Ajanta Ellora tour where you will see the noteworthy, rock-cut second century B.C. caverns of Ajanta decorated with flawless artworks and sculptures of Buddha and view the great sanctuaries and cloisters of Ellora, home to the famous Kailasa Temple.
AJANTA ELLORA TOUR HIGHLIGHTS
- Aurangabad – Bibi-ka-Maqbara (Taj Mahal replica), Panchakkib (water mill) and Aurangabad Caves
- Ellora – Caves and Daulatabad Fort
- Ajanta – Caves in the shape of a mammoth horseshoe
Day 1 Delhi- Aurangabad.
Early morning move to the air terminal for your included flight to Aurangabad. On arrival met by Indian Safaris representative and transfer to hotel. In the early evening, we attempt a city touring visit through Aurangabad. The Pani Chakki is a late seventeenth century water plant that shows the designing abilities of Malik Ambar, the designer of Aurangabad City. It is encircled by a beautiful nursery scene specked with fish tanks. The Bibi-ka-maqbara was built by Aurangzeb’s son as an accolade for his mom, Begum Rabia-ud-Durani. It is an imitation of the Taj Mahal, and stands apart as the lone illustration of Mogul architecture on the Deccan Plateau. Also visit the Aurangabad Caves No. 7 and 8, caverns from the Mahayana school of Buddhism.
Overnight: Aurangabad.
Suggested hotels in Aurangabad are Taj Vivanta and Welcomhotel Rama International.
Day 2 Ajanta Caves
Enjoy an entire day outing to Ajanta Caves. Nestling in an internal overlay of the Sahyadri hills, 100 kms from the city of Aurangabad looking like a mammoth horseshoe are the 30 stone cut caverns of Ajanta, dating from second century B.C. Found in 1819, by a gathering of British Officers, these frightening accomplishments took around 600 years to make. Cut with minimal in excess of a sledge and etch, Ajanta, when the retreat of the Buddhist devout requests includes a few ‘Chaityas’ and Viharas. The choice artworks and figures of Buddha’s life have a place with the Mahayana period.
Overnight: Aurangabad
Day 3 Ellora Caves – Buddhist, Jain & Hindu Sculptures
In the first part of the day head out to Ellora Caves. Amazing in their own privilege are the stone slashed temples and cloisters of Ellora that lie only 30 kms from Aurangabad City and are the gathering purpose of the Buddhists, Jains and Hindus. On the whole, there are 34 expand cavern sanctuaries. This evening appreciate a trip to Daulatabad Fort, a tangled structure that was once shrouded in Persian tiles.
Overnight: Aurangabad
Day 4 Aurangabad – Delhi by flight
In time transfer to the airport and fly to Mumbai to connect onward flight and you can spend few days to experience the City of Mumbai or one can take an extension tour to Goa the land of sun and sea has some of the most pristine beaches in the country.Golden Beaches of Goa.
Note: Ajanta Caves are closed on Monday, Ellora Caves are closed on Tuesday.
Here the end of Ajanta Ellora Tour.
This tour can be taken as an extension to any of our North India Tours. Please write to us for pricing and more details of this tour.
