pls suggest an itinerary for 3 days in mumbai

dream_traveller

Dear all,
My relatives will be going to Mumbai on thursday i.e. 26th june. they will be arriving Mumbai sometimes around 12noon by indian airlines flight. They have flight back to Delhi on sunday i.e. 29th june at 5p.m. So basically they 3-3.5days in Mumbai. Pls suggest an itinerary for the tour.Please keep some time for shopping also as they will be interested to do so.

zoltan

1) take in the architecture (Victoria Terminus; Churchgate; some of the statues and Victorian buildings down the main street from Leopolds (heading away from Fort and further into Colaba).

2) A 1/2 day outing to Elephanta island (via the Gateway of India)

3) A visit to Mahalaxmi dhobi ghat (either taxi there or take a local train to Mahalaxmi station and walk out to the main road and you can't miss the dhobi)

4) poke around some of the market stalls on the main streets (be aware that some/many/all of the dvd's that are offered for sale may be dodgy or blank disks and bargain hard - prices are set way too high for almost everything.

5) dinner at some of the local establishments (other than Leopolds which is now little more than a name of a once famous place to hangout)

I think that should do for the moment.

Cheers
Zoltan

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dream_traveller

@Zoltan
thnx. is there any day tour of Mumbai city by Maharashtra tourism by a.c. bus? if there is anykind of that how far worth doing the trip? is too hectic and rush?and can you suggest a day trip outside mumbai except lonavla?

zoltan

When I've been there, I've never seen any such tours (mind you, I wasn't looking for one - in Delhi, they seem to stand out).

If you're interested in doing an Elephanta island tour, there is a guide who will take you all the way and explain everything (included in the ticket price over there). When I was there, the lady was an employee of the Maharashtra Tourist Development Commission and she did a good job of explaining everything.

Tickets for this are available from many of the boat /ferry operators at the Gateway of India.

As for the rest, it's easy enough to get around (buses; trains; taxis) and do things at your own leisure.

Cheers
Zoltan

shahronakm

There is a museum tour run by MTDC in an ac bus. Check out MTDC website for details. They cover 4 - 5 museums in one journey. It will be a rushed tour. http://www.maharashtratourism.gov.in/

A one day trip although a rushed one can be made to Matheran, where no vehicles are allowed. Since it's monsoon time greenery there will be pleasing to the eyes.

Ronak.

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singsub

there is a "mumbai darshan" bus service that conducts tours within mumbai

dream_traveller

@singsub
where to get information of the "mumbai darshan" bus?

singsub

ananda2193

http://www.mumbaibombay.com/india/bwood_tour.html

http://www.mumbai.org.uk/

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pawancruz

get them accomodation in fort.

day 1
then take them to gateway of india,elephanta caves,prince of wales museum,nariman point.marine drive,chowpatty and walkeshwar if possible haji ali as well.

day 2
suburbs like bandra,juhu,iskcon temple and mahalaxmi temple,borivali national park..

day 3
if u can fit in either esselworld or lonavla and khandala..then you wpuld be my hero for the day..heheh

i wish i am helpful!!!

dream_traveller

@pawankruz
thnx mate. Atleast somesort of itinerary in the making. Hope to get some more inputs specially regarding where to do shopping, how to spend evening, and possibly some gud restaurants.

pawancruz

u can shop at heera panna and crossroads for high end shopping which are near haji ali and mahalaxmi.for stylish as well as cheap things you can go for fashion street as well as crawford market.


restaurants are nice mostly in suburbs like china garden and copper chimmney chopsticks...but i would suggest you ambassador revolving restaurant at marine drive..ate there so many times...its not even too expensive...

good luck!

dream_traveller

Thnx pawancruz...is the museum open on saturday and sunday? and is there any opening and closing times for borivali national park? is there any jeep safari or kind of available?

snonymous

Check this out:
http://www.borivlinationalpark.com/
Monday closed, if I remember right. If you are staying in South Mumbai - Fort side, it will take you well over an hour to reach, so do start early.

Jeep safari? There are buses which take you into the lion and tiger enclosures - these are called 'safaris'.

You can go for treks / hikes of varying lengths on several trails, or simply walk along the road going to Kanheri caves. You can take your own car or pvt taxi upto the Kanheri caves, or with prior permission, to the lakes. In the monsoons, it is a very pleasant and scenic outing as you can stop by several streams on your way to Kanheri. Take along a packed lunch and beverages.

safari vala

lonavla and karle cave is doable in a day.