Our Story
We fell in love with Bombay. Now we help others do the same.
Barefoot in Bombay was born from a simple belief: the best discoveries happen when you slow down, look up, and walk.
Why “Barefoot”?
Because the best things in Bombay can't be seen from a car window
In India, going barefoot is an act of reverence. You take off your shoes before entering a temple, a home, a sacred space. It means you respect the ground you're walking on.
That's how we feel about Bombay. Every street in this city is sacred in its own way. Shaped by generations of people who built, traded, prayed, celebrated, and survived here.
We don't have megaphones. We don't have matching t-shirts. We don't follow a script.
What we have is a deep, slightly obsessive love for this city and the belief that 3 hours on foot beats 3 days in a tour bus. Every. Single. Time.
5
Curated Tours
and counting
10
Max Group Size
small is the vibe
100%
On Foot
No buses, no cabs just the occasional rickshaw/local or rare kali-peeli.
∞
Chai Stops
okay maybe 2-3 per walk
yes, actually barefoot
The Human Behind the Handle
Prayag Thaker
Founder & Chief Walking Officer
I wasn’t born or raised in Bombay but, I’m staying as a child of Bombay.
Bombay wasn't in the plan. Moved here for an internship thinking it'd be temporary. One local train ride, three vada pavs, and a sunset at Marine Drive later, I knew I wasn't leaving.
What started as me getting lost in lanes I couldn't pronounce turned into an obsession with finding every hidden corner, every untold story, every chai stall that the Google Maps algorithm hasn't found yet.
Barefoot in Bombay is what happens when a Gen Z outsider falls head over heels (literally, barefoot) for a city of 20 million people and decides that the only reasonable response is to make everyone else fall in love with it too.
The Origin Story
How this whole thing started (spoiler: by accident)
Chapter 1
The Arrival
Landed in Bombay as a Software Development Engineer intern. A suitcase, a laptop, and zero idea where Andheri East ends and West begins. Was supposed to stay for a few months. The city had other plans.
The Barefoot Promise
What you'll get (and what you won't)
You'll get
- ✓Stories you won't find on Wikipedia but in your Insta highlights
- ✓Streets you won't find on Google Maps
- ✓Street Food and Cafes that'll change your standards forever
- ✓That one photo that becomes your Insta PP
- ✓The urge to text everyone 'you HAVE to visit Bombay'
You won't get
- ✗A megaphone-wielding guide with a flag
- ✗An air-conditioned bus with tinted windows
- ✗The same route every tourist has done
- ✗A script that was written in 2004
- ✗Boredom (genuinely impossible on our walks)
Picture this: a Saturday evening, golden light, Bombay at your feet.
The streets are waiting. The stories are ready. The chai is brewing. All that's missing is you.