Chota Kashmir

It is a colourful garden developed in the Aarey Colony area just near the Aarey Dairy. As the name suggests the beauty of this garden reminds the natural beauty of Kashmir. The garden is full of variety of colourful flowers, which blossom in all seasons round the year.

The evergreen lawns of the garden, the tall coconut trees, and the beautiful palm trees grown here simply remind us of natural beauty of Kashmir.

As the garden being one of the very popular places in the Aarey Colony, people often come here for a trip or picnic with prior permission. It is also a popular place where sessions of outdoor film shootings are held.

There is yet another popular garden at a distance of a kilometer or two. The garden, being a best spot for picnic, is known as Picnic Spot. The garden is open for public during the day.

Haji Ali Darga

The Haji Ali Dargah is a mosque and tomb in the Mahim Bay of Mumbai that can be reached by a narrow causeway only at low tide.

The Haji Ali Dargah was built by a wealthy Muslim merchant and saint named Haji Ali who renounced all his wordly possessions before making a pilgrimage to Mecca. The dargah was built in 1431.

Legend has it that Haji Ali died on his way to Mecca and his body, in its casket, floated back to Mumbai; however, some believe that Haji Ali drowned where the dargah stands today.

Today, most of the structure is corroded and the Dargah Trust is awaiting permission from the Central Government to raze the structure and rebuild it with Makrana marble, the same marble used to build the Taj Mahal. It was last repaired in the 1960s, but civil engineers say the structure is beyond further repair.

As many as 40,000 pilgrims visit the shrine on Thursdays and Fridays. People from all faiths visit & pray at the dargah.

Crawford Market

Crawford Market is one of the prominent markets of Mumbai. It is located in South Mumbai, to the north of Victoria railway station and opposite the Police headquarters.

The market is called so, after the City's Municipal Commissioner Arthur Crawford. Though it is now officially known as the Mahatma Jyotirao Phule Market, it is still popular by its former name. The construction of the market building was completed in 1869. One of the main features of the building is the Clock Tower, which is adorned with beautiful Victorian carvings.

Crawford Market was the main wholesale market of the former city of Bombay till 1966, when it was shifted to Navi Mumbai. The market is spread in an area of around 72000 sq yards and is famous for its architecture, which is a blend of Norman and Flemish architectural styles.

The impressive frieze on the main entrance is a treat for the eyes and depicts Indian Peasants in wheat fields. It was designed by Lockwood Kipling, father of the famous novelist Rudyard Kipling.

The place is so designed that it receives ample sunlight during the day.

Vihar Lake

Vihar Lake is located near Vihar village on the Mithi River within the precincts of the Borivali National Park, also called the Sanjay Gandhi National Park, in North Mumbai.

When built in 1860 (construction started in 1856), it was considered as the largest lake in Mumbai in the Salsette group of islands. It is hemmed between the Tulsi Lake and the Powai Lake. It partly meets the drinking water needs of the South Mumbai region.

It supplies only 3 % of the Mumbai city’s water requirement, after filtration at Bhandup where the large water filtration plant is located.

Asiatic Library

The Asiatic Society of Bombay is based in Mumbai, India. It can trace its origin to the Literary Society of Bombay which first met in Mumbai on November 26, 1804, and was founded by Sir James Mackintosh.

It was formed with the intention of "promoting useful knowledge, particularly such as is now immediately connected with India". After the Royal Asiatic Society was established in London in 1823, the Literary Society of Bombay became affiliated with it and was known as the Bombay Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society since 1830.

The Bombay Geographical Society merged with it in 1873 followed by the Anthropological Society of Bombay in 1896. In 1954, it was renamed the Asiatic Society of Bombay; it acquired its present name in 2002. It is funded by an annual grant from the Central Government of India.

Elephanta Caves

The Elephanta Caves is great tourist attraction in the vicinity of the large Mumbai meteropolis.

The Elephanta island is located 10 km from the Gateway of India at Mumbai.

These caves house rock cut temples dating back to the 5th century CE.

The Elephanta island was so named by the Portuguese, after the statue of an elephant near the landing area of the island. These rock cut temples dedicated to Shiva Mahadeva are rich in sculptural content. Motorboats take passengers from Appollo Bunder near the Gateway of India. .

Kanheri Caves, Borivali

Kanheri Caves are rock cut caves situated in middle of lush green forest of Borivali National Park in the heart of mumbai, India.

The path from National Park gate to Kanheri caves is a nice weekend getaway into nature in the heart of mumbai. In rainy season its a famous picnic place.

Kanheri caves are artistic cut caves from rocks. Carved around 1 BC to 7 AD by Buddhist monks, they were a place for their stay.

The caves are architectural wonders; some of the caves are huge and feature a huge 7 Meter Buddha statue. National park is a nice place to hike, trek, nature walk, bird watching and enjoy some good clean air.