Marine Drive and Girgaum Chowpatty
Viewpoints & Sunsets

Marine Drive and Girgaum Chowpatty

1 hr 30 min typical visit Free entry

Three kilometres of curved seafront promenade backed by art deco apartment blocks, ending at the city's most famous beach for bhelpuri and sunsets.

Don't miss
  • Sunset walk
  • Queen's Necklace lights after dark
  • Bhelpuri stalls at Chowpatty
  • Art deco frontage
Time needed
1 hr 30 min
Entry
Free
Best time
Evening
Photography
Allowed
Works well for
Couple Family Friends Solo Seniors
Tips from our editors

Walk it from Nariman Point towards Chowpatty in the last hour of daylight. The 'Queen's Necklace' name comes from the streetlight curve seen from Malabar Hill after dark.

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