Mumbai Local - Best Seller from Mumbai Magic
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Mumbai Local - Best Seller from Mumbai Magic
By Mumbai Magic - Private Tours
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Lowest price guaranteeReserve now & pay laterFree cancellation
Ages 12-80, max of 10 per group
Duration: 4h
Start time: Check availability
Mobile ticket
Live guide: English
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- English-speaking Guide
- Driver with cell phone, fuel, parking charges, tolls
- Bottled Water
- All Taxes
What's not included- Entrances, meals, and tips
- Start:
- Gateway Of India Mumbai, Apollo Bandar, Colaba, Mumbai, Maharashtra 400001, IndiaWe will communicate the exact meeting point and guide contact information.
End:- Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus Area, Fort, Mumbai, Maharashtra 400001, India
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Near public transportation
- Infants must sit on laps
If you have questions about accessibility, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 151390P2- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- No heart problems or other serious medical conditions
- Most travelers can participate
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 10 travelers
- For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start date of the experience.
- If you have questions about this tour or need help making your booking, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 151390P2
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- Quest265497700960 contributionsAmazing Dharavi Tour With AmaanWe did the Dharavi Tour and our hotel, 4 Seasons, kindly connected us with Mumbai Magic. Our tour guide, Amaan was the best. He was highly knowledgable, explained everything very well and step by step, very friendly and fun! We truly enjoyed our tour with Amaan and I can only recommend tours with him. Specifically ask for him when booking!Written August 28, 2024
- sianw8810 contributionsWell organised, lovely people, authenticMy friend had organised a Bollywood and Kathak dance class which was fab! We entered a really interesting industrial building with printers and other workshops in full swing. Then we walked into an air conditioned dance studio and learnt a 1.30 min choreographed Bollywood dance, which was great fun. We also tried out some Kathak steps and a more contemporary routine. After visiting their great fabric shop we left in very good humour! Well organised, lovely people.Written August 24, 2024
- mohanh6640 contributionsThanks for a great tour of Dharavi!Had an amazing tour of Dharavi with Kashif from Mumbai Magic. Kashif brought Dharavi to life for us, walking us through a number of industrial and residential areas. It was awesome to hear about his and others lives in Dharavi and understand his take on future development in the area. Would highly recommend for any foreign tourists or local mumbai residents looking to learn more about the city.Written July 20, 2024
- vaspard20230 contributionsNature's Birthday GiftWas eager to begin my birthday celebrations by being somewhere I love, and found it at Magic Tour's website -- The Kanheri Nature's Trail, at Sanjay Gandhi National Park. Now, I have done my fair share of touristy treks, and I needed this to be different. Representative of my cliched city life, I have walked by trees, mushrooms and crabs to reach the top of the hill no matter what. Guess it was time (and age) where I decided to stop and smell a flower (well, I actually ate a leaf!). All thanks to our fun and qualified Naturalist, Pankaj Jadhav. He spoke about trees, mushrooms, crabs and a lot more, which I am ashamed to declare, I knew nothing about. The only problem was that it ended it too soon, but when I got back home I was slammed. Need to get fitter, need more nature trails between birthdays.Written July 16, 2024
- newcarolyn0 contributionsPersonalised tourAppreciated the personalised nature of this tour - and we went beyond the usual 3 hours. The guide was very knowledgeable and flexible when something caught my interest. The driver was very safe and knew the best ways to get around.Written June 3, 2024
- X9702ZJrobk0 contributionsA Tour like no other - generating memories I will never forget.The most rewarding experience of my entire week long trip to India. I was in Mumbai for two days and at the suggestion of Mumbai Magic Tours I signed up for the tour of Dharavi - the biggest slum in the world. It was extraordinary to get the insights and understanding of this extraordinary place. NOT a tour of poverty but a humbling and inspiring experience, gaining the most remarkable insight into a $1bn shadow economy within the 2.39 sq km pocket of Mumbai housing 1 million people. The Tour fees all go to the local charity and my guide was a resident from the slum - the most charming, well educated student, currently studying medicine at university! I cannot recommend this Tour enough or indeed Mumbai Magic Tours, who were a joy to deal with, totally trustworthy and super helpful and friendly.Written April 10, 2024
