lakh international vacationers in 2022 – near 10.5% of the overall vacationer footfall in India in 2022.
Mahesh Bagul, a senior official from Maharashtra tourism improvement company mentioned that they’ve constructed resorts at Shirdi and Trimbakeshwar to facilitate vacationers’keep. “We’re planning a resort at Vani within the district. There may be obligatory amenities at Trimbakeshwar, together with parking heaps,” mentioned Bagul. Jagdish Holkar, president, all India wine producers affiliation mentioned that aside from spiritual metropolis, Nashik is also referred to as the wine capital of the nation for final twenty years because of the giant variety of wineries.
“Whereas visiting spiritual locations, vacationers go to wineries”, added Holkar.
Dhairyashil Vandekar, an aviation professional mentioned that Nashik is advantageous for having three airports- one at Ozar, round 20 kms from Nashik metropolis the place 5 flights to varied locations like Hyderabad, Goa and Ahmedabad are operational, whereas one other at Gandhinagar, and third Shirdi is situated simply 80 kms from Nashik metropolis and lots of flights from South to North India space operational right here.
The flights operational from each Shirdi and Nashik airports have enhance the footfall of vacationers within the tourism circuit. “Gandhinagar airport wants to attach with Mumbai, Pune and Belgavi for the footfall to extend,” added Vandekar.
