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The 15 Private Tours in Mumbai That Earn Their Price

118 tours  ·  from $10

Good private tours fill up weeks ahead and the great ones go first. Below: the 15 to book early, what each includes and how they differ.

Private Mumbai Sightseeing Tour (Traveller's Choice Award Winner) - Gateway of India and the Colaba waterfront
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Private Mumbai Sightseeing Tour (Traveller’s Choice Award Winner)

1.Private Mumbai Sightseeing Tour (Traveller’s Choice Award Winner)

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 1,565 reviews · from $27Our pick

Spend 4 to 6 hours seeing Mumbai with a private car, driver, and English-speaking guide. Expect the Gateway of India, Sassoon Dock, Dhobi Ghat, Marine Drive, Malabar Hill, Mani Bhavan, CST, and Crawford Market, with guides such as Aryan, Gautam, or Atik depending on availability.

“Absolutely brilliant. They managed to do a fantastic job in such a busy city. We saw so much. We were never rushed. Each guide at each location was friendly and knowledgeable. We were so glad to have booked this tour. A perfect insight into Mumbai today and years gone by.”

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Private Guided Walking Tour in Fort & Colaba - Starting at the Asiatic Society and Horniman Circle
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Private Guided Walking Tour in Fort & Colaba

2.Private Guided Walking Tour in Fort & Colaba

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 895 reviews · from $36

Explore South Mumbai on foot with a private local guide, covering about 2 km from the Asiatic Society to the Gateway of India. Expect live stories at Horniman Circle, St. Thomas Cathedral, Flora Fountain, and Kala Ghoda. Guides such as Avani bring Mumbai’s long past to life.

“I’ve been to almost 100 countries and this was the best tour I’ve ever done- Avani is an incredible storyteller”

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Highlights of South Mumbai Guided Private Tour in AC Vehicle - Kala Ghoda and the city’s creative side
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Highlights of South Mumbai Guided Private Tour in AC Vehicle

3.Highlights of South Mumbai Guided Private Tour in AC Vehicle

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 620 reviews · from $74

Spend about four hours exploring South Mumbai with a private guide and AC vehicle. You may hear the city’s stories from guides such as Sagar, Pankaj, Riaz, Jimmy, or Faredoon. Visit colonial landmarks, sacred Banganga, Hanging Gardens, and Khotachiwadi, with pickup offered and the tour ending at the meeting point.

“Holy moley!!! What a fabulous introduction to this heaving, pulsing metropolis with the ever gracious and uber engaging Sagar.”

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Private Mumbai Sightseeing Tour(Travellers Choice Award Winner) - Antilia, the Taj, and Mumbai’s sharp contrasts
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Private Mumbai Sightseeing Tour(Travellers Choice Award Winner)

4.Private Mumbai Sightseeing Tour(Travellers Choice Award Winner)

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 565 reviews · from $29

Explore Mumbai with an English-speaking guide and air-conditioned vehicle. Visit the Gateway of India, Mani Bhavan, CST, Crawford Market, Marine Drive, Dhobi Ghat, and more. Guides such as Shruti, Ravi, Max, and Rameez can add history, local context, and flexible timing to your half-day city tour.

“Riye and Denish teamed up to show us the City. They did a wonderful job. We saw things that we didn't expect to see such as the laundry area in the slums. Although the slums was on our itinerary and so was the laundry, the experience wRead more”

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Private Half-Day Sightseeing Tour in Mumbai - Dhobi Ghat and Mumbai at work
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Private Half-Day Sightseeing Tour in Mumbai

5.Private Half-Day Sightseeing Tour in Mumbai

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 430 reviews · from $33

Explore Mumbai with a private air-conditioned car, Wi-Fi, hotel or port pickup, and a local guide such as Sharon, Priti, Yash, or Javed. The flexible half-day route covers colonial landmarks, markets, Gandhi’s former home, seaside views, and working-city scenes, with time to adjust stops to your interests.

“Excellent communication in advance, and flexibility in planning our desired itinerary with a bit of customization. Guide Yash and driver Deepak were super, took such great care of us, and provided great knowledge and caring. So glad we chose this tour!”

