Top Mumbai Archaeology Tours

Situated in Sanjay Gandhi National Park on the outskirts of Mumbai, the Kanheri Caves complex features over 100 caves and monuments carved from basalt, many dating from as early as the first century. This private tour will take you inside the caves, where you'll learn about their significance from your own private guide. You'll also visit the ornate Global Vipassana Pagoda before returning to your hotel

Rewind to Mumbai’s pre-colonial days on a private half-day tour of the Elephanta Caves. With a private guide, ride a ferry to Elephanta Island in Mumbai Harbor, and explore its UNESCO-listed caves and rock art, believed to date from the 500s. Explore the main Shiva Cave with its huge sculptures of Shiva and Hindu mythologies, and admire the smaller Buddhist caves as your guide shares their history. Ferry and entrance tickets at own expense and option to include a family lunch.

Visit two UNESCO World Heritage sites on this 3-day trip from Mumbai. After pickup from your South Mumbai hotel, your personal driver will take you to Aurangabad, where you will spend two nights. Spend the next day exploring the 30 rock-cut Buddhist caves at Ajanta. The next day, explore 34 caves of mixed Hindu, Buddhist and Jain styles at Ellora before returning to Mumbai.

Discover the colonial heritage of Mumbai on a half-day walking tour with a local guide. Visit major sites including the Gateway of India, Regal Theater, the Prince of Wales Museum, and the Victoria Terminus Railway Station—a UNESCO World Heritage Site. You'll also take in Elphinstone College, Bombay High Court, the Flora Fountain, and learn about the 19th-century architecture and rare books of the David Sassoon Library. Your guide shares commentary about India's colonial era on this comprehensive tour of India's largest city.

See the highlights of Mumbai without the stress of navigating the city alone by opting for a guided tour in your own private, air-conditioned vehicle. You'll visit iconic spots such as the Gateway of India and the Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus with stops at a variety of Hindu and Jain temples. You'll also spend time at Dhobi Ghat, the city's famous open-air laundromat.

Get an in-depth experience of the Bollywood film industry in Mumbai on this action-packed private half-day tour. Your guide is an actor who provides an insider's perspective of the industry during the studio tour, dance performance, and visit to the Bollywood museum. You might even see some filming on the studio sets. Top off the tour with lunch at a local restaurant. Your tour includes private guide and vehicle, snacks, entrance fees, lunch, and hotel pickup and drop-off.

Experience Mumbai (Bombay) through its cuisine on this four-hour evening walking tour. Your expert local guide shares the diverse culinary delights cooked up in humble street stalls throughout the busy city, which are not easily selected without an insider's knowhow. During your tour, you'll sample eight to ten of Mumbai’s favorite snacks, desserts and beverages, and learn about key elements in Indian cooking. Travel with a small group limited to six people, ensuring a personalized experience with like-minded food lovers.

Mumbai, one of the world’s fastest-paced cities, is teeming with standout sights. But travelers short on time often struggle to take in all the highlights. During this private, customizable tour, get an insider’s tour of India’s thriving cultural capital. Choose from multiple itineraries for a fully personalized day out on the town. Relax with front-door pickup at your hotel, and travel between attractions in a private, climate-controlled car.

Experience a side of Mumbai that few visitors get the chance to see with this early-morning tour of the city. You'll wake up early in time to see a fish auction, a flower market, and a vegetable market set up all along both sides of a bridge, all before most people even crawl out of bed!

Discover Mumbai’s must-sees in one day on a private 9-hour city tour. With a private guide, see the Gateway to India and Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus, and uncover India’s history at Mahatma Gandhi’s former home of Mani Bhawan, and the Prince of Wales Museum. Plus, view the terraced Pherozeshah Meht gardens, the Mahalaxmi Dhobi Ghat, Mumbai’s extraordinary open-air laundry, and more. Private air-conditioned transport plus hotel, port, and airport transfers included. Entrance fees not included.

When your cruise ship docks in Mumbai, discover the best of the city on this half-day tour. Traveling by air-conditioned vehicle, view must-sees including the Gateway of India, Dhobi Ghat, and visit UNESCO-listed Chhatrapati Shivaji Station and Marine Drive. En route, soak up the city’s madness and magic as your guide reveals it from a true insider’s perspective. Includes port pickup and drop-off, and an upgrade option for a private tour.

