Walks in India: Marine Drive, Mumbai

Sunday, June 29, 2008

This post is part of a series on 'Walks in India'.

Place: Mumbai

Highlights: Gateway of India, Marine Drive, Beach

Season: July to September, to get a feel of the monsoons in Mumbai. Also in December - January, when it is not very hot.

Time of the day: Evening - 4pm to 7pm

Distance: Approximately 5kms

Difficulty: Easy

Map. This is an interactive map of the walk. Zoom in to get a closer look. Click on the blue markers to identify of each location.


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The Walk.
With photographs from Poonam.



Mumbai's walk is predictably along it's sea shore. It is the most celebrated walk in the nation, adored by Bollywood, and the city's rich and poor alike.


The number of sightseeing places along the walk are many - Prince of Wales Museum, National Gallery of Modern Art, Knesseth Eliyahod Synagogue, Taraporewala Aquarium - just to name a few. But the walk along marine drive is best done as a leisurely stroll without worrying about any sightseeing, and watching the life in the city.

Start from Gateway of India, one of the most well known monuments in the country. Take Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Marg to Regal Circle, and continue further on Madame Cama Road till you reach Marine drive or Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Road. Take the long promenade of Marine Drive towards north, and get to Girgaum Chowpatty Beach.

Walk along the sandy shore at Girgaum Chowpatty and spend time here till dark. The walk ends at Chowpatty.