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Top-Rated Nearby Hotels
Distance in: mi km
Hotel USD* Distance Rating
Dukes Retreat N/A 6.1 mi 9.8 km 3 of 5 stars
Tunga Regency Hotel $143 6.7 mi 10.8 km 3 of 5 stars
Benazeer Hotel N/A 6.7 mi 10.9 km 3 of 5 stars
Taj Mahal Palace & Tower $690 7.1 mi 11.4 km 4 of 5 stars
Taj Lands End $304 9.4 mi 15.0 km 4.5 of 5 stars
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Top-Rated Nearby Restaurants
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restaurant Distance Rating
Joss 6.1 mi 9.8 km 4 of 5 stars
5 spice 6.4 mi 10.3 km 4.5 of 5 stars
pan asian 10.1 mi 16.2 km 4.5 of 5 stars
Top-Rated Nearby Things to Do
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Thing To Do Distance Rating
Chor Bazaar 6.6 mi 10.6 km 4 of 5 stars
Colaba 7.3 mi 11.8 km 4 of 5 stars
Taraporewala Aquarium 7.4 mi 11.8 km 3.5 of 5 stars
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“Elephanta Caves” Fodors.com
“Elephanta Caves” UNESCO.org
“Exceptional, underrated Indian attractions” msnbc.msn.com / Forbes Traveler
“My kind of town: Bombay” Telegraph Group Limited (free registration required)
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“Elephanta Caves. (4th-9th Century AD)” VirtualTourist.com
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“Rock Temples ..... The Elephanta Caves!!” VirtualTourist.com
“Shiva Trimurti Statue” VirtualTourist.com
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“CAVES” VirtualTourist.com
“Elephanta caves, are a series...” VirtualTourist.com
“Elephanta Caves” VirtualTourist.com
TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 3.5 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #1 of 1 attractions in Elephanta Island
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Attraction type: Island, Religious site, Landmark/point of interest
Address: Elephanta Island
India

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Reviews of Elephanta Caves

( 1-4 of 4 )
“Only if you want to escape from Mumbai”
2 of 5 stars
KarlaN
San Diego, California
Mar 21, 2008

It takes over an hour to get to Elephanta caves in a packed ferry, leaving from the Gateway to India (if you want to sit in the upper level, be prepared to be charged $10 rupees extra on board). There's a short walk to get to the caves and admire the 3-face Shiva sculpture and some other half-destroyed figures. That's... more

“Day trips from Mumbai - Elephanta Caves”
2 of 5 stars
3Tee
Mumbai
Jan 7, 2008
1/1 found this review helpful

I've been to elephanta a couple of times ...its a good place for a day trip with friends or family and the boat ride is quite pleasant. Its best during winters when the sun is not too hot and the sea not too rough. There are many ticket agents close to Gateway of India selling tickets for the boat ride.... more

“constructive”
4 of 5 stars
LyonCoco
lyon
May 5, 2008

elephanta island est une petite ile tres touristique et tres reposante au contraire du brouaha qui reigne dans mumbai. le... more

“Shiva Skultur...Wirklich göttlich”
5 of 5 stars
hoerni
Bad Friedrichshall
Mar 9, 2008

Besuch der Insel sollte nicht vergessen werden... Der Shiva der Ewigkeit ist wunderschön. more

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