Trip to Elephanta caves from Mumbai

Mumbai, India

3 to 4 hours (approx.)
Pickup offered
Group discounts
Mobile ticket
Offered in: English

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Overview

Set sail for the Elephanta Caves, a series of UNESCO World Heritage-listed cave temples, with this private, guided tour. Your guide will show you around the temples, teaching you about their historical and cultural significance as you explore. For added convenience, round-trip transportation from your Mumbai hotel to the Gateway of India ferry terminal is included.

Take a ferry ride to the Elephanta Caves
A professional guide will provide narration at the caves
Private tour ensures a flexible experience
Round-trip transportation from your Mumbai hotel is included

What's Included

Bottled water
Fuel surcharge
Air-conditioned vehicle
Private transportation
Entrance ticket

Gratuities

Meeting and Pickup

Meeting point

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Pickup will be done anywhere within the city.

End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

Pickup details

Please be present 15 minutes prior to the pickup time.

Itinerary

Elephanta Caves

2 hours • Admission Ticket Not Included

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Not wheelchair accessible
Near public transportation

Infant seats available
Most travelers can participate
This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate

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Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

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Reviews

4.6

based on 5 reviews

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Alexander_C, Dec 2023

We enjoyed our experience at the Elephanta Caves tour as well as our guides. I highly recommend if you are in Mumbai!

Don’t use this driver

Susan_B, Dec 2022

I really wanted to love the Elephanta cave tour. Our hotel pickup was scheduled for 12:00 (latest time offered). That morning time was changed by driver Naresh to 12:30; then 12:45; by the time he arrived it was almost 1:00. Traffic was heavy & parking difficult. Driver provided no information on the drive & answered questions with one word answers. Rushed to make last ferry to island, with driver always 10 paces ahead of us & not looking back. Luckily 2:00 ferry left at 2:20 so we just made it. Ferry trip took 90 minutes; it was 4:00 by the time we disembarked. More rushing to meet local guide, Manoj, who was wonderful. He had to give us a fast-paced tour as the island closed at 5:00. He took great photos for us, provided lots of info about island life & the cave carvings. Manoj even gave a few photography tips! He deserves a 5star review & is the only reason I gave this tour 3 stars. More rushing to make last ferry off island & same experience chasing after our driver on the way back to the car. Tour was not worth what we paid, especially since we purchased 3 tickets & one person could not make the tour. I was asked for feedback after the tour & after sharing our disappointing experience, response was “sorry ma’am”.

Nice day away from Mumbai's rush

Tommi_S, Nov 2022

The caves contain a wealth of Shiva related sculptures, that really opened up with in-depth stories by our guide Manush. We took the ferry to the island, assisted by our driver Narendra. After a misunderstanding about roles had been sorted out, we got our money's worth of views on impressive, ancient works of art plus some monkeys. Special thanks to Manush who turned out to be a photography buff - nice pics of us.