Private Mumbai Sightseeing Tour - Full Day
Description
You're welcome to take a front or a back seat in the planning of this private tour package! We have the experience and know-how to focus on particular places or areas of personal interest, or to lay out a full itinerary for your enjoyment. This experience is operated by Reality Tours & Travel, a responsible travel social enterprise that reinvests a significant portion of its profits into local community development Our favourite route focuses on religion (which is so important to the lives of most Indians) and you learn about Hinduism, Islam and lesser known Jainism. Visually, this is an impressive tour- you will admire the Haji Ali in the middle of the sea, enjoy views from Mahalaxmi Temple, and get a one-of-a-kind perspective of Mumbai (and Marine Drive) from the Hanging Gardens.] This is a private package tour and customized for you, so you can omit or add anything to the list. Or, if you prefer, we can do a completely different route, that's fine!
Tour Options
Itinerary
The world’s largest outdoor laundry! See the dhobiwallahs, or washermen, scrubbing sheets from Mumbai’s largest hospitals and hotels at this busy outdoor laundry area.
This temple is considered one of the most beautiful, intricately-decorated temples in the city. Jainism, an Indian religion, prizes peacefulness and non-violence above all.
Visit one of Mumbai’s greenest and most peaceful areas on top of Malabar Hill. You won’t believe the eye-popping view out over Marine Drive and the Arabian sea!
Surrounded by Hindu temples, this famous 12th century tank is believed to contain water with special healing powers. Rumour has it that its spring comes from the holy Ganges river
Surrounded on all sides by water, this mosque is located at the end of a long causeway protruding into the sea. It is the tomb of Saint Haji Ali, a wealthy Muslim who renounced the world and proceeded to Mecca. It is said that he died in Mecca and the casket miraculously drifted to the spot where the mosque was later built in his honour.
One of the city’s largest wholesale fruit, vegetable, meat market— and the first building in India to get electricity!
See one of the busiest railway stations in the country at rush hour! CST is Mumbai’s only UNESCO World Heritage Site and it was featured in the final song from the award-winning movie, Slumdog Millionaire.
Built in 1911, the British Troops marched under the Gateway of India in 1948 to signal the end of the British Raj
The “Thieves Market” is one of the largest and busiest flea markets in the whole country and sells almost anything. Taste some local sweets, take home delicious home-made pickles and chutneys, or shop for a colourful vintage Bollywood film poster!
Now trip to Mumbai is complete without a stroll down Marine Drive, otherwise known as the Queen's Necklace.
Visit this bustling port and watch as local fishermen bring in their catch.
Highlights
What's included
Pickup Locations & Times
Your tour guide (with car and driver) will pick you up and drop you off at your hotel / residence. Please meet him/her in the lobby.
Traveller Ratings
Important Information
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Please note that dress codes are conservative throughout India; modest and respectful clothing that covers the shoulders and knees is required
Reviews(47)
We had absolutely great time in Mumbai with Javed. We did a food tour in the evening and city tour including slum tour in the following day. Javed was very knowledgeable and pleasant guide. We were really enjoying.
Thank you so much for your kind words! We are delighted to hear that you had such a great time in Mumbai with Javed. It’s wonderful to know you enjoyed both the food tour and the city experience, including the slum tour. Javed will be very happy to hear your appreciation for his knowledge and hospitality. We truly enjoyed hosting you and hope to welcome you again for more experiences in the future!
I got to spend the day with Chetan and it was very varied and fun! Started at Elephanta island with an extra local guide who really knew EVERYTHING about the caves, their history and the religion behind them! Then sightseeing through the city with the house of Ghandi, Crowford market and an amazing viewpoint from a beautiful park above Mumbai! Loved it!
Thank you so much for your wonderful review! We are thrilled to hear that you had such a fun day with Chetan. It’s great that you enjoyed exploring Elephanta Island with the local guide and learning about the caves, history, and religion. We are also glad you loved the city sightseeing, from Gandhi’s house to Crawford Market and the stunning viewpoint over Mumbai. Your excitement truly makes us happy, and we hope to welcome you again for another amazing adventure! 😊
Fantastic service from start to finish. We customized our trip for our timing and wanted to see the all the main places in Mumbai and try some of the local food. The trip schedule was suggested by the company and was perfect to see a lot in a little time. We were picked up at our hotel and met by our guide Javed who was knowledgeable, friendly and attentive, we could not have asked for a better guide. The car was comfortable for the 4 of us and the driver was also great. Every place we visited was interesting and the food we tried was delicious, we tried so many different dishes.
