Mumbai Trip Overview
This tour include excursion visit to UNESCO World Heritage site of Elephanta Island with ferry transfer from Gateway of India and drive through Heritage city which include Chhatrapati Shivaji Train Station, Mumbai University, the Rajabai Clock Tower, the Oval Maidan, Mani Bhavan, Bombay High Court, Dhobi Ghat, the Jain temple, Banganga tank, Kamala Nehru Park and the Hanging Gardens near the Tower of Silence. Ride along Marine Drive, and see many British heritage buildings such as the Prince of Wales Museum, Maharashtra Police Headquarters, the Flora Fountain and Hutatma Chowk, the Telegraph Office, the India Post Office Building, the Kala Ghoda area, David Sasoon’s Library and the National Gallery of Modern Art. Pick up and drop off from your hotel, entrances to monuments mentioned in the itinerary and English speaking guide service is well included.
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Duration: 9 hours
Starts: Mumbai, India
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Cultural Tours
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This tour include excursion visit to UNESCO World Heritage site of Elephanta Island with ferry transfer from Gateway of India and drive through Heritage city which include Chhatrapati Shivaji Train Station, Mumbai University, the Rajabai Clock Tower, the Oval Maidan, Mani Bhavan, Bombay High Court, Dhobi Ghat, the Jain temple, Banganga tank, Kamala Nehru Park and the Hanging Gardens near the Tower of Silence. Ride along Marine Drive, and see many British heritage buildings such as the Prince of Wales Museum, Maharashtra Police Headquarters, the Flora Fountain and Hutatma Chowk, the Telegraph Office, the India Post Office Building, the Kala Ghoda area, David Sasoon’s Library and the National Gallery of Modern Art. Pick up and drop off from your hotel, entrances to monuments mentioned in the itinerary and English speaking guide service is well included.
Itinerary
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Stop At: Elephanta Caves, Mumbai India
Elephanta Island (UNESCO World Heritage site) and explore the magnificent caves. The outer caves were used as a place of Hindu worship until Portuguese rule was established. The caves further in are smaller and are Buddhist caves. The main cave, known as the Shiva Cave, contains numerous carvings throughout depicting various aspects of Lord Shiva including his wedding, his slaying of Andhaka and more. There will also be a sculpture of the Trimurti in the main cave that is approximately 20 feet tall. Other wings of the caves have shrines dedicated to Shiva’s sons, Kartikeya and Ganesh.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Gateway of India, Apollo Bandar, Colaba, Mumbai 400001 India
Gateway of India, Mumbai’s most iconic monument, built to welcome King George V and Queen Mary to India. Just around the corner from the Gateway of India is The Taj Mahal Palace Hotel. The original building was commissioned by Jamshedji Tata and first opened its doors to guests on 16 December 1903.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus, DN Road Mumbai CST Area, Mumbai 400001 India
Chhatrapati Shivaji train station, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, Mumbai University, the Rajabai Clock Tower (the Big Ben of India), the Oval Maidan, where cricket, the most beloved sport of India is played. See Bombay High Court, a beautiful British heritage building and Asia’s largest open-air laundry at Dhobi Ghat, where clothes are washed in full public view. Stop to see Mani Bhavan, Mahatma Gandhi’s residence in Mumbai. Visit the Jain temple, Banganga tank and Kamala Nehru Park and the Hanging Gardens near the Tower of Silence.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Marine Drive, Marine Drive, Mumbai, Maharashtra
Marine Drive, also known as The Queen’s Necklace, and see many British heritage buildings such as the Prince of Wales Museum, Maharashtra Police Headquarters, the Flora Fountain and Hutatma Chowk, the Telegraph Office, the India Post Office Building, the Kala Ghoda area, David Sasoon’s Library and the National Gallery of Modern Art.
Duration: 1 hour
