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Private Ellora Caves Guided Tour

By 5 Senses Walks
Free cancellation available
Price is HK$1,919 per adult* *Get lower prices by selecting more than 2 adults
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  • Free cancellation available
  • 6h
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Selective hotel pickup

Overview

In the 8th century the builders of the Kailasa Temple began not from the ground up but from the top down, carving into a basalt hillside and removing 200,000 tonnes of rock to reveal a freestanding temple complex twice the size of the Parthenon. Seven thousand labourers worked for 150 years to complete it.
The Ellora Caves tour takes you through the largest monolithic excavation in the world and a UNESCO World Heritage Site with 34 caves carved by Buddhist, Hindu and Jain craftsmen between the 5th and 10th centuries. Your expert guide brings the iconography, the engineering and the art history to life across every cave.
Private car from Aurangabad, expert cultural guide, all entry fees and vegetarian lunch included.
5 Senses Tours is recognised by the Department of Tourism, a winner of the Outlook Responsible Tourism Award and the Tripadvisor Travellers Choice Award.

Activity location

  • Rashtrakuta Era Shri Kailasa Temple, Ellora
    • 431102, Verul, Maharashtra, India

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Rashtrakuta Era Shri Kailasa Temple, Ellora
    • 431102, Verul, Maharashtra, India

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Private Ellora Caves Guided Tour
  • Activity duration is 6 hours6h
    6h
  • English

Pickup included

Language options: English
Starting time: 9:00
Price details
HK$1,918.62 x 1 AdultHK$1,918.62
Total
Price is HK$1,918.62
Until Tue, 14 Apr
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What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's included
    Indian vegetarian
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Private car
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Entrance charges
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Guide

Know before you book

  • Public transport options are available nearby
  • Not recommended for travellers with spinal injuries
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • We pick up at the time the tour starts at 9 am

Activity itinerary

Rashtrakuta Era Shri Kailasa Temple, Ellora

  • 2h
  • Admission ticket included
The most impressive cave at Ellora is Number 16 called the Kailasa Cave. Built to resemble Mount Kailash, the heavenly abode of Lord Shiva, Cave 16 is a free standing Temple complex and the largest single monolithic excavation in the world. Kailasa was built by Krishna I (757–773) of the Rashtrakuta dynasty. Kaliasa is twice the size of Parthenon in Athens and was built by 7,000 labourers over 150 years.

Ellora Caves

  • 1h
  • Admission ticket included
Verul Leni, better known as Ellora Caves are one of the finest specimens of rock cut architecture in India. Located near the Indian City of Aurangabad, Ellora Caves are a set of 34 caves excavated out of the Charanandri hills. This UNESCO world heritage site has a mix of Hindu, Buddhist and Jain caves. Built between 5th and 10th century, Ellora caves are located on an ancient trade route and hence unlike the Ajanta Caves were never lost and have always been frequented over the years.

Ellora

  • 1h
Cave 10 also called Dashavatara is another splendid specimen of rock cut sculpture. It has an open court with a free-standing monolithic “mandapa” at the middle and a two-storeyed excavated temple at the rear. A must see relief in Dashavatara is the one depicting the death of Hiranyakashipu, by Lord Narasimha the Man-Lion avatar of Vishnu.

Aurangabad

  • 2h
It will take 1 hour each way to Ellora from Aurangabad

Location

Activity location

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    Rashtrakuta Era Shri Kailasa Temple, Ellora
    • 431102, Verul, Maharashtra, India

Meeting/Redemption Point

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    Rashtrakuta Era Shri Kailasa Temple, Ellora
    • 431102, Verul, Maharashtra, India
This activity is not accompanied by a Hong Kong licensed tour escort.

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