Elephanta Caves & Island Tour

Your proficient English communicator will rendezvous with you at your hotel lobby from where we’ll proceed towards the Gateway of India. From there, we’ll embark on a ferry boat to journey to Elephanta Island, where the guided tour will commence.

Duration: 6 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Gateway of India - Guide & you will catch a ferry boat for Elephanta Island from here.
  • Elephanta Caves - Our guide will take you to the Elephanta Islands & do the whole narrated tour of caves.
What's Included
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off (if selected)
  • Bottled water provided
  • English-speaking guide
What's Not Included
  • Ferry Tickets
  • Caves Entry Tickets
Location
PizzaExpress
Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Marg
Your designated meeting point for this tour is PizzaExpress, located right next to the Gateway of India. A company representative will be waiting for you outside the entrance of PizzaExpress.
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Jolien
Mar 17, 2026
Wonderful trip to Elephant cave Mumbai - I had a wonderful trip with Eklavya who took me to the Island. When I arrived trikalwas waiting for me to guide me through the caves. He is a great guide, lives on the island, he could tell me a lot about the different statues and made it come to life. Thank you both for a great trip.
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Yrtrip
Mar 15, 2026
Friendly and very informative time with Trikal - Trikal was my tour guide for the elaphanta caves. I had 0 knowledge about Hindu gods before coming and I now leave good introduction! Trikal was very friendly, accommodating and informative. Great way to learn the culture and history, including origin of the common words we use nowadays deriving from Indian religion. Thanks for the good time!
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Shivd01
Mar 12, 2026
Very informative! - We had a great experience with this tour company even though we booked with them on short notice. The manager was responsive and answered all of the questions we had along with helping to identify where a discount can be applied for Indian document holders, which was appreciative. We did the 4-6 hour Elephanta Caves tour and the local tour guide we were paired up with there through Magical Mumbai Tours did a fantastic job explaining the detailed history behind the caves and scupltures and gave us plenty of time for photos. It was a really hot day but he still explained everything with a smile and elaborated where we asked questions. Would refinitely recommend this tour company! They also have women tour guides!
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B3464nsandyr
Feb 24, 2026
Brilliant trip to see Elephant caves - Sahil gave us a fantastic trip from gateway of India to Elephant caves which were fascinating
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Rosalind_r
Feb 21, 2026
Thank you Eklavya and Bankaj - Thank you Eklavya and Bankaj for being great hosts and being super informative and friendly! We had a great time.
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Momberose
Feb 6, 2026
Interesting tour with great guides - We had a great experience going to see the Elephanta caves. The Elephanta guide was very knowledgeable and informative. Juveria was very helpful with coordinating the whole experience. All in all a good tour!
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Saraepifanio
Jan 7, 2026
A travel back in time - I’m quite happy for having got to see Elephant island and the famous Elephanta Caves, a collection of cave temples predominantly dedicated to the Hindu god Shiva that are now UNESCO World Heritage Site. The preservation of the place is impressive and it is interesting to know more about what is depicted there, as well as the history behind some of its destruction. Grateful for Madoo for having us go up those 120 steps (not as daunting as it sounds) and for teaching us about Shiva, the caves and the island and his community. It took around 1h with him. Grateful as well to Marshal who accompanied us from Mumbai there and back, dealing with ticket and ferry hassle, further to providing very interesting information about the city and its history and culture. The ferry was smooth, 1 hour each way. Do note that ferry and cave tickets are not included in the price of the tour and you’re going to have to pay these extra, but they’re less than 1000 rupees altogether. The whole activity lasted a morning. It was good to have a bit of leave and quiet. I do recommend doing this tour and visiting Elephanta island. Retrospectively, it seems fairly easy to arrange it on your own and get a local guide on arrival to the island, but I liked to do it with Magical Mumbai Tours and have the support all the way through.
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X2788vncolinw
Jan 4, 2026
A real pleasure of a trip - Marshall is a pro. Great insight from our guides and a seamless experience overall. The tour ran smoothly like a well-oiled machine
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Getaway37975298327
Jan 4, 2026
Elephants Cave Tour - Marshall was an amazing tour guide getting us to the Elephanta Caves. At the Elephanta Caves we were able to get a guided tour of the history of the caves and Indian culture from a 4th generation inhabitant of the caves, Trikal. He was very knowledgeable and Marshall was very attentive to us. It was a 5/5 experience on our India trip!
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Seaside02662680158
Feb 12, 2026
Disappointing tour of the Elephanta Caves. - I was met by one guide initially who mumbled and was difficult to understand, and who wasn’t great with personal space. Once we got to the island I was handed over to another guide who took me round the caves. The caves were interesting enough but it would have been better to be just reading a guide booklet and the information boards around the caves. If you haven’t seen a Hindu temple it is worth going but honestly I could have given this a miss. The actual tour part is very short and the best part is as actually the boat journey across the bay. If I had known all of this beforehand I would have organised it myself and explored on my own, which I would say would be worth doing.
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From $27
up to 15 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).