8 Mumbai Shore Excursions to Build a Port Day Around

1.All inclusive Mumbai Shore Excursion from Mumbai port

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 75 reviews · from $60Our pick

Meet your guide at Mumbai’s Green Gate, about 300 meters from the cruise terminal, then explore South Mumbai by air-conditioned vehicle. You’ll see the Gateway of India, Gandhi’s Mani Bhavan, Dhobi Ghat, Crawford Market and UNESCO-listed CST. Guides such as Nannish, Nosh, Sandeep and Janish have been praised for clear explanations and flexible plans.

“We booked this tour for 4 couples and our guide picked us up at the cruise terminal. When we told him what we wanted to see in Mumbai, he personalized the tour for us. For 6 hours we saw the city, visited sites and were informed by our excellent guide. I would recommend this tour. It felt personalized and private.”

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2.Mumbai Shore Excursion For Cruise Ships – Full day City Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 17 reviews · from $95Top rated

Spend 6 to 7 hours seeing Mumbai from a cruise ship, with an air-conditioned vehicle, local guide, bottled water, and Indian thali lunch included. The route covers the Gateway of India, St. Thomas Cathedral, CST, Mani Bhavan, Hanging Gardens, Dhobi Ghat, and Marine Drive. Arzoo Dehmiri has earned special praise for her guiding.

“Very organized and knowledgeable tour guide. Comfortable coach transportation with enough time for a photo op at the sights we visited. The lunch was excellent and delicious. The downside was the choice of store we visited for shopping. The store was more expensive than the average.”

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3.Mumbai Shore Excursion

★★★★★★★★★★3.1 · 8 reviews · 7 hours · from $110

This seven-hour Mumbai shore tour pairs a private guide and chauffeur with Crawford Market, CST, Dhobi Ghat, a dabbawala stop, the Gateway of India, a short local train ride and Girgaum ISKCON Temple. Pickup is available at the cruise terminal or a Mumbai hotel. English and Italian guiding is offered, but confirm the exact route before booking.

“The boat ride was excellent, the fort Kochi tour was adequate. The tour guide was okay. The captain, the 2 servicemen on the boat were wonderful.”

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4.Taj Mahal Tour From Cruise Port, Mumbai, Cochin and Goa

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 8 reviews · from $956

Fly from your Indian cruise port to Delhi, drive to Agra, and see the Taj Mahal at sunrise with a private guide. The three-day trip includes two nights in five-star hotels, domestic flights, Agra Fort, Baby Taj, Mehtab Bagh, breakfasts, entrance tickets, and airport transfers. Guides such as Shyam, Pavan, and Sanjay may be assigned according to availability.

“Amazing place to visit from Agra. Great chance to see and hear about the incredible work this charity do to support animals.”

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5.Mumbai Shore Excursions: Small Group Mumbai Sightseeing tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 6 reviews · 5 hours · from $43

Meet an English-speaking guide outside Mumbai International Cruise Terminal and explore the city by air-conditioned car or minivan. Visit the Gateway of India, CSMT, Crawford Market, Mani Bhavan, Marine Drive, Hanging Gardens, and Dhobi Ghat. Small-group and private options are available, with lunch included on the private upgrade.

“Our guide Nita showed us all the relevant sights in Mumbai. She is very knowledgeable and her English was excellent. Highly recommend”

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6.Mumbai: Group Shore Excursion for Cruise Passengers

★★★★★★★★★★4.3 · 4 reviews · from $26Best value

Meet your English-speaking guide at Mumbai’s Green Gate cruise terminal for a small-group city tour. Visit the Gateway of India, Taj Mahal Palace Hotel, Crawford Market, CST, Dhobi Ghat, Banganga Tank, and Colaba Causeway, then return by air-conditioned vehicle.

“The guide was excellent. We saw, among other things, her own home as part of a tour where we had a lot of influence on what we wanted to see (it was just my wife and I on the tour)”

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7.Mumbai: Dharavi Slum Tour with Home Visit Shore Excursion

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 2 reviews · 4 hours · from $79

Meet your English-speaking local guide at Mumbai’s Green Gate, then ride in an air-conditioned vehicle to Dharavi. Walk through working areas, see recycling, leather, clothing, and metal businesses, visit a local home, share masala chai, and return to the cruise terminal in about four hours. Groups are limited to six.

“The slum tour was eye opening. Touring the commercial side from leather processing to plastics recycling to clothing construction and metal recycling illustrated Mumbai residents hard at work. On the residential side my guide explained that the one million people living in the area are not the poor so much as those employed in such areas as banking and government workers. People choose to live there. My tour guide was a resident as well, college educated in IT. He spoke English proficiently with an easily understood accent. The home visit was a plus, sharing tea and conversing about Indian culture with the residents, one of which also spoke English and…”

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8.Mumbai: Shore Excursion Group City Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 2 reviews · 6 hours · from $91

This six-hour Mumbai shore tour uses air-conditioned transport and an English-speaking government-licensed guide to connect the Gateway of India, CST, Marine Drive, Mani Bhavan, and Dhobi Ghat. You meet the representative after immigration, right outside the port exit. Vada pav, chai, and bottled water are included.

“Very interesting and informative day on a comfortable coach, with a knowledge guide. I liked hearing about the way of life and seeing the Dhobi Ghat, and the Lunch Box delivery men at work. There are many British designed buildings of interest and a traditional lunch in a nice restaurant was included.”

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