- Meander220197245540 contributionsGreat and educative tour through DharaviWe did the Spirit of Dharavi tour and it was great. We were able to walk through the narrow streets of Dharavi and see the industries and way of life there. Our guide was really informative and could answer all of our questions. All in all a very interesting, educative and worthwhile tour!Written March 23, 2024
- happytraveller06360 contributionsExcellent private driver and serviceHaving done a Mumbai walking tour last year and been impressed with their professionalism, we arranged a private driver and guides with Mumbai Magic. We travelled from Mumbai to Aurangabad then on to Hampi. Ranjeet was always quick to respond to our queries with helpful and comprehensive answers. Our driver Ryaz was cheerful and lovely. He spoke quite good English and told us interesting information about where we were passing through. Both he and the car were really clean. Although he didn't drink alcohol and his religion meant that women didn't either, he took us to the wine shop and came with us to make sure we were OK. He really looked after us at all times. Our guides were very interesting, knowledgeable and spoke very good English. They were all very proud of their culture and willingly answered any questions we had. We really recommend this company.Written March 20, 2024
- lornam8190 contributionsDharavi TourWe did a tour of Dharavi with Mosim. Mosim is a medical student who lives in Dharavi and he was amazing! Showed us around and answered all our questions - his English was great and his insights were invaluable. There were only 2 of us too so it does not feel like a tour! Thanks Mosim!!Written March 13, 2024
- Pantodame6800 contributionsPace yourself!My partner and I went on a private street food tour which certainly took me out of my comfort zone. Travelling by train and cab to 3 different locations with Sahill, we sampled 6 dishes all of which combined led to two very full stomachs. A fun way to spend a few hours and learn a bit more of local cuisine.Written February 21, 2024
- rgk0 contributionsSpirit of Dharavi tourWe did the Spirit of Dharavi tour which was very informative and our guide Mosin was fantastic! He had a lot of knowledge of the area and the many different shops and was a pleasure to spend a few hours with touring Dharavi. Highly recommend the tour and Mosin!Written February 19, 2024
- cmllgllrd0 contributionsVisiting Dharavi with Mosin !Mosin was a fantastic guide in Dharavi, as we visited both the industrial and the residential parts of Dharavi. Everything he explained us and showed us was very interesting. I highly recommend visiting Dharavi with Mosin ! Thank you !Written February 12, 2024
- Q3373XLsusand0 contributionsTwo college professors from PhillyWe were drawn to Mumbai Magic because it was highly rated on Tripadvisor, and were planning a trip in India that was a combination of business and pleasure and daunting to plan by ourselves -- and we are so glad we did! We were picked up at the Delhi airport at 3am, allowed to rest for a day, then taken on a tour around Delhi. From there we were driven to Agra to tour the Taj Mahal, then to the beautiful city of Jaipur where yet another local tour guide showed us around and helped us shop. From there we flew to Bangalore, where we toured the city as well as the wonderful city of Mysore -- gorgeous silks and markets. From there we flew to Mumbai, where we were again picked up at the airport, taken to the airport, and picked up daily for different tours around the city -- we especially like the laundry, spice market, Victoria station, Gateway of India, Mumbai University, snacks at Swati and riding an open-door train. When we left at midnight for a 4am flight back home, we were again taken to the airport. In the 2.5 weeks we spent with various local tour guides, there was not a wrong note. The drivers were prompt, friendly and skillful in navigating the hectic traffic, and the local tours guides (many of whom were women) were knowledgable and gave us great insights into the customs and history of the areas we visited. We were honored to meet the owner on the final day of our tour in Mumbai and get an insight into how the Magic is made! We will use Mumbai Magic for return trips, and highly recommend it to others.Written February 10, 2024
