Elephanta Caves Tour: Ancient Hindu Sculptures

Discover ancient rock-cut temples and intricate sculptures at the UNESCO World Heritage Elephanta Caves near Mumbai. Explore history, architecture, and religious art.

Duration: 6 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Elephanta Caves - Experience a distinguished tour of Elephanta Island, home to the UNESCO World Heritage Elephanta Caves. This comprehensive excursion offers an in-depth exploration of ancient rock-cut temples and their elaborate sculptures, which date from the 5th to 9th centuries. The tour includes a detailed examination of the principal cave…
What's Included
  • Admission fees to Elephant Island
  • Bottled water
  • All fees and/or taxes
What's Not Included
  • Lunch
Additional Information

The Elephanta Caves are a series of ancient rock-cut temples situated on Elephanta Island, close to Mumbai, India. Originating from between the 5th and 8th centuries, these caves are famous for their detailed sculptures mainly dedicated to Hindu gods, including the remarkable Trimurti, a 20-foot statue of the three-headed Shiva. The caves boast…

Location
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Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Marg
It’s near the Gate Way of India, traveler’s can travel by local trains, cabs. From the Gate Way of India it is 2 minutes walking distance
Cancellation Policy

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

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Skylarks
Jan 17, 2025
Excellent English language tour with local guide Nikhil - This was a fantastic walking tour with our guide Nikhil. He is a local guide whose family has lived on the island for four generations. He met us from the ferry and helped us walk up the stairs with our bags. He was very relaxed and allowed us to take the tour at our pace. His knowledge of the caves, its history and the Hindu religion was amazing. His English was also excellent and there was no problem with communication or explanations. Would highly recommend.
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Travelernfoodie
Jan 14, 2025
Excellent tour with Nikhil - Nikhil took us through Elaphanta caves and explained each area in detail. We learned not only about the caves but also about many aspects of Hinduism. Nikhil had great communication skills and his English was excellent. We highly recommend this tour.
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Getaway47179464365
Jan 13, 2025
Wonderful guided tour of Elephanta Caves - We had a wonderful experience being shown around Elephanta Caves along with our guide Nikhil. Nikhil is a brilliant guide & being a local he gave us all the information in-depth about the history of the caves & some local info too. We will definitely contact him in the future if ever we need the tour again & I will definitely share his contact with all my friends who want to see the caves. Thank you Nikhil for this great experience & keep up the good work, you are an asset👏🏻👏🏻
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Jahan_2000
Jan 10, 2025
Elephanta Caves Guided Tour - On our trip to the elephanta caves, we were greeted by our guide Nikhil. He was a treasure! Super informative and he took some great pics of my family for us! I highly recommend visiting and taking Nikhil as a guide.
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Jim
Jan 5, 2025
A great experience. - Excellent,informative and knowledgeable guide in Manoj who has a commitment to his work. Good command of English and a pleasant manner. As a native of the island he showed pride in his heritage and his work.
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Josie
Jan 5, 2025
Absolutely Excellent! Nikhil is the best! - We had an excellent time with this tour company and especially with our guide Nikhil. The meeting point was convenient and the ferry ride was comfortable. Nikhil greeted us on the island and was extremely kind and accommodating. He is a local from the island and his family has lived here for four generations, yet his English is phenomenal. Overall I loved this tour experience and I am grateful for Nikhils expertise.
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Wo2025
Jan 5, 2025
An excellent experience - Our guide, Nikhil, was amazingly helpful and knowledgeable about the history of the temples and statues. Recommended for English speakers looking to gain a basic primer on Hinduism in general and Elephanta in particular.
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Camper37754811012
Jan 5, 2025
Glad we went! - Certainly a must-see. Beautiful island, gorgeous views. Caves and carvings are amazing and the history was very interesting. Our guide Nikhil was very knowledgeable and answered any questions we had. His English was impressive and easy to understand. The stairs are a lot but certainly doable.
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Nader
Jan 3, 2025
Great fast tour - Fantastic tour. Very laid back but Nikhil my tour guide was a great conversationalist and very knowledgeable. As a bonus he even showed me his village on the island
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Globetrotting78033
Jan 1, 2025
A Must Do Exlerience in Mumbai! - A must do experience when in Mumbai! After a nice ferry ride and vigorous walk up 120 steps, you a greated with an amazing 6th century former Hindu temple carved directly into the rock. Our guide, Nikhil, was wonderful (ask for him)! We was knowledgeable, easy to talk to, and a great photographer! He made the experience that much better.
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