Mumbai Trip Overview
Welcome to the mega city of Mumbai!
We offer you not just the tourist highlights of this city, but also a glimpse into the History, cukture and the day to day life of this fast paced megalopolis. On this entirely customizable tour, your well-spoken and experienced Tour Manager will fill you in with not just the history and Heritage but also the various communities and cultures that form Mumbai, while you travel in climate controlled, private comfort.
Being travelers ourselves we have designed the tour in a manner where you are not rushed nor bored and are engaged through out your time with us on the tour.
• A curated tour of our city of Mumbai for all. Solo travelers to large groups!
• Encompassing all the popular sights along with glimpses into the local communities.
• A local, well-spoken Tour Manager with in-depth knowledge about the monuments, the history of the city and the locals!
• End to end tour in a comfortable climate controlled vehicle from you hotel, to your hotel.
Additional Info
Duration: 6 hours 30 minutes
Starts: Mumbai, India
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Historical & Heritage Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Welcome to the mega city of Mumbai!
We offer you not just the tourist highlights of this city, but also a glimpse into the History, cukture and the day to day life of this fast paced megalopolis. On this entirely customizable tour, your well-spoken and experienced Tour Manager will fill you in with not just the history and Heritage but also the various communities and cultures that form Mumbai, while you travel in climate controlled, private comfort.
Being travelers ourselves we have designed the tour in a manner where you are not rushed nor bored and are engaged through out your time with us on the tour.
• A curated tour of our city of Mumbai for all. Solo travelers to large groups!
• Encompassing all the popular sights along with glimpses into the local communities.
• A local, well-spoken Tour Manager with in-depth knowledge about the monuments, the history of the city and the locals!
• End to end tour in a comfortable climate controlled vehicle from you hotel, to your hotel.
Stop At: Dhobi Ghat, Dr. E. Moses Rd. near Mahalakshmi Station, Mumbai India
Welcome to the world’s largest open air laundromat. The bustle and color of this place in the morning (washing) hours is a one-of-its-kind experience. Completed in 1890 Dhobi Ghat has more than 490 open-to-sky concrete wash pens where washers, known as dhobis wash clothes and linen collected from a 30 kilometer radius.
This heritage area is spread across 2.47 acres and holds the Guinness Record for most clothes that people hand-washed simultaneously – 496
More from our expert guide on the tour…
Duration: 15 minutes
Pass By: Marine Drive, Chaupati, Mumbai 400021 India
Mumbai’s iconic Marine Drive is a 3.6 kilometer boulevard by the sea with a promenade and a beach.
It is also home to Wilson College, which you would drive past. Wilson college is one of India’s oldest colleges and the current building was constructed in 1889 in the Victorian Gothic style by architect John Adams
Stop At: Churchgate, Churchgate, Mumbai, Maharashtra
Meet the men Prince Charles and Richard Branson traveled to meet. And then traveled with.
Since 1890, an army of 5,000 typically dressed Dabba walas (meal box suppliers) in a traditional Gandhi cap, help fulfil the hunger of almost 200,000 office goers in Mumbai. Largely from the Varkari community with an illiterate background, they have devised a sorting and delivery mechanism that has achieved Six Sigma Certification.
More about them on the tour from our expert guide…
PLEASE NOTE:
We need to be at the Churchgate train station by 11:45 am to witness and interact with these gentlemen and they are not available over the weekends
In such a case, this activity will be replaced with a visit to KHOTACHIWADI, a heritage village in Mumbai
Here you walk with our guide through this neighborhood with 300 year old, beautifully preserved Portuguese houses and visit a local house and meet the locals who have lived here for generations!
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: Afghan Church, Navy Nagar, Colaba, Mumbai 400005 India
Take a walk with our guide into a bygone era at the Afghan Church, Built in 1858 in Gothic Revival architecture, to commemorate the dead of the First Afghan War, this church still holds its stained glass windows built by experts of the time.
No wonder then that The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall British attended a Remembrance Sunday service here in November 2013
Duration: 15 minutes
Stop At: Gateway of India, Apollo Bandar, Colaba, Mumbai 400001 India
This early 20th Century monument is easily Mumbai’s most popular tourist attraction.
Built in the Indo-Saracenic style, this monument incorporates elements of 16th century Gujarati (a state in Western India) architecture, which in-turn borrow from Hindu and Muslim carvings. It was built to commemorate the landing of the first British monarch in India; King-Emperor George V and Queen-Empress Mary’s arrival at Apollo Bunder, Mumbai (then Bombay) in December 1911.
More on this, the monument and the area from our expert guide on the tour
Duration: 20 minutes
Pass By: Kala Ghoda Art Precinct, Mahatma Gandhi Road, Mumbai 400001 India
Kala Ghoda is Mumbai’s art precinct. It has many of the city’s heritage buildings, and is full of museums, art galleries and educational institutions
Stop At: Rajabai Clock Tower, Bombay University, Mumbai 400001 India
The Rajabai clock tower, which is built just like the BIG BEN in London was completed in November 1878 and is within the Head Office complex of the University of Mumbai.
This and the adjacent Mumbai High Court are two of The Victorian Gothic and Art Deco Ensembles of Mumbai, a collection of 19th century Victorian Neo Gothic and 20th Century Art Deco buildings
The Oval maidan, a 22 acre ground across the street from these two iconic buildings is where young cricketers practice and are prospected for the Indian Cricket team.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus, DN Road Mumbai CST Area, Mumbai 400001 India
The Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus, previously known as the Victoria Terminus is a UNESCO world heritage site. This building houses the Headquarters of India’s Central Railway.
Allow your guide to take you on a walk into the reservation office and also take a look at the train stations witnessing the pace of the city
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: Crawford Market, Mohammed Ali Road, Mumbai 400001 India
Crawford market, the first building to be lit up with electricity in the entire country. It gets its name after the first municipal commissioner of Mumbai, Arthur Crawford. Completed in 1869, this building is also a part of The Victorian Gothic and Art Deco Ensembles of Mumbai.
Soak in the bustle of one of Mumbai’s largest Bazaars complexes selling spices, fruit and much more.
Duration: 30 minutes
