Waking up at 7 am on Sunday for that heritage walk around Mumbai is no easy feat. Enter Alisha Sadikot, an expert who conducts fun and cheap city walks - under the newly launched Inheritage Project – that can revolve around your schedule. And you don’t even need to get a big group together – go solo for Rs 1,200 for two hours or bring two friends and pay just Rs 400 a head. Day time slots are encouraged though, as heritage buildings aren’t well-lit at night.

Meet Your Guide

After having recently moved back to Mumbai with a Masters in Art History from SOAS, University of London and a Diploma in Heritage Education & Interpretation from Newcastle University, you can be sure that Alisha can tell her Gothic from her Greek. Her resume also boasts a curatorial stint at Dr. Bhau Daji Lad Mumbai City Museum, one of her favourite places in Mumbai.

Convinced? Then call Alisha and she’ll set up a walk taking into account your likes and dislikes, and also the area (so far restricted to South Mumbai) that you’d like to explore. Leave the route up to her and she’ll draw up a mad graphic like this one, including landmarks like Watson’s Hotel, Sailor’s Home and Bhuleshwar’s heritage markets with the promise of hidden statues. While she will serve tourists, what Alisha’s really excited about is taking locals to mundane sites like The Rajabai Clock Tower and revealing little-known secrets about them. We tried our best to get one out of her, but we’ll only know next week during the bpb walk. Set group tours will start in December, she tells us, once the weather's better.

Besides private walks, she also conducts workshops, still in beta, which focus on educating school and college kids as she believes that “heritage is rendered meaningless without the people that inherit it, that understand, interpret, value, use, and eventually transmit it.” 

Sneaker Peak

More economical and definitely more interesting than treadmill-ing at the gym, The Inheritage Project offers a walk that will make you fitter and wiser. Call to get dial toned.

Getting there: The Inheritage Project, call Alisha on 9930317897, email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or view the Facebook page here, Rs 400 per person for a two hour tour for a group of three.