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It offers online booking from their website http://www.esselworld.com.
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It offers online booking from their website http://www.esselworld.com.
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Wildlife
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Presently renowned as Sanjay Gandhi National Park, Borivali National Park is a unique wildlife park situated within the city limits of Mumbai. The Park was known as Krishnagiri Park during ...
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Presently renowned as Sanjay Gandhi National Park, Borivali National Park is a unique wildlife park situated within the city limits of Mumbai. The Park was known as Krishnagiri Park during pre-independence period and later as Borivali National Park. In 1990 the park is renamed as Sanjay Gandhi National park. It has the reputation of being the most visited National Park and also being the World’s largest park within the city limits.
The park enriched with varieties of flora and fauna attracts lot of tourists all through the year. The 2400 years old Kanheri caves, carved out of rocky mounts, lie within this park. Lusting sceneries, dense greenish woods and the abundance of wild life makes Borivali National Park unique. The Park is the natural habitat of insects, mammals, reptiles, butterflies and flowering plants. The park houses many plants and animals in the endangered list.
The forest enclosed in the Park is an ideal dwelling place for many varieties of wild animals. These include Bonnet and Rhesus Macaque, Chital, Indian Hare, Gray Lungur, Sambar deer and may other varieties. Tourist can go around for a safari in a toy train available in the Park. Nature lovers and wild animal lovers really get motivated by the wild life in the Park. This is a best attraction nearby Mumbai to pay a worthy visit.
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Beaches, Lakes & Falls
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A serene scenic beach crowning the Mumbai, Chowpatty beach is famed for the immersion of Ganesh idols at the penultimate day of the Ganesh Chathurthi festival. This beach located at ...
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A serene scenic beach crowning the Mumbai, Chowpatty beach is famed for the immersion of Ganesh idols at the penultimate day of the Ganesh Chathurthi festival. This beach located at the one end of Marine drive is considered as a holy place, where many Hindu rituals like thread tying events are performed. One can get the lively view of religious rituals and ceremonies in this beautiful beach.
The local cuisines prepared hygienically and deliciously, are the specific attractions of the beach. One can enjoy all local varieties of eatables from here. Many tourists like to spend hours together in this soft sandy beach, relaxing from the dreadful city rush.
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Shopping
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Colaba Causeway, a prime spot of vibrant tourist activities, is a major road link elevated by a bank between Mumbai’s Old Woman’s Island and Colaba. The causeway, established by English ...
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Colaba Causeway, a prime spot of vibrant tourist activities, is a major road link elevated by a bank between Mumbai’s Old Woman’s Island and Colaba. The causeway, established by English east India Company, is parallel to Gate way of India and is thickly populated with shops, hotels, cinema halls and restaurants.
Colaba Causeway is a dynamic shopping suburban area, visited by all shopping tourist freaks. All varieties of clothing materials, electronics equipments, Indian and imported high values items and cosmetics are available plenty in the shops of Colaba Causeway.
Church of St John the Evangelist (Afghan Church) and the Sasson Dock are main tourist attractions in this area. When you visit Mumbai, do not forget to shop at Colaba Causeway.
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Historical
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Elephanta caves are located at Gharapuri Island, a confabulation of three small villages nearby Mumbai. These caves, a UNESCO world heritage site, are frequently visited by domestic and foreign travelers. ...
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Elephanta caves are located at Gharapuri Island, a confabulation of three small villages nearby Mumbai. These caves, a UNESCO world heritage site, are frequently visited by domestic and foreign travelers. The caves assumed to be dating back to the period 9th to 13th century AD, are famous for the ancient sculptures and the temple dedicated to Lord Shiva.
The prime deity in the temple is Ardhanarishwara, a blend of half man and half woman representing Shiva and Parvathy. The temple, made out of rock cuts, is designed based on the Hindu astrological knowledge base, clearly taking into account geometrical mandala and energy levels.
Wonderful sculpture of Elephanta, depicting three faces of Trinity, Brahma, Vishnu and Maheshwara , is a marvelous attraction of the caves. It is a highly worth attraction in Mumabi to visit.
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Shopping
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Fashion Street in Mumbai is located in bust MG Road. This is the dream place of trendy fashions. Plenty of textile shops selling all varieties of fashion dresses are the ...
