Ajanta and Ellora Caves Same Day from Aurangabad
Overview
Explore the world heritage site of Ajanta & Ellora caves, astonishingly carved into hillside rock in the middle of nowhere are these caves. Both There are 34 caves at Ellora dating from between the 6th and 11th centuries AD, and 29 caves at Ajanta dating back to between the 2nd century BC and 6th century AD. The caves at Ajanta are all Buddhist, while the caves at Ellora are a mixture of Buddhist, Hindu and Jain.
Inclusions
- Professional driver in private car
- Bottled water
What to expect
Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product
Stop At: Ajanta Caves Road, Ajanta 431001 India
Early Morning at 0600hrs OR 0700 Hrs, We pickup from your hotel in Aurangabad. Our chauffeur will meet you at your hotel and start your journey to visit Ajanta caves which take 2 hours. Reach Ajanta caves parking area and you will have to travel by shuttle bus from parking area to Ajanta caves entrance point, where you can buy entrance tickets.
Discover Ajanta caves for couple of hours, then come back to the parking area by same shuttle bus, then we move towards Ellora caves and the journey takes another couple of hour.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Ellora Caves, Ellora Cave Rd Ahead of Hiranya Reosrts, Aurangabad 431005 India
After reaching Ellora caves , explore Ellora caves for 2-3 hours.
The incredible Kailasa Temple (also known as the Kailash Temple), which forms Cave 16 at Ellora, is undoubtedly the most famous attraction. The temple is dedicated to Lord Shiva and his sacred abode at Mount Kailash. Its immense size covers twice the area of the Pantheon in Athens, and is one and a half times as high! The life-size elephant sculptures are a highlight.The most incomprehensible thing about the Ajanta and Ellora caves is that they were crafted by hand, with only a hammer and chisel. There are various cave complexes in India, but these are definitely the most spectacular.
Now head to Aurangabad, you will reach by 6 Pm you will be in the city, then our driver will drop you at the Airport or Railway station or if you are going to stay in Aurangabad for the night then our driver will drop you at Hotel.
Duration: 2 hours
This is a typical itinerary for this product
Stop At: Ajanta Caves Road, Ajanta 431001 India
Early Morning at 0600hrs OR 0700 Hrs, We pickup from your hotel in Aurangabad. Our chauffeur will meet you at your hotel and start your journey to visit Ajanta caves which take 2 hours. Reach Ajanta caves parking area and you will have to travel by shuttle bus from parking area to Ajanta caves entrance point, where you can buy entrance tickets.
Discover Ajanta caves for couple of hours, then come back to the parking area by same shuttle bus, then we move towards Ellora caves and the journey takes another couple of hour.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Ellora Caves, Ellora Cave Rd Ahead of Hiranya Reosrts, Aurangabad 431005 India
After reaching Ellora caves , explore Ellora caves for 2-3 hours.
The incredible Kailasa Temple (also known as the Kailash Temple), which forms Cave 16 at Ellora, is undoubtedly the most famous attraction. The temple is dedicated to Lord Shiva and his sacred abode at Mount Kailash. Its immense size covers twice the area of the Pantheon in Athens, and is one and a half times as high! The life-size elephant sculptures are a highlight.The most incomprehensible thing about the Ajanta and Ellora caves is that they were crafted by hand, with only a hammer and chisel. There are various cave complexes in India, but these are definitely the most spectacular.
Now head to Aurangabad, you will reach by 6 Pm you will be in the city, then our driver will drop you at the Airport or Railway station or if you are going to stay in Aurangabad for the night then our driver will drop you at Hotel.
Duration: 2 hours
Additional information
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
- Dress code is smart casual
- An overnight at Aurangabad can be arranged in a 3 star hotel @ USD 45 Per Room Per Night
- A english speaking local guide can be arranged for the cave visits @ USD 25 Per Person
- Entrance fees are around USD 10 Per Person which tourists can buy at the monuments.
- Infants must sit on laps
- Most travelers can participate
- Face masks required for travelers in public areas
- Hand sanitizer available to travelers and staff
- Contactless payments for gratuities and add-ons
- This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Ticket delivery
You can present either a paper or an electronic voucher for this activity.
