Introductions of Mumbai
India Tour Packages - Bombay, or Mumbai to call it by the name its now known by, was a swampy, mosquito infested, marshy island off the west coast of India with little or no potential, or so thought the Portuguese when they gave it to Charles II of England as part of the dowry of Catherine of Braganza. How very stupid of them! The British East India Company leased it from the Crown, and developed the small fishing villages and natural harbours into Bombay, the subcontinent’s busiest port and the region’s centre for trade, finance and industry - Tour Packages of India.
Indin Tour Packages - Maharashtra’s capital, Bombay, wears several hats or should we say crowns? Bombay is not just India’s largest city, it is also its commercial capital, industrial powerhouse, busiest port, fashion capital, home to ‘Bollywood’ (India’s Hollywood), world’s biggest textile market – the list goes on and on - Indian Tour Packages Asia.
Tour Packages to Mumbai - Bombay thrives on contrasts- the city is home to the richest and the poorest of Indians, sleek limousines jostle rusty cycles, red double-decker buses rumble past three-wheeler auto-rickshaws; impressive high rises soar above crowded ugly slums and shanty towns; glitzy shop fronts amid pavement stalls; glamorous film stars and homeless beggars demand attention at traffic lights and amidst all this are people, people, people everywhere, for Bombay is home to some 13 million Indians - Mumbai Tour Packages.
Tour Packages of Mumbai - Like a giant magnet, Bombay draws people from all walks of life - traders and artisans, musicians and movie stars, peasants and industrialists, entrepreneurs and executives, students and dropouts. In fact, any Indian with a dream heads for Bombay and this pulsating, cosmopolitan, multicultural city of opportunity folds them all to its bosom. Bombay is like little bits of India all rolled into one sprawling city. So, don’t just pass through as you head for Rajasthan or Goa, but stay awhile in Bombay. Explore its sights and soul – the promise of a heady experience awaits you - India Tour Packages.
