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Mumbai Highlights

From: £39.09
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Duration: 8 - 9 hours

Categories: Culture & History, Food, Drink & Markets, Family Friendly

Group size: 1 - 12

Mumbai is an exciting metropolis with many engaging elements, and this day tour of Mumbai will expose you to a local experience you won’t soon forget. Feel like a local when you ride a city train, and dine like a local with a traditional lunch. We’ll take you through the centuries of Mumbai’s diverse architecture, including a 14th century mosque and the UNESCO World Heritage Site Victorian Gothic Chattrapati Shivaji Terminus.

Highlights

  • Enjoy a multifaceted tour of everything the Mumbai has to offer.
  • Experience local transportation on the exciting local trains and taxis.
  • Marvel at the impressive historical architecture spanning several centuries.
  • Feel like a local mingling in the colourful bazaar and awaken you taste buds with a traditional lunch.
  • Unravel the hidden charms of the beautiful temples of Matunga.
Pick up:
Chatrapati Shivaji Terminus. Opp Times of India Buidling.
Drop off:
Bandstand, Bandra.
Included:
All transportation and English speaking guide
Not included:
Entrance to any monuments. Tips & gratuities for your guide and restaurant staff.
Tipping:
If you are happy with the services provided by your local guides and drivers a tip - though not compulsory - is appropriate. While it may not be customary to you, it is of great significance to the people who will take care of you during your travels, inspires excellent service, and is an entrenched feature of the tourism industry across many Intrepid Urban Adventures destinations. Please consider this when budgeting for your extra expenses on this tour.

Tour Itinerary

This Mumbai tour is all about experiencing the city like a local, and exploring some of the city’s most impressive architectural offerings. Beginning at the Chattrapati Shivaji Terminus (formerly the Victoria Terminus), you’ll have your first taste of Mumbai’s Victorian Gothic architecture.

Get transported across the city and back in time with a taxi ride to the colonial era monument, the Gateway of India and the 14th century mosque Haji Ali, as well as Dhobi Ghat, the biggest open air laundry facility in Mumbai.

The journey continues, but this time we get more local with a ride on a local train, meeting all sorts of colourful personalities including vendors and local singers. Our destination, Matunga, will enlighten your architectural spirit with charming south Indian temples, and will enlighten your culinary spirit with a local meal.

A visit to the famed Mount Mary Church, one of Mumbai’s most prominent churches, will cap this Mumbai day tour off, but fear not – there are many ways to continue your Mumbai day well into the evening. Your local guide can provide you with tips on what to do, including strolling the promenade, exploring a quaint village, or shopping at the famous local markets. They may even be able to tell you where to bump into a Bollywood celebrity or two!

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20%

This is the least confronting of our tour range. Transport used on the trip is either private or a very comfortable public option, the activities included are usually iconic sites and locations that are not all too confronting.

40%

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60%

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80%

The comforts of your home town and the environment you are used to are more of a rarity. Expect some challenging transport options, visits to local sites and areas that don't resemble anything at home.

100%

You're out there in the global community! You are likely to be exposed to the elements, travel in whatever means of transport is available and basically take it as it comes, whatever comes! It can be tough.

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60%

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80%

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100%

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75%

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