Kanheri Caves Tour

Kanheri Caves Tour

The Perseverance of Indian history and rich culture is best depicted at this spot. By signing up for Kanheri Caves Tour with our professional guides, you get fascinating details of Buddhism and culture. You can wander up to the extensive networks of halls and dwelling with our professional guides. Even the surroundings of the dense forest do impress you to another level. The maze of 109 Kanheri is hewn into the basalt rock. Diverse flora and fauna offer you an immense chance of spotting deer, macaque monkeys, reptiles, the flock of birds and butterflies. It is an indeed factor to see the beauty of private dwellings, decorative prayer halls, intriguing sculptures all cut into the rocky hillside. Worthy things to see here are also painting and inscriptions that depict the effect of Buddhism of Indian society.

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Stop At: Kanheri Caves, Sanjay Gandhi National Park Borivli East, Mumbai India

The Kanheri Caves are a group of caves and rock-cut monuments cut into a massive basalt outcrop in the forests of the Sanjay Gandhi National Park, on the island of Salsette in the western outskirts of Mumbai, India. They contain Buddhist sculptures and relief carvings, paintings, and inscriptions, dating from the 1st century BCE to the 10th century CE. Kanheri comes from the Sanskrit Krishnagiri, which means black mountain.

Duration: 4 hours