Cancellation
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start time of the experience.
RacheWA3623FT
August 2021
Rock cut temples and Paintings inside Ajanta caves. Kailasa temple is a glory of stone architecture, it is said that whole temple was created from top to bottom by carving out a whole rock! Also stuuned tosee the ancient paintings in ajanta caves, drawn with natural colours and most of them in go...
Rock cut temples and Paintings inside Ajanta caves. Kailasa temple is a glory of stone architecture, it is said that whole temple was created from top to bottom by carving out a whole rock! Also stuuned tosee the ancient paintings in ajanta caves, drawn with natural colours and most of them in good shape till date.GaryY449
October 2023
This is a very good way to see Ajanta and Ellora in the same day. The driver told us what time we needed to start and how long we could stay so that we could see the all the highlights and still catch our evening flight. It was a busy day and everything worked as expected. I highly recommend this...
This is a very good way to see Ajanta and Ellora in the same day. The driver told us what time we needed to start and how long we could stay so that we could see the all the highlights and still catch our evening flight. It was a busy day and everything worked as expected. I highly recommend this tour for those with only one day to see the area. If you hire a guide at the site, be sure to tell them how much time you want to spend at a specific site (Kailasa Temple) as we did not do this and felt pressed for time near the end.rajayj
January 2023
We had been planning this trip for a long time and when we finally decided , we booked a premium room at Taj Aurangabad and found Sher Khan on the net. He organised an innova crysta with an excellent guide for us. The first day we did Aurangabad caves ..that is a must do .This had quite a bit of...
We had been planning this trip for a long time and when we finally decided , we booked a premium room at Taj Aurangabad and found Sher Khan on the net. He organised an innova crysta with an excellent guide for us. The first day we did Aurangabad caves ..that is a must do .This had quite a bit of walking to do but it was worth the pains..with huge statues of Buddha and a tiny chaitya too. Then we did the Dakkhani Taj or Bibi ka maqbara which stands evidence to the fact how the mughal architecture had decayed within 25 years of Shahjahan's death. Day 2 we started early for Ajanta..with our guide Mr Aijaaz..the most learned guide who has shown William Dalrymple around. Its a two hours drive and the road is nothing to write home about. We took the ramp up to the caves and could negotiate the climb quite well.Each cave is a gem and the paintings are more beautiful than what we had ever imagined. We saw at leisurely pace..studying the finer points and it took nearly 4 hours. Day 3 we did Ellora where Kailasa mesmerised us!we were in awe!! Then the Daultabad fort..though we could not climb beyond Chini mahal where Qutub shahi king Tanashah was kept for 12 years by Aurangzeb. But the piece de resistance is Malik Ambar's tomb..beautiful dark. And stand alone..quite like the man himself! The abyssinian slave who became a force to reckon with in Deccan lies lonesome and its ironical that the man who shaped the politics of Deccan lies forgotten! Its a must visit for anybody who did not sleep through the history lessons!pamelaadams12
August 2022
The caves left me in awe, imposing architecture by carving out whole mountains and beautiful paintings still in shape which were built by the erstwhile dwellers of the caves. And "Discover activities" is the only operator that provides this fabulous tour in same day from Aurangabad, thereby savin...
The caves left me in awe, imposing architecture by carving out whole mountains and beautiful paintings still in shape which were built by the erstwhile dwellers of the caves. And "Discover activities" is the only operator that provides this fabulous tour in same day from Aurangabad, thereby saving an extra day to be spent in the city..babettev961
August 2022
Baffling and unbelievable engineering feat of the ancient builders, who hillside carved and fabulous temple was made , good and professional services of the operator made this tour possible in one day only from Aurangabad
Baffling and unbelievable engineering feat of the ancient builders, who hillside carved and fabulous temple was made , good and professional services of the operator made this tour possible in one day only from AurangabadAbramlumiere
December 2021
Was fortnate to witness the architectural genuis of ancient people. Was a tiring tour but the simply worth it
Was fortnate to witness the architectural genuis of ancient people. Was a tiring tour but the simply worth it