Mumbai City + Dabbawala aka Lunchbox + Train Ride Tour – The Unfeigned Mumbai.

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Why only normal city tour when you can also see DABBAWALA and experience MUMBAI’S LOCAL Train Ride in same cost.
We truly believe in the famous Indian Philosophy that ‘Atithi Devo Bhava’ which means Guest is equivalent to God and in order to give you the maximum value out of the tour we add a handful of local activities in our tour which potentially gives you a feel of local life.

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Duration: 5 hours
Starts: Mumbai, India
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Cultural Tours



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Why only normal city tour when you can also see DABBAWALA and experience MUMBAI’S LOCAL Train Ride in same cost.
We truly believe in the famous Indian Philosophy that ‘Atithi Devo Bhava’ which means Guest is equivalent to God and in order to give you the maximum value out of the tour we add a handful of local activities in our tour which potentially gives you a feel of local life.

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Stop At: Churchgate Railway Station, Church Gate Street, Mumbai India

The dabbawalas (also spelled dabbawallas or dabbawallahs, called tiffin wallahs in older sources) constitute a lunchbox delivery and return system that delivers hot lunches from homes and restaurants to people at work in India, especially in Mumbai. The lunchboxes are picked up in the late morning, delivered predominantly using bicycles and railway trains, and returned empty in the afternoon.

Duration: 15 minutes

Stop At: Dhobi Ghat, Shanti Nagar, Lower Parel, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Dhobi Ghat (Mahalaxmi Dhobi Ghat) was an open air laundromat (lavoir) in Mumbai, India. The washers, known as dhobis, work in the open to clean clothes and linens from Mumbai’s hotels and hospitals. It was constructed in 1890.

Duration: 15 minutes

Stop At: Mani Bhavan Gandhi Museum, 19 Laburnum Road Gamdevi, Mumbai 400007 India

Mani Bhavan was Gandhi’s Mumbai headquarters for about 17 years, from 1917 to 1934. The mansion belonged to Revashankar Jagjeevan Jhaveri, Gandhi’s friend and host in Mumbai during this period. It was from Mani Bhavan that Gandhi initiated the Non-Cooperation, Satyagraha, Swadeshi, Khadi and Khilafat Movements.

Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Hanging Gardens (Ferozeshah Mehta), Malabar Hill, Mumbai 400075 India

The Gardens, also known as Pherozeshah Mehta Gardens were first built in 1881. Designed by Ulhas Ghapokar, it is said to have been built over one of Bombay’s main water reservoir to protect it from getting polluted, particularly by the nearby towers of silence.

Duration: 15 minutes

Stop At: Kamala Nehru Park, BG Kher Rd, Malabar Hills, Mumbai, Mumbai 400006 India

The Kamla Nehru Park is named after the wife of Jawaharlal Nehru, Kamla Nehru. It is one of the oldest parks in Mumbai. The shoe structure made in the park is inspired from the nursery rhyme; there was an Old Woman Who Lived in a Shoe.

Duration: 10 minutes

Stop At: Marine Drive, Marine Drive, Mumbai, Maharashtra

Often, the names Marine Drive and Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Road are used interchangeably to refer to this 3.6km stretch. The road and promenade were constructed by late philanthropist Bhagojisheth Keer and Pallonji Mistry. It is a ‘C’-shaped six-lane concrete road along the coast of a natural bay.

Duration: 10 minutes

Stop At: Gateway of India, Apollo Bandar, Colaba, Mumbai 400001 India

The monument was erected to commemorate the landing of King George V and Queen Mary at Apollo Bunder on their visit to India in 1911. Built in Indo-Saracenic style, the foundation stone for the Gateway of India was laid on 31 March 1911. The structure is an arch made of basalt, 26 metres (85 feet) high.

Duration: 15 minutes

Stop At: Rajabai Clock Tower, Bombay University, Mumbai 400001 India

The Rajabai clock tower is a one of its kind as it stands tall in the University of Mumbai premises. It was designed by architect Sir George Gilbert Scott in 1878 and was financed by the founder of the Bombay Stock Exchange Premchand Roychand. The clock tower is named after Roychand’s mother Rajabai.Ma

Duration: 10 minutes

Pass By: Bombay High Court, Fort Dr Kane Rd High Court Building, Mumbai 400032 India

It was on August 14, 1862, the Bombay High Court was established under the Indian High Courts Act, 1861, enacted by the British Parliament. The functioning of the High Court commenced with 7 Judges, with Sir Mathew Richard Sausse as the first Chief Justice of the Bombay High Court from 1862 to 1866.

Stop At: Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus, Dhobi Talao, Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus Area, Fort, Mumbai, Maharashtra 400001, India

it was known as the most expensive structure in the city of Mumbai. In 1996, the Minister of Railways renamed it as Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus and is coded as CSMT or CST (Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus). Mumbai also witnessed a terrorist attack in 2008 and CST was on the hit list.

Duration: 10 minutes



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