There’s nothing like discovering a city by foot, especially when it’s led by some of the best storytellers & experts in the country. From history to art, monuments to iconic lanes, street food to cherished restaurants, interesting walking tours in popular cities are more in demand than ever. Here are some of our favourite walking tour companies & collectives exploring cities one valuable walk at a time.

📍WALKING TOURS IN MUMBAI


Art & Wonderment
Alisha Sadkot and Nishita Zachariah aim to broaden, and deepen, art conversations for people in Mumbai through gallery hops, studio visits and walking tours. Their curated walks foster new ways of seeing, sharing, thinking about art and building public audiences for art and design in the city. Check out their regular art gallery hops and other walks here. 

Art Gallery Hop through the best galleries in Mumbai with Art & Wonderment
Alisha & Nisha lead tours in some of the best galleries in town.

Zoya Kathawala
Zoya Kathawala’s popular walking tour of Mumbai’s infamous red light district is a must-do if you're lucky enough to get tickets! The "Beyond the Brothels” tour is a 90-minute exploration of the Kamathipura district and is an extension of her research into the infamous (and super interesting) area’s history. This heritage tour explores the often misunderstood area that serves as an incredible reminder of how contradictions are inherently meant to co-exist. Check out her walks here.

Beyond the Brothel is a bestselling walking tour around the red light area of Kamathipura.
Zoya's small group walking tour has always almost sold out!

Alisha Sadikot
Apart from being one half of Art & Wonderment, Alisha Sadikot is one of Mumbai’s most popular young historians and heritage enthusiasts and educates visitors and students through her interactive city walks. Her heritage walks explore often ignored themes about the legacy of certain neighbourhoods and areas in the city and they usually always sell out. You can also try to book a private walk with her if there aren't any scheduled ones running. 

Alisha Sadikot leads some of the best walking tours in Mumbai.
Alisha's walking tours are the perfect combo of education & exploration.

Check out her bestselling guided tour around Byculla and other walks here.

📍WALKING TOURS IN KOCHI

The Kochi Heritage Project
Founded by Johann Binny Kuruvilla, a passionate historian, this project is a storytelling initiative to spread awareness about the heritage of Kochi and create dialogue around the preservation and conservation of heritage through guided walking tours and events. Check out his website for some of the best walking tours in Kochi.

The best heritage & culture walking tour in Kochi
Johan Binny leading people through the by-lanes of Mattanchery, Kochi.

📍WALKING TOURS IN JODHPUR

Blue City Walks
Discover the ancient heart of Jodhpur with Blue City Walking Tours, a multi-sensory experience led by a Blue City insider. The walking tours are designed as immersive experiences in relatively less-explored parts of Jodhpur. Led by local experts, the tours weave streets, stories and secrets to present an indigo-coloured fresh perspective of an old city. Check out their website for some of the best walking tours in Jodhpur.

📍WALKING TOURS IN NEW DELHI

Umair Shah
Umair Shah, also known as Sikkawala, documents fragments of history through lyrical captions steeped in facts that read like excerpts from an exciting story on his Instagram account. He also leads incredible walking tours that make you fall in love with Delhi's history. His tours include an exploration of the Qutub Minar, the Mehrauli Archaeological Park & other iconic areas of old Delhi. Check out his page for some of the best heritage tours in Delhi.

One of the best things to do in Delhi to explore its rich history & legacy.
Umair Shah is a numismatist and key heritage raconteur based out of Delhi.

Mumbai Walks Fest 2024 

A few months back, Mumbai saw the third season of the Mumbai Walks Fest.
With 21 walks spread over 3 days, the tours in this festival focused on finding new ways to look at, think about, and talk about the maddening city of Bombay. 

Mumbai Walks Fest held 21 walks over 3 days in 2024
Snippets from Mumbai Walks Fest 2024

About the walk leaders
Curated by The Inheritage Project, this walking fest was led by some of the best walk leaders in the scene! This group included Deepali Furtado, Alisha Sadikot, Yooti Bhansali, Priyanko Sarkar, Zoya Kathawala, Akanksha Gupta, Sananda Mukhopadhyaya & Daniel. 

About the walks 
All the tours centred around incredible storytelling and focused on the rich history of different areas like Dadar, Colaba, Kamathipura, Ballard Estate, Tardeo which is layered and interwoven with the fabric of Mumbai at large. From chaotic streets to serene lanes, these walking tours spread across different terrains acted as the perfect, most poignant way to explore Mumbai.

Check out all the walks from Mumbai Walks Fest Season 3 here. 

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