My first flight to Mumbai was by Air-India, the ageing Indian Govt. owned airlines. Very cheap fares since Air-India is an International Flight. Air India sells Domestic Flight dirt cheap. Delhi-Mumbai at 3000 rupees or less. Even 2000 rupees at Times which is about 50 dollars. These are called night flights and usually leave the airport at ungodly hours.The departure will be between 10 pm and 8 am. Mostly you will get tickets for 2 am. But since it is cheap you will find many fellow travelers and tourists.
You will get the best discount if you fly by air india at night to Mumbai. Mumbai or Bombay is also called the land of Dreams. A destination of every one from india and the world. It is a good tourist destination also.
There are hundreds of flights each day to the Mumbai Airport at Santa Cruz and there is a new International airport also comming soon to handle the Huge traffic.
You can get the best bargian by visiting E-ticketing sites like
makemytrip or
yatra.
Good deals are always on the offer by the Fisrt private sector airlines Jet airways.
Jet airways also gives cheap tickets for flights to mumbai if you get their Check fares. You can even get a 50% discount if you atre lucky. By far Jet Airways is the best airlines operating out of India now. Though the air hostesses look stern and not very soft, they are very efficient. The new competitor to jet airways is Kingfishers with excellent service. Kingfisher airlines also offer competitive fares. You can fly to Mumbai by Kingfisher from various sectors like Kolkata, delhi etc. The air hostesses are warm and quite pretty in their red dress.
they have TV and everything., like an international airlines.
You can also Fly to Mumbai by various other airlines. Go Air, Indigo air, Spicejet India and Air Sahara. Air Sahara is a good airlines but poorly managed. They have the prettiest air hosttesses. Since they have become troubled, they don;t get many customers so you end up getting good deals on Air Sahara as well for flights to Mumbai.
There is also the cheap Air lines, or No frills airlines. Deccan Airlines, India first no frills airlines and Air deccan have flights to Mumbai from almost city and town. You can get real cheap tickets from Airdeccan for flight to Mumbai but it is not the best airlines. the service ios poor, but then at 30-50 dollar what do you expect.
You can get Air deccan tickets from reliance webworld. they issue e-tickets and you get cheao tickets.
Mumbai used to be famous for dance bars and bar dancers, but after the ban in bar dancers many have taken to prostitution and have become call girls in Mumbai.
Some of them are offering the services as escorts. Their livelihood as much respected dancers have been taken away. The bird flew to Mumbai for a good living. Now they are tarpped.
Some of the tourists spots are
Chowpatty BeachChowpatty beach is a very known beach in Mumbai.. Crowded and very much like Mumbai. Chowpatty has a history in that itis a place where meetings were organised during the freedom struggle.
GateWay Of IndiaWhen a visitor comes to Mumbai by sea he sees a 26 m high structure. This structure is called the Gateway of India. It is the icon of Mumbai. It was designed by Wittet and is built in the 16 th century architectural style of Gujarat. Gateway of India was built to commemorate the visit of King George V and Queen Mary to India in 1911.
There are boats and steamer which will take you for a ride to various islands from Mumbai. Next to the gateway of India are some of the finest hotels of India like the Taj.
High CourtBuilt in the English Gothic Style the building of Mumbai High court certainly meant to impress the native of might and justice of Britishers. The attractive building was built in 1878. The main structure rises 54.2 m in height and is surmounted by the statues representing Justice and Mercy. An imposing structure.
Will give you a sense of justice
Jain TempleThe Jain temple built in white marble is dedicated to Adinath the first tirthankara or apostle of Jains. The temple is decorated with paintings depicting incidents from the life of Tirthankaras. The first floor of the temple is particularly dedicated to Parasnath. His image has been carved out in black marble and images of planets adorn the ceiling as given in the Hindu mythology.
Mani Bhawan(Gandhi Memorial)It is here that Gandhiji stayed during his visits to Bombay between 1917-34. The recent movie Lage raho Mumnnabhai has suddenly done a good marlketing for the mani Bhavan. This place has been converted into a memorial and a small museum has been made. The museum displays pictures and books related to the life of Gandhiji. There also a small library. Near Mani Bhawan is August Kranti Maidan from where Gandhiji declared the Quit India movement in 1942.
Hanging GardensThe Hanging gardens or Ferozshah Mehta Gardens were laid in 1881 on top of a reservoir on the Malabar Hills. With space being a scarce commodity in Mumbai, This place has become a heaven for dating couples, specially mumabiites.It is aloso nearthe Kamla Nehru park. From the park one can have very good views of the Marine drive and the Chowpatty beach. The Kamla Nehru park was laid in 1952 and was developed as a children's park.
Prince Of Wales MuseumThis structure was also built to commemorate the visit of King George V. The structure is build in Indo-Sarcenic style and is set in a well ornamented garden. The central hall has a huge dome and it is believed to be inspired by the Golgumbaz. The museum was opened in 1923 and has an impressive collection of artifacts from Elephanta island and Jogeshwari Caves
Taraporewala AquariumThis aquarium was opened in 1951. The tarapore or taraporewala aquarium has a very interesting collection of marine and fresh water specimens. The aquarium has shell & shell craft and fishery byproducts on display. There are marine species and these are supplied with sea water directly. The place is sea facing and cool breeze always blows there
Haji Ali MosqueThis white mosque located in the causeway protruding into the Arabian sea is the tomb of Saint Haji Ali. This is another tourist attraction and is always crowded. Haji Ali was a wealthy Muslim who renounced the world and proceeded to Mecca. he died in Mecca and it is told that the casket miraculously drifted and floated to the spot where the mosque is built toady. The mosque can only be approached during low tide. The entry or passage way is submerged during the high tide
JuhuJuhu again is a beach which is not for sunbathing or swimming. But its is good place as a tousrist spot. many Bollywood movies have been shot on this beach. The beach is lined by Bungalows and high rise apartments which have now become part of the land scape. On Juhu beach, you can go for animal rides, balloons, acrobats, monkeys and cricket being played on the beach itself. There are good place to eat Indian snacks like Bhel puri, paani puri, Falooda.
Nehru Planetarium Eight km from the center of the city is located a center which tells about the universe. the Nehru planetarium is engaged in recreating image of the sky as seen from any where on the Earth any time. It unfolds the mysteries of the Universe and the cosmos. Space tourism right on earth. They also screen regular film shows about the universe and the outer space. Children love these shows.