- JeanO7440 contributionsAn excellent dayWe tok the City Tour with car, driver and guide. We made our arrangements online with Mumbai Magic and everything worked well. We only had a short time in the city and are post retirement, so strenuous walking was not what we needed. We had a good mix of walking and being driven between places. The driver was good and looked after us carefully. The guide was excellent. She was very professional but friendly and with a great sense of humour. We learned so much about the city and its people, a place she clearly loved. We would not hesitate to recommend this company to youWritten February 7, 2024
- goadreamer0 contributionsGreat morning tour of MumbaiMy husband and I went on your morning tour of Mumbai and had a brilliant time. Tanvi our guide met us near the Gateway of India and immediately we knew we were in good hands. Her extensive knowledge and her patience in answering our many questions made us feel very relaxed and comfortable as we travelled round. Tank you Mumbai Magic and especially Tanvi. Rita and BobWritten January 28, 2024
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Jana K
1 contribution
Feb 2020 • Friends
We did the 'local tour' with Manisha in February and had a great afternoon with her. Manisha is really professional and the tour is well planned. We saw the main tourist attractions and got many background information from Manisha. One of our highlights was the restaurant where she took us (we can recommend you to let her choose the dishes - it was all delicious). Thank you for the wonderful tour, Manisha!
Harriet, Cyrielle and Jana
Harriet, Cyrielle and Jana
Written June 21, 2020
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R P
Blackpool, UK92 contributions
I booked this tour on the recommendation of a friend who used the company previously.
Communication was excellent. We were able to book a personalised itinerary to our group which also included a short train ride in Mumbai.
We were collected from the cruise port and our guide was extremely knowledgable. She spoke very good English and was also flexible throughout the day when we wanted to change our plans slightly.
Transport was good and cold
Water provided throughout the day.
Many thanks to Priyanka and your colleagues, you made our visit to Mumbai very memorable.
Communication was excellent. We were able to book a personalised itinerary to our group which also included a short train ride in Mumbai.
We were collected from the cruise port and our guide was extremely knowledgable. She spoke very good English and was also flexible throughout the day when we wanted to change our plans slightly.
Transport was good and cold
Water provided throughout the day.
Many thanks to Priyanka and your colleagues, you made our visit to Mumbai very memorable.
Written February 4, 2020
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Natalia
15 contributions
Sidhesh was an amazing tour guide! We had so much fun on this tour. Sidhesh took us through all the main architectural attractions, but then showed us some really neat stops as well including a field with over 50 games of cricket being played. We loved taking the local transportation. The “snacks” portion was truly a meal, and I wish we’d had a smaller breakfast so we could have had more food on the tour. Sidhesh also had great tips and conversation throughout the day, and so we learned a lot about Mumbai life through him. He then gave us a bunch of recommendations for other things to do in the city, all of which were awesome. Regarding price, I usually vacation in China and Southeast Asia, so typically pay less for tours (things are just cheaper there), but this was so worth the price! Would absolutely do it again. Thank you for making our first day in India amazing!
Written March 19, 2020
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ccgkitten
Valhalla, NY153 contributions
Dec 2019
We joined this tour which had been booked by another person. The best thing about it was the guides! We had two "pros" and two trainees with us. The trainees were really quiet and shy, but Siddesh and Atul Shendge were amazing! They are young and enthusiastic, and we felt like we were being shown the city by friends. We loved that we took a variety of transport -- walking, minibus, taxis, and even the train. I'd definitely recommend these guys.
Written January 8, 2020
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Lalla_Yuki
Zurich, Switzerland92 contributions
May 2022
I joined the Mumbai Local tour and my guide that day was Divya.
We spent about 4 hours walking around the city and exploring it like a local, taking as well no AC taxis, train and a bus. I appreciated the fact that we used local transportation to move around. It’s an adventure in itself!
Divya is a very knowledgeable guide, she explained me so much about Mumbai history and she told me all the most interesting stories. She’s a fun company a well and she introduced me to the most delicious Mumbai snacks!
