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Mumbai
Mumbai, formerly called Bombay, is a sprawling, densely populated city on India’s west coast. On the Mumbai Harbour waterfront stands the iconic Gateway of India stone arch, built by the British Raj in 1924. Offshore, nearby Elephanta Island holds ancient cave temples dedicated to Shiva. The city is also famous as the heart of the Hindi-language Bollywood film industry.
Area: 603 km²
Population: 11.98 million (2001)
Number of airports: 2
PLACES TO VISIT
Gateway of India
Gateway of India is regarded to be the starting point for most tourists who want to travel around the Mumbai city. This monument was built to commemorate the visit of the first ever British Monarch, King George V and Queen Mary in 1911.
This 26m-high structure has four turrets and intricate latticework carved into the yellow basalt stone. There are steps leading down to the water behind the arch. There are short cruises on the motor launches from here.
This structure is known to be the pride of Mumbai. Mumbaites, as well as the foreign tourists come down to this place in the evening and take a cool rest from day's exhausting work schedules. Mumbai is well connected by air, rail and road with the important places within and beyond the state.
Marine Drive
Marine Drive is the place where Mumbaites hang out to cool down a while from the steamy hurried and busied life. As street lamps orderly line up on the edge of the beach, it is also known as called Queen's Necklace. Several Hindu religious ceremonies are taking place at Chowpatty like annual thread-tying ceremony, nariel-purnima and Ganesh Chaturthi immersions. Stalls on the beach, selling Bhelpuri, Kulfi and Paan make the chowpatty zesty.
Juhu Beach
Juhu is one of the most popular and posh beaches of India. This fizzing beach on the shores of Arabian Sea is the place where one can find the bungalows of Bollywood stars. Tourists can enjoy horse and donkey rides, dancing monkeys, acrobats, cricket matches, toy sellers etc. here.
Mani Bhawan
It has Gandhian literature, photographic exhibits, framed letters and 3-D tableaux of key events in Gandhi's life are displayed here. Gandhi's room and belongings including his books, his trademark 'Charkha' (spinning wheel) and 'Charpoy' (rope bed) are displayed here. It is place, where Gandhi first learned how to use the spinning wheel.
Jehangir Art Gallery
There is huge rush of artistes in this gallery to show one's works. Many of the artistes have to wait a couple of years to exhibit their works in this gallery. The building of the gallery is an enormous beautiful mansion. Jehangir Art Gallery is one of the Mumbai's well-known art galleries.
Siddhivinayak Temple
The temple has a Kalash, which is a pointed dome of 12 feet high Gabhara (sanctum sanctorum) weighing 1500 kg and plated in gold. So, it facilitates the 'Darshan' of Sri Siddhivinayak from either the area surrounding the Gabhara or the stage (Sabha Mandap) constructed to conduct pujas and festivities. The temple dates back to 18th Century. Vinayak is considered to be one of the Ashta Vinayak shrines of Maharashtra, celebrating eight instances of legends related to Ganesha.
Bollywood
Next to Hollywood, Mumbai is world's largest production centre for films. The Film City: 'Bollywood', as it is called, produces the second most number of films in the world every year. You can roam around the city , can look over filmstars houses
Esselworld
Esselworld offers over 40 exciting rides, games, and attractions. The Water Kingdom is said to be the largest of its kind in Asia. It is a perfect destination for a one-day holiday.
ELEPHANTA CAVES
Elephanta caves are a network of sculpted caves located on Elephanta Island, or Gharapuri in Mumbai Harbour, 10 kilometres to the east of the city of Mumbai in the Indian state of Maharashtra
SANJAY GANDHI NATIONAL PARK
Sanjay Gandhi National Park, previously Borivali National Park, is a large protected area in the northern part of Mumbai city in Maharashtra State in India.
MAHALAKSHMI TEMPLE
Mahalaxmi Temple is one of the most famous temples of Mumbai situated on Bhulabhai Desai Road in Mahalaxmi area. It is dedicated to Mahalakshmi the central deity of Devi Mahatmyam. The temple was built in 1831 by Dhakji Dadaji, a Hindu merchant.
Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya
The Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya, formerly Prince of Wales Museum of Western India, is the main museum in Mumbai, Maharashtra It was founded in the early years of the 20th century
Address: 159-161, Mahatma Gandhi Road, Fort, Mumbai, Maharashtra 400032
Opened: January 10, 1922
Architectural style: Indo-Saracenic Revival architecture
Hours Open 10:15AM–6PM
Mount Mary Church, Bandra
The Basilica of Our Lady of the Mount, more commonly known as Mount Mary Church, is a Roman Catholic Basilica located in Bandra, Mumbai.
Global Vipassana Pagoda
The Global Vipassana Pagoda is a Meditation Hall near Gorai, North-west of Mumbai, India. The Pagoda was inaugurated by Pratibha Patil, then President of India on 8 February 2009.
Kamala Nehru Park
Kamala Nehru Park is a park in India covering an area of 4,000 square feet. Located at the top of Mumbai's Malabar Hill, it is named after Kamala Nehru, the wife of India's first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru.
Wankhede Stadium
The Wankhede Stadium is a cricket stadium in Mumbai, Maharashtra. The stadium now has capacity of 33,108, following renovations for the 2011 Cricket World Cup. Before the upgrade, the capacity was approximately 45,000.
