Mumbai Market Walking Tour
Mumbai, India
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Mumbai Market Walking Tour
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Up to 24 hours in advance. Learn more
2 hours (Approx.)
Hotel pickup offered
Mobile ticket
Offered in: English
Overview
Mumbai’s markets are the beating heart of India’s largest city, but their commotion and maze-like lanes can seem daunting. This walking tour takes you to four of the best, so you can experience their colors and crowds, and browse and buy with tips from a guide. Explore historical Crawford Market and the fabric hotspot of Mangaldas Market, roam the Kalbadevi and Bhuleshwar bazaars, and discover secret shopping haunts that many visitors miss.
- Walking tour of Mumbai’s best and busiest markets
- Visit Crawford Market, an 18th-century hall filled with fresh food and craft stalls
- Experience the sights, scents, and sounds of the Kalbadevi and Bhuleshwar bazaars
- Browse and buy at the fabric and tailoring shops of Mangaldas Market
- Get insider tips and learn about the wares for sale
- Flexible tour duration, with stop for soda or tea included
- Small group of 15 participants or fewer
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Meet your guide in central Mumbai, and begin your tour of the city’s best markets. On route to your first stop, chat to your guide, most likely a college student from Mumbai’s poor Dharavi district who leads tours to help finance their studies.
First, head for South Mumbai's best-known market: Crawford Market. Built during the British Raj in 1871, this imposing Gothic-Romanesque market hall is brim with fresh produce and craft stalls.
Dive into the throngs, and soak in the sights, sounds, and scents as you pass stands of vegetables, cheeses, homemade chocolate, and exotic goodies.
Browse and buy with tips from your guide before continuing to the Kalbadevi and Bhuleshwar bazaars. Roam the vibrant, shop-lined lanes, inhaling the heady aromas of Indian spices, and break here for a soda or tea.
Next, delve into Mangaldas Market, a mini-town of fabric, tailoring, and fashion shops. Explore the lanes of brightly colored silks and fabrics, and perhaps place an order at a tailoring shop for a hand-made garment.
Then, see the 18th-century Mumbadevi Temple and Bombay Panjrapole animal shelter before hitting Mumbai’s Flower Alley, a lane packed with vivid flower displays.
Your tour ends in the Bhuleshwar district, when your guide departs.
First, head for South Mumbai's best-known market: Crawford Market. Built during the British Raj in 1871, this imposing Gothic-Romanesque market hall is brim with fresh produce and craft stalls.
Dive into the throngs, and soak in the sights, sounds, and scents as you pass stands of vegetables, cheeses, homemade chocolate, and exotic goodies.
Browse and buy with tips from your guide before continuing to the Kalbadevi and Bhuleshwar bazaars. Roam the vibrant, shop-lined lanes, inhaling the heady aromas of Indian spices, and break here for a soda or tea.
Next, delve into Mangaldas Market, a mini-town of fabric, tailoring, and fashion shops. Explore the lanes of brightly colored silks and fabrics, and perhaps place an order at a tailoring shop for a hand-made garment.
Then, see the 18th-century Mumbadevi Temple and Bombay Panjrapole animal shelter before hitting Mumbai’s Flower Alley, a lane packed with vivid flower displays.
Your tour ends in the Bhuleshwar district, when your guide departs.
Itinerary
The building, completed in 1869, was donated to the city by Cowasji Jehangir. After India's independence, the market was renamed after Maharashtrian social reformer, Mahatma Jyotirao Phule. In 1882, the building was the first in India to be lit up by electricity.Crawford Market embodies Gothic and Romanesque architectural style. Travelers come here for buying ripe vegetables, fresh meat, delicious imported cheese, homemade chocolate and many other goods.
It’s also possible to notice endangered and exotic animals that are sold at Crawford Market.
Duration: 20 minutes
Admission Ticket Free
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