Mumbai Private Tour: Half-Day or Full-Day with Kanheri Caves Tour

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

Your journey exploring Mumbai’s cultural roots with an English-speaking guide begins at 9am at your hotel. Be sure to dress modestly and wear comfortable shoes to visit religious sites and spend the day walking (this outing is not recommended for guests with heart complaints or related medical conditions).

Take in an Arabian Sea view from Gateway of India, where your guide will reveal a few details about its design and construction.

Duration: 20 minutes

Stop At: Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya, 159 - 161 Mahatma Gandhi Road, Mumbai 400032 India

Prince of Wales Museum, where your entry fee is covered to marvel at nearly 50,000 artifacts from across the world and decades as far back as the Indus Valley civilization

Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: 19 Mani Bhavan Gandhi Museum Laburnam Rd Gamdevi, Mumbai 400007 India

You’ll continue to Mani Bhavan Mahatma Gandhi Museum with another included entry, and see the nearby Gandhi statue

Duration: 45 minutes

Stop At: Kanheri Caves, Sanjay Gandhi National Park Borivli East, Mumbai India

For the full-day adventure including Kanheri Caves, your guide will make recommendations for an authentic local lunch on your own around 1pm in the city center. After lunch, learn about the history of Buddhism in India as you make the 30-minute drive into Sanjay Gandhi National Park and to the entrance of the caves, where your tickets are included. As you marvel at the monumental former monasteries and their sculptures, you'll learn how monks lived, studied, meditated, and worshiped, and about the Buddhist influence on India’s art and culture. After about three hours exploring the caves, you’ll return to your Mumbai hotel at approximately 6pm.

Duration: 2 hours

Pass By: Flora Fountain, MG Rd at Veer Nariman Rd, Mumbai India

Flora Fountain at Hutatma Chowk Square

Pass By: Rajabai Clock Tower, Bombay University, Mumbai 400001 India

Drive pass from Rajabai Clock Tower

Pass By: Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus, DN Road Mumbai CST Area, Mumbai India

Victoria Terminus railway station to observe Mumbai's past mingled with the present.