Taraporewala Aquarium
Taraporewala Aquarium is India's oldest aquarium and one of the city's main attractions. it hosts marine and freshwater fishes. The aquarium is located on Marine Drive in Mumbai. It was re-opened after renovation on March 3, 2015
open hour : 10 am to 8 pm
Mahalaxmi Racecourse
The Mahalaxmi Racecourse is a horse racing track in Mahalaxmi neighbourhood, of Mumbai. The track is oval shaped with 2,400 metres straight chute, spread over approximately 225 acres of open land in the heart of Mumbai city.
David Sassoon Library
The David Sassoon Library is the name of a famous library and heritage structure in Mumbai, India. The idea for a library to be situated in the center of the city was the brainchild of Albert Sassoon
Address: 152, Mahatma Gandhi Road, Off David Sassoon Library Marg, Opposite Jehangir Art Gallery, Kala Ghoda, Fort, Mumbai, Maharashtra 400001
Opened: 1870
Hours: Open today · 8AM–9PM
Phone: 022 2284 3703
Mumbai Shopping
Mumbai offers quite wide ranges to the shoppers. Ranges are different, and there are places, which can be suited with every type of pockets. Chor Bazaar, Mutton Street and Zaveri Bazar are some of the important areas, where shoppers enjoy with delight. Phenomenal collection of antiques, jewellery, wooden articles, leather ware and general bric-a-brac are available at Chor Bazar. But one must look into with what is buying to avoid of getting cheated.
Crawford market is famous for flowers, fruits, meat and fish. Zaveri Bazaar offers wide and good range of jewellery items. Mereweather Road behind Taj Mahal Hotel is popular for colourful and innovative carpets. Here the range is extensive, exclusive, but prices slightly higher.
State emporiums at the World Trade Centre, at Cuffe Parade are a perfect for buying souvenir, a rare artifact or textiles. The prices at the Central Cottage Industries Emporium (Apollo Bunder) and Khadi Village Industries Emporium (D.N.Road) fixed, But the quality are genuine.
The shopping arcades of five-star hotels like Oberoi and Taj Mahal offer a good variety of up-market shops. In central and suburban Mumbai, the Dadar, Bandra-Linking Road, and Juhu Road areas are good spots for shopping. Colaba and Flora Fountain (Hutatma Chowk) has full of shopping items like ethnic artifacts and departmental stores. Fashion Street is popular for affordable and up to date fashionable wardrobe. Kemps Corner, Warden Road, Breach Candy and Napean Sea Road are for those who look for the glamorous shopping.
If you do not have time to visit these places and you have to send a gift to Mumbai, probably igiftstoindia.com is a place with plenty of gift ideas to send to your near & dear ones in Mumbai with just a click of the mouse
Mumbai Travel Tips
Weather :
November to February is the coldest month in Mumbai, June to September are the monsoon months.
Local Transport
The local trains along with the local bus service run by the BEST carry the huge Mumbai's commuters. Local Trains leave every few minutes from stations in both directions from 4.30 am to 1.30 am. There are also yellow and black taxis, which are a convenient way to travel around the city. But tourists must not forget to carry a tariff card converting the meter reading into rupees fixes payment. The three-wheeled auto-rickshaws are also metered but are only confined to the outer limits of the city, around the northern suburbs.
Tourist Offices
Government of India Tourist Office
123 Maharshi Karve Road, Opposite Churchgate Station
Open: Monday to Friday
Timings: 8.30am to 6pm
Saturday: 8.30am to 2pm.
It also runs a 24-hour counter at the International airport and a counter at the domestic airport that stays open till the last flight.
Maharashtra Tourism Development Corporation (MTDC)
Nariman Point (Express Towers, 9th Floor)
Reservation Office: CDO Hutments, Madame Cama Road,
Open: 8 am to 8 pm,
Emergency Numbers
Local Transport
The local trains along with the local bus service run by the BEST carry the huge Mumbai's commuters. Local Trains leave every few minutes from stations in both directions from 4.30 am to 1.30 am. There are also yellow and black taxis, which are a convenient way to travel around the city. But tourists must not forget to carry a tariff card converting the meter reading into rupees fixes payment. The three-wheeled auto-rickshaws are also metered but are only confined to the outer limits of the city, around the northern suburbs.
Tourist Offices
Government of India Tourist Office
123 Maharshi Karve Road, Opposite Churchgate Station
Open: Monday to Friday
Timings: 8.30am to 6pm
Saturday: 8.30am to 2pm.
It also runs a 24-hour counter at the International airport and a counter at the domestic airport that stays open till the last flight.
Maharashtra Tourism Development Corporation (MTDC)
Nariman Point (Express Towers, 9th Floor)
Reservation Office: CDO Hutments, Madame Cama Road,
Open: 8 am to 8 pm,
Emergency Numbers
Police: 100
Fire: 101
Ambulance: 102
Indian Airlines: 612 7391/ 611 2850 (Santacruz Airport)
Enquiry: 140, (Arrival - 142), (Departure -143).
Jet Airways: 838 6111 / 619 3333
Sahara India Airlines: (Airport) 611 9375 / 9402
Sahara Airlines: 836 6700
Air India International: 287 6464
British Airways: 282 1424/ 0888
Cathay Pacific Airlines: 202 9112/9113
Gulf Air: 202 1626
Lufthansa Airlines: 202 3430
Railway Enquiry: 265 9135
Central Railway General Enquiry: 134
Western Railway General Enquiry: 131
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