Description

• 👥 Ages 0-100
• ⏳ Duration: 1.5-2 hours
• 🕒 Start time: 11am/6pm daily
• 📱 Mobile ticket
• 🌐 Live guide: English

Highlights

• Dive into the chaotic soul of Mumbai where cows get more space than pedestrians
• Explore Crawford Market – from ‘wet’ market to fake Ray-Ban paradise
• Experience the beautiful pandemonium of Bhuleshwar’s maze-like bazaar network
• Feast your senses in ‘Mirchi Gully’ where India’s indigenous spices come alive
• Discover Zaveri Bazaar – Mumbai’s glittering gold souk where dreams are handcrafted
• Uncover the legendary 150-year-old ‘Chor Bazaar’ – thieves market of treasures
• Witness Victorian furniture sharing space with Mercedes hubcaps on historic Mutton Street

About

When the word ‘Bazaar’ pops up in your mind, your imagination conjures up this fantastic, colourful, exotic and chaotic mélange of sights, sounds and experiences that are right out of a journal from the days of the Raj. Cows walking on the street get more space than pedestrians, cars and scooters meandering through their by lanes with an occasional curse word thrown in, the voices of people trying to get the best bargain echoing in your ears and the beautiful sound of the temple bells clanging in chorus- amidst their crazy hustle and bustle lies the true soul of Mumbai.
Visit one of Mumbai’s largest wholesale market, the Crawford Market, arguably the most famous bazaar of Mumbai was originally built to be a ‘wet’ market but today sells everything from deodorants right down to cheap Chinese Ray Ban knock offs. Be a witness to the pandemonium at the Bhuleshwar Market with its network of many small bazaars. Feast your taste buds in one such small bazaar – the ‘Mirchi Gully,’ (literal translation – ‘chilly lane’) with its spice shops, some of which are indigenous only to India. All that glitters is not gold – however at Zaveri Bazaar, all that glitters is gold. Situated in the well –known Kalbadevi area of the city and known as the gold souk of Mumbai, this bazaar is where gold ornaments are designed and handmade. The most intriguing of all the historic bazaars is undoubtedly the more than 150 year old ‘chor bazaar.’ ‘Chor bazaar’ literally means ‘thieves market’. Situated on Mutton Street, the tiny shops and numerous vendors sell Victorian furniture along side Mercedes hub – caps.