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Dharavi Slum Tour: Ethical Visit through Mumbai's Heart
4.9
592 Ratings
Mumbai
Experience an ethical walking tour of Mumbai’s Dharavi slum, exploring its narrow alleyways and meeting local residents. Discover their innovative small-scale industries and support educational projects in the community.
Experience an ethical walking tour of Mumbai’s Dharavi slum, exploring its narrow alleyways and meeting local residents. Discover their innovative small-scale industries and support educational projects in the community.
Duration:
2 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
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Dharavi - 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. - Reality Tours & Travel - The tour will end at our office in…
- Dharavi - 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.
- Reality Tours & Travel - 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.
What's Included
- Lunch included
- Guidance by a local English-speaking guide
- Complimentary water or cold drink
- Lunch included
- Guidance by a local English-speaking guide
- Complimentary water or cold drink
What's Not Included
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Gratuities
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Gratuities
Additional Information
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
It is an immersive and educational adventure through the Dharavi slum’s colorful pathways, where societal innovation flourishes among the…
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
It is an immersive and educational adventure through the Dharavi slum’s colorful pathways, where societal innovation flourishes among the small industries like recycling, pottery, stitching, soap crafting, and beyond. With the tour capped at six participants, it ensures a comprehensive and intimate encounter.
A portion of the fees for this cultural expedition is invested back into Dharavi’s community, directly aiding educational initiatives.
- 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
- A significant portion of the proceeds from your local tour operator goes back into the local community to support a variety of educational projects
Location
Churchgate
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.9
(592 Ratings)
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Dora_m
Jul 5, 2024
highly recommend! eye opening experience - highly recommend, This company is kind and respectful of the families and areas we walk through. An eye opening experience! I recommend taking close toed shoes and you aren't allowed to take pictures either. We had a group of about 10 when we road together on the subway but were broken into two smaller groups once we arrived. Alleys are narrow and space can be tight at times so small groups were perfect! part of there proceeds go back into the community which is amazing!
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Laylac562
May 12, 2024
Great tour- well put together - Highly recommend this tour which is educational as well as extremely interesting. It has been created with sensitivity and care
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Quest11396048115
May 7, 2024
A very interesting visit of Dharavi - It was an interesting experience to understand life in the slum.
Our guide Leena was very informative and welcoming. She guided us safely around the residential and working areas.
I absolutely recommend this tour with that company.
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D692hrdaniell
Apr 15, 2024
An exceptional tour company - 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.
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Essephreak
Apr 14, 2024
Great tour - I wish they'd reconsider their policy re photos - 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!
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Another_aussie_bloke
Apr 10, 2024
A must do in Mumbai! - 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.
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Sightsee520703
Apr 8, 2024
An eye opener that everybody should see - 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 !
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Lorenzr960
Apr 2, 2024
Must do - 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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Discover55281346688
Mar 29, 2024
Unique and eye--opening experience. - If you are looking for something unique and an eye-opening experience then you should definitely take a tour with them. I took part in the Dharavi Slum Tour as part of our project for college. It turned out to be unlike any other trip I had taken, providing a distinct and interesting viewpoint. Additionally, the organization conducts an NGO aimed at educating children within Dharavi, with 80% of the tour proceeds supporting this cause. The founder, Mr. Krishna Pujari, showed a great deal of expertise and helped out when needed. Since most of the tourists I saw were foreigners, I hope that their efforts will be more well-known to domestic travelers like me.
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Dunback
May 2, 2024
Great slum tour - Done a tour with guide Varsha from Magical Mumbai Tours,she was great,grew up there and very knowledgeable about the area and its history.Everyone works there recycling plastics and making suitcases,bags and a lot more.Also a tannery and a lot of pottery.2 million people live in ( in 2 square kilometers) Well worth visiting,couldn't find a pub there though
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