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History & Culture Tour

Mumbai Kanheri Buddhist Caves Tour

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  • Instant Confirmation
  • Duration: 7 hours
  • Meeting at the designated location
  • Mobile voucher
  • Use only on the selected date
  • Cancellation available
  • English


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5.0 (7)
GYG
6 months ago

Overall, this was a very satisfying guided tour. The guide maintained a calm and well-paced approach, creating a comfortable atmosphere throughout. The explanations were clear, professional, and insightful, helping us better understand the history and context of each place. A memorable highlight was when the guide bought peanuts and showed us an impromptu monkey performance. It was a small but unique experience that made the tour more engaging and enjoyable. The guide was also very considerate, offering breaks whenever we felt tired, which made the entire tour feel relaxed rather than rushed. In all, it was an excellent experience with great balance between professionalism and care. Highly recommended!

9 months ago

Ganesh is a super Guide. He ist very knowlegable and did explain many Details for the Kanheri Caves and the Pagode. The Pickup was as agreed and Muktar did Drive us safely. It was a great Tour from where I Take good memories at Home.

10 months ago

Our guide, Ganesh, made our Caves tour absolutely incredible! He was hilarious and so knowledgeable, we loved the tour and highly recommend!

1 year ago

loved seeing the Kanheri caves! Mr. Alam was a great guide and Ranjit was a great driver.

1 year ago

We loved going around the Kanheri Caves & The Vipassana Pagoda. Alam is a fantastic guide and provided us with many insights about the place. He is also an avid cloud reader making our trip during the monsoon season very smooth. It was a special experience because we were able to meditate in the caves and know how people used to meditate thousands of years ago. Totally recommend this tour and would love to come back again some day!!


Highlights

Visit Sanjay Gandhi National Park within Mumbai and explore the Kanheri Caves, a Buddhist heritage site dating back about 2,100 years, with an English-speaking guide. In caves and rock-cut monuments carved into a huge basalt hill, you can see Buddha statues, reliefs, paintings and inscriptions from the 1st century BC to the 10th century AD. With the pagoda option, take a short ferry to the Global Vipassana Pagoda, a meditation hall under a huge stone dome built without supporting pillars.


Program

Discover the Kanheri Caves
in Sanjay Gandhi National Park

Sanjay Gandhi National Park lies within the city limits of Mumbai. With the meeting point option, you meet your guide at the park entrance; with the pickup options, you travel from your hotel to the park by air-conditioned vehicle.

Explore the Buddhist cave site with your guide

The Kanheri Caves are a group of caves and rock-cut monuments carved for Buddhist worship into a massive basalt outcrop known as Krishnagiri ('black mountain') on Salsette Island. For about 2 hours 30 minutes, listen to your guide as you explore Buddha statues, reliefs, paintings and inscriptions dating from the 1st century BC to the 10th century AD.

Visit the Global Vipassana Pagoda (pagoda option)

With the pagoda option, after the Kanheri Caves you take a short ferry to the Global Vipassana Pagoda and visit for about 1 hour. It houses a meditation hall beneath a huge stone dome built without supporting pillars.

※ Reaching the top of the Kanheri Caves requires climbing more than 50 steps.
※ The itinerary may change depending on local conditions.


Tour Course

Standard Course


Information

What's Included

  • Air-conditioned vehicle
  • English-speaking tour guide
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off (if option selected)
  • Kanheri Caves and national park entrance fees
  • Ferry ticket

What's Not Included

  • Personal expenses
  • Tips (optional)

How To UseHow To Use

  • Please check your mobile voucher by email or in the WAUG app.
  • With the meeting point option, meet your English-speaking guide at the Sanjay Gandhi National Park entrance; with the pickup options, your guide will come to your hotel's concierge desk.
  • Valid only on the selected date and time.

Meeting point (Kanheri Caves tour from the meeting point):
Sanjay Gandhi National Park entrance
6VJ7+JM5, Maharashtra Nagar, Kulupwadi, Borivali West, Mumbai, Maharashtra 400091, India

Meeting point directions:
Meet your guide at the Sanjay Gandhi National Park entrance on the Borivali side.

Meeting point (pickup options):
Mumbai hotel pickup

Meeting point directions:
Pickup is available in central Mumbai and the Andheri area. Your guide will come to your hotel's concierge desk. Pickup takes place at the hotel or designated pickup point you selected when booking. Please check the voucher provided after confirmation for the exact pickup location and time.

Please check the meeting point and time specified on your voucher before use.Please check the meeting point and time specified on your voucher before use.

※ All usage conditions are subject to the information stated on the voucher. Refunds or compensation will not be provided if you are unable to use the service due to failure to check the information.※ All usage conditions are subject to the information stated on the voucher. Refunds or compensation will not be provided if you are unable to use the service due to failure to check the information.

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Location

6VJ7+JM5, Maharashtra Nagar, Kulupwadi, Borivali West, Mumbai, Maharashtra 400091, India or hotel pickup in Mumbai (varies by option)

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Cancellation and Refund

Cancellation is available up to 1 day before the date of use.

• Cancellation/refund requests are accepted only during business hours (Mon–Fri 10:00–18:00 Korea time, excluding Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays). Requests received outside business hours will be processed as received on the next business day (within business hours).
• Please submit cancellation and refund requests during business hours and make sure to receive a cancellation confirmation.
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