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  • photo by Andreas Grosse-Halbuer Looking to see the “real” India? Why not try our well known Dharavi slum tour?
  • photo by Francesco Stelitano Tour revenues are invested in the local Community Centre and Kindergarten
  • We also do village and market tours, as well as traditional sightseeing
  • photo by Cory Goldberg All our young guides speak excellent English and have undergone extensive training
 
 
 
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MARKET TOUR

Mumbai is about the life and energy on its streets and its people, and there are few better places to experience this than walking through the bazaars of Kalbadevi and Bhuleshwar.

The area is a fascinating mix of shops, stalls, noise and activity, as well as mosques, temples, peace and tranquility. The tour includes Crawford Market (fruit and veg market), Mangaldas Market (cotton/silk market), Jama Masjid (mosque), Zaveri Bazaar (gold market), Mumbadevi temple (Hindu temple), Bombay Panjrapole (Cow Shelter) and Madhav Baug (peaceful courtyard).

Our guide will show you through the hustle and bustle of the area, stopping en route to talk about the area, its people and its culture. Although this is not a shopping tour, the guide can assist you if there's anything that catches your eye. And for those that want to, there will also be an opportunity to eat Mumbai's famous street food (mostly vegetarian).

Cost
Cost is Rs 700 per person. Maximum group size is 6

If meeting opposite our office in Colaba (see below), the cost includes transport to Crawford Market (where the tour begins). It does not include transport back to Colaba.

As per all our tours, we have a NO TIPS POLICY. The guides are paid a good wage and are rewarded on the basis of the questionnaires which we ask everybody to fill out after the tour

   
 

Meeting points
There are two meeting points for this tour:

  1. 4pm at the our signboard next to Laxmi Vilas Hotel, opposite our office.
  2. 4.30pm outside the main entrance to Crawford Market (about 10 minute walk from CST Railway Station)

Timings
The tour takes about 2 hours from arrival at Crawford Market. The tour finishes at Madhav Baug, on Cowasji Patel Tank Road in Bhuleshwar. It's about 20 minutes by taxi back to Colaba

They run seven days a week including weekends and public holidays.

*NB Please note that on Sunday, Crawford Market is shut and the area is less busy.

Booking
Please contact us, by email, phone or by visiting the office to make a booking.


   
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