Known to many as ‘one of the largest slums in Asia’, we prefer to think of Dharavi as Mumbai’s beating heart.
Through our educational walking tours, visitors experience a wide range of these business activities: recycling, pottery-making, embroidery, bakery, soap factory, leather tanning, poppadom-making and many more.
We’ll also visit the residential areas of Dharavi. People from all over India have come to live in Dharavi, making it a microcosm of India. Our 2 hour+ introduction to Dharavi aims to give visitors a much more nuanced understanding of life and work in Mumbai slums.
In the afternoon we will show you other, more traditional sights that Mumbai has to offer
This tour is individually designed for you, and you can do and see as little or as much as you please. The tour guide, who also has detailed knowledge of the more traditional sights, will be with you for the day. He/she can give some suggestions for what to see, but ultimately, the itinerary is completely up to you
Inclusions & Exclusions
✔ Hotel/Residence car pickup and drop-off
✔ Local English speaking Guide and driver for the entire tour
✔ Water / Cold Drink
✖ Gratuities
✖ Food
Pickup Locations
1. Hexa Embassy
2. Collection O Golden Tulipz Boutique
3. OYO 79035 Flagship Hotel Kalpana Elite
4. Treebo Trip Kalpana Residency
5. OYO 9327 Royce Executive
6. Embassy Suites
7. Hotel BKC Stays
8. Capital O 70493 Hotel Crystal Inn
9. Treebo Trend Embassy Suites
10. OYO 8705 Hotel Garden Park
11. Hotel Royce Executive Near Us Consulate Bandra Kurla Complex
12. Lemon Tree Hotel, Kalina, Mumbai
13. Hotel Plaza Executive
14. Hotel Embassy Grand
15. Fabhotel Embassy Grand Kurla West
16. Hotel Embassy Grand
17. OYO 8690 Hotel Kalpana Elite
18. FabHotel Vertigo Suites
19. Hotel Golden Sagar
20. Capital O 80951 Hotel Radisson Suite
Additional Info: Your tour guide (with car and driver) will pick you up and drop you off at your hotel / residence. Please meet him/her in the lobby.
Itinerary
1
Dharavi
Visit one of Asia's biggest slums on this educational tour. You will learn about the many industries that operate there as well as the lives of the people who live there.
Duration: 2 hours
2
Dhobi Ghat
The world’s largest outdoor laundry! See the dhobiwallahs, or washermen, scrubbing sheets from Mumbai’s largest hospitals and hotels at this busy outdoor laundry area.
Duration: 10 minutes
3
Jain Temple - Mumbai
This temple is considered one of the most beautiful, intricately-decorated temples in the city. Jainism, an Indian religion, prizes peacefulness and non-violence above all.
Duration: 20 minutes
4
Kamala Nehru Park
Visit one of Mumbai’s greenest and most peaceful areas on top of Malabar Hill. You won’t believe the eye-popping view out over Marine Drive and the Arabian sea!
Duration: 20 minutes
5
Banganga
Surrounded by Hindu temples, this famous 12th century tank is believed to contain water with special healing powers. Rumour has it that its spring comes from the holy Ganges river
Duration: 20 minutes
6
Haji Ali Mosque
Surrounded on all sides by water, this mosque is located at the end of a long causeway protruding into the sea. It is the tomb of Saint Haji Ali, a wealthy Muslim who renounced the world and proceeded to Mecca. It is said that he died in Mecca and the casket miraculously drifted to the spot where the mosque was later built in his honour.
Duration: 30 minutes
7
Crawford Market
One of the city’s largest wholesale fruit, vegetable, meat market— and the first building in India to get electricity!
Duration: 30 minutes
8
Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus
See one of the busiest railway stations in the country at rush hour! CST is Mumbai’s only UNESCO World Heritage Site and it was featured in the final song from the award-winning movie, Slumdog Millionaire.
Duration: 20 minutes
9
Gateway of India
Built in 1911, the British Troops marched under the Gateway of India in 1948 to signal the end of the British Raj
Duration: 20 minutes
10
Chor Bazaar
The “Thieves Market” is one of the largest and busiest flea markets in the whole country and sells almost anything. Taste some local sweets, take home delicious home-made pickles and chutneys, or shop for a colourful vintage Bollywood film poster!
Duration: 45 minutes
11
Marine Drive
No trip to Mumbai is complete without a stroll down Marine Drive, otherwise known as the Queen's Necklace.
Duration: 25 minutes
12
Sassoon Dock
Visit this bustling port and watch as local fishermen bring in their catch.
Duration: 30 minutes
Additional info
• Suitable for all physical fitness levels
