My venture into guiding services.Well to answer this I need to remind myself of the year 2004 when I joined the guiding training programme conducted by the Government of India, Ministry of Tourism.A four months rigorous full-time training imparted by field experts, Historians, Architects alike and all, followed by on-site visit-training at the monuments in the western region of India including Mumbai.After a written test, I was awarded a license to work as an authorized freelance Tour-Guide for Western Region including Mumbai, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Goa, Chhattisgarh, Union territory of Daman, Diu, Dadra Nagar Haveli.It has been almost 17 years more than 3800  tours catering to over 17000 satisfied overseas guests from almost all the countries around the world be it shore excursion for cruise ship or day tour for airplanes arriving passengers.A business or leisure travel, state dignitaries, head honchos, celebrity at times.Culinary to Culture, Market to Monuments Heritage to History, Temples to Tradition & even Bollywood many times.FIT's & Small, Medium & Large Groups.I am local being born brought up, bred & based in Mumbai, know Mumbai inside out, be its History, Geography, Culture, Custom, Tradition, Religion & Film Industry & Its locations.A passionate traveler myself, history & ethnicity are the subjects of interest.I am also a lover of art, culture, nature, and always eager to meet diverse people every day from different parts of the world and enrich them about my city, my country to carry back home memories of a varied, vast experience of the place they visit and make a memorable one, in turn, make them happy on their way back home.I am an Art & Law graduate from Mumbai University but my love of history & culture has made me pursue my most loved interest 'Travel'.Having myself traveled many a part of the country and even overseas.Have at times escorted guests to various other places in India and have also been to South East Asian countries as Tour Manager to groups of travelers several times.I am Fluent in English (Acquired language), Gujarati (Mother's tongue), Hindi (National language), Marathi (Regional language).Communication skills, extensive experience & in-depth knowledge, blended with pleasing personality, patience & flexibility has carved out in me a professional which will surely make a great tour guide bidding guest Hasta la vista,Adios, Adieu, with a smile & seeing back big smiles, happy & satisfied faces every time, all time.Check on my license image ( on your left here) to know more about me and my contact and credential.