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Sightseeing Tour with Elephanta Cave Exploration: Discover Mumbai's Hidden Gems
4.9
15 Ratings
Mumbai
Join Mumbai Sightseeing in exploring the Elephanta Caves. Discover the extensive Hindu caves, the more intimate Buddhist caves, along with the renowned Shiva Cave. Examine the many sculptures that represent different facets of Shiva’s existence. Proceed further to immerse yourself in the charm of Bollywood city.
Duration:
7 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Elephanta Caves - After an hour long boat ride to Elephanta Island, 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 is also 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.
What's Included
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Bottled water included
- Ferry cost covered
- Professional guide and driver
- Mini train ride and toll fees included
What's Not Included
- Food and drinks
Additional Information
- Subject to favorable weather conditions. If canceled due to poor weather, you will be given the option of an alternative date , tour or full refund
Location
Elephanta Caves
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.9
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Sandra_d
Mar 25, 2024
Solo but not alone - I met my tour guide Anthony in the lobby of my hotel at the scheduled time. He was friendly and professional from the start. I was impressed with his knowledge and the pace of the tour, it did not feel rushed. Elephanta Cave was amazing, climbing the 120 steps is so worth it. Kudos to the driver also, Manoj, who did not talk much but was always there with a smile. Thank you guys for making me feel safe and for an amazing experience, one I will not soon forget ❤️
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Martaq673
Jan 15, 2024
Mumbai - elephanta caves and markets tour - I went on a one day tour with a guide called Dev, I really liked it, was the best. He is very knowledgeable and has great attitude!
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39andreyg
Sep 24, 2023
Absolutely fantastic experience! - Raj, Samir and Mikesh were amazing!
Right on time arrival, extremely knowledgeable and very cooperative.
The experience from the tour itself is that it's very easy one - no need to climb anywhere, light walk and was not too hot.
I learned a lot about Hindu from Samir. If I haven't asked to guide me to the island it would have been very fast and bored. But with these folks it turned into an educational adventures!!
Thanka and warm regards!
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Chloe_t
Sep 7, 2023
Best tour and tour guides ever!!!!!!! 10/10 - The tour of the elephant caves were absolutely amazing, our guide Dev took such good care of us making sure we were safe and having the best time, he also took so many photos for us trying to make sure to capture every moment of our experience for us! It was like hanging out with an old friend. Our guide for the elephant caves explained so much of the beautiful history and shared the story’s of living in the local village and was very patient when we wanted to take 5000 photos of everything, our guide took us to places that the other tourists couldn’t go and it was just an amazing experience all round. I highly recommend booking this experience once in a life time opportunity, and I will definitely be back! Take care guys ❤️✌️
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Megalodon
Jul 6, 2023
Must see in Mumbai - I recommend this tour, I think this is one of the most important sights of Mumbai, and if you are visiting this city you must see this.
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Sungyongc2019
Jun 15, 2023
Informed and fun - Raj and Mukesh are excellent guides, giving both current and historical information about Mumbai. They made traveling around Mumbai very fun.
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Wirley1066
Jan 29, 2019
Facinating tour - Wasnt really sure what to expect, but booked the tour prior to leaving the UK, it was a full day (longer than the 5 hours stated), but traffic was bad due to a marathon !! the guide on the island actually lives there, he told us all about the history and made the trip interesting with stories of the Portugese invasion, there are shops and stalls all the way up the steps, be careful as one lady slipped due to paying too much attention to the stalls, - most of the items we bought were bartered down to around a quarter of the asking price
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Pioneer13875753742
Nov 18, 2018
Great Tour ! - Thank to the different guide during the tour we discover all the best part of Mumbai. Shailesh, Gid, and all the guide will give you nice explanation of Mumbai.
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Jdude919
Nov 10, 2018
Great Mumbai city tour with Elephanta cave tour - This is a perfect tour for a tour that covers the highlights of the city and a tour of Elephanta caves.
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Phyllis_r
Dec 5, 2023
Different - The ferry to the island was an experience.The island is filled with wild monkeys. Our tour guide was excellent & very knowledgeable & personable. We were unaware of having to climb 120 steps to the cave & opted for another means of transportation, which was most embarrassing for me,when 4 men with a chair nailed to 2 posts appeared & carried my partner & I individually. The cost was an additional $75 + TIPS. Quite a unique experience
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