Elephanta Island: Explore Ancient Cave Temples

Embark on a captivating Elephanta Caves tour in Mumbai to explore ancient rock-cut temples, intricate sculptures, and stunning artistry dating back to the 5th to 8th centuries. Discover the historical and cultural significance of this UNESCO-listed site and enjoy a scenic boat ride with breathtaking views.

Duration: 6 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Elephanta Caves - Immerse yourself in the fascinating history and stunning rock-cut architecture of Elephanta Caves in Mumbai with this guided island tour. The journey begins with a picturesque ferry ride across Mumbai Harbour, providing views of the city skyline and the Gateway of India. Upon reaching Elephanta Island, a knowledgeable local guide…
What's Included
  • Bottled water
  • All Fees and Taxes
Additional Information

This Elephanta Caves Mumbai tour is exceptional for its perfect blend of expert storytelling, seamless logistics, and a richly immersive cultural experience. Unlike typical ferry excursions, this guided tour is conducted by a knowledgeable local expert who shares insights into the history, mythology, and symbolism of the ancient rock-cut temples….

Location
PizzaExpress
Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Marg
The meetup spot is PizzaExpress, located next to The Gateway of India.The guide will be present there 15 minutes before the tour to meet you. The tour will commence from this point. If you need additional help, please reach out to us on WhatsApp.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Meganmt9029wd
Dec 2, 2025
Five Stars - The caves were amazing, I highly recommend this tour. Priti and our driver, Saddam, picked me up and Priti was with me on the way there on the ferry, over to the island, and on the way back. For the tour itself, someone on the island has to guide. His name was Trikal and he was a little difficult to understand. Saddam was a great driver and Priti got me everywhere seamlessly. She's also great to talk to, with a wealth of information.
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E5993fkpeggyp
Nov 19, 2025
Excursion to Elephant cave - The trip to the Elephant Cave was sublime. Our guide, Subhan Sayyed, guided us perfectly to and from the island. The boat ride takes about an hour. On the island, we were given a wonderful tour by a local guide who lives there. This excursion is truly enriching - highly recommended.
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Naurv1
Nov 8, 2025
A sweet and warm experience - Having done many guide tours in different cities and countries, I can really say that my guide in this one, Priti is the sweetest girl in the world. She welcomed me with a beautiful smile and explained me the itinerary. Then in every stop she explained all about the sites we visited. On top of that Dipak the driver was also kind and warm, always on time to pick up and drop off. I highly recommend this tour.
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Leslie
Sep 18, 2025
Great tour of Mumbai and Elephant Caves - Great tour of the city Including Elephant Caves. Even through the traffic is horrendous in the city, there was no rush to end the tour, and we ended up extending late into the evening.
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Therealtacohouse
Jun 8, 2025
elephanta Island in June - Nikhil was a great guide throughout elephanta island - very informative and learned a lot of this history of the island and culture. Highly recommend for those looking for a unique and historical experience.
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Cookingwithcissy
Apr 3, 2025
Fantastic guide - Our tour guide was fantastic. The information was great. We enjoyed our time and learning from our guide Trikal. Very polite and exceptional
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M4127owandreso
Mar 29, 2025
Elephant Island - Mumbai - It was an amazing tour, the guide is well prepared and the place was beautiful. The name of our guide was Trikal I recommended him.
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Tova44
Feb 21, 2025
Interesting culture - The tour is very interesting, defantly a must if you travel in India, you understand Hindu a bit better
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River
Sep 18, 2025
lovely guides and sights, misleading timing - we did enjoy our tour, but we had to cut out a lot of it as the “2 hour” elephanta trip took up 5 hours of our time. the caves were beautiful, but we wish we’d known how long it would take luckily our guides helped us determine the best stops, which were some absolutely gorgeous buildings with rich history behind them. Sharon and Prithi (really sorry if i’ve misheard these; Mumbai is loud!) were both absolutely lovely guides. incredibly kind and clever people who offered us so much information and made us feel welcome in this country
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871yannd
Apr 12, 2025
Recommended to visit Elephanta - Very good explanations of the different statues of the cellars. Very interesting stories of the Gods and Goddesses of India
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From $35
up to 15 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).