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Top 10 Mumbai Ferry Trips

10 ferry trips  ·  from $21 a ticket

Every trip has one free day too few. These 10 mumbai ferry trips justify the slot, priced and timed so you can decide in minutes and get back to the fun part.

From Mumbai: Half-Day Elephanta Caves Tour with Ferry Ride - From the Jetty to the Cave Entrance
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From Mumbai: Half-Day Elephanta Caves Tour with Ferry Ride

1.Half-Day Elephanta Caves Tour with Ferry Ride

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 284 reviews · 4 hours · from $26Our pick

Meet your host at Mumbai’s Gateway of India and cross the Arabian Sea to Elephanta Island. Walk or take the toy train to Cave 1, where a local guide explains the huge three-faced Trimurti and carved Hindu deities. Guides such as Danish, Hamid, Fahad, Krishna, and Vaibhav are noted for keeping the outing smooth.

“Danish Dk, The guide was very attentive and helpful. He provided good information about the places we visited. We recommend him.”

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Elephanta Caves Exploration: Guided Tour with Ferry Experience

2.Elephanta Caves Exploration: Guided Tour with Ferry Experience

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 184 reviews · from $27Top rated

Take a ferry from Colaba to Elephanta Island, then explore UNESCO-listed rock-cut temples with a private guide. Guides such as Rohit, Rahul, Nikhil, and Nick explain the Shiva sculptures, Trimurti, and island setting. The 5 to 6-hour outing includes admission, bottled water, and a return to the meeting point.

“What a spectacular place. We thoroughly enjoyed visiting this ancient gem of a place . Our guide Nikhil was a local person who grew up on island, his 4 generations have been living on this island He was very knowledgeable and gave us Read more”

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Mumbai City Tour with Ferry Ride and Dharavi Slum - Dharavi: the most meaningful stop
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Mumbai City Tour with Ferry Ride and Dharavi Slum

3.Mumbai City Tour with Ferry Ride and Dharavi Slum

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 38 reviews · from $96

Spend about eight hours with a private guide and driver, visiting Dharavi, Dhobi Ghat, Mani Bhavan, Marine Drive, the Gateway of India, CST, and more. Guides have included Rahul, Divya, Kirtan, and Kamlesh. The tour includes hotel, port, or airport pickup, a private car, and a ferry ride when operating.

“I booked the one day Mumbai city tour from Viator, it was a very nice experience to have the guild like Vishal and the driver Vikrant. They are very friendly and dedicated. And introduced me a lot during my trip. Although just one day trip, I aRead more”

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Private Bollywood Tours With Elephanta cave Inculiding Ferry Ride - Crossing Mumbai Harbor to Elephanta Island
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Private Bollywood Tours With Elephanta cave Inculiding Ferry Ride

4.Private Bollywood Tours With Elephanta cave Inculiding Ferry Ride

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 23 reviews · from $190

Spend a private day with a guide such as Sanjay or Ajay, visiting Elephanta Caves by ferry before touring a Bollywood studio. Expect transport, snacks, a small dance show, studio access, and a drive past Bollywood stars’ homes.

“We had great day with unforgettable experience Sanjay you are great and amazing person he made sure we cover up each places which was included in tour”

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Mumbai: Elephanta Caves Private Tour with Ferry Ride - The ferry ride across the Arabian Sea
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Mumbai: Elephanta Caves Private Tour with Ferry Ride

5.Elephanta Caves Private Tour with Ferry Ride

★★★★★★★★★★3.8 · 10 reviews · 5 hours · from $32

Meet at Mumbai’s Gateway of India, cross the Arabian Sea by ferry, ride Elephanta’s miniature train, and explore three ancient caves with a private English or Hindi-speaking guide. Guides such as Rajat and Rajit are praised for clear explanations of the island and its Shiva sculptures.

“Rajat our guide was excellent. Extremely clear and articulate in explaining the history of the caves to us. We had a great experience with the guide and the overall tour as well.”