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Fashion Street in Mumbai is located in bust MG Road. This is the dream place of trendy fashions. Plenty of textile shops selling all varieties of fashion dresses are the main attractions of the street. The super malls to small petty shops sell beautiful varieties of dresses for all ages. Shopping freaks can get all kinds of items from traditional dresses to state of the art most modern trendy styled wears.
Export quality dress materials are available here in cheap prizes. Do not forget to bargain on the prices. You can get a good amount of saving by bargain. Apart from textile items, tourist can venture out here to get jeweler items, bags, shoes and kids toys.
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Gardens
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The place named Five gardens is in Central Mumbai and as the name suggests, it has five gardens in and around. All these are highly useful for the residents for ...
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The place named Five gardens is in Central Mumbai and as the name suggests, it has five gardens in and around. All these are highly useful for the residents for early morning walk and spending weekends and evenings. Evenings witness heavy rush. This is a posh area with many modern residential houses and historical buildings.
Gardens are well maintained, with large greenish lawns and flowering plants. Kids can enjoy the evenings on the lawns and elders can take deep breath to get relaxing moments. When you visit Mumbai, drop on here to spend some time keeping off the busy tour schedule.
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Architectural
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Gateway of India is an impressive monument constructed with reinforced concrete and yellow colored basalt. It is placed perfectly in South Mumbai, which is really the Gateway of India. It ...
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Gateway of India is an impressive monument constructed with reinforced concrete and yellow colored basalt. It is placed perfectly in South Mumbai, which is really the Gateway of India. It has been made as a big arch with a mighty height of 26 meters and has a inner width of 15 meters.
The monument is in the architectural style Indo-Saracen, with many features of 16th century Muslim architectural excellence. It is very impressive for all kinds of tourists. Boat facilities are available in the nearby water front and tourists can enjoy the fantastic boat travel from gateway of India to Elephanta Island.
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Religious
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Haji Ali shrine is a tomb dedicated to the Haji Ali, a wealthy merchant turned Muslim Sufi Saint. This is one of the popular religious spots in Mumabi and is ...
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Haji Ali shrine is a tomb dedicated to the Haji Ali, a wealthy merchant turned Muslim Sufi Saint. This is one of the popular religious spots in Mumabi and is located at the coast of Worli. The shrine is placed in the backdrop of roaring sea all around. There is only a small pathway connecting the mainland to the tomb, and in nights these pathways are also covered with water. The tomb is very attractive for its glasswork and the surrounding courtyard offers scenic beauty.
Many people visit this place to have the blessings of the saint and it is a strong belief that if you visit the tomb and offer prays you will be benefited with much pleasantly gifts. Urs is the festival in this tomb, which is witnessed by thousands of believers.
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Gardens
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The Hanging Gardens, also called as Ferozeshah Mehta Gardens built in 1881, is placed at the top of the Malabar Hills in Mumbai. It is located opposite to famous Kamala ...
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The Hanging Gardens, also called as Ferozeshah Mehta Gardens built in 1881, is placed at the top of the Malabar Hills in Mumbai. It is located opposite to famous Kamala Nehru Park. Many kinds of sculptured carved in the shape of animals is the main feature of this park. One can get the eye-catching view of Sun setting in the Arabian Sea in the backdrop of nature’s multicolor illusion in the sky.
This hanging garden is well maintained, and a clean atmosphere prevails here all through the year. Kids can play in a shoe shaped gigantic place established in the midst of the garden. Thousands of visitors throng here during holidays.
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Art & Museum
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Jehangir Art Gallery, built in 1952 by Sir Cowasji Jehnagir, is one of the most attracted tourist destination in Mumbai. The art gallery is placed behind the renowned Prince of ...
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Jehangir Art Gallery, built in 1952 by Sir Cowasji Jehnagir, is one of the most attracted tourist destination in Mumbai. The art gallery is placed behind the renowned Prince of Whales Museum in Kala Ghoda. This famous art gallery has four exhibition halls.
This is a great specimen of Indian Arts and sculpture. It is a historic monument linked with the renaissance of Indian arts. Tourists can get the precious artifacts of India from the antique shop associated with the art gallery. Samovar restaurant offers great taste of Indian coffee and is a reminiscent of Indian socialist culture.
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Gardens
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Kamala Nehru Park, named after the wife of first prime minister of India Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru Park, is one of the attractive spots for tourists. It is a great place ...
