Five different experiences that gives an immersive perspective on this city. Mumbai is as much about the historic sights, as it is about people and their culture. The Five Senses tour pays homage to Mumbai by creating fun and engaging day long activities that go beyond the history of the city and also tingle all your senses.
Begin the tour with engaging your eyes to glorious colonial sights of Mumbai, taste the authentic local cuisine at a popular restaurant, smell the aromas of spices, dance like noone's watching when you hear the latest Bollywood tunes and get touched by Mumbai's spirit by travelling like a local.
Inclusions & Exclusions
✔ Professional guide
✔ Private tour
✔ Bottled water
✔ All taxes, fees and handling charges
✔ Studio Rentals
✔ Lunch
✔ Goods and Services Tax (GST)
✔ Choreographer fees
✔ Tea and coffee
✖ Gratuities
✖ Additional transport cost for pick up from Mumbai Suburban Hotels
Pickup Locations
1. Alexandra Dock (Green Gate) & Yellow Gate
2. Qubestay Airport Capsule Hotel
3. Ibis Mumbai Airport Hotel
4. Hotel Bawa Continental
5. The Leela Mumbai
6. Hotel Sea Sands
7. Hotel Sea Lord
8. Collection O 30017 Sher-E-Punjab Imperial
9. Centre Point Hotel
10. Fariyas Hotel Mumbai
11. Palm Beach Hotel
12. Bombay Luxury Apartments
13. Four Seasons Hotel Mumbai
14. Collection O Hotel Suncity Premiere
15. Hotel Jewel Of Chembur
16. Juhu Residency Boutique Hotel
17. Sharda Hotel
18. Hotel Celeste Colaba
19. Hotel Sea Princess
20. Juhu Hotel
Additional Info: 1) The driver will be at the hotel 5 mins before the start of the tour.
2) Start time of the tour for North Mumbai hotels will vary.
3) If you are staying at the ship at the Mumbai International Cruise Terminal and need a pick-up from outside the ship, there we be additional cost of Rs 1000/- per person. This amount is to be paid in cash to the guide or the driver at the start of the tour.
Itinerary
1
Gateway of India
The emblem of Mumbai tourism, this victory arch was built to welcome the British Queen to the city, and it’s only befitting to have it as our first stop.
Duration: 5 minutes
2
Landmark Hotel that has hosted the likes of Barack Obama, the Beatles and a host of other celebrities in its century old lifetime.
3
One of the oldest clubs in Mumbai, Royal Mumbai Yacht Club was built by John Adams and Charles Stevens and hence quite appropriately is located between Charles and Adams Street.
4
Earlier the Mendham's Point- graveyard and also the Alfred Sailors club - The Headquarters has some dexterous work out in by John Lockwood Kipling
5
Government run contemporary art gallery in Mumbai
6
Prince of Wales Museum is the city museum and was christened as Chatrapti Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangralay in 1995. It served as a hospital for the injured soldiers in World War I
Duration: 10 minutes
7
Kala Ghoda Art Precinct
This is the art area of Mumbai. Here, amidst stories of Sassoon and Jewish history, you will hear stories about the Watson Hotel – the first iron cast building in the city that hosted Mark Twain.
Duration: 25 minutes
8
High Court Principal Bench Bombay
The Bombay High court was built in the form of a German castle. It was in this court that the jury system was abolished
9
Rajabai Clock Tower
The Big Ben of Mumbai, this structure was built by generous donation from Premchand Roychand, a Mumbai based businessman. It still chimes old British tunes once every 15 minutes.
10
The glorious open air laundry where at one time all of Mumbai's clothes were washed.
Duration: 20 minutes
11
Churchgate Railway Station
Dabbawalas (Shut on weekends) or the 6 sigma workers of Mumbai send over 5, 00, 000 boxes of lunch daily to their rightful owners with extreme precision. Studied by consultants and business schools for the secrets of their proclaimed near-flawless efficiency, the dabbawalas have been feted by British royals (Prince Charles) and titans of industry (Richard Branson) alike. Even FedEx, which supposedly knows something about logistics, has paid them a visit.
Duration: 15 minutes
12
Lalbaug Spice Market
Tour the local spice market with us and you can not only buy the spices, but can also get them dry roasted and ground into the masala mix of your choice before your own eyes.
Duration: 30 minutes
13
Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus
An alternative to the volunteering activity is the amazing and sometimes crazy but completely unmissable experience of travelling in the Mumbai Local! You also learn about the stunning architecture of Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus from where the first train operated in India departed.
Duration: 30 minutes
Additional info
• Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
• Children below 5 years of age can do the tour free of cost
• Please advise any specific dietary requirements at time of booking
• The NGO visit is based on availability
• If the NGO is not available, we can organize a train ride instead
• We do not conduct this tour on the day of the Mumbai Marathon
• The sequence of the tour is at the discretion of No Footprints and its guide on-ground
• The Start and End timing can be changed based on the discretion and traffic situations
• The tour can be cancelled based on the discretion of No Footprints. The guests will be informed in advance of the same
