I visited Elephanta Island just a week before the terror attacks in Mumbai. We took the first ferry at 8.30am from the Gateway of India jetty for a delightful 1 hour ride across the harbour, interspersed with great views of the Taj Hotel, the naval dockyards, Butcher and Cross Islands and colourful ferryboats. The Elephanta 'Express' train awaited us on... more

I went to mumbai at my friend's place for a week holiday. I saw very attractive and beautiful sight scenes there like juhu beach, MahaLaxmi temple, Siddivinayak temple, Essel World,Gateway of india and lots many.But The place i like most in mumbai is Elephanta caves. It is bit far from mumbai and is on small island like structure. i went... more

Date: 7 august 08 We were in search of a hangout place for the weekend not much far not much close, and narrowed in on Elephanta Caves. We later rejoiced about out selection. We three colleagues started at 10:30 am from Gateway of India on a Ferry. We took the upper tier of seats as the view from there was... more

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

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

Consiglio vivamente a chi si reca a Mumbai di dedicare qualche ora alla visita di Elephanta Island, distante circa un'ora... more

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

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