MULTI-DAY TOURS

Ajanta & Ellora Caves Tour

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Tour Info

  • STARTING

    Mumbai

  • ENDING

    Mumbai

  • Duration

    3 Days

  • Tour Style

    Shared, Private

  • Language

    English

  • GROUP SIZE

    Max 10

  • Tour Type

    Multi-Day Tours

  • PHYSICALITY

    Low

Discover the hidden gems of Maharashtra on this 3 day adventure!
 
This 3-day tour from Mumbai includes the famous UNESCO World Heritage sites of Ajanta and Ellora Caves, the “Baby Taj Mahal” in Aurangabad and the sprawling vineyards of Nashik, where you can taste the wine. You and your guide will travel by a mix of train and car.

We suggest that you do some of our other tours in Mumbai either before or after this trip to get the full Maharashtra experience!

Our mission is to improve the quality of lives in the communities where we work. Like all of our tours, 80% of the profits fund Reality Gives, our education NGO based in Dharavi (Mumbai) and Sanjay Colony (Delhi). Thank you for supporting our programs by signing up for the tour!

No of people in Group
Price per Person (INR)
1
51,000
2
33,000
3
29,000
4
26,000
5
24,000
6
22,000

Tour Types

Private Tour

Enjoy with just your family & friends!

  • Length of Tour = 3 Days
  • Tour runs all year
  • All Accommodation and Transportation included
  • Meals / Entrance Fees not included unless mentioned in itinerary
  • 1 to 6 people on the tour. if your group size is greater than 6, please contact us
  • Tour itinerary can be altered to your requirements
  • Personal tour guide for the whole trip
  • Video call with your Tour Guide and/or Sales Team encouraged before booking is finalised

If you wish to start at a different time, please contact us.

Itinerary

To kick off your explorations around Maharashtra, we’ll take you by early morning train (3.5 hours) to Nashik–the wine capital of India. We’ll then take a car to Sula Vineyards, covering 160 acres of land, which wine lovers won’t want to miss as India’s most well-known and loved wine is found here. We’ll tour through the lush vineyards, learn the art of wine-making, and taste the wine of course!

In the afternoon, we’ll look around Nashik city, including Panchavati Temple, before taking another train to Aurangabad the home of many World Heritage Monuments including Ellora Cave Temple, Ajanta caves and Bibi Ka Maqbara. We will be arriving in Aurangabad and reach the hotel and take much needed rest from the long and productive day!

Included:

– Sula winery visit
– Orientation tour in Nashik

We leave at around 8am by car for Ajanta Caves (3 hrs) and we will spend the day exploring the caves, encircling a gorge along the Waghora River. This spectacular complex houses 29 caves full of ancient Buddhist murals, paintings and sculptures. We’ll later return to the hotel in Ellora.

Included:

– Local guide for Ajanta Caves

Not included:

– Entry fee for Ajanta caves: INR 250pp

We’ll get an early start to explore the Ellora caves. This is one of the world’s largest rock-cut temple complexes boasting artwork, monuments and inscriptions from Buddhism, Hinduism and Jainism. The proximity of these monuments to each other are indicative of how religions existed in harmony over the course of India’s history.

After exploring Ellora Caves, we’ll venture to Aurangabad to see Bibi Ka Maqbara, also known as the Baby Taj Mahal, with some fabulous photo opportunities. .

In the afternoon we’ll catch a comfortable train back to Mumbai (7.5 hrs), with some pleasant views of rural Maharashtra. On your arrival in Mumbai, we will transfer you to your hotel and your tour will be complete.

Included:

Local guide for Ellora caves

Not included:

– Entry fee for Ellora Caves: INR 250pp
– Entry fee for Bibi Ka Maqbara: INR 300pp

Inclusions

All breakfasts are included when staying in hotels/ homestays unless you leave very early in the morning.

Lunches and dinners are not included apart from welcome dinners (if applicable) and meals with local families that we arrange.

All transport mentioned in the itinerary is included. This includes internal flights, trains, buses and transfers.

All accommodation mentioned in the itinerary is included.

Any activities (eg camel ride, food tour, city tours, cultural shows) mentioned in your itinerary are included unless we explicitly say that they are optional.

Entry fees for the monuments are not included; this allows you to opt in or out.

Meals

Price/Availability

Private Tours

This tour is available throughout the year for private bookings and it can be adapted to your needs. To know more about costing and planning, please contact us by filling out the enquiry form on this page, or emailing us at [email protected]

Shared Tours 

These are our upcoming tours and available spaces. If you are looking to do a tour beyond these dates, please contact us at [email protected] 

Starting
Ending
Status
Availability
Prices from
Tuesday 17 Sep 2024
Friday 4 Oct 2024
On sale
Available
1 Space Left
From ₹ 500/-
Friday 20 Sep 2024

Monday 7 Oct 2024
Available
From ₹ 800/-
Sunday 16 Sep 2024

Friday 7 Nov 2024
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Fully Booked
From ₹ 1200/-
Starting
Ending
Availability
Prices from
Tuesday 17 Sep 2024
Friday 4 Oct 2024
Available
From ₹ 500/-
Friday 20 Sep 2024
Monday 7 Oct 2024
Available
From ₹ 800/-
Sunday 16 Sep 2024
Friday 7 Nov 2024
Available
From ₹ 1200/-

FAQs

At present all our tours are of fixed itinerary and duration. Unlike many operators we directly arrange all the tour services ourselves without using any agents. This makes sure we are confident in the quality of the service offered and allows us to focus on our unique local community connections in the areas visited.

Nonetheless, all private tours can certainly be customised

Yes, we do offer private tours, but the price will need to be increased accordingly. Please get in touch for a quote!

All our tours start and end from cities with international airports, making them easy to reach from abroad and within India. For details on the exact starting point of each tour, please refer to the itinerary map provided with the tour information. This will help you see the best arrival options based on your chosen route.

We stay in well-appointed mid range hotels, locally owned where possible. All hotels have hot water and most have Wi-Fi. Single passengers will share a twin room with another group member of the same gender if required. You are welcome to pay extra to ensure you have a room to yourself throughout the trip – please get in touch for costs. Upgrades to 4* accommodation are available at an additional cost for the private tours.

Some meals are included in the tour. A welcome dinner is provided, and breakfast is available daily at our overnight accommodations. Other meals will be at your own expense, allowing you the flexibility to explore local dining options.

The package includes several activities and entry fees. We also have additional suggestions for activities that aren’t included in the tour price. Please see the itinerary tab to see the included and optional activities.

Check the Tour Info section at the top of this page for the tour's maximum group size

Advance (deposit) payment of 50% is required to confirm the booking, followed by full (balance) payment to be made at least 30 days before tour departure. These payments can be made by bank transfers or using our online card payment system.

Yes absolutely! Our tours are minimum 2 people but for private tours we can look at providing dates that completely suit you. If you are interested in a shared tour we can often also still offer your preferred dates, guarantee the tour and invite other passengers to join.

All our tours ensure easy international & domestic flight connections and hence, we do not arrange such flights. However, if there are any flights included within your tour itinerary,  we do organise these and they are included within the tour cost.

Airport transfers are included in the tour itinerary. Please check the itinerary tab for more information.

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