About
Mumbai, India
The Portuguese term "Bom Bahai" (which means good bay or harbor) is where the word "Bombay" originally came from. Mumbai, formerly known as "Bombay," is the commercial hub of India. Mumbai is located 1400 km west of New Delhi, the capital of India. The Manchester of India is another name for it. In the nineteenth century, Mumbai proliferated into a textile hub.
Access via air
Mumbai has an excellent link to the major Indian cities. All of the major Indian cities have frequent flights there. The distance between the city and the Netaji Subhash International Airport (Chatrapati Shivaji Airport) is 27 km. In addition, most domestic carriers offer direct flights between Mumbai and other significant Indian towns like Lucknow, Delhi, Chennai, Bangalore, Varanasi, Kolkatta, Patna, Goa, and Cochin.
Access via road
The major Indian cities are connected to Mumba via the National Highway. The National Highway that connects Kolkatta is expertly constructed with long drives in mind, and motels were placed along the way as the highway was upgraded for the benefit of the drivers.
Access by rail
Regular train services link to India's major cities, including Chennai in South East Asia, New Delhi in the North, Cochin in the South, and Kolkatta in the East.
Climate
Mumbai experiences a tropical, wet, and dry climate. The best way to describe the weather in Mumbai is moderately hot and humid—the area's coastal setting and tropical climate guarantee minimal seasonal temperature variation.
The average annual temperature is 26.4 °C/ 79.6 °F in Mumbai.
Places to visit in and around Mumbai
Elephanta Island
Mumbai's top tourist destinations are the rock-cut temples on this serene Island, 10 km northeast of the Gateway of India. The temples thought to have been carved between 450 and 750 A.D. are still well worth a trip. Large Siva-related sculptures can be found in the main cave, including the incredible six-meter-tall Trimurti, which represents Siva as the creator, preserver, and destroyer of the universe.
Marine Drive
The marine drive, constructed on land reclaimed from Back Bay in the 1920s, begins beneath the hanging gardens on Malabar Hill and travels along the Arabian Sea before ending at Nariman Point. This expansive Queen's Necklace is a visual treat when thousands of lights light it up at night.
Gateway of India
The city's southernmost peninsula is home to a ceremonial arch constructed in 1927 to honor King George V and Queen Mary's visit. The gateway's design, made of honey-colored basalt, was influenced by Gujarati architecture from the sixteenth century. This massive arch is illuminated by the shifting gold, russet, and pink tones of the sun as it rises and sets. The last British troops to leave Independent India by sea marched through its portals, giving the gateway historical significance.
