Colaba Hostel
Hostel, homestay or tent, shared
5 days, planned by Sleeper Class Co.
Marine Drive is called the Queen's Necklace because of how the streetlights curve, and the whole city walks it in the evening.
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| Gateway of India |
| Marine Drive |
| Taj Mahal Palace |
Mumbai has the second-largest collection of art deco buildings in the world after Miami, most of it facing the Oval Maidan opposite the Gothic revival ones.
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| CSMT |
| Bombay High Court |
| Kala Ghoda |
| Dhobi Ghat |
| CSMVS museum |
The Trimurti — a six-metre three-headed Shiva — is sixth century and was defaced by Portuguese soldiers using it for target practice.
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| Elephanta caves |
| Trimurti |
| Cannon hill |
Dharavi turns over something like a billion dollars a year in leather, pottery and recycling. The walk is run by an organisation that employs residents and bans photography of people.
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| Dharavi |
| Recycling workshops |
| Bandra |
| Bandstand |
Sanjay Gandhi is a hundred-square-kilometre national park inside the city limits with a resident leopard population, and a hundred and nine Buddhist caves cut from the first century BC.
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| Sanjay Gandhi National Park |
| Kanheri caves |
| Leopards |
Day 1 · Fri, 18 Sept, 2026
Most of these can be added to your booking later — the operator confirms within a day.
Published by the operator. Nights on the ground can move with weather and permissions.
Hostel, homestay or tent, shared
Hostel, homestay or tent, shared
Hostel, homestay or tent, shared
4 breakfasts and 1 dinner across 5 days, at camp. It opens with dinner on day 1 and closes with breakfast on day 5.
5 meal services named in the itinerary. Vegetarian and vegan covered; Jain, gluten-free and allergies on notice at booking
“The same routes by train and guesthouse”
Overnight trains, guesthouses and no private cars. Slower and a fraction of the price, and the trains are half the point.
Well paced over 5 days with enough free time to not feel herded. Dorms were tidy and the common areas were where the group actually gelled. Never went hungry, and the tea appeared exactly when it was needed. Worth every rupee.
Hotels were a step below what I expected for the price.
Glad you enjoyed it. Hope to see you on another trip.
Good mix of the obvious things and a few places we'd never have found. Dorms were tidy and the common areas were where the group actually gelled. Never went hungry, and the tea appeared exactly when it was needed. Would send friends their way.
Well paced over 5 days with enough free time to not feel herded. Good value for what's included.
Good mix of the obvious things and a few places we'd never have found. Nothing fancy about the beds, and nothing wrong with them either. Good value for what's included.
Appreciate the honest feedback; we're looking at the pacing on that section.
Well paced over 5 days with enough free time to not feel herded. Hostel nights are basic but clean, and that's what the price says. No hesitation recommending them.
Well paced over 5 days with enough free time to not feel herded. Nothing fancy about the beds, and nothing wrong with them either. The team read the group well and adjusted without making a thing of it. Would book with them again.
Everything was arranged properly — transfers, entries, all of it. Guides answered every question, including the daft ones. Would book with them again.
It depends entirely who runs it. The operators here use an organisation that employs residents as guides, returns most of the fee into local education programmes and prohibits photographing people. The jeep tours that drive through taking pictures are a different thing and are widely resented.
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