Our signature walk covers 500 years of history in a distance of 2 km over 2.5 hrs. It starts from where the first Europeans entered the city and ends where the last British soldiers left. Understand how the city grew from a fishing and farming villages to the modern metropolis it is today on this walk.
Duration: 2.5 Hours
Distance: 2 Kms
Is your work schedule not allowing you to discover the city in the daytime? We've got you covered! This tour offers you a completely different experience of the ‘city that never sleeps’ as it takes on vibrant hues after business hours.
Duration: 4.0 Hours
Distance: 25 Kms
If you have just a day and want to experience the essence of Mumbai, this tour is for you! Explore the city's historical, cultural and rural heritage across three diverse precincts, getting a taste of more city flavours as you travel around from one to another.
Duration: 4.0 Hours
Distance: 25 Kms
Bandra became a part of Mumbai only in 1950. Prior to that, it was a separate municipality, and before that, till the mid-19th century, a separate island. In the 16th century, the North Konkan coast came under the control of the Portuguese and Franciscan and Jesuit missionaries began to forcibly convert the population to Christianity. When the Portuguese handed over the seven islands of Bombay to the British, Bandra was not part of the deal. And so, Bandra has a slightly different history from Bombay, and that has a part to play in Bandra retaining its Indo-Portuguese Roman Catholic character in spite of wide-scale development. On our #BandraBreeze open-jeep heritage tour, we breeze through five centuries of Bandra’s history in a two-hour ride.
Duration: 2.5 Hours
Distance: 16 Kms
Mumbai's traditional culinary heritage is best served in its noisy maze-like lanes. Join us on a culture-filled experience in the Bohri Mohalla area to sample Mumbai’s Muslim cuisine across its various communities. We sample food at 12-15 stalls and help you discover unique stories and flavours, some not available elsewhere in the world. This tour is a treat for meat-lovers.
Duration: 2.0 Hours
Distance: 2 Kms
What better way to experience the city’s vibrant street-food culture than eating along the iconic Chowpatty beach?! Join us to discover flavours you haven’t tasted before, as we sample food from the restaurants and stalls that line the stretch, from 'Paani Puri', the spicy water-bombs that burst in your mouth, to butter-overladen ‘Pav Bhaji’, a Mumbai invention. #ChowpattyChat is an ideal vegetarian food tour of Mumbai and an excellent way to immerse oneself into Mumbai’s culture.
Duration: 2.0 Hours
Distance: 2 Kms
The city of Mumbai owes its origins to its excellent deep-sea harbour. Hear the stories of the city’s evolution through trade and commerce made possible by the harbour on this sailing tour along Mumbai’s eastern seaboard and get a unique perspective to the city.
Duration: 2.0 Hours
Distance: 2 Kms
Got half a day? Escape with us on a ferry to Elephanta Island, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, where you will come face to face with a fifth-century shrine of Lord Shiva, the Hindu God, that has been carved out of a hill. These rock-cut cave temples have a collection of halls, shrines, cells, courtyards and a hall with exquisite symmetry.
