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8-Hour Mumbai City Tour with Heritage Sites, Museums and Markets

8 Hours Easy pace

The journey

Trip highlights
  • 01 Explore Dhobi Ghat, an open-air laundry place
  • 02 See Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus, a high Gothic Victorian landmark
  • 03 Visit Jehangir Art Gallery, the most famous art gallery in India
  • 04 Feel the serenity at the Tower of Silence, a raised structure built by Zoroastrians

Explore Mumbai, India's dream city and the capital of Maharashtra, on an 8-hour city tour through its iconic landmarks and cultural sites. Visit the Gateway of India, admire the Anglican heritage of the Church of St. John the Evangelist, better known as the Afghan Church, and stroll along the famous Marine Drive. The tour also includes Haji Ali Dargah, a mosque and monument of Pir Haji Ali set amidst the Arabian Sea, along with many more of Mumbai's historic and artistic highlights.

Explore Mumbai, India's dream city and the capital of Maharashtra, on an 8-hour city tour through its iconic landmarks and cultural sites.

From the itinerary

At a glance

What this trip includes

Duration 8 Hours
Tour type Shared
Activity level Easy
Accommodation Not included
Transport Not included
Languages English, Gujarati, Hindi

Day by day

The itinerary

1
Day 01

Mumbai Landmarks, Museums and Heritage Highlights

  • Visit the Gateway of India, an arch-monument built in the early twentieth century.

  • Head towards the Taj Hotel & Palace and admire its beauty from the outside.

  • Enjoy street shopping at Colaba Causeway.

  • Proceed to Fisherman's Wharf or Sassoon Dock, which features a lively marketplace for fresh-caught seafood.

  • Marvel at St. John's Evangelist, or Afghan Church, built in lava stone with a limestone boom.

  • Stroll around the iconic Marine Drive.

  • Continue to Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya, formerly the Prince of Wales Museum of Western India, a museum in Mumbai that documents the history of India from prehistoric to modern times.

  • Observe the finest pieces of art in Jehangir Art Gallery.

  • Admire the Watson Hotel from outside.

  • Look at the University of Mumbai and the Mumbai High Court from outside.

  • Witness the grandeur of Chhatrapati Shivaji Railway Terminus, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

  • Explore Khotachiwadi, an old Portuguese colony.

  • Climb up Malabar Hill.

  • Rejuvenate at the Tower of Silence.

  • Enter Mani Bhavan, Mahatma Gandhi's museum.

  • Shop at Mahatma Jyotiba Phule Market.

  • Move to Dhobi Ghat, an open-air laundry.

  • Go to Chor Bazaar, or the thieves market.

  • See Haji Ali Mosque, a monument on an island amidst the Arabian Sea.

  • Lastly, visit Bhau Daji Lad Museum, formerly called the Prince Victoria & Albert Museum.

Gateway of India, Marine Drive, Haji Ali Mosque

Where this trip takes you

Gateway of India, Marine Drive, Haji Ali Mosque

The route

Where you'll travel

Tour route map
1 city · 8 Hours

The fine print

Trip details

What's Included

  • English-speaking Mumbai guide

What's Not Included

  • Entrance to sites

  • Food or any incidental costs on the day of the tour

  • Car

  • Fuel

  • Toll

  • Parking

Know before you go

The guide is completely flexible and conducts the tour according to the guests' interests, preferences, and pace at their convenience. Ask for pricing; the guide will be glad to provide a quote based on your tour selection from any of the following:

  • Temple Tour

  • Banganga Tour

  • Shopping Tour

  • Jewish Tour

  • Heritage Walk of Fort Area

  • Khotachiwadi Tour

  • Karla & Bhaja Caves Tour

  • Kanheri Caves Tour

  • Elephanta Caves Tour

  • Market Tour

  • Lalbaug Spice Market Tour

  • Bhuleshwar Market Tour

  • Chor Bazaar or Thieves Market Tour

  • Dharavi Slum Tour

  • Customized Tours in Mumbai

  • Mumbai City / Suburban Tour

  • Shore excursions for cruise passengers in Mumbai

Logistics

Meeting & route

Meeting point
Gateway of India, Apollo Bandar, Colaba, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
End of the journey

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