Top Aurangabad Half-day Tours

Embark on an enriching day trip with the "Ellora Caves & Daulatabad Fort Day Trip From Aurangabad." Your private guide will pick you up from your hotel in Aurangabad, leading you to the UNESCO World Heritage site of Ellora Caves, a complex of 34 rock-cut temples dating from the 6th to the 10th centuries. Explore the historical and cultural significance of the intricate carvings within these ancient caves. Visit the Grishneshwar Jyotirlinga Temple, witness its rituals, and enjoy a lunch break. Venture to the hilltop Daulatabad Fort, built in the 14th century, where your guide will unfold tales of strategic importance and battles. Conclude your day with a visit to Bibi Ka Maqbara, the Mini Taj Mahal, before returning to Aurangabad for a drop-off at your hotel.

In the 8th century the builders of the Kailasa Temple began not from the ground up but from the top down, carving into a basalt hillside and removing 200,000 tonnes of rock to reveal a freestanding temple complex twice the size of the Parthenon. Seven thousand labourers worked for 150 years to complete it. The Ellora Caves tour takes you through the largest monolithic excavation in the world and a UNESCO World Heritage Site with 34 caves carved by Buddhist, Hindu and Jain craftsmen between the 5th and 10th centuries. Your expert guide brings the iconography, the engineering and the art history to life across every cave. Private car from Aurangabad, expert cultural guide, all entry fees and vegetarian lunch included. 5 Senses Tours is recognised by the Department of Tourism, a winner of the Outlook Responsible Tourism Award and the Tripadvisor Travellers Choice Award.

Make the most of your time in Aurangabad and avoid the hassle of haggling with taxi drivers when you take a private tour. See more in half a day than you would on your own, including the Bibi ka Maqbara, Jama Masjid, museums, gardens, and markets. This tour is ideal for first-time visitors and anyone passing through Aurangabad on their way to the Ellora and Ajanta caves.

Foodies will love this culinary tour of Aurangabad. The variety of regional cuisine in India is enormous, and this tour will focus specifically on Maharashtrian food. Start with some street food snacks, then sit down to a multi-dish meal, which your guide will talk you through. Learn about the local culture through its food in a way that you couldn’t if just eating out independently.