Duration: 5.0 Hours
Distance: 5 Kms
Tour Description:
Experience the real, everyday Mumbai, including the highlights of this fascinating city, with its Western
monuments and Eastern sensibilities. Begin at the beginning, with the Gateway of India. This is the city’s
most famous landmark an Indo-Saracenic archway built in 1911 to commemorate the visit of King George
V and Queen Mary. It was originally conceived as an entry point for passengers arriving on P&O steamers
from England; today, it is remembered more often as the place from which the British staged their final
departure. You will stop here for photographs. Continue your excursion with an orientation drive through
Mumbai passing prominent landmarks such as Flora Fountain, the university and Victoria Terminus. The
latter is a most remarkable railway station, inspired by St Pancras Station in London. It was built during
Queen Victoria’s Golden Jubilee year and is an extraordinary conglomeration of domes, spires, Corinthian
columns and minarets in a style described by journalist James Cameron as Victorian-Gothic-SaracenicItalianate-Oriental-St Pancras-Baroque. The first train in India left from this station in 1853; today, half-amillion commuters use the station every day. At the Mani Bhawan Gandhi Museum you’ll visit the site
that was Mahatma Gandhi’s Bombay base between 1917 and 1934. A series of tiny dioramas tell Gandhi’s
life story. Photos covering the walls capture historic events, and a sitting room and bedroom preserved
behind glass take you back through time. Personal artifacts offer insights into Gandhi’s hopes and
struggles. One letter is addressed to Hitler, asking him to refrain from war. Gandhi also corresponded with
Roosevelt, Tolstoy and Einstein. Continue your drive to the Churchgate Railway Station. Spend some time
watching the dabba-wallahs members of the Mumbai Tiffin Box Suppliers Association. Every day 4,000 of
these intrepid entrepreneurs deliver fresh, home-cooked food from 100,000 suburban kitchens to offices
in the downtown area. Each lunch is prepared by a loving wife or mother, and packed into a set of
stackable aluminum boxes. The meals are carried, dangling from shoulder-poles and bicycle handlebars,
or stacked on decorated handcarts, to their hungry recipients. Tins are rarely, if ever, lost, and always find
their way home again to be washed for the next day’s lunch. Board a local train to experience the life of a
typical Mumbaikar it’s a short ride to Mahalaxmi Station, another one of Mumbai’s busiest hubs on the
local train network. Nobody likes dirty laundry, but here you’ll be fascinated by the Dhobi Ghat. Each
morning, laundry from all over Mumbai is brought here to be soaped, soaked, boiled, beaten, and
thrashed. The next day, after being aired, pressed, folded and wrapped, the bundles are returned to their
owners. The secret that keeps the operation running smoothly is the coded symbol that each dhobiwallah places on every item. Invisible to the untrained eye, this mark ensures that nothing is lost. This is a
fascinating photo stop and is unique to Mumbai.
Tour Description:
To experience the highlights of Mumbai, you must start with the city’s most famous landmark the
Gateway of India. This Indo-Saracenic archway was built in 1911. Continue on to the Victoria Terminus
railway station, built during Queen Victoria’s Golden Jubilee year. It is an extraordinary conglomeration of
domes, spires, Corinthian columns and minarets in a style described by journalist James Cameron as
Victorian-Gothic-Saracenic-Italianate-Oriental-St. Pancras-Baroque. The first train in India left from this
station in 1853; now, half a million commuters pass through the station every day. Next, you’ll stop at
Mani Bhavan Mahatma Gandhi’s Bombay base from 1917 to 1934. This building is now a museum and
memorial to the famous leader of ‘non-violent non-cooperation’. The room he slept in has remained
unchanged and still contains his bed and many of his personal possessions. From here you will drive to
Dhobi Ghat where you can take advantage of a unique and colourful photo opportunity laundry from all
over Mumbai is brought to be soaped, soaked, boiled and beaten here. You will also visit the Prince of
Wales Museum with its white Mughal-style dome by architect George Wittet. Inside, you will find displays
of jade, Mughal Empire weapons, 3rd-century BC terra cotta figures from Gandhara a former colony of
Alexander the Great. However, the museum’s main attraction is a superb collection of Indian paintings,
illustrated manuscripts and exquisite miniatures.
Tour Description:
The Bombay Dabawalla
A charitable trust started in 1890, The Bombay Dabawalla have achieved 6 Sigma. They collect the Lunch
Tiffin from home and deliver at the work place in a record time. Approximately 600000 transactions are
done per day with a work force of approximately 6000 employees. Prince Charles was so impressed by
them that they were invited for his marriage in April 2005. They were also invited for the Terra Madre
World meeting of food communities. Figured in the GUINESS BOOK of World Records and Ripley's
"believe it or not".
Tour Description:
More than a thousand years ago, Hindu craftsmen carved columns and sculptures out of a series of caves
located on an island off the shores of Mumbai, creating a temple complex dedicated to Lord Shiva. The
Portuguese named the island Elephanta, after the large statue of an elephant they found near the spot
where they docked their ships. Come discover the unique beauty and intriguing tales of these temple
caves with today’s memorable excursion. Travel by motor coach to the Gateway of India, the city’s most
recognized landmark. Built in 1911 to commemorate the visit of King George V and Queen Mary, the
archway was originally conceived as an entry point for people arriving on steamers from England. Today,
the gateway serves as a launching point for your own exploration of the Elephanta Temple. Boarding a
motor boat, enjoy the approximately 45-minute cruise to the Elephanta landing. From this staging area, a
long stairway leads to the top of the hill, where the caves are located. As you enter, you will see a
magnificent sculpture of Shiva as Nataraj, showing an enraptured expression as he removes the veil of
ignorance. The most outstanding sculpture is a bust of Trimurti—the three-faced Shiva representing the
Hindu trinity, Brahma the creator, Vishnu the preserver, and Shiva the destroyer. In other panels, Shiva is
depicted in service to humanity as he brings the River Ganges to Earth, and at his most fearsome as he
crushes the demon of Andhaka. Later, board the motor boat for return cruise to the Gateway and reboard the motor coach for the transfer back to the hotel.
