Private Full-Day Mumbai City Highlights with Markets Tour

4.5
(4 reviews)

8 to 9 hours (approximately)
Pickup offered
Offered in: German and 3 more

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.

What's Included

Bottled water
Professional local private tour guide
Transport by private air-condition vehicle
Hotel / Airport / Cruise Port pickup and drop-off
Lunch
Sights entrance fees

Meeting and pickup

Pickup points
You can choose a pickup location at checkout (multiple pickup locations are available).
Pickup details:

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

Itinerary

Duration: 8 to 9 hours (approximately)
  • 1
    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.

    30 minutes Admission ticket free
  • 2
    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.

    30 minutes Admission ticket free
  • 3

    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.

    1 hour Admission ticket free
  • 4

    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.

    1 hour Admission ticket free
  • 5

    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.

    1 hour Admission ticket free
  • 6
    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.

    30 minutes Admission ticket free
  • 7
    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.

    15 minutes Admission ticket free
  • 8
    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.

    1 hour Admission ticket not included
  • (Pass by)

    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.

    Admission ticket free
  • High Court Principal Bench Bombay (Pass by)

    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.

    Admission ticket free
  • 9
    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.

    15 minutes Admission ticket free

Additional info

  • 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
Supplied by Pacific Classic Tours India

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Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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