Overview
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A tour to the Twin historic caves of Elephanta Caves & "Dharavi" Slum settlements. Elephanta is world famous for its mindboggling engineering and beautiful sculpures ,The caves are adorned with some of the most magnificent stone carvings known to be made by ancient man. Later you will be exploring the Dharavi slums, where you will learn about life and work in the slums of Mumbai.
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
What To Expect
Gateway Of India
After a comfortable pickup from your Mumbai hotel you will be taken to the "Gateway of India". From there you will take a 1-hour ferry to Elephanta Island
Elephanta Caves
Upon arrival at the Island, you will take a train which, will prove to be a fun and quirky way to travel, Following that you will proceed to the Elephanta Caves. The famed caves of Elephanta, designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1987 to preserve the artwork. Elephanta 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. Following that you will board the ferry once more to head back to Mumbai where your Dharavi Slum tour begins.
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Elephanta Cave & Dharavi Slum Combined Tour
Pickup included
What‘s Included
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
any meals, drinks
Pickup points
Select a pickup point
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Reviews
9 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
02 ancient and breathtaking caves in a day!
loretad759,Sep 1, 2024
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Kanheri caves are beautifully carved Buddhist Caves in the midst of the city and Surrounded by vast greenery too. Another part of the tour is world famous Elephanta caves which need no second mention. Simply mind-blowing Hindu caves of Elephanta are an architectural and visual delight too.
Most interesting ancient Caves complex tours in Mumbai
amylynr2024,Jul 21, 2024
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Excellent tour of the Kanheri Caves. Our guide was terrific and made all the difference in visiting this amazing site. The Kanheri Caves along with the mindboggling Elephanta caves are a must see in any visit to Mumbai.
Fantastic Sites
AlexandraECN,Mar 16, 2023
- Review from Tripadvisor
4.00After the initial coordination snags were sorted, I had a very positive experience. My guide and driver were able to give me a comprehensive tour despite time constraints (I had a flight to catch). The sites are interesting and beautiful - definitely worth the visit.
An activity filled day with visits to 02 masterpieces of cave architectures
Heyleym2344,Oct 11, 2022
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00An activity filled day with visits to 02 masterpieces of cave architectures . Elephanta was like a time capsule travel to ancient world
Great guide!
MountainDJ,Jul 9, 2022
- Review from Tripadvisor
4.00The weather on our day made getting back and forth from Elephant Caves a much longer trip than usual. They were great to see and our guide was excellent! Unfortunately we missed the Kanheri caves and market, but did enjoy seeing the park by Kanheri caves and hearing about the city and the people from our guide.
Nice experience
Sandyrocks1000,Dec 6, 2020
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00One of the great attractions of mumbai , very nice architecture and worth visiting place to understand history of India .
Crazy markets, washermen colony and architectural delight
vijayalkshmi,Jan 26, 2020
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Elephanta caves are a wonder on earth. Impossible to achieve even today by engineers, truly divine. We visited dhibi that and Crawford market which has been there since British times. Amazing work done by discover activites
Majestic caves and crazy markets
Mbpsbps,Jan 7, 2020
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Elephant caves are a mix of buddhist and jain caves having mind-boggling architecture. It was amazing to visit rustic markets of Mumbai and expertise of local traders
Fake tour. Don't buy!.
Eatifamily,Jan 6, 2020
- Review from Viator
1.00We paid over 170$ for 4 ppl. The price did not cover our hotel pickup even though we stayed in Hilton Mumbai International airport hotel. They charged us 1000Rs for pickup and dropoff from hotel to Gateway. The price did not cover the cost of the boat ride nor the elephant caves entrance fees nor did it cover the guide at the caves. We did not the snacks nor were received by a agent. Our driver for the hotel pickup did not speak English. Not sure where our 170$ went.
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