Top 6 Unique Cultural Trips in India
Once you arrive in Mumbai, we will pick you up from the airport. Then you can Visit the following place:
Dabbawala: The word “dabbawala” means “lunchbox carriers”. In fact, this is a network of person in Mumbai, who carries and delivers freshly made food from home to the working professionals in Mumbai. The beauty of this network of dabbawala are the perfect coordination among themselves. They are very punctual and work with extreme efficiency. Coming from so-called lesser educated strata of the society the precision of the service is studied by leaders and reputed management schools across the globe.
Dhobi Ghat or Open Laundry: Have you ever thought of a washing tour that would take you inside the world’s largest open-Air Laundry? The internationally famed Dhobi Ghat of Mahalakshmi is an open-air laundry, which is more than a century old in origin. Dhobi Ghat area is lined with rows of open concrete wash pens which features a flogging stone on which the dhobis beat the clothes to dry them.
Kanheri Caves: The Kanheri Caves are a group of caves and rock-cut monuments which are cut into a massive basalt outcrop. These caves are, in fact, are located in the western outskirts of Mumbai, India and you can very well enjoy as part of your trip to Mumbai. They contain Buddhist sculptures and relief carvings, paintings and inscriptions, dating from the 1st century CE to the 10th century CE.The cave complex comprises one hundred and nine caves.Most of the caves were Buddhist viharas, meant for living, studying, and meditating.
You can also choose to take a Bollywood Studios Tour instead of Kanheri Caves.
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Today wake up early in the morning to go to the famous flower market. The Dadar flower market is one of the most colorful parts of Mumbai and blooms like buds at dawn. The market is a labyrinth of 600 stalls selling multiple varieties of flowers in cane baskets. The beauty of roses and the fragrance of jasmine are what is the most fascinating about the Dadra flower market. The hours from 4 am to 9 am is the prime time to see heaps of flowers, feel the intensity of a fragrance. The Dadar Flower Market is the only one of its kind in the city and a sensory delight worth experiencing.
So, if you are willing to experience this, you need to be here before the sunrise. However, it is worth waking up so early!
Then you can visit the Dharavi Slums, the largest slum in Asia. It supplies a chunk of the huge labour that runs the city of Mumbai. It houses about one million of Mumbai’s inhabitants. Thus, in your guided tour you will see many small-scale industry workshops where people produce leather goods, plastic goods, running pottery business etc. As you walk along the streets of Dharavi slum and explore the working culture, you know the get a glimpse of the people and how they live. Thus this trip will make you familiar with the harsh realities of a slum.
Once you are done, you can leave for the airport.
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3 Star and above Accommodation, Complimentary Breakfast, Exclusive Car, Certified Guides are included in the package cost. While, Airfares, Any Entrance Fees, Anything not mentioned above, Personal Expense are excluded in the package cost.
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Though we have spanned this trip for 2 days, you can add a couple of days based on the duration you have. In that case you can visit the Elephanta Caves. If you have any queries regarding this trip or need any assistance in booking or customizing this trip, please feel free to message or contact us at customercare@indiatrotter.com. We will be more than happy to help you. Mumbai has the largest international airport in India with good connectivities with all major cities in the world. So, chances are that you would be flying into Mumbai for your India trip. What many tourists miss is that they use Mumbai only as a stopover place. Indeed, there are so many things to see in Mumbai and most tourists are oblivion to it. So, we have listed what you can do here. These are not just doing for the sake of doing, but some really exciting things, which you do not get anywhere else. For example, there is the Dhobighat or open air laundry, Dabbawala or lunchbox carriers and lots more.
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If you are looking for Cultural Tours in India, then you have a lot of options. A lot depends on the number of days you have. So, while in our tours, we have generally not clubbed two destinations, we will be happy to do so if you want it that way. For example, we have a Weekend Tour to Varanasi, or a Tour with Varanasi and Khajuraho as well as only Khajuraho Tour. Other tours, which is very popular, is Agra and Varanasi Tour, the Trip to Hampi and Trips to Ajanta and Ellora Caves.
Since Mumbai is the arrival or departure city in India for most foreigners, you can also go for the Weekend Trip in Mumbai, Mumbai with Elephanta Caves Tour or Mumbai with Ajanta Ellora Caves, as per your preference. Some interesting Trips include those to Amritsar and Mysore, not to mention the grand Trip to the Temples of South India.
You will find the list of all the Cultural Destinations of India and also of each of them. Especially the Top Few things to See in Varanasi and Sarnath, Khajuraho, Hampi, Amritsar, Mysore, Ajanta Ellora Caves, Mumbai or the Temples of South India.
If you want to discover places across India, you can refer to our tours on Taj Mahal, Rajasthan, Cultural Destinations, Kerala, National Parks and Tiger Reserves, Lakshadweep Islands , Andaman Islands, Goa and Puducherry, Beaches, Himalayas and Kashmir, Ladakh and Bhutan
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