Known to many as ‘one of the largest slums in Asia’, we prefer to think of Dharavi as Mumbai’s beating heart, housing about one million people with an annual turnover of about US$ 1 Billion.
You will see a wide range of business activities: recycling, pottery-making, embroidery, bakery, soap factory, leather tanning, poppadom-making and many more.
We’ll also visit the residential areas; people from all over India have come to Dharavi and this diversity is apparent in the temples, mosques and churches that stand side by side.
You’ll see the community centre run by our NGO Reality Gives that is funded through profits from the tours.
We will pick you up from your hotel and head by car to Dharavi. If you are staying in South Mumbai (eg Colaba, Marine Drive) we will pass by various historical areas of interest and we’ll stop at Dhobi Ghat, the largest open air laundry in the world.
If you’re staying in North Mumbai such as Bandra or Juhu, then we will go directly to Dharavi.
Inclusions & Exclusions
✔ Local Guide and driver for the entire tour
✔ Hotel/Residence car pickup and drop-off
✔ In-vehicle air conditioning
✔ Water / Cold Drink
✖ Food
✖ Gratuities
Pickup Locations
1. The Taj Mahal Palace, Mumbai
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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
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Dhobi Ghat
As we travel to Dharavi by car, we’ll stop and see the world’s largest outdoor laundry. We’ll see the dhobiwallahs, or washermen, scrubbing sheets from Mumbai’s largest hospitals and hotels at this busy open air laundry area!
Duration: 20 minutes
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Dharavi
Wander through the narrow lanes and alleys of Dharavi discovering the different communities from all regions and religions of India as well as the many small scale industries like embroidery, bakery, soap factory, leather tanning, poppadom-making
Duration: 3 hours
Additional info
• Suitable for all physical fitness levels
• We shall pick you up from Colaba/Airport, drive through some sites in south Mumbai towards Dhobi Ghat and the continuing to Dharavi. The total travelling duration is approximately 1 hour 10 minutes.
