Shore Excursion: Indian Culinary Delight - Sample Authentic Regional Cuisine in Mumbai

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Embark on a Mumbai food tour and indulge in the authentic flavors of regional Indian cuisine. Explore iconic landmarks while savoring delicious dishes. Perfect for foodies and culture enthusiasts.

Duration: 4 hours

Cancellation: 24 hours

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Highlights

Taste the flavors unique to India on this guided Mumbai food tour. Sample various regional Indian cuisine at a variety of restaurants as you travel to an interesting array of landmarks. Noteworthy sights include the Crawford Market, St. Thomas Cathedral, Asiatic Library, Gateway of India, and Chhartapati Shivaji Terminus. This Mumbai tour is ideal for foodies and those with an appetite for cultural experiences. All food and beverages (non-alcoholic) served at each location are included with this tour’s price.

Begin your journey by meeting your knowledgeable guide, who also happens to be a certified chef. Your chef provides interesting dining recommendations and facts about Mumbai’s cultural and culinary history. Your tour’s first stop allows you to sample South Indian and Maharashtrian snacks at a restaurant near the Fort area. Staple dishes are based on flat bread and rice, varying from mild to very spicy.

Next, visit the Crawford Market, Mumbai’s most famous marketplace. This bustling locale allows you to shop for local spices and Indian handicrafts. Afterward, drive by several historic sites on your way to the Colaba neighborhood. You’ll pass by Mumbai’s most famous landmark, the Gateway of India. This monumental arch made of basalt overlooks the Arabian Sea. Many moons ago, it would be the first thing visitors traveling to Mumbai by boat would see.

Another highlight landmark is the Chhartapati Shivaji Terminus, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Enjoy this historic railway station and its captivating architecture. Upon arriving in the Colaba region, enjoy North-Indian inspired appetizers from a popular restaurant

After navigating Mumbai’s scenic streets, you’ll reach the Fort district to enjoy coastal-inspired cuisine. Mildly spiced foods with remarkably savory tastes will delight your palate. Next, sample traditional Parsi cuisine. Introduced to Mumbai by Iran in the 17th century, Parsi dishes consist of rice eaten with lentils or curry.

Complete this savory Mumbai food tour with a sweet treat from an Indian dessert shop. Return transportation to your port is provided. Book this tasty Mumbai tour for an adventure your mouth will never forget.

What's Included

Light refreshments
Bottled water
Snacks
Lunch
Breakfast
Port pickup and drop-off
Food tasting

What's Not Included

Alcoholic drinks (available to purchase)

Additional Information

Experience the distinct taste of India on this informative culinary expedition in Mumbai. Enjoy diverse foods from different regions of India as you visit diverse eateries and notable places. Attractions include the Crawford Market, St. Thomas Cathedral, Asiatic Library, Gateway of India, and Chhartapati Shivaji Terminus. This voyage in Mumbai is…

Location

Mumbai

Cancellation Policy

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

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David_l

Nov 13, 2024

Don't miss this tour! - This was a fantastic tour with Dinesh. Not just for food, Dinesh and his driver took us all over the city stopping at all the main sites and even some we didn't know about! The foodie stops were all really good with delicious local food. Dinesh gave great explanations of the foods we ate and each stop we visited. The taxi van we travelled in was very clean, air conditioned and comfortable. This was a great day and a perfect way to see Mumbai and try local foods. We were still full when we reboarded our cruise ship and skipped a full dinner. Thank you Dinesh for showing us your city.

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Peterthorburn28

Jan 8, 2020

Amazing! - Just did the 3.5 hour culinary delights tour. Just the 2 of us with a guide and driver. The guide Alan, was a really good guide and a credit to his company. We visited various food establishments tasting a variety of local cuisine. All of which were really good and vastly superior to most of the Indian food you get at home. We travelled round the city and also saw where they make a lot of the spices. Looking forward to using some when we get home. All in all an excellent day thanks to Amaze and Alan.

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Krispyplymouth

May 9, 2019

A delight from start to finish - We booked this trip via ShoreFox, cruise trip agent. We got full details of where to meet our guide plus time well in advance of our departure which was very reassuring. Our guide Leroy, was right on time and we set off in a taxi right away. We had been advised to eat a very light breakfast as we would be tasting a lot. Well, we had no breakfast and were glad we came on this trip hungry! First stop was Madras cafe for a southern Indian breakfast. If we had been on our own we would have walked right past, but we would have missed a great taste of India. Dosa with curry sauce and coconut chutney, Medura savoury doughnut. Really tasty. Leroy was a chef so was able to tell us all about cooking methods, spices as well as tourist highlights. We spent a short time at India Gate, the beautiful railway station then Crawford mafket. Leroy took us round the stalls and helped us buy spices too. The market was fantastic, it was the start of mango season, late March, and the aroma of mangoes was delightful. Wish we could have taken some back on board! Next taste sensation was at Jimmy Boy, a Parsi Zoroastrian restaurant. Patrani machi was the most delicious pomphret fish cooked in a banana leaf. It just fell off the bones and the coriander leaf paste on top was perfect. An accompaniment of pilau rice with nuts and berries was fantastic too I’m running out of superlatives to describe this excellent excursion. The food kept coming! Delhi Darbar at Colaba Causeway was where’s we had a meat course. Lamb samosas and chicken kadhai. I don’t like lamb but I couldn’t get enough of the samosas. So much better than the skimpy offerings at home, these were stuffed full of spiced, minced lamb in a very thin and crispy pastry coating. All drinks are included, we mostly stuck to bottled water. The tea we tried was not really to our taste, too sweet and milky, but fun to try. We thought we were finished eating, but we were taken to a traditional sweet shop to buy some treats, no idea what they were, very sweet and yummy. Leroy wanted us to try more but we were stuffed by then! For $113 we had booked a 3 hour trip. We were out for 4 hours. What a fabulous trip and one that we would highly recommend to both cruise passengers or visitors to Mumbai. Amaze tours lived up to their name and Leroy was the best guide. Big thank you Leroy.

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Barbara_p

Dec 15, 2019

Tasty - We were met by our guide just outside the terminal "green gate". There were only 4 of us in the group and we had a van to ourselves. In addition we were taken to the city's major sights as well as some small local eating spots. We started with breakfast of dosa masala. We had snacks and more snacks followed by lunch in a Parsi restaurant and desserts which we opted to take back to the ship with us as we were too full to really enjoy them. Our guide was friendly and knowledgeable and offered us information on how to get to our next day's itinerary on our own. We enjoyed to tour very much.

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