Heritage by Cycle
Colonial Mumbai on two wheels, before the city fully wakes up.
Mumbai at Sunrise
See the city wake up, and be back before breakfast.
- 3.5 hours, flexible
- Sunrise
- Private, or a small group
- Easy
About this experience
Everybody knows Mumbai as India’s commercial capital and the city of dreams. This tour shows you what happens behind the scenes, before the hustle begins.
You will see the first line of preparation in a city of 20.5 million people, the work that starts before most of Mumbai is awake: newspapers sorted on the pavement, laundry already drying at Dhobi Ghat, and lorries of flowers arriving at Dadar.
It is the tour to take if you want to see the fundamentals of real Mumbai. And you finish before breakfast, so the rest of your day is free.
The route
- 01Newspaper sorting point
- 02Inside the biggest laundry, Dhobi Ghat
- 03The 150-year-old farmers’ market
- 04Dadar, India’s largest flower market
- 05Babulnath Temple
- 06Sassoon Dock, the biggest fish trading centre optional
Included
- Private English-speaking local guide
- All visits listed on the route
Not included
- Car transfer (add-on, recommended at this hour)
- Breakfast
- Tips
Good for
- Photographers
- Early risers and jet-lagged travellers
- People who want a free day after
Bring and wear
- Comfortable walking shoes, light clothes that cover shoulders and knees
- A light layer for the early morning
- Your camera: the light is beautiful
- Start times
- Agreed with you when you book
- Meeting point
- Your hotel, or a point we share on WhatsApp
- Group size
- Your own group only
- Getting there
- Private car with driver as an add-on, or meet us there
- Fitness
- Easy
- Children
- Welcome. If they can handle an early start.
- Monsoon (June–September)
- Good in the monsoon. Markets run whatever the weather.
- Cancellation
- See our booking terms · Booking terms