I loved how the tour guide took us to interesting places that I would have never have been able to go to.

Simply amazing. It was our last tour of our trip but easily our favorite one! I wish he could’ve done all our tours through India! And such a good price. He was our only tour guide who did not push us to purchase things or leave a review. He cared more about us truly having a good experience and understanding of his country. He had a lot of knowledge of so many different aspects of not only the locations he showed us but also could answer a lot of questions we had about India in general as well. He was timely, communicated easily and most importantly had a great mix of fun and truth on the tour. Highly recommend!

Arpan was great- he was very knowledgeable about the history of India and of the places he took us. He began by providing us with context for everywhere we were going to go that day, showing us on a map what the route would look like and why he chose the places he was taking us to. Each place he took us was very interesting and, as promised, slightly different than what you may find from a more generic tour. He was great at answering questions, and ended the tour with a discussion with the group about what it’s like to grow up in India.

Wonderful experience! Arpan is friendly and full of knowledge. Would have not been able to experience the beautiful churches, streets, food and art of Bandra without his support. One should definately opt for this walking tour. Highly recommended. All the best! -Megha

Arpan is a great, knowledgeable and friendly guide! I highly recommend joining his tour.

Thanks to Bombay Walks Mumbay became the highlight of my India trip! Arpan took me to hidden places to give me an authentic insight to the city and its lifestyle and it was just amazing. I experienced street food, local markets and cozy bars with him. As a female solo traveller i never felt unsafe during my time with Arpan. He is such a perfect guide who speaks clear english and takes care of u all of the time. Really highly recommendable, also for female travellers!

I went to Mumbai as a solo female traveller in May 2019 with 2 nights booked not knowing anyone or much about the city. I saw Bombay walks advertised at my hostel and thought I would check it out for the evening to introduce me to the city. I ended up staying and extra night and booking a tour with Arpan everyday as I had so much fun and made my way around the city like a local on the trains, tuk tuks and walking. I ate street food and was shown the history of Mumbai. Arpan was fun, respectable and knowledgable about Mumbai and India. He gave me help with the rest of my trip, recomending Udaipur and booking my flights for my. He also has great insite into hostels throughout the country! Great guy, couldn't recommend him more

Highly recommend this outstanding tour! Friends of mine did a food tour with Arpan and liked it so much they booked a walking tour with him for the next day and asked me to join. Arpan took us to interesting places, some of which you wouldn't find in a tour guide and he knew a lot to tell about them, you get to meet locals and hardly see any other tourists. Arpan is super funny and smart, he speaks excellent English and has very reasonable prices for his tours. If I come back to Mumbai I'll definitely do a tour with him again.

Arpan went out of his way to make sure I had a great Mumbai experience and I would highly recommend his tour. He did a great job at including local places that really show the different sides of Mumbai.

At the outset I must say that neither myself nor my husband are huge fans of the usual guided walking tours mainly because we hate being taken to cliched and crowded tourist hotspots, listening to facts straight from the Wikipedia page and jostling for space with other tourists just to return sunburned and underwhelmed. In addition we'd already spent a hectic 5 weeks in India - we were tired, grumpy, waiting to fly back home and not at all looking forward to our last 4 days in Mumbai at all. So basically when our travel companions insisted we book a tour - the scene was set for disaster... 'Bombay Walks' single handedly turned this around and Mumbai actually turned out to be the highlight of our trip! (Nope this is not a sponsored review 😂) The tour: Arpan's tour extends to the days before and after the actual tour as he offers valuable advice about where to stay/eat/party/shop etc. He speaks perfect English, is pleasant and very easy to communicate with. His passion and love for the city is infectious and you will end his tour enthralled, overwhelmed and completely charmed by Mumbai and it's people - vowing to come back and dig deeper, spend longer and see more. The city tour covers many facets of the city - traveling to hidden gems and local landmarks across the length and breadth of Mumbai. You get to see and experience aspects of Mumbai that you'd never be able to do alone with a guide book or google maps - like traveling on local trains and walking through Worli fishing village and stopping by at small off-the-beaten path temples and churches. The guide: Arpan is reliable, trustworthy and comes well prepared for the type of group. His talking style is light-hearted and easy going but still knowledgeable and always engaging. He's the type of guide that can tell you interesting facts about the history, architecture and politics of a place but also where to get the best coconut water along the way and which public toilets are ok to use. We only met Arpan in person on the day of the tour and although we were constantly bombarded with sights, sounds and smells (it is Mumbai after all) - it never once felt like we were just being dragged from point to point whilst he rattled off information but rather that we were spending the day walking around with an old friend. Target travelers: We're fairly well travelled and yet this is the first time we've ever bothered to leave a tour review - on any platform - I think that in itself indicates how highly we recommend this tour. This is really a 'must do' in Mumbai. It's so good we would do this tour again even if it were to cover the exact route we already took. The walking wasn't particular strenuous so it's recommended for any age group it should also be noted that we found that Arpan was discreetly always conscious of where the group members were and their safety and constantly aware of our surroundings and the locals around us - on that note I would recommend this tour even if you're a single female traveling alone. When to do it: Try and do this tour on your first full day in Mumbai because it's also a great way to orientate yourself around the city and plan the rest of your time there. That city that everyone talks about - that's all of India's many faces and layers in one, that accepts everyone, that's everyone's home - regardless of language, religion or creed - Mumbai is THAT city and you'd be crazy if you miss the opportunity to let a born-and-bred local guide you around...

Mumbai, it’s a city I’ve ‘visited’ many times however I wouldn’t say I had experienced the localities until I booked myself on the fabulous walking tour with Arpan. Bombay walks allowed tourists to experience the pockets of the city in detail and depth. Arpan is extremely knowledgable about the various different neighbourhoods of mumbai. The tour takes you through various areas of the crazy city. He will point out all the landmarks, highlights and he definitely knows some of mumbai’s best hidden coffee spots😉. You can ask him a million questions and he will patiently give you all the answers. Leaving you in awe of how Mumbai comes together chaotically. The tour had been designed to give tourists like myself a taster of this metro. I would highly recommend it! Our bilingual Arpan can share his stories in English, Hindi, Marathi and Marwari :) I look forward to returning to Mumbai soon and participating in many other walks!