Tour Details

Small group excursion and Private tours with English speaking guides

Goa 08 Jan 0830-1600 – Mumbai 9th & 10 Jan 0930-1600)

Muziris heritage – Day Tours offers three variety shore excursions in Goa & Mumbai to fit your lifestyle and your visit to Our country, with these tour itinerary you can experience the lights and sound of Goa & Mumbai in a short time.

This tailor made special tour for Constellation and enjoy the service of our friendly English speaking guides, committed to ensure your India tour runs smoothly in Goa & Mumbai

This tour includes:
• Air conditioned mini coach and English-speaking Tour guide
• Pick up and drop off at pier
• Small group tour of 12 people

Choose between a private or small-group excursion. You will not have to form your own group and we will be happy to place you with other cruisers from your cruise ship.

Expect top quality excursions or your money back! Everything is possible and we will be happy to accommodate many requests.

Please note that we can get fully booked in the high season, especially if you are arriving with a cruise ship. If possible, please contact us as early as possible. We offer an extremely flexible cancellation and payment policy so it is definitely worthwhile to contact us

THE CULTURE AND FLAVOURS OF GOA AND A TOUR OF THE PLANTATIONS on 8th Jan 2018

Description
Goa is synonymous with the sand and sea, but it also conceals a cultural side which we mustn’t overlook. So why not discover the numerous places of historic and religious interest, the secrets of the spice plantations and the local flavours.

What we will see
Se Cathedral
Basilica of Bom Jesus
Pnjim Flower market
Spice plantation
Traditional lunch

What we will do
Our excursion will start with a visit to two churches: the first is one of the largest churches in the city, Se Cathedral – dedicated to Saint Catherine – and the second is the Basilica of Bom Jesus, which was built by the Jesuits in the 16th century and is home to the remains of Saint Francis Xavier. These are kept in a marble mausoleum and displayed to the public once every ten years.
After visiting the churches, we will head to the Panjim market to see the local life.
At this point, there is something truly unique in store for us as we discover the secrets of spice cultivation at the Spice plantations and enjoy a traditional lunch after the tour.

MUMBAI AS LOCAL ON 9th jan 2018

Explore the unique local culture, industries and people in the frenetic sprawl known as Mumbai, the capital and economic engine of India, on this full day excursion.(Ships arrival time may change to 10.30 AM)

0930 hrs: Depart to Depart to Crawford Market (Fruit / Flowers / Vegetable / Pets Market)
1000 hrs: Arrive and visit Crawford Market.
1045 hrs: Depart to CST station (Victoria Terminus – World Heritage Site).
1055 hrs: Arrive at CST station to see the Mumbai local lifeline.
1110 hrs: Depart to the Dhobhi Ghat at Colaba (Open air laundry) enroute drive past Marine drive, Nariman Point, Mumbai University and High Court.
1130 hrs: Arrive and visit Dhobhi Ghat and enjoy a photo-stop of the washing place.
1145 hrs: Depart to visit Dabawalla.

1200 hrs: Arrive and visit Dabawalla.

1215 hrs: Depart to Hotel Taj Mahal Hotel (If you wish you can have your lunch here)

1230 hrs: Arrive at Hotel Taj Mahal (Time free for lunch on your own)

1330 hrs: Walk up to Gateway of India which is just opposite Taj Mahal hotel.

1345 hrs: Arrive and visit Gateway of India.

1400 hrs: Depart to Churchgate railway station to take a short ride by the local train.

1415 hrs: Arrive at Churchgate railway station and take a local train ride till Charni road railway station.

1440 hrs: Arrive at Charni road railway station and later depart to Girgaum Iskcon Temple.

1450 hrs: Arrive and visit Girgaum Iskcon Temple.
1520 hrs: Depart to the ship en-route drive past via Marine Drive.
1545 hrs: Arrive back at the ship.

In the full day tour you may choose to stop off at a local restaurant for lunch. Ask your Guide for suggestions. There are some world class restaurants serving a variety of cuisines so there is so much to choose from..

MUMBAI JEWISH HERITAGE TOUR ALSO AVAILABLE on request

Mumbai Chor Bazaar Tour & Slum Tour ON 10th Jan

Mumbai’s largest flea market or Chor Bazaar is located in Bendi Bazaar. Stolen Cars, scooter parts, antiques, bollywood posters, second hand shoes are sold in Chor Bazaar Mumbai.

They Say – “If you loose anything in Mumbai, you can buy it back from the Chor Bazaar” . Chor bazaar is located in South Mumbai, near Bhendi Bazaar and is one of the largest flea markets in India.
The word “Chor” means a Thief in hindi. You can buy antiques, hardware tools, wooden cravings, silver coins, vintage stamps, brass statues etc.

Chor Bazaar can be divided into many small sub markets. As you enter the chor bazaar you will first pass through the automobile section of the thieves market. In the automobile section you will see various old scooters, bikes and cars being brought in and chopped down into small pieces and their spare parts are collected and sold to other small traders and shops in the market. It takes only a few minutes to chop down a second hand or a stolen car by four people in this market. Various car and scooter parts like engines, car doors, bike mud guards, scooter tyres, car tyres, metal frames are collected and sold to other shops. These spare parts, brakes, horns, engines are then sold to people wanting to buy them at throw away prices.From this junk yard you could rescue broken down car parts and build your own car. This is a paradise for automobile industry and automobile makers who want to create their machines from scratch.

after that we proceeds to DHARAVI

Visit Dharavi and see why it is the heart of small scale industry in Mumbai, Known to many as ‘one of the largest slums in Asia’, we prefer to think of Dharavi as Mumbai’s beating heart. It houses about one million of Mumbai’s inhabitants and its industries have an annual turnover of approximately US$ 665 million.

Through our educational walking tours, visitors experience a wide range of these business activities: recycling, pottery-making, embroidery, bakery, soap factory, leather tanning, poppadom-making and many more.

We’ll also visit the residential areas of Dharavi. People from all over India have come to live in Dharavi, making it a microcosm of India. This diversity is apparent in the temples, mosques, churches and pagodas that stand side by side.

drop at 3 Pm at pier