Discover Dharavi : Walking Through Asia's Vibrant Slum

Explore Mumbai’s Dharavi Slum, the inspiration for ‘Slumdog Millionaire.’ Discover vibrant industries, skilled artisans, and a unique entrepreneurial spirit.

Duration: 2 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Third Wave Coffee - Embark on a 2-hour walking tour through the vibrant Dharavi Slum. Begin in the bustling Commercial area, where you’ll witness waste management, recycling, and active manufacturing. Continue to the Residential area to explore local markets, schools, the leather industry, pottery zones, and the narrow alleys of the slum. An eye-opening adventure awaits!
What's Included
  • Bottled water
  • English-speaking guide
Additional Information

Dharavi, situated in Mumbai, is India’s largest slum and gained fame from the movie “Slumdog Millionaire.” Home to about one million residents, it boasts a literacy rate of 69 percent. Dharavi is notable for its vibrant entrepreneurial spirit, with numerous small-scale industries like pottery, leather production, textiles, and recycling. Walking through its narrow lanes, you’ll witness talented artisans transforming discarded materials into valuable products.

Location
Third Wave Coffee
Senapati Bapat Marg
Meet your guide at the coffee shop. They will contact you an hour before your arrival.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Trek33554773914
Aug 18, 2024
Eye-opening tour of Dharavi. - Beautiful trip. Got to know a lot about dharavi. Completly changed my view of this place. The guides explanations was crystal clear. Definitely recommended.
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Samirt2680yj
Aug 11, 2024
From the historic center to Dharavi with Ravi - Ravi is the best Guide I have ever had in my life! Funny, cultivated, inspired, he made us discover the city like no one else could have done I think! We were able to do everything in just 3 days: downtown, Dharavi, Fish Point of Sale, etc. He helped us from the beginning to the end of our journey! From Reservation of our Pension to Choice of Restaurants to Things to Do and Not to Do:) One of the Best Trips I’ve Had (if not the Best) and thanks in large part to him I think! Do not hesitate!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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284maelg
Aug 11, 2024
Visit of Dharavi - Ravi is an absolutely incredible Guide, a helpful, generous, attentive and full of goodwill. He stayed with my friend and I for 4 days in Bombai and they showed us lots of places in the city. Especially Dharavi where we spent a whole day. We went to many different places, met several people and visited several neighborhoods in this huge slum. It was an amazing experience.
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T4732cibradd
Jul 4, 2024
Great Tour Guide and Driver! Highly Recommend - Ravi, our tour guide, did an exceptional job taking us on a tour of Dharavi slum as well as major sites around Mumbai. Ravi is extremely knowledgeable and did a great job explaining the history and culture. We were very pleased with the tour and Ravi is very friendly. He answered all our questions and was patient with us. Since Ravi also lives in Dharavi, this allowed him to share personal stories of his life and living in Dharavi. As he guided us through the narrow alleyways he knows many of the people living there, so he was able to stop us and talk to people and show us all about life in Dharavi. This was an excellent tour and because of Ravi, he made the tour even better. I would recommend this tour to anyone coming to Mumbai for a visit. If you want an exceptional guide, you must contact Ravi. Our driver for the day, Pranav, was also great. He picked us up directly from our hotel and drove us all day around Mumbai and waited for us as we tour all the sites. He is a very good driver in this city where the traffic is difficult to maneuver around. He brought us back to our hotel at the end of the day. Ravi and Pranav made a great team and made our day in Mumbai a very memorable experience!
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Conor
Jun 14, 2024
Amazing tour, Amazing Guide - The tour was a once in a lifetime experience. Ravi our guide was incredible, he had extensive knowledge on Dharavi itself, and also about India as a country. Meeting him and doing the tour was the highlight of our trip to Mumbai!
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Cruiser43071272363
Jun 14, 2024
Nice tour - The tour was really interesting, I feel verry safe and I learned a lot of things about the Slum and the people and how they work and live
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