We only saw selective caves because the area is quite large, taking literally hours to walk and according to the guide there is a lot of duplication. It was indeed fabulous.
The man in the foreground above, with the orange cloth over his head, (did I mention the heat?) is the guide. He was amazing in handling a really diverse group with sometimes conflicting goals and doing it all in Hindi and English without a hitch. At the end he did not at all jockey for a tip – he just hopped off the bus without even an opportunity for tipping and based on the cost of the tour, he couldn’t be making much.
I was thinking, this guy is great, I should turn him on to our Mercury Tour representatives but Rupa said forget it, people just don’t change jobs so easily and public bus guides don’t get jobs with foreign tourists.