Vadodara and the Statue of Unity, over two unhurried days.
Vadodara is about 410 kilometres from Mumbai; the Statue of Unity at Ekta Nagar, near Kevadia, another ninety beyond it. About seven hours to the statue by road — so the house suggests two days: up on the first, the statue and the valley of the Narmada on the second, with Vadodara on the way.
I
The first day
North by the highway to Vadodara; the Laxmi Vilas Palace in the afternoon if you wish, and on to Ekta Nagar for the night, where the house arranges the sarathi's stay near yours.
II
The statue
The viewing gallery inside the statue in the morning, the valley of flowers and the dam, the light show in the evening when it runs. The car waits at each, and takes you between them.
III
The way home
Back by Vadodara on the third morning, or straight home on the second evening if you would rather — the house plans the hours so the long stretch falls in daylight.
Ten hours, then restA sarathi's day at the wheel ends after about ten hours of driving. A longer road is two days, with a night on the way that the house arranges — or a second driver, written into the figure.
Not between midnight and fiveThe open highway is not driven in the small hours. The house plans the day so the miles fall in daylight and the evening.
Every state, licensedThe car carries a tourist permit for every state it enters, with its papers in the glovebox. Any state's charge at the border is inside the written figure.
One figure, written firstThe car, your sarathi, fuel, every toll, parking, the sarathi's stay and GST — written before you travel. Nothing is added on the road.