Enjoy personalized attention and a flexible itinerary on this private tour of Mumbai. With a dedicated guide in the lead, visit Mumbai highlights such as Taj Mahal Palace Hotel, the Gateway of India, Tower of Silence, and others. Listen to engaging commentary from your guide on the history, culture, and architecture of Mumbai as you travel.

Explore Mumbai’s rich cultural heritage with a full day on the museum trail. Your professional guide knows these museums inside and out, and guides you through each one, making sure you don’t miss any of the highlights. Visit Mumbai’s premiere art and history museum, the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya; the fascinating Monetary Museum; the Ghandi Museum; and Bhau Daji Lad, Mumbai’s oldest museum. Enjoy a stop for lunch with your guide, as well as round trip transportation.

Discover Mumbai by night with your own private guide on this half-day tour. See historic locations and landmarks including the Gateway of India, Taj Mahal Palace Hotel, the UNESCO World Heritage-listed Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus railway station, and Mumbai University, among other colorful sights. You'll watch the city come alive at night and see monuments in the floodlights on this guided tour that includes transportation by air-conditioned vehicle, and hotel pickup and drop-off.

Avoid the hassle of waiting in line for a taxi at the airport by pre-booking a transfer service to your Mumbai hotel. Your driver will be waiting for you at the airport with a placard bearing your name and will take you to your hotel in a private, air-conditioned vehicle. As an added bonus, your flight will be tracked in case of any delays.

The tour to the ancient and mysterious caves on the Island of Elephanta through HopOn India app. The Island has little or no mobile connectivity, so we recommend that you download this entire tour before you leave the mainland, or while you still have WiFi connectivity. The most special features of this experience are : 1. The App opens up new places and new stories for you in the same old cities 2. Each walk is crafted like a masterpiece to offer an immersive experience to the traveller with the correct mix of history, culture, myth, food , through professional narration, with background scores of music, qawalli or sound affects, here and there 3. There is no need for you to depend on a guide - the traveller can take the walk anytime as per will, at his/ her own pace 4. The content is developed by domain experts and curated with utmost care, leaving no room for dependence on the guide's knowhow 5.You pay once for three months and need not pay the guide repeatedly.

The Elephanta Caves are located on a small island an hour’s boat ride from Mumbai. Take a guided tour to learn about the history the history of the beautiful caves and how the colossal images were carved into the hard rock. A trip to the Elephanta Caves is a perfect way to escape the bustling city of Mumbai and discover a unique attraction on your trip to India.

Combine a trip out to the Kanheri Caves of Maharashtra with an in-depth Mumbai city tour during this full-day, two-for-one private excursion. Spend time exploring rock-cut monuments in the lush forests of Sanjay Gandhi National Park with an English-speaking guide. Then, tick off city highlights like the Mani Bhavan Gandhi Museum, Marine Drive, and the Gateway of India.

Make the most of your time in India with this full-day private tour to visit the famous Taj Mahal with Mumbai, including round-trip flights. With hotel pickup in Mumbai, domestic flights, and a guided tour of the Pearl Fort, the Agra Fort, and the Taj Mahal, this seamless tour lets you get the full Agra experience with utmost convenience.

The ancient site UNESCO world heritage site can be experienced with licensed guide which are only permitted to be guide at ASI monument.

Visit two different cave clusters in just one day with this tour from Mumbai. You'll start with the Bhaja Caves, which feature a series of stupas both in and outside caves, along with a refreshing waterfall where you're welcome to take a dip. You'll also visit Karla Caves, featuring rock-hewn carvings and columns before returning to your Mumbai hotel.

Go back in time with a visit to ancient cave temples with this full-day tour from Mumbai. You'll visit the Mahakali Caves, which were built from solid basalt over 2,000 years ago as an important Buddhist site. You'll also visit the Kanheri Caves, which feature a mix of Hinayana and Mahayana Buddhist carvings, returning to Mumbai at the end of your tour.

Explore Mumbai on the back of a motorbike with this half-day sightseeing tour. With a motorbike, you can zip through Mumbai traffic with ease. After pickup from your hotel, let you driver take you around to top landmarks like the Gateway of India, Tower of Silence, Dhobi Ghat, Marine Drive, and more.