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Bombay/Northwest Travel Guide

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This district comprising the suburbs of Jogeshwari, Goregaon, Malad, Kandivali, Borivali and Dahisar lie on the Western line and are usually included in the Western Suburbs. It is home mainly to middle class people providing them with more affordable living expenses. Apart from the usual suburban sprawl, this area has some nice beaches, especially near Malad. Jogeshwari has hot springs which are reputed to have medicinal properties. Borivali is the entry point for the Sanjay Gandhi National Park, which explains why the wildlife reserve is more popularly known as Borivali National Park.

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Get in

All these suburbs are located on western train route. Western expess highway which runs parallel to the train route on its eastern side is the main way to get get to these suburbs. It can take anywhere between 30 mins to 2 hrs to get here by train from downtown mumbai. Trains are more dependable with regard to time but heavily crowded most of the times.

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Do

Buy

It has a growing no of shopping malls. one that stands out is inorbit, malad. Other than that places to shop are concentrated near railway stations.

Eat

  • Rajdhani, In-orbit mall, Malad. Great Gujarati Thali.
  • Silver Coin, IC colony, Borivli. Good variety of Moghlai, Punjabi food along with a few continental dishes. Average meal per person around Rs. 350

Drink

This is not a great place to drink. It has a very small number of good pubs. Drinks are served in a few good restaurants. A large number of men drink in smaller and cheaper bars but women are not generally seen in such places.

Sleep

Contact

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