South Mumbai Walk with Guide: From Gateway, Kala Ghoda to the Dabbawalas & more!

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

Stop At: The Taj Mahal Palace, Apollo Bandar, Colaba, Mumbai, Maharashtra 400001, India

Landmark Hotel that has hosted the likes of Barack Obama, the Beatles and a host of other celebrities in its century old lifetime.

Duration: 2 minutes

Pass By: Royal Bombay Yacht Club, Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Marg, near Gateway of India, Apollo Bandar, Colaba, Mumbai, Maharashtra 400001, India

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.

Pass By: Maharashtra Police Headquarters, Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Marg, Colaba, Mumbai, Maharashtra 400001, India

Earlier the Mendham's Point- graveyard and also the Alfred Sailors club - The Headquarters has some dexterous work out in by John Lockwood Kipling

Pass By: National Gallery of Modern Art, Sir Cowasji Jahangir Public Hall, Mahatma Gandhi Road, Mantralaya, Fort, Mumbai, Maharashtra 400032, India

Government run contemporary art gallery in Mumbai

Stop At: Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya, 159-161, Mahatma Gandhi Road, Lion Gate, Fort, Mumbai, Maharashtra 400023, India

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

Stop At: Kala Ghoda Art Precinct, Mahatma Gandhi Road, Mumbai India

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

Pass By: Bombay High Court, Fort Dr Kane Rd High Court Building, Mumbai 400032 India

The Bombay High court was built in the form of a German castle. It was in this court that the jury system was abolished

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

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.

Stop At: Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus, DN Road Mumbai CST Area, Mumbai India

Possibly the most architectural stunning building in India, Victoria terminus railway station, now CST, sees a record of six hundred and sixty thousand footfalls daily, making it the busiest station in Mumbai. The first train operated in India departed from here in 1853

Duration: 15 minutes

Stop At: Churchgate Railway Station, Church Gate Street, Mumbai India

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

Stop At: Yazdani Restaurant & Bakery, 11, 11A, Cawasji Patel Rd, Kala Ghoda, Fort, Mumbai, Maharashtra 400001, India

Enjoy a quick bite at this iconic Parsi bakery.

Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Horniman Circle Garden, Near Asiatic Library, Mumbai 400001 India

We walk through the Horniman circle precinct and move toward the St. Thomas Cathedral

Duration: 20 minutes