Mumbai by Dawn Tour: An Insider's Look into City's Trade and Culture

Experience the vibrant trade and culture of Mumbai on this 3-hour dawn tour. Explore bustling markets, witness fish auctions, and learn about the city’s rich history. Wake up early for an unforgettable insider’s look into the soul of Mumbai!

Duration: 3 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus - Possibly the most architectural stunning building in India, Victoria Terminus Railway Station, now CST, sees a record of six hundred and sixty thousand footfalls daily, making it the busiest station in Mumbai.
    At dawn, the CST station also serves as the city’s largest newspaper sorting area.
  • Sassoon Dock -…
What's Included
  • Private tour
  • Professional guide
  • Driver and private transport
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Bottled water
  • Tea and coffee
  • Shoe Covers at docks
  • A fruit
  • Goods and Services Tax (GST)
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
  • Additional transport cost for pick-up from suburban Mumbai hotels
  • Additional cost for the services of a language guide (besides English)
Additional Information

This 3-hour long tour pioneered by No Footprints gives you an insider’s access into the soul of Mumbai! You will be prive to the backbone of the city’s trade and what makes it truly tick. From exploring community trade and auction of 50 tonnes of fish at the docks, to the sorting of 7 different languages of newspapers; from flower markets to the story…

Location
Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus
DN Road, Mumbai CST Area
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Karen
Feb 25, 2025
A Dawn Tour of the Waking City of Mumbai - An early 5am start to the day, but worth getting up for! Nasreen was our fabulous guide who navigated us around the waking City at dawn. Our first stop was the fish market which was in full swing with boats unloading their catch, auctioneers selling the fish and locals buying and selling the fish on offer. Baskets of fish and people everywhere! A busy place first thing in the morning. Deliveries of milk and bread had started their day, and the newspapers were being sorted for delivery. A fruit market adjacent to the Crawford Market building was up and running with its abundance of colourful fruit, some familiar, some unfamiliar. While Crawford’s was still slumbering, we moved onto another vegetable market that was bustling with people buying the weird and wonderful range of the freshest of vegetables. We ended our dawn tour at the flower market where there were sacks and sacks of marigold flower heads, rose petals and many other beautiful flowers that would all be sold by lunchtime! This was a really fascinating tour of the waking City - so vibrant to the eye, so many fragrances lingering in the air, the noise of the busy people, new tastes and textured fruit and vegetables. Really worth getting up for!
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I0it2drbob
Feb 24, 2025
Highly recommend - My travel agent, Audley, booked me on a No Footprints tour, Mumbai at Dawn. Part walking, part taxi, it was a fantastic opportunity to see the city wake up, from the fish markets to the newspaper sellers, flower and veg markets. Nammy, my guide was knowledgable, friendly and funny. Her English was excellent, and she tailored the trip to my particular interests.
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Khoih591
Feb 24, 2025
Mumbai at dawn wow ! - Our guide D has been so kind and informative and we felt very privileged to see those special places at dawn with no other tourist ! None 🤩
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Jkp615
Feb 23, 2025
A great way to start the day in Mumbai - A great start to the day in this wonderful city thanks to Adi as our charming, amusing and knowledgable guide. Well worth getting up for.
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Traveler760623
Feb 23, 2025
Worth getting up early for this tour! - This is a fabulous tour, so many stops to very interesting places. One can truly learn so much about the city, its occupants, and history. Heer was a fabulous and fun guide.
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Browns2010
Feb 20, 2025
Mumbai at Dawn with Mitali! - This tour was superb. The early start is definitely worth it. Seeing Mumbai wake up and come to life was wonderful. Starting at Sassoon Docks we saw the fish market in full flow, then we visited the newspaper, fruit, vegetable and flower markets. Lastly the open laundry. This whole tour was a delight for all senses. We felt we got to see everyday life for the people of Mumbai, the hustle and bustle, amongst lovely people. Mitali was a wonderful tour guide, really engaging, funny, and helped us see the most of everything. We would definitely recommend this tour, and Mitali 100%, we don’t think you will be disappointed. Thank you Mitali.
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Dianahp4764ny
Feb 19, 2025
Unique & wonderful Mumbai experience - Fantastic tour! Experiencing the markets at dawn was incredible to see. It felt like the heart of Mumbai. Our tour guides were personable & funny and they took great group photos with all of us.
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925niklasl
Feb 19, 2025
Wonderful early morning tour - I had a wonderful early morning tour of Mumbai with my guide Shruti, taking in local sights on the agenda including the fish market and docks, and flower, vegetable and fruit markets among other interesting local stops. It was great experiencing the early morning start of the Mumbai neighborhoods and the people that work at these markets. The guide provided great historical and insider insights about the locations and people we encountered. I would definitely recommend this for a flavor of the city outside of the typical tourist stops. Thanks again!
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Freya
Feb 19, 2025
Great guides! - Great guides -took us to see a side of Mumbai you wouldn’t normally see- riding the trains and learning about the men who deliver tiffin boxes to offices. Funny and smart guys who were a delight to be with
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Anl65
Feb 18, 2025
Mumbai waking up - Excellent guiding by Mitali. Experiencing Mumbai waking up and the markets becoming more and more busy. Highly recommended.
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