I had already visited Mumbai in the past, but it was only with this tour that I finally really got to know the city.
I totally recommend this tour, as an introduction to the city and the history and culture of Mumbai!
We spent about 4 hours walking around the city and exploring it like a local, taking as well no AC taxis, train and a bus. I appreciated the fact that we used local transportation to move around. It’s an adventure in itself!
Divya is a very knowledgeable guide, she explained me so much about Mumbai history and she told me all the most interesting stories. She’s a fun company a well and she introduced me to the most delicious Mumbai snacks!
I had already visited Mumbai in the past, but it was only with this tour that I finally really got to know the city.
I totally recommend this tour, as an introduction to the city and the history and culture of Mumbai!
Written June 2, 2022
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Sutra17
La Crosse, WI16 contributions
Jan 2023 • Solo
A female guide is rare to find in India, and I've traveled here a dozen times! Parveen made architecture and history come alive through stories and insight into the lives of architects, princes and laundry men. I especially loved the structure of the tour, some walking, driving, eating at an award winning, hygienic Cafe, and taking a bus. The pace was perfect for me and I appreciated being able to ask questions of all sorts...from the status/education of women to the Indian love of gold. Highly recommended!
Written January 25, 2023
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Caterina
2 contributions
Mar 2023
It was my first day in Mumbai, and I couldn't have asked for a better introduction to the city. Divya the guide was exceptional: passionate and knowledgeable she let me discover in half a day the city from its history and architecture to street food, transport, local markets and more.
Also done the Spirit of Dharavi tour the following day and it has been a great experience as well.
Absolutely recommended!
Also done the Spirit of Dharavi tour the following day and it has been a great experience as well.
Absolutely recommended!
Written March 21, 2023
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diego r
Zurich, Switzerland75 contributions
Apr 2022 • Solo
I loved this tour as it is very well organised and you can in around 4 hours experience a fully deep discovering of how local people move around in the centre of the city and see the main spots around. I did it alone with my guide Amruta. She was great, fun and with a great knowledge about the tour itself and the history. It is indeed a very good tour to get the essentials and more from this fascinating city. I took the time to ask Amruta about several things and she always gave me s great answer. During the trip itself, apart from visiting some of the must to see places, you experience too the different means of transportation the locals do.
Written April 21, 2022
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Anne2151
London, UK6 contributions
Dec 2019 • Couples
Took a Mumbai Magic tour with private guide and driver whilst in Mumbai recently. The tour was excellent and we saw so much during our day long tour - places we never knew existed. Our guide spoke perfect English and was courteous and considerate throughout the tour and noticing when we were flagging a bit due to the heat. Tour easy to book before we left the UK with prompt response to emails. We thought very good value for money and would highly recommend.
Written January 1, 2020
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Dyerbeast
Seaford, UK75 contributions
Feb 2024 • Family
This is a really excellent, value for money tour and all 4 of our family really enjoyed it. Itinerary really well thought out with lots of places of interest, with just the right amount of information from our well-informed guide. There was adequate time to enjoy each of the sights we visited, and the lunch stop at Swati snacks was delicious. Let your guide choose for you, and you’ll get to eat like a true Mumbaikar!
Special mention to Tanvi our guide who was really charming, and very knowledgeable. We felt really well looked after with her. Communication before the tour with Parveen was excellent too. Would thoroughly recommend this tour to anyone thinking of booking it!
Thank you Parveen, Tanvi and Ayush from Carol and family
Special mention to Tanvi our guide who was really charming, and very knowledgeable. We felt really well looked after with her. Communication before the tour with Parveen was excellent too. Would thoroughly recommend this tour to anyone thinking of booking it!
Thank you Parveen, Tanvi and Ayush from Carol and family
Written February 16, 2024
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Glad you enjoyed the tour. Yes, Swati Snacks is awesome!
Written March 25, 2024
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Hay excursiones por Mumbay en español??? Cueles?
Written July 2, 2019
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