JUNE TO MARCH
FROM USD53 PP
01 Day
12 HOURS FROM LONDON.
19 HOURS FROM NYC
Tour the Kanheri Caves in Mumbai. These ancient rock cut buddhist caves comprise of monastries, halls, worship places used by Buddhist Monks of ancient India. Kanheri Caves Tour takes you on tour of the ancient rock cut buddhist caves located in National Park of Mumbai. These 109 caves are ancient caves dating back to 1st century BC.
Kanheri caves are a group of rock - cut ancient caves located in Borivali in Mumbai. To reach there we will have to pass through the green forests of the Sanjay Gandhi National Park. The caves are located deep inside about 6 km from the entrance of national Park. We can hike our way to the caves or we can also travel in a car.
You have to decide what you want. It will be an adventure trek. Kanheri caves in Mumbai have a great influence of Buddhism and they display the buddhist angle on the art and culture of India. The word Kanheri is derived from the Sanskrit word Krishnagiri which means black mountain. These caves were created by chiseling a massive basalt rock..Kanheri caves date from 1st century BC to 10th Century BC. There are around 109 caves carved from the basalt rock. The hall of the caves contains the Stupa, which is a Buddhist Shrine.
Furthur up the hill are the remains of an ancient water canal and cisterns that collected and channeled the rainwater into huge tanks. By 3rd century A.D. the Kanheri caves had become an important Buddhist settlement on the Konkan coast.
Our speciality is that we offer exclusively private tours. On our private tours only you or your family or your own group of friends will be doing the tour. These are not group tours where strangers will be touring with you. Your group will be only consist of you and your family and your friends. Our tours are extremely personal and private tours.
Our tour guide in Mumbai will give you the most accurate history about mumbai, facts and reasons behind the construction of the British heritage buildings built during the British Colonial Raaj. Our private mumbai tours are so personalised that you will get amazing insights and first hand experiences into the lives of Mumbaikars, the colourful Indian culture, customs, traditions and even the exciting mythology of hindu religion.
During your private tours or mumbai customised tours, please feel free to ask our mumbai tour guides any and every question that comes to your mind. Our private guided tours in mumbai have only one aim, to make you fully understand India, its history and our very own Mumbai locals.
Duration: 5 hours
Vehicle Used | Medium Car | Medium Car | Innova Car | Tempo Traveller |
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No. Of Pax | 01 Pax | 02 Pax | 03 - 04 Pax | 05 - 08 Pax |
Per Person | USD 105 | USD 65 | USD 59 | USD 53 |