Tour Description:
Start your day with a visit to the temple complex of Banganga one of Mumbai’s holiest sites and the
oldest surviving structure in the city. Near the edge of Arabian Sea, at the southern tip of Malabar Hill,
several small, crumbling, stone-turreted temples and flower-garlanded shrines surround a rectangular
pool of holy water an oasis in an area of encroaching urbanization. Ritual bathers believe the pool’s mossy
waters have healing powers. The source of the spring is said to be an underground offshoot of the
Ganges, and the waters are considered just as sacred as those of the great river itself. In the shadow of
one of present-day Mumbai’s most prosperous neighbourhoods, Banganga continues to function as a
timeless devotional hub. Its tolling bells and chanting pujaris draw devotees to worship. Next, you will
drive to the neighborhood of Khotachiwadi to view a cluster of Portuguese-style homes that have stood
here since the late 17th century or early 18th century. You will visit one of the homes and enjoy
beverages and light snacks while listening to nostalgic stories from its resident fashion designer James
Ferriera. These age-old homes are inhabited primarily by the East Indian Roman Catholic Community, who
migrated to the city from the neighboring suburbs such as Vasai, Virar, and Gorai at a time when these
areas were sprawling paddy fields. Most of the inhabitants held clerical jobs in the British Government
and the East India Company. There are also a number of Maharashtrian families residing here. Some of
the houses have now been sold to the Marwari community. End this wonderful morning passing through
the Gateway of India en-route back to the hotel.
Tour Description:
A walking tour is the perfect way to immerse yourself in the culture, architecture and heritage of the
historic city of Mumbai. Travel by coach to the Fort area, passing many architecturally impressive
buildings, including the General Post Office, Victoria Terminus, the Municipal Corporation Building, St
Xavier’s College and St Thomas’ Cathedral. Step inside St Thomas’ Mumbai’s first Anglican church before
setting out on foot with your guide. As you stroll through parts of the Heritage Precinct, your guide offers
stories and facts about this bustling city. See and learn about the many buildings and monuments that
contribute to the special history of Mumbai the ornate Flora Fountain, and the Gothic-style Mumbai
University and High Court buildings. View the unusual façades of the David Sasson Library, Jehangir Art
Gallery and the Prince of Wales Museum, with its carved features and elaborate brackets. Absorb the
local culture around you crazy traffic, busy sidewalks, and spicy aromas wafting enticingly from food stalls.
Watch the locals rushing about their daily activities and the ladies wearing their colorful clothing. At the
waterfront, you’ll see the imposing Gateway of India. This famous monument, erected to commemorate
the visit of King George V, combines both Hindu and Muslim architecture. You’ll have time to take photos
before boarding the coach for the ride back to the hotel.
Tour Description:
Like that of any great city, the soul of Mumbai is captured in its famous bazaars and markets. From
internationally renowned haute couture to dirt-cheap, one-season wonders, intricate jewelry and unique
antiques to knick-knack gifts and fabulous textiles, Mumbai is known as a shopper’s paradise. Whether
you’re shopping on the street or in the markets, the key is to take your time, sift and sort, establish
authenticity and make sure your haggling skills are razor sharp. Leave the pier by coach to visit one of the
famous markets in Mumbai Crawford Market. En route you’ll stop for photos and view the outside of the
Chatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus the Rajs’ pièce de résistance, complete with carved stone friezes,
stained-glass windows and flying buttresses. Crawford Market is housed in a building that looks like
something out of Victorian London, but is overrun with a crazy riot of local color, including the chaotic
wholesale cloth market with a tremendous variety of fabrics at hundreds of indoor stalls. Your next stop
will be at the Zaveri Bazaar a maze of narrow lanes lined by hundreds of jewelry shops that sell ornaments
made of every conceivable gemstone and precious metal. Re-board the coach for a short ride to the
Colaba district for some free time for shopping. Barter with the locals at the market stalls or browse in the
many shops where the prices are fixed. Afterward, you’ll drive back to your hotel.