Thank you so much for your wonderful review! We are delighted to hear that you had such a great experience from start to finish. It’s fantastic that the customised itinerary worked well for you and allowed you to see so much of Mumbai in a short time. We are especially glad you enjoyed the local food trying a variety of dishes is always a highlight! Javed will be very happy to hear your kind words about his knowledge and care, and we are pleased the vehicle and driver added to your comfort throughout the day. Thank you again, and we hope to welcome you back for another experience soon! 😊
The full day tour was really good. Our guide, Hitesh, and driver had it all figured out so there was no backtracking in Mumbai's heavy traffic. Our guide was knowledgeable, personable, and we liked him a lot. He took us to some very interesting places (outdoor laundry, slum district, Gandhi Museum, temples, hanging gardens, markets) and explained how folks supported themselves even in the slum district. We ate lunch together at a tasty vegetarian restaurant. The tour was a great introduction to Mumbai and well worth it. Thank you Hitesh!
I booked a walking Mombai tour and my guide was Javed. It was very good indeed . The guide was knowledgeable and I enjoyed it very much. I booked the half day tour. It covered the Fort areas in the South of the city.
Thank you for your kind review! We are delighted to hear that you enjoyed the walking tour of South Mumbai and found it a very good experience. Javed will be happy to know that you appreciated his knowledge and guidance. We’re glad you enjoyed exploring the Fort area and hope to welcome you again on another tour soon!
We had them provide transfers and tours for our family and friends coming into Mumbai for a wedding. The company provided multiple airport transfers at various times of day, several tours, and a bus transport to our wedding hotel. The vehicles were clean and comfortable, the pickups on time, and safe drivers. Our tours were very good. Highly recommended.
Thank you so much for your kind words! We’re delighted that your family and friends had smooth transfers, comfortable rides, and enjoyable tours. It was a pleasure helping make your wedding trip to Mumbai stress-free and memorable. We really appreciate your recommendation!
We did a bespoke half day private car tour. I loved that Reality Tours and Travel were able to tailor the tour to our specific requests, also that our guide, Chetan, added in some additional interesting sites. He also took us to a fab lunch place that gave us another dimension in getting to know a bit about Mumbai. We felt we got a very interesting array of experiences that covered some of Mumbai’s history, architecture and culinary traditions. Thanks, Chetan - we had a great time!! Highly recommended!
Thank you so much for your wonderful feedback! We’re thrilled that Chetan was able to tailor the tour to your interests and show you so many different sides of Mumbai, from history and architecture to its culinary delights. It means a lot to us that you had such a memorable experience and would highly recommend the tour. 🌟
A great way to get a flavour of this city. It's so varied and multifaceted that you would struggle to fit all this in on your own. Raj was a great guide and quickly got to know us and what we were interested in. We definitely visited places we would not have discovered ourselves. The ethos behind the company distributing profits back into the community is commendable. We've booked more experiences with them too.
Thank you so much for your wonderful review! We’re delighted you enjoyed your introduction to Mumbai with Raj and appreciated both the experience and our community-focused ethos. We’re really glad to have you join us for more tours
Chetan was a great guide through Mumbai. He shared many details about Mumbai’s history and architecture. I was able to select the locations I wanted to visit and he peo used great suggestions.
Thank you so much for your wonderful feedback! We’re delighted to hear you enjoyed your Private Mumbai Sightseeing Tour with Chetan. He’ll be so happy to know you appreciated his knowledge and flexibility in helping you explore Mumbai’s vibrant history and architecture. Hope to see you again on another tour soon! 🙏
Javed was an incredible guide for our full day tour - this tour was extremely well organized and allowed us to see major sites all across the city and to see and experience what real life in Mumbai looks like. Highly recommend this trip and this tour company to anyone visiting
Thank you so much for your kind words! We're thrilled to hear you had an excellent experience on the Private Mumbai Sightseeing Tour with Javed. He takes great pride in showing guests both the highlights and the heart of Mumbai. We're glad you felt the tour was well organised and meaningful
