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Dharavi Slum Tour

Duration: 2 hours 30 minutes
Destination: India, Maharashtra, Mumbai
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  • 2 hours 30 minutes
  • Mumbai
  • E-Voucher
  • Lowest Price
  • Not-Cancellable

Overview

Take an ethical walking tour of the Dharavi slum on this unique adventure in Mumbai. Follow a guide through Dharavi’s narrow alleyways, where you’re introduced to local residents and their small-scale industries — recycling, ceramics, embroidery, soap making and more — all manufactured by innovative means.

Numbers are limited to six people, ensuring an informative experience with a small group. Proceeds from your local tour operator goes back into the local community to support a variety of educational projects.

What Can You Expect?

Itinerary
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Stop At: Dharavi, Mumbai India

Come visit Dharavi, the city within a city and one of Asia's largest slum. We shall cover places like The Recycling Area, Rooftop Visit, Popaddom Making, Kumbharwada Pottery Colony etc.

The area is an industrial hub and is home to nearly one million of Mumbai's residents.

Duration: 2 hours

Stop At: Reality Tours & Travel, Shop No. GNMC, A/122, Sant Gora Kumbhar Marg, opposite Eleven Heights, Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar, Subhash Nagar, Kumbhar Wada, Dharavi, Mumbai, Maharashtra 400017, India

The tour will end at our office in Dharavi where guests can enjoy a soft drink and learn more about how funds are re-invested back into the community.

Duration: 20 minutes

Inclusions & Exclusions

Inclusions
  • Local English Speaking Guide
  • Water / Cold Drink
  • Lunch - Lunch is optional at an additional price

Exclusions
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Gratuities

Additional Info

  • Out of respect for its residents, no photography is permitted while in the Dharavi slum
  • Please note that dress codes are conservative throughout India; modest and respectful clothing that covers the shoulders and knees is required
  • Not wheelchair accessible
  • A significant portion of the proceeds from your local tour operator goes back into the local community to support a variety of educational projects
  • Near public transportation
  • Most travelers can participate
  • This tour/activity will have a maximum of 99 travelers
  • Confirmation will be received at time of booking

Departure Point

Departure Point

1: Churchgate, Mumbai, Maharashtra 400020, India
2: Mahim Junction, Shammi Nagar, Mahim, Mumbai, Maharashtra 400016, India


Return Details

Reality Tours & Travel, Shop No. GNMC, A/122, Sant Gora Kumbhar Marg, opposite Eleven Heights, Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar, Subhash Nagar, Kumbhar Wada, Dharavi, Mumbai, Maharashtra 400017, India

Duration & Voucher Info

Voucher info

You can present either a paper or an electronic voucher for this activity.

Duration

2 hours 30 minutes

Cancellation Policy

User's Reviews

D692HRdaniell

15 Apr, 2024

This is an exceptional tour company. Their communication before the tour was swift and comprehensive - including a precise photo guide for how to find the meeting place. The guide, Shifa, was friendly and engaging, sharing her knowledge and experience of life in Dharavi with great cheer and skill. She also accompanied a few of us to a nearby station in a taxi to ensure we got on the train back into town.

Essephreak

14 Apr, 2024

An excellent, informative, enlightening tour which certainly included areas you could not otherwise easily see. The guide was friendly and knowledgeable. The organization does good things. Strongly recommend. And I know that these folks have though a lot more about this than I have, but my one issue is the blanket prohibition on photography. Of course one needs to be careful and respectful when photographing *anywhere* or *anyone* in public. But the tour major streets with street-side businesses not too different from elsewhere in Mumbai and the rest of India, as well as "industrial" zones (plastic recycling, leather works, pottery), where it's difficult to see how photographs of non-human subjects would cause much harm. Residential zones, of course are more sensitive, and I can understand the overriding need for privacy there. Again, I'm sure Reality Tours has thought this through in a lot more depth than I have, but maybe this will give some food for thought. Or, at minimum, they might consider enhancing the collection of photos that they provide online for their customers. That collection has a number of portraits, but very few photos of the physical environment, the industries, the architecture, etc. Anyway, again, I highly recommend this tour!

Another_aussie_bloke

10 Apr, 2024

Seeing the smiles on the children's faces of this village while playing cricket with a plank of wood as a bat and a broken chair as a stump will make your heart melt. The hard working men and women of Dharavi contribute so much to society and you will see that in this tour. Our guide was very knowledgeable about Dharavi as she has lived there he whole life. Also worth noting that Reality Tours donates 80% of profits back to the slum communities to run education programs.

Sightsee520703

08 Apr, 2024

We thoroughly enjoyed this tour - something we will remember for always. Our tour guide was very informative and we learned so much about life in the slums. So many people misunderstand what the slums are (including us before we took the tour). It certainly changed our understanding and we were left in admiration of the ingenuity and endeavour of the many people who live there. Highly recommend this tour to everyone !

lorenzr960

02 Apr, 2024

We did the slum tour and were so happy with it, that we booked the street food tour. It was awesome. Both Tourguides were really friendly and open.

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