Mumbai also is the film and glamour capital of India. This city has the highest number of billionaires in India. But for whatever reason you visit this city it will never forget to amaze you. As a tourist you must be thinking which time is the best to visit the city? But before that lets look what the city offers to its visitors. From affordable to very luxurious hotels to stay, connected transport, beautiful coastal lines and many tourist spots to visit. These alongside splendid cuisines makes Mumbai a must visit destination for many.

Places To Visit

Gateway of India: This is known as the gateway as during early days people travelling through ships and boats used to enter the country through this place. Today this is a amazing monument standing in the marine drive besides the Arabian Sea just in front of the Taj Mahal Hotel. An iconic tourist spot to visit in Mumbai.

Elephanta Caves: This is needed to be travelled by a boat from the Gateway of India to reach there. This is a island in the Arabian Sea and has a fort which is a great tour alongside the travel in boat through the sea. The whole experience is just would be amazing.

Shree Siddhivinayak Temple: This is a Lord Ganesh Temple being one of the biggest in India. As Mumbai prays to Lord Ganesha as their major god so this temple offers a far more significance. 

Bandra Worli Sea Link: Newly created cable bridge this connect the Bandra and Worli in Mumbai over the sea. This offers great cityline views and a experience to travel by road over sea the only such bridge in India.

Marine Drive: Marine Drive is a long road through the coastal lines of Mumbai. This offers awesome sea and city views while travelling through the road. While someone can halt at a place and take some chaat, pani puri etc alongside can make the experience even more exciting.

Shri Mumba Devi: This is the goddess from where Mumbai got its name. The temple is great with a calm atmosphere making it a must visit when someone visits Mumbai.

Nariman Point: This place is the extreme point located in the sourthern tip of Mumbai. This is known for being surrounded by sea from three sides. Someone can visit the place in a breezy weather and sit to enjoy the sea and the surrounding.

Dadasaheb Phalke Chitranagari: This place provides fascinating sneakpeak into the world of film making with iconic sets and chance to spot live shoots. There is also a well managed bus ride to explore.

Bandra Fort: The fort covers the sight seeing of the Bandra-Worli sea link along with well maintained garden and amphitheatres. This offers a peaceful atmosphere specially during sunsets.

Best Time To Visit

Along with these mentioned places there are a lot to do in Mumbai. This includes street food, various types of cuisines etc. For the time there can be two types of tours requiring different seasons to travel there. If you are looking for a peaceful stay with a beautiful sunset view staying and experiencing from your hotel or a beach then you can choose the rainy season (July - September) to travel to Mumbai. This will give you an astonishing experience of Mumbai and its sunsets.

On the other hand if you are looking to explore the city and its attractions then by keeping in view the humidity of the city winter (November - January) can be regarded as the best time to travel to the city. This will keep you undrained while you can visit and cover up most of the tourist places in the city along with the cultural and food experiences that it has to offer.

So on the basis of type of tour you are planning you can choose your time for the travel and visit the city according to your convinience.

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Written by Shouvik Sarkar