Day Trip Experience to Lonavala hill Station with caves and Forts from Mumbai

Day Trip Experience to Lonavala hill Station with caves and Forts from Mumbai

After pick–up from your hotel in Mumbai, travel roughly 3 hours in an air-conditioned private vehicle to reach Karla around 10:00 am.

Take a walk through the impressive site, ascending 200 steep steps to reach the caves, excavated thousands of years ago from a hillside in the Western Ghats in Maharashtra. The rock-cut shrines were developed for Buddhist monks to use during the monsoons. They featured chaityas (prayer halls) with intricate carvings, the largest of the rooms measures 148 feet and was created in the 1st century B.C.

After exploring the caves, take a break to purchase lunch at a restaurant of your choice. Then head to the Bhaja caves, another religious site near the Karla Caves. At the end of a full day, drive back to your Mumbai hotel where your tour ends with a hotel drop off.

Itinerary
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Stop At: Karla Caves, Karli, Lonavala India

The Karla Caves are a complex of ancient Buddhist Indian rock-cut caves.The shrines were developed over the period – from the 2nd century BCE to the 5th century CE. The oldest of the cave shrines is believed to date back to 160 BCE.

Famous "Grand Chaitya" (Cave 8), which is "the largest and most completely preserved" chaitya hall of the period, as well as containing unusual quantities of fine sculpture, much of it on a large scale.

Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Bhaja Caves, Bhaje Caves Road, Khandala, Lonavala 412106 India

Bhaja Caves is a group of 22 rock-cut caves dating back to the 2nd century BC.The caves have a number of stupas, one of their significant features..

Duration: 1 hour