Mumbai- Kanheri Caves

On 25th April, I, Arun, negi and Trideep decided to visit Kanheri Caves at Borivali. Ashish picked me and Arun from the highway at 8.10 a.m and we arrived at Sanjay Gandhi National Park Gate. Trideep had already arrived. We took our car inside after paying an entry fee of INR 5.00/ person and the car entry fee of INR 50.00. The drive inside the park was great in the morning and roughly in 15-20 minutes we arrived at the base of the Kanheri Caves. If one were to walk down it will roughly take 45-60 minutes to reach the base. It was so surprising to find a small hill with caves in the park. After paying at entrance fee of INR 10.00/person we arrived at the caves. The information board at the entrance surprised all of us since it mentioned of 100 caves. We had never ever imagined of 100 caves. Cave-3 was great with 2 statue of gautam Buddha and a big prayer room inside. All the caves are lined side by side and the surprise element keeps on increasing. Cave 34 and 52 is also good. All the caves are more or less built of the same style. Few caves are at the top from where we could see entire national park. There is also a temple which was not so ancient; however the idol of the god was destroyed. Beside the temple is a dense jungle with langoors. We finished the entire cave visit in 2 hours. Senior citizens will difficult as there is sizeable climb. We decided to visit the safari which was inside the park. After parking the car, we took the bus. The charges are inr 30/person for adults and inr 15/child. The first bus starts at 9.00 a.m. and the last bus is at 5.00 p.m. the bus accommodates 15 people. The bus entered the safari and after travelling for 10 minutes arrived at a huge gate which was opened and we saw tigers which were resting. The tigers were not exactly in open however were surrounded by fence. After the tiger visit we arrived at a place where we could see lion resting under the shade. The lion was not in great health and feeds on the food supplied by the park people.
The place is however good for children’s.

Key takeaway:
Start early, carry water, caps.

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