Travel Information

  Ancient yet modern, Mumbai is India in microcosm.
Once a sultry tropical archipelago of seven islands,
and Raj’s brightest jewel, Mumbai was the dowry of
Portuguese Princess Infanta Catherine de Braganza
who married Charles II of England in 1661. Today,
its a teeming metropolis, commercial hub of an
old civilization seeking to fi nd its place in the
New World Order.

It is India’s largest city and commercial center.
The population, thought to be 18 million plus,
is not that much less that the whole of Australia.
There are said to be 77,000 Tata taxis on the street.
Mumbai is one of the most important centers in
India for production of cotton textiles. Other
leading industries include printing and publishing,
ship building and repairing, and the manufacture
of chemicals, machinery, metals, metal products,
and fertilizers.

• Hotels in all price classes


• Currency: Indian rupee


• Visa required


• Local time Bombay: CET + 4 ½ hours (during the European summer time 3 ½ hours)


• Language: the national language is Hindi. Furthermore there are 17 additional languages and the official language English.


• Climate: a tropical wet and dry climate