Mumbai Cooking Class & City Tour: Learn Indian Cuisine

Cook an Indian meal in a local home, then sit down to eat it.

A private cooking class and city tour in Mumbai combines morning sightseeing with afternoon instruction in an Indian home kitchen. You'll visit the Gateway of India, Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus and Dhobi Ghat in the morning, then learn to prepare authentic Indian dishes from a local host and eat the meal together. The guide speaks English, pickup and drop-off are included, and no cooking experience is required.

Step-by-step itinerary

Mumbai sightseeing and cooking class

• Meet local guide at hotel
• Drive city in air-conditioned vehicle
• See Gateway of India and Taj Mahal Hotel
• Visit Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus
• See Municipal Building and Marine Drive
• Visit Nariman Point and Chowpatty Beach
• Explore Hanging Gardens and Mani Bhavan
• Visit Dhobi Ghat laundry area
• Drive to host house
• Attend cooking session with local host
• Prepare and enjoy Indian cuisine
• Return to drop off location

The experience

The day starts with hotel pickup and a drive through Mumbai in an air-conditioned vehicle. You'll see the Gateway of India and the Taj Mahal Palace Hotel, then stop at Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus: the UNESCO-listed railway station also known as Victoria Terminus. The route takes in Marine Drive, Nariman Point, Chowpatty Beach, the Hanging Gardens, and Mani Bhavan. A notable stop is Dhobi Ghat, Mumbai's largest hand-powered laundry, where you can watch the dhobis at work carrying out their traditional service. The morning is structured around these landmarks without rushing between them.

After sightseeing, you drive to your host's home for the cooking session. A local foodie walks you through making authentic Indian cuisine: the kind that differs from restaurant versions you may have eaten elsewhere. You'll help prepare some of the dishes yourself, working in a real kitchen rather than a demonstration space. The focus is on learning the techniques and ingredients that make the food work, not on performing for an audience.

Once the cooking is done, you sit down and eat the meal you've made. This is a cook-and-dine experience, so the food goes directly from the stove to the table. No prior cooking experience is necessary. The host adjusts the instruction to whoever is in the kitchen. After the meal, the driver takes you back to your hotel or your chosen drop-off point.

What’s included

• Local English-speaking guide.
• air-conditioned vehicle for sightseeing.
• hotel pickup and drop-off.
• bottled water.
• cooking instruction in a local home.
• the meal you prepare.
• refreshment.

Options for this experience

3 options

Guide in English7 departure times: the first at 08:30, the last at 16:00

Guide in English17:00 and 23:30

Guide in English7 departure times: the first at 08:30, the last at 23:00

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Before you book

Days and timesEvery day11 departure times: the first at 08:30, the last at 23:30

AgesAdult (5 to 89 years) · Under 5: can't be included in the booking

Meeting point and pickupHotel pickup is optional; you can also go straight to the meeting point. Ends back at the starting point.

Cancellation and refundsFree cancellation up to 24h before the start. After that, no refund.

Prices and times updated 9 days ago

Good to know

Easy physical levelPublic transport nearbyInfants must sit on laps

Operated by BOMBAY TO MUMBAI TOURS

Is this one for you?Book this if you want to combine Mumbai's major landmarks with hands-on cooking instruction: the morning sightseeing sets the context for the food you'll learn to make, and eating what you've cooked ties the day together in a way a cooking class alone does not.

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Top questions

What landmarks do you see during the morning sightseeing part?

The morning route includes the Gateway of India, Taj Mahal Palace Hotel, Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (a UNESCO World Heritage railway station), Marine Drive, Nariman Point, Chowpatty Beach, the Hanging Gardens, Mani Bhavan, and Dhobi Ghat, where traditional hand washers carry out laundry service.

Do you need cooking experience to join the class?

No cooking experience is necessary. A local host teaches you how to prepare authentic Indian dishes and adjusts the instruction to your skill level, so the class works whether you've cooked before or never have.

What happens after you finish cooking?

You eat the meal you've prepared together with your host, turning the cooking session into a cook-and-dine experience where the food goes straight from the kitchen to the table.

Is transportation included in this tour?

Yes, hotel pickup and drop-off are included, and you travel in an air-conditioned vehicle during the morning sightseeing portion. The driver takes you to the host's home for the cooking class and returns you to your hotel afterward.

How long does the whole experience take?

The tour runs for seven hours total, with the morning devoted to sightseeing through the city and the afternoon to the cooking class and meal at the host's home.