A tour to the Twin historic caves of Elephanta Caves & Kanheri Caves. The caves are adorned with some of the most magnificent stone carvings known to be made by ancient man. Elephanta is world famous for its mindboggling engineering and beautiful sculpures , also "Kanheri caves " are over 2000 years old, and provides a rare opportunity to understand monastic life in ancient India.
Inclusions & Exclusions
✔ Hotel pickup and drop-off in private car
✔ Local guide during the Sightseeing
✔ Monument entry fees
✔ Ferry / Boat ride upto the Elephanta Island from Mumbai mainland
✖ Food and drinks
Pickup Locations
1. Hotel Crystal
2. Ship Hotel
3. Treebo Trip RK Hotel
4. West End Hotel
5. Hotel New Bengal
6. Hotel Al Mehraj
7. Hotel Balwas International
8. Sadanand Hotel
9. Treebo Trend Amber Palace
10. YMCA International House
11. Hotel Minerva Residency
12. Hotel A. K. International
13. Treebo Trend Anam International
14. Arya Nivas
15. Empire Royale Hotels
16. Madhavashram Hotel
17. Sheel Hotel
18. Benazeer Hotel
19. Hotel Fortune
20. Hotel Emerald Inn
Additional Info: colaba hotels/south mumbai hotles
Itinerary
1
Gateway of India
After a comfortable pickup from your Mumbai hotel/airport/railway station you will be taken to the ferry/boat point in "Gateway of India" for boarding your boat to the Elephant island and the famed caves of Elephanta, designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site
2
Elephanta Caves
the famed caves of Elephanta, designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1987 to preserve the artwork. Elephanta Island is located 10 km away from the Gateway of India at Mumbai. The island is about an hour away by boat ride from Gateway of India. Elephanta Island houses caves known as Elephanta Caves in the Arabian Sea near Mumbai, India. These caves are rock cut temple/statues of Lord Shiva, Ganesha, Brahma, Vishnu, Mahesh dating back to the 5th century. Elephanta Island was named by the Portuguese, after the statue of an Elephant was seen near the landing area of the island.Elephanta showcases legends of Lord Shiva carved in rock cave temples. The cave complex is a collection of shrines, courtyards, innercells, grand halls and porticos arranged in the splendid symmetry of Indian rock-cut architecture, and filled with exquisite stone sculptures of Hindu Gods and Goddesses. The temple complex is also said to be the abode of Lord Shiva.
Duration: 60 minutes
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Kanheri Caves
Kanheri is over 2000 years old, and provides a rare opportunity to understand monastic life in ancient India. Located on a prosperous trade route, Kanheri saw continuous occupation from the 1st century BC, until the decline of Buddhism in India in the 9th century AD. The carvings and architecture of Kanheri reflect the older, more austere Hinayana Buddhism as well as the later, more popular Mahayana. To conclude you will be dropped back to your hotel in Mumbai
Duration: 60 minutes
Additional info
• Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
• Suitable for all physical fitness levels
• Children must be accompanied by an adult
• Minimum drinking age is 21 years
