Mumbai Gateway of India
🏙️ Mumbai's Many Faces

Bombay and
Beyond

Mumbai's grand colonial heart, its living machinery, and the rock-cut caves — then inland to Ajanta and Ellora, among the greatest sculptural achievements in human history.

10
Days
2
Cities
2
Flights
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Duration
10 days
📍
Route
Mumbai · Elephanta · Aurangabad · Ajanta · Ellora
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Best for
Couples · Curious families · Culture seekers
🌤️
Best season
November – February
Your Journey
The Route — City to Caves
🛬
Sydney
Depart
✈
🏙️
Mumbai
Days 1–4
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🏛️
Aurangabad
Days 5–8
✈
🌆
Mumbai
Days 9–10
Quick Jump
  • Days 1–4Mumbai
  • Days 5–8Aurangabad · Ellora · Ajanta
  • Days 9–10Return Mumbai · Depart
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Day by Day
Your 10-Day Itinerary
Day
1
Arrive Mumbai
Airport pickup and an easy evening to settle into the city.
✈️ International arrival🏨 Hotel check-in🍽️ Easy first evening
Day
2
South Mumbai
The grand colonial heart — the Gateway of India, the Prince of Wales Museum, the university and High Court buildings, and Marine Drive in the evening.
🏛️ Gateway of India🖼️ Prince of Wales Museum🌊 Marine Drive
Day
3
⭐ Trip Highlight
Elephanta and the Markets
A morning ferry to the rock-cut cave temples on Elephanta Island, then the bazaars and a Dhobi Ghat viewpoint in the afternoon.
⛵ Morning ferry🗿 Elephanta caves🛍️ Bazaars👕 Dhobi Ghat
Day
4
🌿 Flexible Day
Mumbai's Other Faces
A guided look at the city's living machinery — the dabbawala lunch system, a respectful Dharavi community tour, and the Bollywood side of town. A free evening to wind down.
🍱 Dabbawala system🏘️ Dharavi tour🎬 Bollywood🌙 Free evening
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Getting There
Mumbai → Aurangabad
✈️By Flight
~1 hour 15 min (~AUD 80–150)
A short hop inland. Saves the long drive entirely.
🚗By Road
~8–9 hours
Long and tiring. Road is not recommended for this leg.
Recommendation: Fly — it's a short hop and saves the long drive; road is not recommended for this leg.
Day
5
Mumbai to Aurangabad
A short morning flight inland, with the afternoon free to rest before the cave temples.
✈️ Morning flight🏨 Arrive Aurangabad😌 Afternoon rest
Day
6
⭐ Trip Highlight
Ellora Caves
A full day at the rock-cut temples of Ellora, including the staggering Kailasa temple — carved top-down from a single rock. One of the most extraordinary things to see anywhere in India.
🗿 Ellora caves⛪ Kailasa temple🏛️ Rock-cut architecture
Day
7
⭐ Trip Highlight
Ajanta Caves
A day trip to the older Ajanta caves, famous for their ancient Buddhist murals set in a dramatic horseshoe gorge. An early start; worth every minute.
🌅 Early start🎨 Buddhist murals🏞️ Horseshoe gorge
Day
8
Aurangabad
The "mini Taj" of Bibi ka Maqbara and the hilltop fortress of Daulatabad, at a relaxed pace. The last full day before flying back.
🕌 Bibi ka Maqbara🏰 Daulatabad Fort🌿 Relaxed pace
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Heading Back
Aurangabad → Mumbai
✈️By Flight
~1 hour
Short and easy — gives you a last afternoon in Mumbai.
🚗By Road
~8–9 hours
A long drive that eats your last day. Not recommended.
Recommendation: Fly back — short and easy, gives you a last afternoon in Mumbai.
Day
9
Aurangabad to Mumbai
A short flight back to Mumbai, with a free afternoon for last-minute shopping or simply resting before the journey home.
✈️ Morning flight🛍️ Last-minute shopping😌 Rest
Day
10
Departure
Transfer to the airport for your flight home.
🛫 Mumbai departure✈️ Flight home

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Bombay and Beyond?

Mumbai's layers and two of the world's great cave-temple sites — shaped entirely around you, with nothing fixed until you say so.

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What You Pay
Planning fee
$2,000 AUD10-day trip
Ground services
$200–$350 AUDper person · per day
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