5 Places to Visit in Mumbai

Mumbai in India, also known as the commercial capital of India, has plenty of places for tourist attraction. As a popular and fast growing city, Mumbai has several visiting places in the city itself; however the best of the tourist places are located a few kms from the city central. In this article we will discuss the five best places of Mumbai that you should visit if you go to Mumbai.

1). Gateway of India – This famous monument of Mumbai was made to welcome those that came to Mumbai by ships. This building is 26 meters high and holds an attraction for tourists that visit Mumbai.

2).The famous Khandala – Khandala is one of those places of Mumbai that got a lot of popularity by the Mumbai film industry and the media. It is a sort of hill station, about 625 mt high, located on the Sahyadri Range and is about 100+ Kms from the City. The place holds excellent natural beauty, the hills and the trees makes the place one of the best natural beauty spots in Mumbai.

3).Elephanta Caves – The caves of Elephanta are situated about 10+ kms from the gateway of India. The boats take tourists from the gateway of India to the caves. The temples of the elephanta caves are cut out of rocks and are of historical significance because it is declared as World Heritage Site by UNESCO.

elephanta caves

4).Lonavala – another hill station which is less than a hundred Kms from Mumbai is a place that is filled with natural beauty. The hills of Lonavala are covered with green trees and makes such wonder sight that it is even referred as health resorts.

5).Shirdi – if you are ready to take the distance then you must visit Shirdi, the place of Sai Baba where people from around the world comes to visit. It is about 300+ Kms from Mumbai.