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Private Elephanta Caves & Mumbai Sightseeing Tour with AC Car - Elephanta Caves: the day’s strongest stop
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Private Elephanta Caves & Mumbai Sightseeing Tour with AC Car

6.Private Elephanta Caves & Mumbai Sightseeing Tour with AC Car

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 389 reviews · from $29

Spend 8 to 9 hours seeing Mumbai’s major sights, then take the ferry from Gateway of India to Elephanta Island. Guides such as Nisar, Nitin, Sahil, and Neha have been praised for clear explanations and local insight. Private pickup is included, while the $8 cave admission costs extra.

“We had a great experience on this day-long tour. We had a private car with AC and a very safe driver. We had a guide with us all the time, which is especially helpful to streamline the process of getting tickets and getting on the ferry, which is a bit hectic. You see a lot of Mumbai. We had 2-3 hours walking on the island with a great local guide who shared a lot of information. We never felt rushed. I highly recommend this tour when you are in Mumbai!”

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Private Guided Walking Tour in Bandra Queen of Suburbs - Bandra Fort and the view over Mahim Bay
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Private Guided Walking Tour in Bandra Queen of Suburbs

7.Private Guided Walking Tour in Bandra Queen of Suburbs

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 383 reviews · from $36

Join a private guide, including guides such as Vikram, for a 2.5-hour walk from Bandra Fort to St. Andrew’s Church. See sea-link views, Mount Mary Basilica, mosaic steps, old village lanes, Bollywood homes, and Bandra’s Portuguese past.

“My guide, Vikram was very knowledgeable and shared interesting history of the area. As a sole traveler, I felt comfortable with him; he was personable and a great communicator before and during the tour.”

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Private Mumbai Sightseeing Tour with Local English Guide - Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus and South Mumbai’s grand architecture
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Private Mumbai Sightseeing Tour with Local English Guide

8.Private Mumbai Sightseeing Tour with Local English Guide

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 342 reviews · from $33

Explore Mumbai with a private English-speaking guide and driver in about 4 to 5 hours. Visit Dhobi Ghat, Gateway of India, CSMT, Crawford Market, Mani Bhavan, Marine Drive, and more. Guides such as Chirag, Rohit, Priti, and Kavita tailor the route when time allows.

“Our tour with Chirag was very informative and helped us see the best sites of the city in one day. I’m glad I got to see the real Mumbai and experience the culture as much as I could in a short trip!”

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Private Full-Day Mumbai Sightseeing Tour with Dharavi Slums - Gateway of India and the waterfront opening
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Private Full-Day Mumbai Sightseeing Tour with Dharavi Slums

9.Private Full-Day Mumbai Sightseeing Tour with Dharavi Slums

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 338 reviews · from $39

Spend 8 to 9 hours touring Mumbai by private car, from the Gateway of India and CST to Dhobi Ghat, Mani Bhavan, Marine Drive, and Dharavi. City guides such as Aryan, Shruti, and Neha have earned praise, while local Dharavi guides including Sneha and Varsha explain its homes, workshops, and recycling trade.

“We had an awesome day exploring the many sights of Mumbai with Aryan and Shamsher. Or guide Aryan is so knowledgeable and shared many interesting and informative facts about the city. Shamsher carefully drove us around the very busy streets of Mumbai and we felt very safe exploring the city with both of them. I would recommend this tour to anyone who wants a personalized experience of this very interesting place!”

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Mumbai City of Dreams Tour in Private Vehicle - Fort architecture in five-minute bursts
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Mumbai City of Dreams Tour in Private Vehicle

10.Mumbai City of Dreams Tour in Private Vehicle

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 299 reviews

Spend eight hours exploring Mumbai with a private guide such as Sameer, Vikrant, or Siddhi, plus a driver and air-conditioned vehicle. See colonial landmarks, temples, markets, Gandhi’s home, Marine Drive, and Dhobi Ghat, with hotel pickup and bottled water included.

“We received a lot of information in our 6 hr tour ! Covered a lot of high lights in South Mumbay Good value for your money”

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Mumbai: All-Inclusive Mumbai Private Full or Half Day Trip - Marine Drive and the Queen’s Necklace
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Mumbai: All-Inclusive Mumbai Private Full or Half Day Trip

11.All-Inclusive Mumbai Private Full or Half Day Trip

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 297 reviews · 4 - 8 hours · from $26

See Mumbai with a private English-speaking guide and air-conditioned car, from the Gateway of India and CST to Mani Bhavan, Marine Drive, Elephanta Caves, and Dharavi. Guides such as Hamid, Danish, Nadeem, and Abdul are praised for clear explanations, flexible pacing, and helpful local tips.

