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up to 24 hours in advance
9 to 10 hours (Approx.)
Pickup offered
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Offered in: English
Good for avoiding crowds
Keeping you safe during COVID-19
What you can expect during your visit
Face masks required for travelers in public areas
Face masks required for guides in public areas
Hand sanitizer available to travelers and staff
Social distancing enforced throughout experience
Gear/equipment sanitized between use
Transportation vehicles regularly sanitized
Regular temperature checks for staff
Temperature checks for travelers upon arrival
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Overview
Explore best-preserved Buddhist rock-cut caves in India on a full-day tour to the Karla and Bhaja Caves. Depart Mumbai in the morning to spend time at each cave complex, learning about Buddhist heritage in India while visiting impressive monasteries, prayer rooms, and temples that were carved into rock mountains some 1,500 years ago. Includes private guide and vehicle, and hotel pickup and drop-off.
- Private full-day tour to Karla Caves and Bhaja Caves, from Mumbai
- See two ancient Buddhist rock-cut cave temples
- Enjoy a more comfortable and personalized experience with a private guide
- Includes private vehicle and guide, and pickup and drop-off
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After morning pickup at your desired Mumbai location, hotel or the airport, travel in an air-conditioned vehicle for two hours to reach the Karla Caves.
Climb 350 steps to reach the complex of 15 caves, which date to the second century AD. Your guide shows you impressive prayer halls, stupas, meditation rooms, towering columns, and intricate sculptures, and learn about the Buddhist devotees who lived there.
Take a break for lunch at a local restaurant (own expense), then drive less than 30 minutes to the Bhaja Caves, 22 caves that were carved into a rock mountain. Again, climb 250 steps to reach the cave complex and see carvings, lofty rooms, and more.
In the mid-afternoon, transfer back to Mumbai where your tour ends in the late afternoon with drop-off at your original location.
Climb 350 steps to reach the complex of 15 caves, which date to the second century AD. Your guide shows you impressive prayer halls, stupas, meditation rooms, towering columns, and intricate sculptures, and learn about the Buddhist devotees who lived there.
Take a break for lunch at a local restaurant (own expense), then drive less than 30 minutes to the Bhaja Caves, 22 caves that were carved into a rock mountain. Again, climb 250 steps to reach the cave complex and see carvings, lofty rooms, and more.
In the mid-afternoon, transfer back to Mumbai where your tour ends in the late afternoon with drop-off at your original location.
Itinerary
After morning pickup at your desired Mumbai location, hotel, airport or sea port, travel in an air-conditioned vehicle for two hours to reach the Karla Caves. Climb 350 steps to reach the complex of 15 caves, which date to the second century AD. Your guide shows you impressive prayer halls, stupas, meditation rooms, towering columns, and intricate sculptures, and learn about the Buddhist devotees who lived there.
Take a break for lunch at a local restaurant (own expense).
Duration: 2 hours
Admission Ticket Not Included
From Karla Caves drive less than 30 minutes to the Bhaja Caves, 22 caves that were carved into a rock mountain. Again, climb 250 steps to reach the cave complex and see carvings, lofty rooms, and more. In the mid-afternoon, transfer back to Mumbai where your tour ends in the late afternoon with drop-off at your original location.
Duration: 2 hours
Admission Ticket Not Included
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Product code: 8173P46
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