Ajanta Caves Tour: Explore Ancient Buddhist Halls

The Ajanta Caves, recognized as a UNESCO world heritage site, were unearthed by chance in 1819. Explore the 30 unique caves that once functioned as prehistoric Buddhist sanctuaries for worship. The comprehensive day trip starts and concludes at your accommodation and comes with an informative manual on the caves.

Duration: 10 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • KM Holidays - Pass by KM Holidays
  • Ajanta Caves - Explore Ajanta caves for 4 Hours to cover all 26 Caves.
What's Included
  • Guidebook for Ajanta Caves
  • One bottled water per person
  • English-speaking driver
  • Round-trip private transfer from Auranagabad City to the Ajnata Caves
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
Additional Information
  • This tour is priced per group for 1-4 passengers only
  • This tour involves a moderate amount of walking please wear comfortable shoes
  • Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
Location
KM Holidays
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Natsumi
Oct 1, 2023
Best tour guides! - It was a great experience! I'm glad I booked this tour guide and went to Ajanta. Our guide Salman and the other members were very kind and we enjoyed it more than I expected! Thank you very much.
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Patrizia
Nov 26, 2019
A LONG TRIP FOR A WONDERFUL PLACE - We visited Ajanta starting from Aurangabad . The hotel helped in finding a car with driver for the three hours trip to the caves. The road to reach the site is dusty being the new road under construction. Once there the site is estonishing and worthwhile the journey. The caves are reach of paintings but regretfully the light inside is very low , so it is difficult to appreciate the details . A bad note to the indian families we sow there trowing away rubbish and plastics . This wonderful place deserves to be kept with more cleanliness and respect.
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Passenger683358
Jan 23, 2019
Ajantā & Ellora Caves - We did a two day tour, first day Ajanta & second day Ellora Caves with KM tours. This was an excellent experience with this tour company. Very professional & dependable services. Mr. Mangesh paid special attention to our itinerary & needs. We highly recommend this company for this world heritage site.
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Marthaf
Jan 22, 2019
One of the most important sites in India. Difficult road access. - One of the great sites of the world. Tough road is dusty and bumpy. An extraordinary site of Buddhist caves with much of the wall and ceiling paintings still preserved. Be prepared, however, for a demanding, long ride with the new highway still under construction. Three hours each way from Aurangabad.
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Sakshik203
Sep 26, 2018
Ajanta caves form Aurangabad city - I would like to share my experience here. me and my parents visited this beautiful place during our holidays and it was very beautiful experience. i would like to give special credit to namaste india trip for making my trip here so fun, convenient and hassle free. we had one problem of the driver but we talked to our tour manager who immediately got him replaced. me and my parents thank you for giving us so many memories.
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Sachu_gavde
Jan 15, 2018
Go for KM - safety and trust - Aurangabad siteseeing - Mr Mangesh who owns KM holidays is very enterprising person. Local guy who hails from the Aurangabad area is possibly the best tour guide you can get in there!!we took his services for 3 days we were there in Aurangabad and covered 1 day city tour followed by visit to Lonar lake and Ajanta caves. Few things which stood out for his service as tour guide during my experience -1] Educated person and can speak multiple languages including Marathi, Hindi and English 2] puts customer and their interest ahead of anything else. I needed a driver to drop me back in my car due to some sickness I had on day of departure and he clearly was making sure that I get someone who charges what’s reasonable and not misuse my position to exploit. 3] Safety first on driving and tourist places. Will tell you on things to be aware of at each stop. 4] puts service ahead of everything. Didn’t even took money except small advance till end of tour. 5] doesn’t chase you for commercial interest like local shopping which can be irritating many times. I wish him good success and highly recommend his services if you are looking at good tour guides in Aurangabad .
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Jonah
Dec 20, 2017
Great Company for Touring Aurangabad and Beyond - Mangesh was a great tour guide. He arranged everything including a pick up and drop off from Mumbai. We were interested in the Ajanta and Ellora caves, but he made sure we saw more than just those incredible sites and maximized our time in the area. Price was very reasonable for everything and no unexpected costs. Would certainly recommend using KM.
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Sudhibhushan
Nov 16, 2017
Highly recommended for any sightseeing requirements in Aurangabad and Maharashtra - We decided to avail K M Holiday’s services for our Aurangabad trip after reading the excellent reviews in TripAdvisor. Looking back, this was the best decision we took. K M Holidays is owned and operated by Mr. Mangesh Kathar an entrepreneur and an active tourism enthusiast from Aurangabad. We had booked for a 3 day sightseeing package in an A C Sedan with K M Holidays Day 1: Ellora caves and Aurangabad sightseeing tour covering Daultabad fort, Bibi ka maqbara, Panchakki, Grushneshwar Temple, Bhadra Maruti Temple Khuldabad and Aurangazeb's Tomb Day 2: Ajanta caves full day tour. Day 3: Drop at Shirdi via Shani Shingnapur Mr. Kathar himself drove us on all the three days. He was extremely knowledgeable and seeing our interest took us to few additional locations which were not part of the original schedule. Summarizing my experience below:- 1. Reliable and thorough professional with a good knowledge about Tourism and Hospitality industry 2. Quick response to emails and calls. 3. Always willing to help and very flexible and open to travelers requests and queries 4. Provides flexibility to make online payments 5. Punctual and always adhered to the committed time 6. Speaks good English and Hindi in addition to Marathi It was heartening to understand how Mr. Kathar decided to take an entrepreneurial plunge to the tourism industry and the various initiatives he took to increase the tourist footfall including piloting Walking tours. Highly recommend K M Holidays for any sightseeing requirements in Aurangabad and Maharashtra.
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Njan45
Nov 30, 2019
Good Car and Driver - Our driver Thouseef was an excellent driver, who spoke good English, He drove very well even though the roads were in pretty bad shape. KM Holidays rates very quite reasonable.
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Fonsv
Dec 28, 2017
A complete and utter disaster - The story (after the online booking, which went smooth). 7.30 on Monday (agreed time): no car, no driver. Two phone calls not answered. At 7.50 an answer from Mr. Mangesh, who said sorry, but he was still sleeping. He calls back 5 minutes later, says he can not get in touch with his driver and will come himself. He finally arrives at 8.30 in a dirty car full of mosquitos, makes a few strange excuses and drives us to a point a few kms away, where another driver takes over, as Mr. Mangesh says he is not feeling well. He had said a few minutes earlier he was at a party last night and did not get enough sleep. Nice detail: during his few minutes with us, Mr. Mangesh tells us how important it is to leave early in the day to Ajanta to avoid the crowds (he seemed to not see the irony). The drive on Monday was OK, so I call in the evening to check if all is OK for the pickup on Tuesday at 7.30. "Yes, absolutely sir, all guaranteed". Everyone is entitled to one mistake. Tuesday 7.30: no car, no driver. 7.40: Mr. Mangesh says he will call the driver and call back. He does and says it will take 20 minutes. As the day before, that meant an hour delay, we give up at that point and change to JK Green, who delivered an excellent service the next two days for the same price.
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Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).