Tour Description:
Visit to The Akanksha Foundation founded by shaheen mistri, a non-profit organization with a mission to
impact the lives of children from low-income communities, enabling them to maximize their potential and
change their lives. Akanksha works primarily in the field of education, addressing non-formal education
through the Akanksha center and also formal education by initiating school reform through The School
Project. Currently, Akanksha reaches out to around 4000 children through two models: the after-school or
center model and the school model. Akanksha has 40 centers and 13 schools in Mumbai and Pune.
Through the centers, a commitment is made to support each child by providing a strong educational
foundation, good time, self-esteem and values, and to help them plan how they can earn a steady
livelihood as a step towards improving their standard of living. The School Project is a venture to open
high-quality schools serving children from low-income communities in Mumbai and Pune. These schools
are in partnership with local municipalities, with the vision of creating small clusters of model schools in
these cities that can be used to impact the mainstream education system
Tour Description:
Set out on this tour with the goal of learning more about India's and Mumbai's religious activities and
places of worship. You'll visit Siddhi Vinayak, a popular 200-year-old Ganesha temple. Every Tuesday
devotees throng this temple in the firm belief that their wishes will be fulfilled. The two-foot-tall idol is
made of black stone with its head adorned with a gold crown. On either side of the idol are the carved
images of Riddhi and Siddhi, the goddesses of wealth and prosperity. The temple was renovated in 1994
to accommodate the huge crowds that throng the temple every day. Televisions are installed outside for
those who do not have time to wait in the long serpentine queues that lead to the temple inside. From
here you will drive past Dhobi Ghat for a photo stop quite an intriguing sight for visitors as it is the point
where the river functions as Mumbai's vast open air laundry. From sunrise to just before sunset,
thousands of men labor to clean the clothes of city-dwellers. North of Malabar Hill three temples
dedicated to Lakshmi, Saraswati and Kali were totally destroyed. Later, according to legend, the goddess
Lakshmi appeared in a dream to a building contractor. She told him to remove the three fallen statues
from the seabed and install them in a proper shrine. He acted according to the wishes of the goddess and
the Mahalakshmi Temple, in Breach Candy, is now one of the most popular temples in the city. The
temple contains images of Mahalakshmi, Mahakali and Mahasaraswathi. All three images are adorned
with nose rings, gold bangles and pearl necklaces. The image of Mahalakshmi is shown riding a tiger and a
demon in a tandem. The temple is dedicated to the goddess of wealth. Babulnath Temple, at the end of
Marine Drive and south of Malabar Hill, was built in 1780. A stone image of Shiva is worshipped here. End
your tour with a visit to Mani Bhawan Mahatma Gandhi's Bombay base from 1917 to 1934. This building is
now a museum and memorial to the famous leader of 'non-violent non-cooperation'. The room he slept
in has remained unchanged and still contains his bed and many of his personal possessions.
Tour Description:
A panoramic drive through the city showcases some of its highlights, including the Gateway of India, the
Mumbai High Court and the University. You’ll visit Crawford Market, named after the first Municipal
Commissioner of Mumbai. It is housed in a building that looks like something out of Victorian London, but
is overrun with a crazy riot of local color, including the chaotic wholesale cloth market with a tremendous
variety of fabrics at hundreds of indoor stalls. On your travels, you will drive past Victoria Terminus, built
during Queen Victoria’s Golden Jubilee year. This is an extraordinary conglomeration of domes, spires,
Corinthian columns and minarets in a style described by journalist James Cameron as Victorian-GothicSaracenic-Italianate-Oriental-St Pancras-Baroque. Next you’ll visit the Mumbai Spice Market affectionately
known as Chilli Street. As the name suggests, this the place where you will find all kinds of spices (whole
and ground), from Kashmiri chillies to turmeric, cumin seeds, cinnamon, mustard seeds and much more.