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Kamala Nehru Park, named after the wife of first prime minister of India Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru Park, is one of the attractive spots for tourists. It is a great place for outdoor activities, especially for kids. The park is placed in a vast expanse of Malabar hills. The park is placed such that one can see the panoramic view of the beautiful city areas like Marine drive and Chowpathy beach.
It is a perfect place for those who look for a secluded environment to get away from the busy day schedules of the city life. This garden offers a serene, cool atmosphere and is a worth place to visit.
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Historical
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Kanheri caves are located well inside the thick forest area of Sanjay Gandhi National Park in Borivali. These caves numbering about 109 built during the Maurya and Kushana period dates ...
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Kanheri caves are located well inside the thick forest area of Sanjay Gandhi National Park in Borivali. These caves numbering about 109 built during the Maurya and Kushana period dates back to 2nd century BC to 9th century. These caves were served as Buddhist Viharas. These were used for meditation, study and living by Buddhist monks and turned to monasteries by 3rd century.
Each of this caves are adorned with stone plinth used as bed and stupa with massive huge pillars. The inscriptions based on Buddha’s life and preaching are worth for a visit. Kanheri, literally means black in color, is located at a height of about 1500 feet from sea level and is a perfect place to have the panoramic view of down city and Arabian Sea.
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Historical
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Mahakali Caves, also known earlier as Kondivita Caves, are located between Aarey Milk colony and Borivali National park in Mumbai. These are rock cut caves, carved out of solid hard ...
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Mahakali Caves, also known earlier as Kondivita Caves, are located between Aarey Milk colony and Borivali National park in Mumbai. These are rock cut caves, carved out of solid hard rocks, with color of black basalt and are located at scenic picturesque Udayagiri hills. These caves, which were served as Buddhist monasteries, date back to two thousand years.
These caves consist of about 19 caves, 4 caves in southeastern side and other fifteen is in northwestern region. The main cave is considered to be the ninth cave and it contains figures of Buddha and also many stupas. Many tourists visit the Mahakali caves every year, especially by the people interested in archeology.
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Religious
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Mahalaxmi Temple, a temple dedicated to Goddess Mahalaxmi the wife of Lord Mahavishnu, is built in 1785 and is located in the Bhulabhai desai Road near worli. This common belief ...
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Mahalaxmi Temple, a temple dedicated to Goddess Mahalaxmi the wife of Lord Mahavishnu, is built in 1785 and is located in the Bhulabhai desai Road near worli. This common belief behind the reason for constructing this temple is related to the construction of Hornby Vellard in Mumbai. The construction was collapsed two times and the chief architect dreamt about the Goddess Laxmi statue in the Sea near the place. It is believed that after the temple is built, the construction of the Vellard went on smoothly.
This is one of the famous temples in Mumbai attracted by many devotees. Devotees throng to this place to offer prayers during Fridays and also during Durgapooja days.
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Beaches, Lakes & Falls
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Marine Drive is an avenue with concreted six lane roads in the Arabian Coast and is officially known as Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Road. This is a natural bay in ...
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Marine Drive is an avenue with concreted six lane roads in the Arabian Coast and is officially known as Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Road. This is a natural bay in C shape connecting Malabar hills and Nariman Point in Mumbai. The drive is constructed over the area reclaimed from the Arabian Sea.
The featured attraction of the Marine Drive is the well-maintained pathways, which is used by the public as a relaxing place in the evenings to have deep breath and calm surroundings. Lush green palm trees add more attraction to these beautiful pathways.
Marine Drive is presently renowned as the place for huge gatherings. It is the one of the largest gallery in the world. Marine drive is termed as Queen’s necklace, as it glows like a necklace in the night with the streetlights and is seen from any elevated place in the city.
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Gardens
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This is a lovely garden set in the backdrop of Mumbai Port located in a side street of Colaba Cuaseway. This garden is maintained by Mumbai port trust. The area ...
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This is a lovely garden set in the backdrop of Mumbai Port located in a side street of Colaba Cuaseway. This garden is maintained by Mumbai port trust. The area offers a merry making place for children and elders. Grandeur views of port and naval yards are the major attraction of this garden. The Garden breasts many potted flowering plants and a good expanse of green lawn. During weekend family people roam around the Garden to have fresh air and peace of ambience.
