The best time to visit Mumbai to enjoy its true colors is during festival times. Ganesh Chaturthi is one of the most prominent festivals which brings the whole city on the street. About the weather, the city feels three main seasons Summer, Monsoon and Winter. March to May is summer when temperature touches near 35°C. Heat and humidity are at the extreme level during this season so that these months should be avoided. November to February is a pleasant time to be in Mumbai with moderate temperatures. This is also the ideal time for traveling the city.

This city is also known for its firsts like the first five-star hotel of India - The Taj Mahal Palace Hotel is five-star luxury architecture hotel in the Colaba region of Mumbai situated next to the Gateway of India. There many other Mumbai also witnessed first train movement in India. While all other cities are losing the rich past architecture and culture day by day, Mumbai has still managed to maintain that. Today also we can see the historic attractions of the city like Elephanta Caves, Kanheri Caves as same it was many years ago.

About the geography, Mumbai is said to be a cluster of seven Island namely Bombay Island, Parel, Worli, Mahim, Mazagaon, Colaba and Little Colaba. In 1961, Portuguese gave England these 7 islands as dowry in Catherine of Braganza & Charles II marriage. Around 60 years (1784-1845) were taken to combine these 7 islands into a coastal city.

Mumbai being the second busiest aviation hub in the country has two airports. Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport is the International Airport and Chhatrapati Shivaji Domestic Airport is the domestic airport for domestic flights. If you are on halt or need to spend some time in Mumbai you can book hourly hotels through Mumbai which is the wise step to do as we all know how expensive it can be to get hotels in Mumbai. Read less...