“Great trip with our guides DK, Shaikh, Krishna, would recommend to anyone visiting Mumbai, great knowledge by the whole team and really got to understand parts of Mumbai I would have never know about otherwise.”

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Private Full-Day Mumbai Sightseeing & Dharavi Slum Tour - Gateway of India and the Taj Mahal Palace
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Private Full-Day Mumbai Sightseeing & Dharavi Slum Tour

12.Private Full-Day Mumbai Sightseeing & Dharavi Slum Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 272 reviews · 4 - 7 hours · from $27

Tour Mumbai with an English-speaking guide such as Javed, Priti, or Jawwad, then spend two hours walking through Dharavi with a local guide. Expect a private air-conditioned car, major landmarks, market stops, and flexible sightseeing for $27 per person.

“Our tour of Mumbai was amazing. Subhan was so knowledgeable. He took us all around Mumbai and gave us so much information. So great to have a local guide who is able to share so much from personal experiences.”

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Private Guided Spiritual Walk in Banganga Hindu Temples - Walking the sacred Banganga Tank
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Private Guided Spiritual Walk in Banganga Hindu Temples

13.Private Guided Spiritual Walk in Banganga Hindu Temples

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 271 reviews · from $36

Spend about two hours walking around sacred Banganga Tank and the Walkeshwar Temple Complex on Malabar Hill. Your private guide may include Vasant, Sudhakar, Ajay, Sonali, or Jimmy, with stories about mythology, pilgrimage, architecture, and local life.

“The tour was absolutely outstanding. Hidden jems in mumbai which every mumbaikar and tourist must visit. A perfect mixture of mythology, faith and science. A special mention to our tour guide Mr. Vasant who explained everything with so much passion and detail.”

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Mumbai by Night: Private Iconic Sights Tour in Lights - A private car is practical in South Mumbai
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Mumbai by Night: Private Iconic Sights Tour in Lights

14.Mumbai by Night: Private Iconic Sights Tour in Lights

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 261 reviews · 2 - 3.5 hours · from $18Best value

Explore Mumbai after dark with a private English-speaking guide such as Sharon, Jawwad, Priti, or Subhan. Ride in a premium air-conditioned car, walk along Marine Drive, visit Gateway of India, CST, Banganga Tank, and finish with city views from Mumbai View Point.

“We had a wonderful experience on the Mumbai City Tour with Cityscape Mumbai Tours. The tour covered many of the city’s most iconic landmarks, including Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CST), the Gateway of India, the local “Big Ben” of Mumbai (Rajabai Clock Tower), Mumbai University, the Central Library, and several other fascinating places along the way. Our guide Jawwad was excellent—very knowledgeable, friendly, and passionate about Mumbai’s history and culture. He explained everything clearly, shared interesting stories, and made the tour both informative and enjoyable. This tour is a great way to understand Mumbai’s heritage, architecture, and vibrant spirit. Highly recommended for...”

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Private Combo Tours Sightseeing + Dharavi Slum + Dhobi Ghat & Dabbawalas - Churchgate and the dabbawalas
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Private Combo Tours Sightseeing + Dharavi Slum + Dhobi Ghat & Dabbawalas

15.Private Combo Tours Sightseeing + Dharavi Slum + Dhobi Ghat & Dabbawalas

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 245 reviews · from $79

Spend a private day in Mumbai with an English-speaking guide, visiting Churchgate’s dabbawalas, Gateway of India, Dhobi Ghat, and Dharavi. Air-conditioned hotel transfers, snacks, and water are included. Guide Mr. Nisar has been praised for taking guests into working areas and explaining them with care.

“A great tour. Mr. Nisar’s a professional. He introduced the historical sites and scenery along the way with great passion. Took me inside working areas in Dharavi and explained in detail. It touched my heart in many ways. Some places are not regular tour guide would take you to. A plus. highly recommended.”

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