Private Full-Day Excursion to Karla and Bhaja Caves from Mumbai
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, vehicle, pickup and drop-off.
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Pick-up From Cruise Port
Package Includes: Cruise Pick-up and drop-off + Private Air-conditioned Vehicle + Live Tour Guide + Bottled water
Pickup included
What's included in Private Full-Day Excursion to Karla and Bhaja Caves from Mumbai
(Subject to Option Inclusions)Itinerary
Karla Caves
After morning pickup at your desired Mumbai location, hotel, airport or cruise 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).
Bhaja Caves
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.
Inclusions
- Bottled water
- Professional local private tour guide
- Transport by private air-conditioned vehicle
- Hotel / Airport / Cruise Port pickup and drop-off
- Entrance fees
- Food and Drinks
- Gratuities
- Anything not mentioned in Inclusions
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
- Dress code is smart casual
- The duration of transfers are approximate, the exact duration will depend on the time of day and traffic conditions
- At time of booking, Cruise ship passengers must provide the following information at time of booking: ship name, docking time, disembarkation time and re-boarding time
- Refunds will not be issued if tour/activity is missed due to late or non-arrival of cruise ship
- Pick-up Time is subject to change depending on the pick-up location, the same will be advised one day before the pick-up
- This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate
- Travelers should be vaccinated and carry the covid vaccination certificate
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Pickup and Dropoff
Choose to be picked up from a list of locations
Please arrive at the pick up point 10 minutes before departure time.
Additional Information
Your Mumbai Hotel / Airport / Cruise Port or other desired location in Mumbai.
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• Dress code is smart casual • Comfortable walking shoes are recommended • Not recommended for participants with back problems • Not recommended for participants with heart complaints or other serious medical conditions • Not recommended for pregnant women • The duration of transfers are approximate, the exact duration will depend on the time of day and traffic conditions • Hotel pickups commence prior to this time • Times are subject to change due to local traffic conditions. • At time of booking, Cruise ship passengers must provide the following information at time of booking: ship name, docking time, disembarkation time and re-boarding time • Refunds will not be issued if tour/activity is missed due to late or non-arrival of cruise ship • Pick-up Time is subject to change depending on the pick-up location, the same will be advised one day before the pick-up • Travelers should be vaccinated and carry the covid vaccination certificate
