Ellora Caves Tour: Explore Ancient Sculptures

Discover the rich history of Ellora and Ajanta caves on a two-day sightseeing tour. Explore magnificent carvings, sculptures, and paintings while avoiding long lines with our professional driver and guide. Experience the beauty of these historic sites and immerse yourself in the Mughal architecture of Bibi ka Maqbara. Don’t miss this opportunity to…

Duration: 2 days
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Akvin Tourism - Begin the tour from your hotel at 7:30 AM, or adjust according to your breakfast schedule, extending up to 9:00 AM. A professional driver will warmly welcome you at the reception and commence the journey to the Ajanta Caves.
  • Ajanta Caves - Located 110 km from Aurangabad, the Ajanta Caves are a 3-hour drive away. Due to ongoing…
What's Included
  • Mineral water bottles during the trip
  • All fuel, toll tax, parking & service charges
  • Professional driver (Hindi & English speaking)
  • Pickup from airport, railway station, hotel, or any location in Aurangabad
  • Entrance fees for Ellora caves, Ajanta caves, Bibi ka Maqbara, and Daultabad fort
  • Transfers and sightseeing by Private A/c Car
  • Guidebook (if no in-person guide option is selected)
What's Not Included
  • In-person official guide fees
  • Any meals during the journey
Additional Information

To delve into the history of caves, a professional driver is provided along with a guidebook and entrance tickets in advance (no need to wait in line). This allows for more time to be spent exploring the caves and gaining an understanding of their history. Assistance is available via phone if needed. The company is a local travel agency dedicated to…

Location
Akvin tourism
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Ruth_o
Mar 10, 2026
Memorable couple of days. - We had an amazing 2 days with Ameen. He was extremely helpful and friendly and arranged to pick us up earlier than stated on both days because it was so hot and adjusted our itinerary at our request - again, due to the extreme heat - 38-40 degrees. Both lots of caves were absolutely stunning. The Ajanta caves were older, covered a smaller area and had incredible paintings. The Ellora caves were more recent, covered a much wider area, with 3 different religions and had stunning sculptures. We had plenty of time at both locations and had no trouble finding Ameen again afterwards. Less able travellers need to be aware that there are a lot of uneven steps at both locations. We chose not to go to the fort due to the heat and the fact it has 750 steps! But Ameen stopped in a suitable spot for us to take a few photos. The Bibi Ka Maqbara was beautiful and quite atmospheric despite the fact that it is no longer in use. The gardens were well set out, although it was the dry season, so I should imagine they are lovely after some rain. The views were also great. Ameen drove carefully, kept us supplied with bottled water and pointed out places of interest along the way - lovely man.
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Richard_m
Feb 4, 2026
Great way to get to Ellora and Ajanta - Two day trip, firstly to Ellora and then Daulatabad and Bibi Ka Maqbara. Second day to Ajanta - usually its the other way round.
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Mathieulw3590nq
Jan 11, 2026
Breathtaking tour from Aurangabad - Delightful tour and visiting of Ellora & Ajanta magnificent caves over two days. Those beautiful temples were definitely worth the drive. Vincent, our French speaking guide has shared so many interesting things about the history of those UNESCO sites and also about his personal long lasting experience of India. Booking this tour was a great experience, as well as staying at Akash's family homestay. Akash has been very helpful at organising all the details of the tour, plus accomodation and transportation. Thank you very much, I wish you all the best. Mathieu
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Mgetmg26
Jan 10, 2026
visit of Ellora and Ajunta - I contacted the akvin tourism agency to visit the caves of Ellora from Aurangabad because it offered me a guide speaking French which is quite rare in the Maharastra.I must say that I was more than delighted with my excursion and my French guide Vincent l associate of Akash has something to do with it.Vincent is passionate about the history of the Maharastra and has provided me with explanations beyond my expectations ...so I decided to call on vincent and Akash to visit the caves of Ajunta the following day.In the evening I slept at Akash s family or I received a very good welcome.I highly recommend this agency on Aurangabad. They are very friendly and love what they do...
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Pierreli5873uq
Jan 10, 2026
Amazing experience - highly recommend - Amazing experience in Aurangabad with Vincent and Akash - very spectacular caves, very insightful commentary and perfectly smooth logistics, from airport pick-up to various car travels & restaurant recommendations. First time in India and very impressed by the warm welcome: I highly recommend Alvin tourism and will definitely reach out to them again when I come back to India.
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Meander12246844608
Dec 13, 2025
3 intense days of fantastic discoveries - Namaste Vincent, I do not congratulate you on having the good idea to call on your visiting services beyond Aurangabad. My driver, Ameen, is a real gentleman. He also gave very interesting information hard customs. With all this unique culture I almost missed... Thanks again. You understand, I can no longer recommend that you have the same good idea as me. Good discoveries out of the ordinary!!!
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Travel68075805355
Aug 16, 2025
The Best Tour Company with Great Service - The best tour company we could have chosen! They helped us with ticket arrangements and gave us great advice on the best times to visit, which made our sightseeing smooth and comfortable. Our driver, Mr. Afzal, was very kind and pleasant, and we felt safe and well taken care of from start to finish. The car was also clean and very comfortable. Highly recommended!
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Masatakaw2025
Feb 18, 2025
Amazing tour of Ajanta and Ellora caves - We had great experience traveling around Aurangabad, Ajanta and Ellora caves with Akvin Tourism recently. Our driver Mr. Ameen was very safety and good. and Our English guide, Mr. Vincent, was also wonderful. The order of visits to the caves and how to access them were all well thought out to ensure a very impressive tour.Thank you for a very fulfilling and inspiring tour.
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Mary
Mar 21, 2026
Amazing caves thanks to D. Akash for his helpful suggestions! - The caves were amazing. It was very helpful for the organizer D. Akash to suggest the best caves to see! We had trouble with our hotel wifi so I didn’t get the tickets for the second day! But they solved it instantly by sending them to the driver and I just took pictures of the tickets. We were impressed with his quick thinking! The driver was difficult to understand but he was pleasant and helpful. He could’ve been better at providing water bottles but other than that we really enjoyed the 2 days tour!
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Mary_m
Mar 20, 2026
Don’t miss these caves - The driver was nice but hard to understand. We were promised water but had to ask for it. I had to show the driver what was included in the tour as he didn’t seem to understand or chose not to follow what was promised. The car was comfortable and the AC was great. I’m glad I didn’t pay the extra for an SUV - didn’t need it. The caves were amazing!
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up to 6 guests
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Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).