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Wildlife
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Mumbai zoo, also known as Veermata Jijabai Udyan, is established in 1861. During British regime, the Garden was named as Victoria Gardens Mumbai. This is located in central Mumbai near ...
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Mumbai zoo, also known as Veermata Jijabai Udyan, is established in 1861. During British regime, the Garden was named as Victoria Gardens Mumbai. This is located in central Mumbai near Byculla.
This is a precious zoo with variety of bird species and many kinds of animals including black bucks, crocodiles, hyena, monitor lizards, foxes and many other species of wild living beings. One major attraction here is the museum called 'Albert Museum' showcasing many valuables in ancient and modern India. One statue of a mammoth elephant adorns the entrance of the museum, which is sculptured out of rocks.
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Art & Museum
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National gallery of Modern art is managed by Department of Culture, Government of India. It is established in Mumbai in 1996 and is aimed at promoting the modern trends in ...
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National gallery of Modern art is managed by Department of Culture, Government of India. It is established in Mumbai in 1996 and is aimed at promoting the modern trends in arts, without denigrating the ancient Indian culture. The department is arranging many art exhibitions and thousands of art lovers participate in these exhibitions.
The art lovers and like to enjoy the Indian culture and art can pay a visit to this Gallery of modern art. The ambience is good and the gallery itself is placed amidst lusting greeneries.
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Art & Museum
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Prince of Wales Museum, built at the beginning of 20th century, is located at the MG Road. The museum commemorates the visit of Prince of Wales to India. Presently the ...
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Prince of Wales Museum, built at the beginning of 20th century, is located at the MG Road. The museum commemorates the visit of Prince of Wales to India. Presently the museum is known 'Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya' and the renaming had taken place after the Indian Independence.
The museum was built in Indo-Saracen architectural style. It has three major parts - Natural History section, Archeology section and Art section. All these three sections displays many valuable artifacts and materials price worthy to see. Rare displays of Buddhist tankhas and specimens of Nepali and Tibetan art add the charm of the Museum.
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Religious
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A topmost religious attraction in Mumbai, the St Thomas’ Cathedral is located in the Mumbai fort area in D N Road. The church was constructed in 1718 and has been ...
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A topmost religious attraction in Mumbai, the St Thomas’ Cathedral is located in the Mumbai fort area in D N Road. The church was constructed in 1718 and has been credited with the privilege of being the first Anglican Church in Mumbai. The name St Thomas cathedral comes from the ardent disciple Thomas of Jesus Christ.
The Cathedral was in the UNESCO world heritage list as a monument to be conserved. The Cathedral witness huge flow of devotees every day and many mass functions are arranged for the benefit of devotees. The serene holy atmospheres add the attraction to this Church.
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Architectural
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Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus, earlier known as Victoria Terminus in Mumbai, is an important building spotted in the UNESCO World Heritage List and is located at D N Road. In 1888 ...
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Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus, earlier known as Victoria Terminus in Mumbai, is an important building spotted in the UNESCO World Heritage List and is located at D N Road. In 1888 this building was built as the rail terminus based on the model of St Pancras Station in London and is designed by English architect Frederick William Stevens. The construction took nearly 10 years and was opened for rail commuters.
Presently VT station or CST is the headquarters of central railways. The architectural style of CST is a blend of traditional Indian style and Victorian Gothic style. The building is highly attractive with brass or ornamental iron railings, tiles, woodcarvings and iron grills. The building is adorned with the statue of Queen Victoria on the dome. VT is an architectural splendor and tourists should not miss out this heritage building.
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Religious
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Walkeshwar temple, an ancient temple also known as Banganga Temple, is perfectly placed in the scenic surroundings in Malabar hills in South Mumbai. Walkeshwar Temple is dedicated to the main ...
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Walkeshwar temple, an ancient temple also known as Banganga Temple, is perfectly placed in the scenic surroundings in Malabar hills in South Mumbai. Walkeshwar Temple is dedicated to the main deity Lord Shiva and the legend relates the origin of this temple with Lord Rama and Sita. The temple is built during Silhara Dynasty in 1127 AD and the temple was destroyed during the Portuguese invasion. Later it was renovated by s group of devotees.
The main feature of the temple is the Banganga, a water tank, which is enriched with fresh water all through the year. A number of small shrines dedicated to Hindu Gods and Goddesses are housed around the water tank. Many devotees throng to the temple during the full moon days and no moon days (Amavasya).
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