Private Full-Day Mumbai City Highlights with Markets Tour

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Discover Mumbai’s must-sees in one day on a private 9-hour city tour. With a private guide, see the Gateway of India and Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus, and uncover India’s history at Mahatma Gandhi’s former home of Mani Bhawan. Plus, view the terraced Pherozeshah Mehta gardens, the Mahalaxmi Dhobi Ghat, Mumbai’s extraordinary open-air laundry, and more. Also explore the famous Mumbai markets including Crawford Wholesale Market, Mangaldas Fabric Market and Zaveri Jewelry Market. Private air-conditioned transport plus hotel, port, and airport transfers included. Entrance fees not included.

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Ages 18 or above
2

Children

0

Things To Know

  • Bottled water
  • Professional local private tour guide
  • Transport by private air-condition vehicle
  • Hotel / Airport / Cruise Port pickup and drop-off
  • Food and drinks
  • Gratuities
  • Sights entrance fees (where applicable)
  • Anything not mentioned in Inclusions
  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • A dress code is required to enter places of worship and selected museums. No shorts or sleeveless tops allowed. Knees and shoulders MUST be covered for both men and women. You may risk refused entry if you fail to comply with these dress requirements
  • The duration of transfers are approximate, the exact duration will depend on the time of day and traffic conditions
  • At time of booking, Cruise ship passengers must provide the following: ship name, docking time, disembarkation time and re-boarding time
  • Refunds will not be issued if tour/activity is missed due to late or non-arrival of cruise ship
  • Pick-up Time is subject to change depending on the pick-up location, the same will be advised one day before the pick-up
  • Travelers should be vaccinated and carry the covid vaccination certificate

What's included in the package

Itinerary

Gateway of India

After pickup from your Mumbai hotel or Mumbai airport or port, set off by private air-conditioned vehicle with your guide and visit Gateway of India, This bold basalt arch of colonial triumph faces out to Mumbai Harbour. It was built to commemorate the 1911 royal visit of King George V.

Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus

View the UNESCO-listed Victorian Gothic masterpiece of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CST), Imposing, exuberant and overflowing with people, this monumental train station is the city’s most extravagant Gothic building and an aphorism of colonial-era India.

Mahatma Jyotiba Phule Market

Previously known as Crawford Market is the largest in Mumbai, and contains the last whiff of British Bombay before the tumult of the central bazaars begins. Fruit and vegetables, meat and fish are mainly traded, it's also a touristy spot to stock up on spices.

Mangaldas Market

A fabric wholesale market. But it is not just any fabric market; it is Mumbai’s largest one having over 100 garment & fabric shops which are divided among 9 narrow lanes. This huge indoor cloth market sells everything from suit fabric to silk material.

Zaveri Bazaar

A muddle of narrow lanes dotted with hundreds of jewelry shops that sell gems and jewels including precious and artificial pieces, and is estimated to be the source of 65% of India's gold trading.

Hanging Gardens

Also known as Pherozeshah Mehta Gardens, are terraced gardens perched at the top of Malabar Hill, on its western side, just opposite the Kamala Nehru Park. They provide sunset views over the Arabian Sea and feature numerous hedges carved into the shapes of animals.

Dhobi Ghat

This 140-year-old dhobi ghat (place where clothes are washed) is Mumbai’s biggest human-powered washing machine, every day hundreds of people beat the dirt out of thousands of kilograms of soiled Mumbai clothes and linen in 1026 open-air troughs. The best view is from the bridge across the railway tracks near Mahalaxmi train station.

Mani Bhavan Gandhi Museum

As poignant as it is tiny, this museum is in the building where Mahatma Gandhi stayed during visits to Bombay from 1917 to 1934. Exhibitions include his personal room, a photographic record of his life, along with dioramas and documents, such as letters he wrote to Adolf Hitler and Franklin D Roosevelt and tributes from Ho Chi Minh and Albert Einstein.

Admission Ticket Not Included

Haji Ali Mosque (Pass-by Only)

Drive pass Haji Ali Dargah floating like a sacred mirage off the coast, this Indo-Islamic shrine located on an offshore inlet is a striking sight. Built in the 19th century, it contains the tomb of the Muslim saint Pir Haji Ali Shah Bukhari.

High Court Principal Bench Bombay (Pass-by Only)

Drive pass the newly Unesco-recognized High Court is an elegant 1848 neo-Gothic building. The design was inspired by a German castle and was obviously intended to dispel any doubts about the authority of the justice dispensed inside.

Marine Drive

Photo stop at Marine Drive - Lined with flaking art deco apartments, it’s one of Mumbai’s most popular promenades and sunset-watching spots. Its twinkling night-time lights have earned it the nickname ‘the Queen’s Necklace’. After the sightseeing of Mumbai, your tour concludes at the starting point or other desired location in Mumbai.


Where to meet and pickup

Pickup and Dropoff

Choose to be picked up from a list of locations

Please arrive at the pick up point 10 minutes before departure time.

Additional Information

Mumbai Airport, Mumbai Cruise Port, Your Hotel or other desired location in Mumbai

Ticket Redemption

Direct access, no redemption is required


Reviews By Other Travelers

4.5
Based on 3 reviews

What do other 3 guests say about Private Full-Day Mumbai City Highlights with Markets Tour

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Janice_E
5
Mar 2024
This is the way to see Mumbai/Bombay especially if you have limited time. Subhalakshmi and driver picked us up on time at our hotel. she customized the trip to our wishes. She joined us and we had a lovely lunch at the Gaylord restaurant. They dropped us at FabIndia so we could shop. wonderful da...
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ramblinwrek
5
Feb 2019
Visited several sites that we would not have seen without our guide (largest open air laundry, hanging gardens, Jane temple) and many of Mumbai’s classics (Gateway, Elephanta Caves, Victoria Station, Ghandi home and museum). All in one day. Ahad was an excellent and well informed guide and our ...
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Richarda_h
5
Mar 2017

This is definitely the way to see Mumbai. Our very knowledgeable guide met us at the port with a driver and an air conditioned car. We were able to arrive very close to the main attractions with a car. Our guide took us to a local restaurant which had a history of old Mumbai. Our Guide was...

Search Availability

SuMoTuWeThFrSa
All prices are shown in USD

Adult

Ages 18 or above
2

Children

0

Things to know

Included
  • Bottled water
  • Professional local private tour guide
  • Transport by private air-condition vehicle
  • Hotel / Airport / Cruise Port pickup and drop-off
Not Included
  • Food and drinks
  • Gratuities
  • Sights entrance fees (where applicable)
  • Anything not mentioned in Inclusions
Additional Information
  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • A dress code is required to enter places of worship and selected museums. No shorts or sleeveless tops allowed. Knees and shoulders MUST be covered for both men and women. You may risk refused entry if you fail to comply with these dress requirements
  • The duration of transfers are approximate, the exact duration will depend on the time of day and traffic conditions
  • At time of booking, Cruise ship passengers must provide the following: ship name, docking time, disembarkation time and re-boarding time
  • Refunds will not be issued if tour/activity is missed due to late or non-arrival of cruise ship
  • Pick-up Time is subject to change depending on the pick-up location, the same will be advised one day before the pick-up
  • Travelers should be vaccinated and carry the covid vaccination certificate