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Aurangabad Ellora Caves sightseeing - Day Tour
Bibi Ka Maqbara
Ellora Caves - UNESCO Heritage Site
Aurangabad Ellora Caves sightseeing - Day Tour
Daulatabad Fort

Aurangabad Ellora Caves sightseeing - Day Tour

By Jk Tours travels LLP
Free cancellation available
Price is S$46 per traveller* *Get a lower price by selecting multiple travellers
Features
  • Free cancellation available
  • 8h
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Selective hotel pickup
Overview

The Ellora Caves are an impressive complex of Buddhist, Hindu and Jain cave temples built between the 6th and 10th centuries AD near the ancient Indian village of Ellora. The caves have a slightly less dramatic setting than those at Ajanta, but more exquisite sculptures. Ellora is a World Heritage Site and the most visited ancient monument in Maharashtra State.

Activity location

  • Ellora
    • Ellora, Maharashtra, India

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Aurangabad
    • Aurangabad, Maharashtra, India

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Aurangabad Ellora Caves sightseeing - Day Tour
  • Activity duration is 8 hours8h8h
  • English

Pickup included

Language options: English
Starting time: 7:30
Price details
S$45.67 x 1 TravellerS$45.67

Total
Price is S$45.67

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's includedComplementary Bottled Water
  • What's includedWhat's includedAir-conditioned vehicle
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedEntrance Ticket Ajanta/Ellora caves will be Direct
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedGuide Service

Know before you book

  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Public transport options are available nearby
  • Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
  • Specialised infant seats are available
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • Baby Seat is Available

Activity itinerary

Ellora
  • 3h
Ellora (also known as Elura and, in ancient times, as Elapura) is a sacred site in Maharastra, central India. The Ellora Caves are listed by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site and is celebrated for its Hindu, Buddhist, and Jain temples and monuments which were carved from the local cliff rock in the 6th to 8th century CE. The most spectacular example is the 8th century CE Kailasa temple which, at 32 metres high, is the largest rock-cut monument in the world.
Daulatabad Fort
  • 2h
  • Admission ticket not included
Impregnable fort of medieval Deccan Daulatabad fort was one of the most powerful forts of the medieval Deccan. The defence system that made Daulatabad virtually impregnable comprises fortifications with double and even triple rows of massive walls. In addition, there are ingeniously built mazes with a complex arrangement of entryways and deep rock-cut moats and trenches which can be crossed only at one point, over a drawbridge. The defence mechanism of rock-cut subterranean passage is unbelievable.
Bibi Ka Maqbara
  • 1h
  • Admission ticket not included
The Bibi-Ka-Maqbara is also known as "The Taj of Deccan", It is dedicated to Rabia-ul-Daurani alias Dilras Banu Begum, the wife of Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb. Aurangzeb's son, Prince Azam Shah built the mausoleum between 1651 AD and 1661 AD in the memory of his mother Begum Rabia Durani. This mausoleum is a replica of the world-famous Taj Mahal. Also known as Mini Taj, the mausoleum is far less ornamental than the Taj Mahal in Agra.
Panchakki (Pass by)
This intriguing water mill is famous for its underground water channel which traverses more than 8 km to its source away in the mountains.
Khuldabad (Pass by)
The Valley of Saints is located in Khuldabad, a town in the Aurangabad, Maharashtra, Several Sufi saints of the Chishti Order chose to reside in Khuldabad in the fourteenth century. The dargah of Muntajib al-Din, and the tomb of the last great Mughal emperor Aurangzeb are located here.

Location

Activity location

  • LOB_ACTIVITIESLOB_ACTIVITIESEllora
    • Ellora, Maharashtra, India

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • PEOPLEPEOPLEAurangabad
    • Aurangabad, Maharashtra, India

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