India · ELEPHANTA CAVES TRIPS
An hour by ferry from the Gateway of India to a sixth-century rock-cut Shiva temple. These 15 cover the boat, the climb and the guiding, with total return times and what the island charges on top.
Private Elephanta Caves guided tour from Mumbai with ferry, entry, transfers, and local stories, plus steps and sea views.
“Interesting Unesco temple on an island outside of Mumbai. Very knowledgeable guide on the island. Escort to the island. 100 steps or you can pay to be carried!”
A guided half-day trip from Mumbai to the UNESCO Elephanta Caves, with a ferry ride, skip-the-line access, and expert stories of Hindu and Buddhist art.
“Dave was an excellent guide. Very knowledgeable and good at explaining the history. Highly recommend this tour.”
AC Mumbai sightseeing plus a ferry to Elephanta Island for guided caves, Dhobi Ghat, and major landmarks, with bottled water included.
“A wonderful experience, Mumbai is rich with history and culture. Nisar and Natin did an excellent job orchestrating the tour. They were very attentive, friendly and knowledgeable. I learned much and had a great tour during a monsoon rainy day!”
Guided Elephanta Caves tour with round-trip ferry from Mumbai, a climb to UNESCO caves, and expert storytelling on Hindu and Buddhist art for about 4 to 5 hours.
“Easy to find meeting place in front of the Pizza Express. Simple walk down past the Gateway to India and onto the ferry. The ferry ride takes about 1 hour out to the island. First guide hands you off smoothly to the island guide, who ha actually been born and grew up on the island. No one better to tell you about the place then. The climb up to the caves is a little taxing but there are plenty of opportunities to stop along the way. The cave itself is quite spectacular and to see the work that must have been done to carve it out of the solidest of…”
Half-day Elephanta Caves tour from Mumbai with a ferry ride from the Gateway of India, guided cave temples, and optional island views.
“Hamid is an excellent tour guide: well informed, kind and helpful in every way. This tour is a recommendation. Good company. Thank you all.”
A private Mumbai day mixing UNESCO Elephanta Caves, classic South Mumbai sights, and a Dharavi industry tour, with ferry tickets and guides.
“It was fantastic, incredibly informative mixed in with a good bit of humour. Daivad is incredibly knowledgeable and funny, azeb was great too and guided me through the city”
Guided Elephanta Caves tour from Mumbai with ferry ride, UNESCO temples, and expert explanations. Admission and bottled water included.
“Our guide was knowledgeable and earnest. I think his name was Rahoul. He was really authentic and made the caves come alive for us.”
Guided Elephanta Island caves with flexible starts, hotel pickup option, and an English-speaking guide, plus ferry and cave tickets extra.
“Overall a good excursion. A good contrast with a long day on the City tour on the previous day. Boat trip was fun, particularly being surrounded closely by a large flock of seagulls after food. Local guide for the caves not great - very difficult to understand and spent too much time on each section - consequently we didn't see everything. The two other visitors with us basically gave up listening to him as they couldn't understand him either. The Magical Mumbai guide was good.”
Private half-day Elephanta Caves tour from Mumbai with a licensed guide, ferry ride to UNESCO caves, and the Shiva Cave’s giant carvings.
“I booked this trip via Viator and was in contact with Mystical Mumbai. Shailesh was very helpful and the trip overall was excellent with Anthony as the guide to bring me (just by myself) to Elephanta Island and then I was greeted by Sameer who is a local on the island and is very well-versed with the history and each statue’s background. Plus Sameer is a great photographer and helped took wonderful pictures of me. I definitely recommend this trip which ultimately took half a day.”
A private full-day Mumbai tour that pairs Elephanta Caves by ferry with South Mumbai classics like Gateway of India, CST, Marine Drive, and more.
“Highly recommend this tour. Our guide for the day, Chetan, was absolutely brilliant. He had a wealth of knowledge about all the sights we visited during the day and provided deep insights to all of our questions. We have been to Mumbai many many times but we learned so much about the city that we never knew. Thank you Chetan. Also the local guide we had at the Elephanta caves was amazing. He provided a thorough and detailed explanation of everything and not only was he a great guide but also a superb photographer. I will be recommending this tour to all my frlends and family that plan to visit…”
Private Mumbai day tour with Elephanta Caves, Gateway of India, UNESCO sights, and South Mumbai landmarks. Includes guide and tickets.
“I had an amazing tour in Mumbai and everything was perfectly organized from start to finish. The timing was spot on, the selection of sights was excellent, and I really enjoyed trying typical local snacks along the way. Our stops were very inforRead more”
Full-day Mumbai tour with Elephanta Caves ferry, toy train to UNESCO temples, plus South Mumbai landmarks and markets. Pickup included.
“I just got back from the full day tour with Sharon and overall I had a fantastic experience. Sharon had great insights and clearly articulated the history of the various locations visited - and always did so with a smile. It was a pleasure spending Read more”
Private 2-day Mumbai tour mixing classic landmarks with dabbawala life, Dhobi Ghat laundry, Dharavi, and the Elephanta Caves.
“Day 1- contacted night before and collected promptly at 9am - good start. By 9.45 we had stopped for petrol, been told we didn’t need to wear seat belts as we were in the back of the car and then because the guide wasn’t wearing a seatbRead more”
9:00am premium speedboat to Elephanta Caves from Mumbai, small-group UNESCO tour with a guide and entrance included.
“Our 9.00am speedboat tour arrives at the caves well before the crowds on the ferry, our guide Avinash was enthusiastic and knowledgeable and the sculptures are amazing. A totally worthwhile tour.”
Guided Elephanta Caves day trip from Mumbai with a ferry ride, English guide, UNESCO Shiva caves, smart photo help, and hotel pickup.
“Abhi and Sam, the two guides we had, were very accommodating and gave us a nice tour without any stress or hassle. Abhi picked us up and accompanied us to the island and back. Sam took us through the hells and explained a lot. that was interesting. His English is very good and you could understand everything. therefore really recommended.”
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