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Kanheri Cave Guided Tour

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Activity Schedule

  • When does it run?

    Daily

  • Duration

    5 hours

  • Start time

    Between 9am to 2pm

  • Meeting Point
    Pick up from your hotel. (Please mention your hotel name and address at the time of booking. If you do not have this information now, our customer service executives will get in touch and confirm the details)
  • Ending Point

    Same as the start point

Key Highlights

  • Explore Buddhist sculptures and relief carvings, paintings and inscriptions
  • Walk through the historical timeline of Buddhism
  • Visit Kanheri caves for an insight into Buddhist culture
  • Learn about the history of Buddhist monks in India

Overview

Explore Kanheri caves to see Buddhist sculptures and relief carvings, paintings and inscriptions, dating from the 1st century B.C. Start your private tour with pick–up from your accommodation in Mumbai, head to the Kanheri Caves, located deep within the green forests of Sanjay Ghandi National Park, one of Asia’s major national parks.

Behold the caves and their marvelous architectural feat in all its glory. All 109 of them were chiseled and carved out of a huge basaltic rock outcrop. The smaller caves, known as viharas, served as resting places for the monks. The larger caves, known as chaityas, are lined with various exquisitely carved Buddhist sculptures and were commonly used as places for worship.

In the main hall stands the towering figure of the Lord Buddha measuring about 7 meters in height. The interior has a colonnade of 34 majestically carved pillars. Learn all about the eleven-headed Avalokiteshwara which is the most distinctive motif. You’ll be surprised to find that there are about 100 inscriptions in different scripts - Brahmi, Devnagri, Pallavi and Sanskrit. At the end of your tour, head back to your accommodation in Mumbai with excellent memories of the day.

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Inclusions & Exclusions

Inclusions

  • Entrance fees to all site attractions
  • Local English-speaking guide
  • Hotel pick–up and drop off
  • Transport by air–conditioned vehicle

Exclusions

  • Gratuities

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