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Ellora/Ajanta Caves - India

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eirekay Premium account Joined: Aug 03 Points: 19539 Posts: 214 Posted: 2006-03-02 03:15:00    My daughter and I are planning to spend a couple of days viewing the caves at Ellora and Ajanta (world heritage site). We are looking for sugestions of hotels/where to stay. The nearest city seems to be Aurangabad, but that is 60 miles away. Is there something closer? Should we hire a guide? Can anyone suggest the best way to tour these caves? Thanks! Eire --- Life is not measured by the breaths you take but by the moments that take your breath away. Profile Pic: Tikal, Guatemala Reply    Reply with quote    Contact eirekay   ravinderkumarsi Premium account Joined: Aug 04 Points: 14003 Posts: 451 Posted: 2006-03-02 05:11:00    well just wait for one day i will get you all the details hopefully, ravi --- at bangalore /back 2 globo after a long Reply    Reply with quote    Contact ravinderkumarsi   akhila Premium account Joined: Jun 05 Points: 4113 Posts: 33 Posted: 2006-03-03 15:46:00    Hi Eire, I haven't been to Ajanta-Ellora, but from all the reading and what I've got from my friends it seems like Aurangabad is the best place to stay overnight for a visit to these caves. (I would presume aurangabad is the closest and most convenient place for lodging) Most tourist packages devote only 1 day to these caves. Personal suggestions would be to have a guide and also reserve a room at Aurangabad. Here are some links (if you haven't already seen them :)) that might be of help. http://www.geocities.com/kousik/ajantaellora/Photography_in_Ajanta_Ellora.html http://www.touristplacesinindia.com/ajanta-ellora/ajanta-ellora-hotels.html http://www.touristplacesinindia.com/wondersofindia/ajanta-ellora.html http://www.travel-notes.org/ajanta.html http://www.4to40.com/discoverindia/places/index.asp?article=discoverindia_places_ajantaellora Unless Ravi has some other suggestions. Happy Planning!! --- Back with a blast... been such a long time since I was here.. so much to upload .. Reply    Reply with quote    Contact akhila   marianne Premium account Joined: Sep 03 Points: 20248 Posts: 349 Posted: 2006-03-03 16:10:00    The only hotel I know of in Ellora is Hotel Kailas http://www.hotelkailas.com/Index/index.htm If you go to Ajanta, you might like to stay in Jalgaon. It also has a train station and Mumbai and Kolkata trains stop here. Jalgaon had several hotels: Hotel Plaza, Station Rd Silver Palace, next door to Plaza Anjali Guesthouse, Station Rd Hotel Galaxy, near the bus stand, 2 km from the train station Hotel Arya, near the ckock tower, 10 mins south from the train station Hiring a guide is something very personal. If you want that someone earns some money, by all means hire a guide. Reading about the caves yourself will supply you with more information than the average guide will give you. If you happen to get a guide whose English is poor, and has a heavy Indian accent, you will hardly be able to understand what he says. On the other hand your guide may be a very knowledgable person. I hope that this help. Have a great trip. Marianne --- “I travel not to go anywhere, but to go. I travel for travel’s sake. The great affair is to move.” Robert Louis Stevenson Reply    Reply with quote    Contact marianne   eirekay Premium account Joined: Aug 03 Points: 19539 Posts: 214 Posted: 2006-03-04 03:31:00    Thank you both - this is wonderful information. We will be 12 days into our trip by this point and I think that we would be best to dedicate a full day to each set of caves. They look amazing! My daughter is a painter and I am really looking forward to seeing the murals! I don't want to rush things. We fly home immedately afterwards. Thanks! Eire --- Life is not measured by the breaths you take but by the moments that take your breath away. Profile Pic: Tikal, Guatemala Reply    Reply with quote    Contact eirekay