Holiday at the marvelous Indian city of Mumbai. Mumbai is together a tourist destination, financial capital, biggest metropolitan and celluloid capital of India. Formerly known as Bombay, the city of Mumbai is a tourist's paradise.

Most of the people who arrive in Mumbai have stars in their eyes. The commercial capital of India promises different things to different individuals. Situated on the western coast of India, Mumbai is best visited in the winter months from November to March. In the past Gateway of India used to be the arrival point for visitors from the west. Today the Gateway of India is synonymous with Mumbai. This landmark of Mumbai is a must visit of the city. It was built way back in 1911 to commemorate the visit of King George V and Queen Mary for the Delhi Durbar. For the historians a visit to the Prince of Wales Museum is a must.

The museum stores antique items of art, sculpture, china, rare coins, old firearms and miniature paintings. For the nature lovers Kamala Nehru Park and the Hanging Gardens are worth visiting. Marine Drive is the perfect spot for evenings with thousands of lights. For the beach lovers Chowpatty is the place to be at. The residence of Mahatma Gandhi in Mumbai Mani Bhawan or the Gandhi memorial too is worth visiting.

So, even if you are on a business trip tourism in Mumbai is attractive enough to force you visit the tourist attractions of the city.

Mumbai, earlier known as Bombay, has many sobriquets- one being the city of dreams. A city filled with excitement and vigour, a holiday in Mumbai (Bombay) India definitely ignites the spark in a person, that spark which one often tends to lose in the race against time as one shuttles between office, work and a galore of responsibilities.

Mumbai (Bombay) India is called the city of dreams because every person who enters Bombay does so with a dream in his heart- most often the dream is to become a famous actor as this is the city which breeds aspiring as well as established stars of the Indian film industry.

A holiday in Bombay with a stay in any of hotels in Bombay can vary from person to person, depending on what the tourist is exactly looking for. If it is for some quiet moments with oneself while listening to the waves crashing against the rocks...it is possible in Bombay. Or if you are looking for simply letting down your hair and partying the whole night,Mumbai has all the arrangements for such parties and fun.

So a holiday in Mumbai is what should definitely figure next in your tour-itinerary.