The market has undergone several transformations over the decades. The shops used to be mere sheds
with metal roofs, and the spices were stored in gunny sacks and sold by wrapping in paper. By the ’70s,
business was booming and spices were stored in glass jars and sold in plastic bags. Gradually trade
opened up with other countries and people from the Middle East and the Gulf, among others, started
purchasing spices. Nowadays, the Spice Market is also deals in jewelry, toys, household items, etc. Making
your way through the old part of Mumbai can be both exhilarating and chaotic, because the narrow
streets offer little personal space for walking without nudging the person next to you. It’s an up-close and
personal experience. Nonetheless it is a fascinating opportunity because every corner is a repository of
ancient stories that are easily missed in the modern age.
Tour Description:
Depart from the pier for a panoramic drive past some of the most significant sights of Mumbai, including
the city’s most famous landmark the Gateway of India. Built in 1911 to commemorate the visit of King
George V and Queen Mary, this archway was originally conceived as an entry point for passengers arriving
on steamers from England. Today, it is remembered more often as the place from which the British staged
their final departure. Travel along Marine Drive, Mumbai’s graceful seaside boulevard and promenade
that sweeps from the skyscrapers at Nariman Point to the foot of Malabar Hill. At the northern end is
lively Chowpatty Beach. Proceeding to Malabar Hill, you’ll view Mumbai’s ritziest neighborhood. Its
forested slopes, sea breeze and panoramic views have made the area popular since the 18th century,
when merchants and colonial governors built mansions and bungalows on the hillsides. Since then, luxury
high-rises home to politicians and movie stars have dominated the scene. Also perched on Malabar Hill is
the Jain Temple. Built of marble and featuring a central chamber covered with mirrors and colorful
paintings, the temple is dedicated to Adinath, the first of the 24 Jain prophets. Present and past collide at
the fascinating dhobi ghat, where, each morning, laundry from all over Mumbai is brought to be soaped,
boiled, beaten and thrashed. After being aired, pressed, folded and wrapped, the clean bundles are
returned whence they came. Stop for photos here it is utterly memorable. During your travels, your
motor coach will venture past Victoria Terminus. You will find it simply extraordinary. Inspired by
London’s St Pancras Station, the station was built during Queen Victoria’s Golden Jubilee year and is a
showpiece of domes, spires, Corinthian columns and minarets. Half a million people pass through this
station every day. Before returning to the pier, you’ll stop at a hotel for non-alcoholic refreshments
Tour Description:
Enjoy an orientation tour of Mumbai (drive past marine drive, Gate of India, Mumbai University, Bombay
High Court, Victoria Terminus Train Station, Crawford Market, etc…). Later a private visit to Prince of
Whales Museum with Curator over tea/coffee.
Prince of Whales Museum in Mumbai, is one of the premier art and history museum in India. Situated on
the southern tip of Mumbai on the 'Crescent Site', the Museum building is a fine example of the IndoSaracenic style of architecture. Today this building is listed as a Grade I Heritage Building and has been
awarded the '2010 UNESCO Asia – Pacific Heritage Award' for Cultural Heritage Conservation. It has been
awarded first place for Heritage Building Maintenance by the Indian Heritage Society. Aim at Prince of
Whales Museum is to create awareness and sensitivity towards our rich heritage through a visitor-friendly
museum for the purposes of education, study and enjoyment of the public. The Museum offers a perfect
leisure day out for all its visitors where you can engage with a world-class art collection and participate in
fun-n-learn activities. Today, Prince of Whales Museum is a dynamic institution, buzzing with cultural
activities, rotating exhibits, outreach and educational programmes. It is actively engaged in collaboration
with international museums and cultural organizations.
Tour Description:
Saracenic Gateway of India, where you’ll stop to take photos; then, you will continue on to Marine Drive.
You will follow Marine Drive, with its glittering lights visible from across the bay. Known as the Queen’s
Necklace, this road boasts beautiful views of the ocean and its graceful curve is a favorite evening
promenade for the locals. Continue past Chowpatty Beach and many old Victorian buildings that are
charmingly illuminated at night. Your guide will point out the fine Victorian Gothic architecture of the
Victoria Terminus, which is the main railway station of Mumbai and was built during Queen Victoria’s
Golden Jubilee year. The first train in India began its journey from there in 1853. After the drive, you will
return to the hotel.