2-Day Ellora and Ajanta Caves Tour from Aurangabad with UNESCO Sites

• Get picked up from your hotel, airport, train station, or bus station by 8 AM.

• Start the tour of Ellora, which is 35 kilometres, or about 1 hour, from Aurangabad. These 34 monasteries and temples, extending over 2 km, were dug into a high basalt cliff wall not far from Aurangabad in Maharashtra. With its uninterrupted sequence of monuments dating from A.D. 600 to 1000, Ellora brings the civilisation of ancient India to life. The Ellora complex is a unique artistic creation and a technological achievement. With its sanctuaries devoted to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism, it illustrates the spirit of tolerance that was characteristic of ancient India.

• After the sightseeing is over, you can have lunch if you want. After that, continue the tour to Bibi-ka-Maqbara.

Overnight stay in Aurangabad.

Important Information: The tour guide will be with you throughout the journey to give you detailed information.

• Have breakfast at your hotel in Aurangabad, then drive to Ajanta, a 100 km journey of about 2 hours from Aurangabad through the cotton-growing area. Ajanta is a UNESCO cultural heritage site. From the 2nd century BC to the 5th century AD, the valley was inhabited by Buddhists. In a U-shaped valley cut steeply into the rock by the river Waguma, you will find numerous large cave temples carved into the rock. In a Mahayana cave, you can visit very well-preserved murals with scenes from the life of Buddha. The entire complex has been declared a World Heritage Site. Delicate old Buddhist murals, fine stone reliefs, and sculptures decorate the temples and monasteries carved into the rock. In Ajanta, 30 caves once belonged to a Buddhist monastery standing on the rock face.

• Stop for lunch, where the guide will show you a nice restaurant. Later, return to Aurangabad, where you can stay at your hotel.

Important Information: The tour guide will be with you throughout the journey to give you detailed information.