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Private Half Day Elephanta Caves Tour in Mumbai: Explore Hindu and Buddhist Temples
4.6
131 Ratings
Mumbai
Visit the Elephanta Caves on this 4-hour tour. Explore the more enormous Hindu caves, the smaller Buddhist caves as well as the main cave, also known as the Shiva Cave. See the numerous sculptures depicting various aspects of Shiva’s life.
Visit the Elephanta Caves on this 4-hour tour. Explore the more enormous Hindu caves, the smaller Buddhist caves as well as the main cave, also known as the Shiva Cave. See the numerous sculptures depicting various aspects of Shiva’s life.
Duration:
4 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
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Elephanta Caves - Disemark with your Tour Guide After an hour long boat ride to Elephanta Island from the Gateway of India, explore the magnificent caves. The outer caves were used as a place of Hindu worship until Portuguese rule was established. The caves further in are smaller and are Buddhist caves.
The main cave, otherwise known as the Shiva…
- Elephanta Caves - Disemark with your Tour Guide After an hour long boat ride to Elephanta Island from the Gateway of India, explore the magnificent caves. The outer caves were used as a place of Hindu worship until Portuguese rule was established. The caves further in are smaller and are Buddhist caves.
The main cave, otherwise known as the Shiva Cave, contains numerous carvings throughout depicting various aspects of Lord Shiva including his wedding, his slaying of Andhaka and more. There will also be a sculpture of the Trimurti in the main cave that is approximately 20 feet tall.
Other wings of the caves have shrines dedicated to Shiva’s sons, Kartikeya and Ganesh. Book and explore this UNESCO World Heritage site with a guide from Gharapuri, which is a small village on the south side of the island.
- Gateway Of India Mumbai - The Gateway of India is an arch monument built during the 20th century in Mumbai. The monument was erected to commemorate the landing of King-Emperor George V and Queen-Empress Mary at Apollo Bunder on their visit to India in 1911.
What's Included
- Ferry ride to explore Elephanta Island
- Authentic lunch with a local family (with Lunch Inclusive Option)
- Toy train adventure
- Guided tour with a government-licensed multilingual guide
- Entry to the historic Elephanta Caves
- Contribution to the Elephanta Village through tax
- Ferry ride to explore Elephanta Island
- Authentic lunch with a local family (with Lunch Inclusive Option)
- Toy train adventure
- Guided tour with a government-licensed multilingual guide
- Entry to the historic Elephanta Caves
- Contribution to the Elephanta Village through tax
What's Not Included
- Hotel pickup & dropoff by airconditioned vehicle (available for extra charge of USD 40 for 1-4 pax)
- Gratuities
- Any other meals or drinks
- Hotel pickup & dropoff by airconditioned vehicle (available for extra charge of USD 40 for 1-4 pax)
- Gratuities
- Any other meals or drinks
Additional Information
- A minimum of 2 people per booking is required
- Minimum age is 10 years
- No strict dress code is enforced at tour sites. However, please be advised to dress accordingly for places of worship; spaghetti straps and short shorts are not recommended
- A moderate amount of walking is involved; comfortable walking shoes, and sunglasses/sunscreen are highly…
- A minimum of 2 people per booking is required
- Minimum age is 10 years
- No strict dress code is enforced at tour sites. However, please be advised to dress accordingly for places of worship; spaghetti straps and short shorts are not recommended
- A moderate amount of walking is involved; comfortable walking shoes, and sunglasses/sunscreen are highly recommended, as well as a hat or scarf for ladies
- prices for English,Spanish and German are different
Location
Regal Cinema
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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(131 Ratings)
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A2048yqsophied
Sep 28, 2024
Wonderful experience in Elephanta - The excursion was fantastic! The guides - Anthony and Sameer - amazing. I had so much interesting information about the caves! more than I could wish.
Surely a trip to recommend to discover Mumbai and surroundings in half a day.
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M_t
Jun 11, 2024
Good experience - Good experience, good guide!
I was exploring the spots in Elephanta island which is one of the world heritage place in Mumbai.
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Kokit453
Jun 8, 2024
Good experience and majestic scene - raj & sameer
Thanks to both guides, we can enjoy Elephanta Caves. Detailed explanation and kind coordination was very good.
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Batman170962
Apr 28, 2024
Exploring Elephanta caves - Very interesting tour. Our guides Sameer and Arpit were very good and explain the history of the caves
They also had a lot of knowledge about shiva and the statues in the Elephanta Caves
We visited the city and passed a good time
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Sarah_k
Apr 2, 2024
This was an incredible... - This was an incredible experience! Our guide lived on the island, was very knowledgeable, and helped us capture so many great photos along the way! Highly recommend!
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Tami_u
Mar 15, 2024
Tour was canceled, but the back-up plan was excellent - Unfortunately, the tour to the Elephant Cave was cancelled, because the ferry was cancelled due to the visit of the President Modi to Mumbai, but this tour company offered an excellent back-up plan for me.
They let me join the Dharavi slum tour, and I enjoyed it a lot.
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343logank
Feb 18, 2024
Excellent tour, Mukesh was amazing and was the best driver i have seen in all of India - The whole tour was very good, Mukesh showed us all of the sights and knew a lot about everything . He spoke very good English and, as he was so good he made it the best tour I have ever been on. A big thank you to Mukesh for being such a good driver and for knowing so much about all of Mumbai
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Michael_w
Feb 13, 2024
A Must See in Mumbai! - The caves are phenomenal. They are a
must see in Mumbai. Sameer is a great
guide and very knowledgeable. He takes great photos as well. I had a fabulous time!
Note: There is a hand-off from the Mumbai side, and then you meet the guide on the island.
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465janellem
Jan 23, 2024
Amazing - I can’t say enough amazing things about this excursion. Raj our guide was the best. Very informative and helpful on top of being very personable and making us feel like part of the lifestyle. Thank you again for a wonderful day🙏🏻
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Ksfdjf60
Dec 23, 2023
Great day to Elephanta caves - What a great day to Elephanta caves with Raj our guide and Mukesh our driver. Both locals who could provide wonderful insight to the city and the people. It was wonderful socializing with others on the ferry. Keep in mind all the steps- but even if you can’t - locals will carry you up and down the steps for a small fee. Would recommend. Great lunch at local restaurant.
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