Mar 2008 : Kamala Nehru Park & Ferozeshah Mehta Gardens

Travel Title: A Day-Trip Around South Mumbai (Haji Ali Dargah, Kamala Nehru Park & Ferozeshah Mehta Gardens), Maharashtra, India.

When: March 2008

About The Trip:

Purpose: A Day-Trip Around South Mumbai (Haji Ali Dargah, Kamala Nehru Park & Ferozeshah Mehta Gardens), Maharashtra, India.

Days/Nights: 1 Day

Arrangements: ~~Travel Agent~~ / Self-guided Tour

Route: Navi Mumbai INDIA – Haji Ali Dargah, South Mumbai INDIA – Kamala Nehru Park & Ferozeshah Mehta Gardens, South Mumbai INDIA – Navi Mumbai INDIA

Traveling Method & Time:

Navi Mumbai – Haji Ali Dargah, South Mumbai = by car (≈ 1 hour 35 minutes)

Haji Ali Dargah, South Mumbai – Kamala Nehru Park & Ferozeshah Mehta Gardens, South Mumbai = by car (≈ 35 minutes)

Kamala Nehru Park & Ferozeshah Mehta Gardens, South Mumbai – Navi Mumbai = by car (≈ 1 hour 35 minutes)

Details:

Kamala Nehru Park, a park in the southern part of Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, is named after Kamala Nehru, the wife of India’s first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru. Located at the top of Mumbai’s Malabar Hill, it offers spectacular view of the city, Chowpatty Beach, and Queen’s Necklace (Marine Drive).

Ferozeshah Mehta Gardens, also known as The Hanging Gardens of Mumbai, are terraced gardens perched at the top of Malabar Hill, located just opposite the Kamala Nehru Park. The gardens not only feature numerous hedges carved into the shapes of animals but also provide sunset and sunrise views over the Arabian Sea.

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