Aurangabad, Ellora & Ajanta

tiger07302 · Jan 25th, 2008, 01:22

Is it worth it to get a travel agency to take you around the sites to see in Aurangabad, Ellora and Ajanta caves or is it better to just do it on your own. The travel agency usually picks you up from the airport and takes you to different sites. I am not sure if it includes a guide for the different sites.
If it is worth it, does anyone know of a good reputable agency?

Thanks.

jyotirmoy · Jan 30th, 2008, 10:30

If you are in Mumbai take a train to Aurangabad, base yourself in Aurangabad which itself has some good monum,ents and make day trips to Ajanta & Ellora.

tiger07302 · Jan 30th, 2008, 20:44

That's the plan. I was just wondering since it's 3 of us if it's worth having a car take us to all the places and work on our time instead of hopping on the bus.

Jorge Reverter · Jan 30th, 2008, 22:10

As Jyotirmoy says, stay in Aurangabad and make day trips to Ellora and Daulatabad one day and Ajanta another day. You'll find plenty of cars/taxis with driver all around Aurangabad. In the Railways Station area everybody will ask you if you are looking for a car..., the price is around 800 rupees to Ellora-Daulatabad and 1,000 - 1,200 to Ajanta.

Jorge

rvgandhi · Apr 30th, 2008, 19:28

Am planning a trip to Aurangabad / Ajanta / Ellora mid May ... any pointers on how to handle the heat with children ?

edwardseco · Apr 30th, 2008, 20:25

Evil, small battery powered fans would be great..

byronic · May 11th, 2008, 03:08

now there are guest houses in Ajanta.

Aurangabad is the traditional base and there are lots of hotels there. In the early morning take an auto rick the 10 or 12 km to see Ellora. Ajanta is a good 60 plus km from Aurangabad and bus or taxi takes you there. If you are going to do the caves give a day for each. If you plan on staying longer you can get a guest house like I wrote before in Ajanta. There are no guest houses in Ellora.

wonderwomanusa · May 11th, 2008, 06:52

Welcome back, Byronic! When do we get to see your film?

Josepha · Jun 7th, 2008, 07:10

Quote:

Originally Posted by byronic

now there are guest houses in Ajanta.

Aurangabad is the traditional base and there are lots of hotels there.

Hi Byronic and others
Do you have some goods adresses for hotel or another to stay 2 or 3 days in Aurangabad, for family with little budget?
thank you
jo

santosh_1212 · Jun 18th, 2008, 00:13

Hi,
There are many hotels near railway station like sreemaya hotel,tourist home,peshwa hotel,ranjit lodge and many others.they cost around rs. 500/day.

safari vala · Aug 1st, 2008, 16:14

May in the Deccan would be Murder. The locals at Jalgaon said the weather hits 50 C in May and June. That is not funny.
I would give a whole day to Aurangabad caves/ Bibi ki maqbara and Daulatabad and a day at Ellora and a day at Ajanta.

Jalgaon is is closer to Ajanta and has a good range of eating and sleeping options.
Just take a local bus to get around , i even hitchhiked with a pathani looking truck driver to get back from ajanta to jalgaon. He kept stopping to pray so it took ages to to get back from Ajanta, but it was an experience.
It was April 2004 and 43 degrees daily.

Jan 25th, 2008, 01:22	#1
tiger07302 Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: U.S. Posts: 29	Aurangabad, Ellora & Ajanta Is it worth it to get a travel agency to take you around the sites to see in Aurangabad, Ellora and Ajanta caves or is it better to just do it on your own. The travel agency usually picks you up from the airport and takes you to different sites. I am not sure if it includes a guide for the different sites. If it is worth it, does anyone know of a good reputable agency? Thanks.

Jun 18th, 2008, 00:13	#10
santosh_1212 Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: india Posts: 4	accomodation Hi, There are many hotels near railway station like sreemaya hotel,tourist home,peshwa hotel,ranjit lodge and many others.they cost around rs. 500/day.

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safari vala Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Australia Posts: 236	May in the Deccan would be Murder. The locals at Jalgaon said the weather hits 50 C in May and June. That is not funny. I would give a whole day to Aurangabad caves/ Bibi ki maqbara and Daulatabad and a day at Ellora and a day at Ajanta. Jalgaon is is closer to Ajanta and has a good range of eating and sleeping options. Just take a local bus to get around , i even hitchhiked with a pathani looking truck driver to get back from ajanta to jalgaon. He kept stopping to pray so it took ages to to get back from Ajanta, but it was an experience. It was April 2004 and 43 degrees daily.

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