Heritage Walk with Guide & Transport: Gateway, VT Station, Dabbawalas & more, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
If you are a first time traveller to the city and want to explore the Tourist precinct of Mumbai by foot, then this tour is specially designed for you. Covering the various tourist landmarks of Mumbai, this tour quite appropriately starts with the Gateway of India, the emblem of Mumbai tourism. Right opposite, you will see the famous domed Taj Mahal Palace Hotel.Post this, we will walk past the Royal Mumbai Yacht Club, the Police Headquarters, the NGMA and the city museum.
En-route, we will stumble upon the Kala Ghoda area, which is the art area of Mumbai. After the Gothic precinct, our walk will continue to the Horniman Circle precinct where we will see the St. Thomas Cathedral. A chai break is a must at Yazdani Bakery, after which we go have a peek at the Mumbai Dabbawala – Mumbai’s logistical wondermen.
Last stop on tour is the VT Station an architectural masterpiece which witnessed India’s first train journey in 1853.
Description & Instructions When Visiting Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
If you are a first time traveller to the city and want to explore the Tourist precinct of Mumbai by foot, then this tour is specially designed for you. Covering the various tourist landmarks of Mumbai, this tour quite appropriately starts with the Gateway of India, the emblem of Mumbai tourism. Right opposite, you will see the famous domed Taj Mahal Palace Hotel.Post this, we will walk past the Royal Mumbai Yacht Club, the Police Headquarters, the NGMA and the city museum.
En-route, we will stumble upon the Kala Ghoda area, which is the art area of Mumbai. After the Gothic precinct, our walk will continue to the Horniman Circle precinct where we will see the St. Thomas Cathedral. A chai break is a must at Yazdani Bakery, after which we go have a peek at the Mumbai Dabbawala – Mumbai’s logistical wondermen.
Last stop on tour is the VT Station an architectural masterpiece which witnessed India’s first train journey in 1853.
Itinerary
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Stop At: Gateway of India, Apollo Bandar, Colaba, Mumbai 400001 India
The emblem of Mumbai tourism, this victory arch was built to welcome the British Queen to the city, and it’s only befitting to have it as our first stop.
Duration: 5 minutes
Stop At: The Taj Mahal Palace, Mumbai, Apollo Bandar, Colaba, Mumbai, Maharashtra 400001, India
Landmark Hotel that has hosted the likes of Barack Obama, the Beatles and a host of other celebrities in its century old lifetime.
Duration: 2 minutes
Pass By: Royal Bombay Yacht Club, Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Marg, near Gateway of India, Apollo Bandar, Colaba, Mumbai, Maharashtra 400001, India
One of the oldest clubs in Mumbai, Royal Mumbai Yacht Club was built by John Adams and Charles Stevens and hence quite appropriately is located between Charles and Adams Street.
Pass By: Maharashtra Police Headquarters, Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Marg, Colaba, Mumbai, Maharashtra 400001, India
Earlier the Mendham’s Point- graveyard and also the Alfred Sailors club – The Headquarters has some dexterous work out in by John Lockwood Kipling
Pass By: National Gallery of Modern Art, Sir Cowasji Jahangir Public Hall, Mahatma Gandhi Road, Mantralaya, Fort, Mumbai, Maharashtra 400032, India
Government run contemporary art gallery in Mumbai
Stop At: Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya, 159-161, Mahatma Gandhi Road, Lion Gate, Fort, Mumbai, Maharashtra 400023, India
Prince of Wales Museum is the city museum and was christened as Chatrapti Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangralay in 1995. It served as a hospital for the injured soldiers in World War I
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Kala Ghoda Art Precinct, Mahatma Gandhi Road, Mumbai 400001 India
This is the art area of Mumbai. Here, amidst stories of Sassoon and Jewish history, you will hear stories about the Watson Hotel – the first iron cast building in the city that hosted Mark Twain.
Duration: 25 minutes
Pass By: Bombay High Court, Fort Dr Kane Rd High Court Building, Mumbai 400032 India
The Bombay High court was built in the form of a German castle. It was in this court that the jury system was abolished
Pass By: Rajabai Clock Tower, Bombay University, Mumbai 400001 India
The Big Ben of Mumbai, this structure was built by generous donation from Premchand Roychand, a Mumbai based businessman. It still chimes old British tunes once every 15 minutes.
Stop At: Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus, DN Road Mumbai CST Area, Mumbai 400001 India
Possibly the most architectural stunning building in India, Victoria terminus railway station, now CST, sees a record of six hundred and sixty thousand footfalls daily, making it the busiest station in Mumbai. The first train operated in India departed from here in 1853
Duration: 15 minutes
Stop At: Churchgate Railway Station, Church Gate Street, Mumbai India
Dabbawalas (Shut on weekends) or the 6 sigma workers of Mumbai send over 5, 00, 000 boxes of lunch daily to their rightful owners with extreme precision. Studied by consultants and business schools for the secrets of their proclaimed near-flawless efficiency, the dabbawalas have been feted by British royals (Prince Charles) and titans of industry (Richard Branson) alike. Even FedEx, which supposedly knows something about logistics, has paid them a visit.
Duration: 15 minutes
Stop At: Yazdani Restaurant & Bakery, 11A, Cawasji Patel Rd, Kala Ghoda, Fort, Mumbai, Maharashtra 400001, India
Enjoy a quick bite at this iconic Parsi bakery.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Horniman Circle Garden, Near Asiatic Library, Mumbai 400001 India
We walk through the Horniman circle precinct and move toward the St. Thomas Cathedral
Duration: 20 minutes
Duration: 3 to 4 hours
Starts: Mumbai, India
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Cultural Tours
