Ajanta Ellora and Mumbai Tour

Overview

Mumbai, formerly known as the “City of Dreams,” is a gorgeous region filled with palaces, beaches, hill stations, temples, and the Ajanta and Ellora Caves. It is also known as Bollywood City, which is mostly associated with Hindi movies. Popular tourist sites include Aurangabad, the Prince of Wales Museum, Marine Drive, the Hanging Gardens, Ajanta Caves, and BibiKaMaqbara, which are known for their lively culture and historical significance.

Ajanta Ellora and Mumbai Tour will take you to all the sites in India that speak of the past in the shape of rock-cut architecture! Included in the price is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The Ellora and Ajanta Caves, which are rich with paintings and sculptures that express the culture of India.

Highlights of the Tour

• • • Sightseeing tour of Mumbai which is also known as the economical capital of India.
    • Visit Ellora Caves, a UNESCO World Heritage site.
    • Visit Elephanta Caves.

Places visited: Mumbai – Aurangabad – Mumbai

Day 01: Arrive in Mumbai

Upon your arrival in Chennai, our airport representative will meet and greet you at the airport and transfer you to the hotel. In the evening you will visit the Gateway of India.

Overnight you will stay at your hotel.

Day 02: Mumbai Sightseeing

Today, you will travel to Kanheri Caves, which is about an hour’s drive from Mumbai. The Kahneri Caves are essentially rock-cut monuments. These are well-known for their basalt rocks, deciduous green woods, 109 unique entrances, and centuries-old architecture.

After lunch, you will visit Mahalaxmi Temple, a remarkable Buddhist institution from the third century and a calm place.

Overnight you will stay at your hotel.

Day 03: Mumbai Sightseeing

This morning you will drive for the excursion for Elephanta Caves a UNESCO world heritage site. It consists of 5 Hindu caves and 2 Buddhist caves. Afternoon you will visit Marine Drive, the Prince of Wales Museum, the Hanging Gardens, and as well as Mani Bhawan and DhobhiGhat.

Overnight you will stay at your hotel.

Day 04: Mumbai – Aurangabad by flight Aurangabad – Ellora (30km/01hrs)

The morning after breakfast you will transfer to Mumbai airport to board the flight Aurangabad. Assistance upon arrival at Aurangabad airport by our representative and transfer to the hotel.On reaching the hotel, check into the hotel. After freshen up you will drive to explore the Ellora Caves a UNESCO world heritage site. It is one of the world’s biggest rock-cut Hindu temple cave complexes, showcasing Hinduism in particular as well as a few Buddhist and Jain monuments with artwork spanning from 600–1000 CE.

Overnight you will stay at your hotel.

Day 05: Aurangabad – Ajanta Caves (110km/02 hrs)

After breakfast, you will drive to Ajanta Caves for a full-day trip to Ajanta Caves, which are carved from the volcanic lavas of the Deccan trap in a steep crescent-shaped slope in a wooded ravine of the Sahyadri highlands. These caverns, which include 24 monasteries and temples hewn out of solid rock, are older than those at Ellora. The murals and frescoes in these caverns are a riot of color. Next, visit the Civic – cum – Cultural Complex, which includes a gallery of local art and crafts as well as a retail complex. (Monday is a holiday in Ajanta Caves.)

Later you’ll get back to the hotel. After freshening up, take a local city sightseeing trip that includes BibiKaMaqbara, which is about 3 kilometers from the city and is the final resting place of Aurangzeb’s wife, Rabia-ud-Durrani. It is widely referred to as the “Mini Taj of the Deccan.”

Overnight you will stay at your hotel.

Day 06: Aurangabad – Mumbai by flight

This morning you will transfer to Aurangabad airport to board the flight for Mumbai, where you will board your flight back home.