Overview of the destination Beautiful work of art, Artistic perseverance of some really capable people for all of us to see and admire before it hide itself into envelope of time. Such serenity around that one feels like becoming a monk himself.
Food, sight-seeing and shopping -ITDC and private travellers buses for sightseeing.
-MTDC restaurants near the caves to eat, not many menu options though.
-Handicrafts, Hingroo or Paithani saarees and shawls for shopping.
Activities & things to do Just enjoy the caves and do not forget to take a learned guide or a good book about those caves along.
Travel tips, How to reach, travel warnings etc. -Ellora caves are closed on mondays and Ajanta caves are closed on Tuesday, that makes it a truly weekend destination.
-Try to start early in the morning so that you get more time in the caves as closing time is about 6 PM.
-Stay at Aurangabad as Ajanta and Ellora are very well connected to the city, and in addition you can enjoy places in Aurangabad like Daulatabad Fort, Bibi ka Makbara (Mini Tajmahal), Paithan Garden, Panchakki etc.
Ajanta Caves - About 107 kms. from the city of Aurangabad, the rock-cut caves of Ajanta nestle in a panoramic gorge, in the form of a gigantic horseshoe.
Ajanta and Ellora - getting there - A blog about the ancient cave-temples of Ajanta and Ellora, a few hundred kilometres
north of Pune.
Official Websites
Maharashtra Government - Maharashtra Government portal covering diverse topics including health, tourism, culture, climate, Tenders and e-Governance.
Maharashtra Tourism - Maharashtra Tourism Government portal - Official website of Dept. of Tourism, covers Maharashtra Entry formalities, Places of Interest in Maharashtra, List of Tourist Guides in Maharashtra and Transportation in Maharashtra.
A Splendor of Caves - A party of British officers, in 1819 had stumbled upon a site lost for centuries -- a series of 30 caves cut into the hills by Buddhist monks.
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