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Mumbai: Half Day Elephanta Caves Guided Tour with Ferry Ride - Climbing from the jetty to the Elephanta Caves
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Mumbai: Half Day Elephanta Caves Guided Tour with Ferry Ride

6.Half Day Elephanta Caves Guided Tour with Ferry Ride

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 9 reviews · 4.5 - 6 hours · from $27

Take a ferry from Mumbai to Elephanta Island, then walk up to its UNESCO-listed caves with a private English-speaking guide. Guides such as Pankaj, Sneha, Neha, and Shruti explain the Trimurti, Hindu mythology, and Buddhist connections. Expect steep steps, sun, and about two hours at the caves.

“Neha and Pankaj provided a very detailed tour of the island. They had very good and deep understanding of the site and was able to provide a detailed history of the site.”

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Private Full-Day Sightseeing Tour of Mumbai with Ferry ride - Gateway of India and the coastal ferry
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Private Full-Day Sightseeing Tour of Mumbai with Ferry ride

7.Private Full-Day Sightseeing Tour of Mumbai with Ferry ride

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 8 reviews · from $51

Explore Mumbai in a private air-conditioned vehicle with a dedicated guide, stopping at the Gateway of India, Colaba, CST, Dhobi Ghat, Marine Drive, Mani Bhavan, and Bandra Fort. A short coastal ferry ride adds a different view. Pickup is available from your hotel, airport, or cruise terminal.

“We were met promptly at our hotel by the guide.We were given an excellent tour of the city -we had a driver and a guide. I thoroughly recommend this tour to anyone.”

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Mumbai: Elephanta Caves Tour with Ferry - The ferry crossing to Elephanta Island
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Mumbai: Elephanta Caves Tour with Ferry

8.Elephanta Caves Tour with Ferry

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 4 reviews · 4 hours · from $21Best value

Meet your English-speaking guide at Mumbai’s Gateway of India for a four-hour Elephanta Caves outing. You’ll ride the ferry if selected, explore the UNESCO-listed cave complex, enjoy local snacks and tea, and hear Mumbai’s stories from guides such as Kaushal. Entry tickets and hotel transfers cost extra.

“We had a wonderful tour of the buddhist caves (Kanheri)! We had booked for Elephanta but the ferries were cancelled because of the weather, and the guide contacted us and offered another option well before our scheduled time to meet. The caves are located in a National Park with active widelife including many birds and two different types of monkeys. Some of the sculptures/carvings were exquisite, picturing many different buddhas and bottivistas, in varying sizes of caves (the largest being approximately two stories). We were also able to hike up to the top of the caves which gives an incredible view over the entire city (East and West). Our guide…”

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Mumbai: Elephanta Caves Guided Tour with Ferry & Lunch - Hotel pickup and the Gateway of India
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Mumbai: Elephanta Caves Guided Tour with Ferry & Lunch

9.Elephanta Caves Guided Tour with Ferry & Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 2 reviews · 5 hours · from $109

Take a five-hour private tour from your Mumbai hotel to the UNESCO-listed Elephanta Caves. Ride a ferry across Mumbai Harbour, take the island’s toy train, climb about 120 steps, and explore the Great Cave with an English-speaking guide. Anas is a guide worth requesting if available.

“our guid Anas was awsome, I recommend him if you can book him, knowledgeable and empathetic to our needs. we'll done keep it up”

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All in one-Combo of City, Dhobighat, Slum & Dabbawala with ferry and train ride. - Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus and Mumbai’s Gothic heart
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All in one-Combo of City, Dhobighat, Slum & Dabbawala with ferry and train ride.

10.All in one-Combo of City, Dhobighat, Slum & Dabbawala with ferry and train ride.

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 2 reviews · from $85

Spend 7 to 10 hours seeing Mumbai with a private English-speaking guide, AC vehicle, ferry, local train, budget Indian lunch, Dhobi Ghat, dabbawalas, and a guided walk through Dharavi. Pickup is offered, and your group travels together.

“Our ship was delayed by an hour arriving at Mumbai however there was regular contact with our guide offering reassurance he would meet us at the port-our guide Gurrit met us with his driver and took us on the tour-he took us to all the sites in good time-there was no rRead more”

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