Mumbai in Depth
The city, properly
Private concierge · India
India,
privately arranged.
Your own host, from the arrivals hall to your last dinner. Hotels, drivers, guides and every day of the journey, designed around you and run by one person you can message at any hour.
Since 2012hosting travellers
9,000+guests
All of Indiaone host
24/7on WhatsApp
The idea
India rewards the traveller who has someone on the inside. We are that someone: we know which hour the Taj is quiet, which kitchen makes the best thali, and which driver will still be smiling on day ten.
Suraj Hattarkal Founder and your host
The concierge
Everything, arranged
One person plans and runs your whole trip. You only decide what you would like to see.
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Met at the airport, driven throughout
Someone is waiting in the arrivals hall with your name. From then on, a private air-conditioned car and a driver who knows the route, for as long as you are with us.
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Hotels and tables, chosen for you
We match hotels to how you travel: a palace, a heritage haveli, a quiet boutique stay. We book the restaurants worth booking and handle the special requests.
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Your itinerary, day by day
A route designed around your interests and pace, with timings that dodge the crowds and the heat. Tickets, permits, trains and flights arranged.
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Private guides and experiences
Specialist guides in every city, and private access to the India most visitors never see: workshops, family kitchens, temples at dawn.
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One host, day and night
Suraj is on WhatsApp from the moment you land until you fly home. Change of plan, a lost bag, a sudden craving: one message.
Journeys
Ideas to begin with
Every journey is made to measure. These are starting points: keep what you like, and we change the rest.
How it works
Four steps, one host
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Tell us how you travel
A short form or a WhatsApp message: dates, who is coming, what you love, the comfort you expect.
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Receive your journey
A day-by-day proposal with hotels, guides and a clear price. We refine it with you until it is right.
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We arrange everything
Hotels, drivers, guides, tickets and tables, all booked and confirmed in one place.
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Travel with a host
We meet you at the airport, and Suraj stays one message away for the whole trip.
Our home city
Mumbai, from the inside
We live here, so our Mumbai goes deeper. 22 private experiences, from dawn at the flower market to the workshops of Dharavi. Book one, or weave them into your journey.
Dharavi Community Tour
A million people, 10,000 small businesses, and a cup of chai with a local family.
Mumbai at Sunrise
See the city wake up, and be back before breakfast.
Mumbai Unlimited
Ten icons in one full day, by private car, train and on foot.
10-Course Street Food Tasting
Ten to twelve dishes from stalls we have tested for years. Skip dinner.
Guests
In their words
Suraj was an amazing tour guide for Dharavi! He took the time to help us understand that the tour is not about seeing poverty, but about learning about the businesses and way of life of the people living there. He prepared us for the experience and we always felt comfortable, safe and well informed. Highly recommended!
We had a superb experience walking around and trying new foods and drinks tailored for our group's every want and need. Timed around the break of the Ramadan fast, we got to jump into the crowd and really had a special experience. I would recommend this experience to any group size and age.
Suraj has over 12 years of experience in guided tours through Mumbai, in particular Dhobi Ghat and Dharavi, which was the tour we did. Being born, raised and still living in Dharavi makes him very knowledgeable about the area. He took us to his auntie's place for a peaceful break with a cup of masala chai. Highly recommended!
A great walking tour round Dharavi with our guide and now friend, Suraj. Suraj is immensely knowledgeable about Dharavi, Mumbai and India as a whole. We peppered him with questions all day and he always knew the answers! Suraj showed us the real Dharavi, and I wouldn't hesitate to recommend this tour to anyone, of any age.
Fantastic Dharavi and travelling by train in Mumbai, first the former colonial south, then by train to Dharavi. Suraj can tailor to your wishes and is a very knowledgeable Mumbaikar. Great with our kids too. Thanks Suraj for this tour, we will remember it for a long time!
Suraj is great! He spent a whole day showing me Mumbai, explaining the different neighborhoods and the best food to try. This was a great way to experience the city during my short time in Mumbai. He is very easy to work with; simply send him a message on WhatsApp and he's very responsive.
Read every review on Tripadvisor · rated highly from our guests
Your host
Meet Suraj
Suraj has hosted travellers since 2012: more than 9,000 of them. He grew up in Mumbai, knows its lanes and kitchens by heart, and built a network of drivers, guides and hotels across India the slow way, one trip at a time.
When you travel with us, he is the person who designs your route, the voice on the phone before you land, and the message that answers within minutes when something needs fixing in Jaipur at midnight.
अतिथि देवो भव The guest is God.
Private, always
Your own car, your own guides, your own pace. No coaches, no strangers.
No commission shopping
We never steer you into a shop for a cut. If we recommend a place, it is because it is good.
Local since 2012
More than 9,000 guests hosted, and a network built over years, not bought from a directory.
Atithi Devo Bhava
An Indian saying: the guest is God. It is how we were raised, and how we host.