Dharavi Slum Tour: Experience Mumbai's Heart through its Business Activities

Experience the vibrant business activities of Mumbai’s Dharavi slum through our educational walking tours. Discover the heart of the city and gain a nuanced understanding of life in the slums.

Duration: 9 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • 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.
  • 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…
What's Included
  • Complimentary hotel/residence pickup and drop-off
  • Professional English-speaking guide and driver
  • Refreshments: water and cold drinks included
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
  • Food
Additional Information

Often described as ‘Asia’s biggest shanty town’, we choose to view Dharavi as the pulsing center of Mumbai.
Through our informative guided walks, travellers get to observe the diverse range of economic activities such as recycling, pottery, embroidery, baking, soap production, leather processing, poppadom manufacturing, among others.
In addition, we…

Location
Dharavi
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Freedom42301768018
Oct 30, 2025
Very good - Very interesting, and clearly vital for the local community. Very welcoming and insightful, would highly recommend for others visiting the area
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Ip2712
Oct 21, 2025
Dharavi - An incredible experience of Dharavi with Chetan who knows the place perfectly. Great guide who explained and showed us everything with all due respect to the people living in this neighborhood. Thanks to him.
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Jandle
Oct 14, 2025
Simlpy Awesome - It was hot, but it was amazing. Well organized and expert. Thoroughly recommended as as experience of the real Mumbai that will soon disappear
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283rasmusn
Sep 19, 2025
Good and informative trip - A very informative and good trip. Skillful guide with wide insight into the area. Authentic and very good way to get an insight into that part of India.
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Patrickby9284vh
Aug 15, 2025
Highly recommend Reality Tours to see Mumbai! - I did 4 tours over 1.5 days Aug 5 and 6 - The Dharavi Slum tour, Street Food tour, Mumbai Bike tour, and a Private 1/2-day Mumbai Sightseeing tour. My two tour guides, Raj, who led the Street Food tour, and Chetan, who led the other three tours, did a great job! They were very knowledgeable about the city, it's history, the sights we toured, and the foods we ate (pace yourself!). Since it was the rainy season and few tourists were around, all the tours ended up being private. That gave me an opportunity to get to know Chetan and Raj and allowed me to learn more of them and the city from their pesonal point of view. They both made sure that I got back to my hotel safely. I was also impressed with the way that Reality Tours gives back to the slum community through education and opportunity. Thank you, Raj, Chetan, and the rest of the RT team!!
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Andrzej_b
Jul 14, 2025
Highly recommended if you want to vist slums - That was really a good trip and I am glad I have chosen that team. The trip is really step by step as I wanted and nothing was wrong. I highly recommend this excursion to anybody.
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Kjs20230110
Jul 13, 2025
Amazing experience - Amazing experience. Javed was great at walking us through the life of the area and answered questions with great knowledge. Great to see some of our comes of their NGO work too. Highligh of my time in India.
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Navigator46369519546
Jul 4, 2025
Professional customize tour - This is our first time to Mumbai and Chetan - our guide made it unforgettable ! From the day we asked the company to customize our tour as per our request, they have made it very smoothly and quickly. Everything from the beginning is made professionally. Chetan - our guide met us on time at Mahim station, introduced and explained everything in details with his deep knowledge and enthusiasm. We visited Dharavi, Dhobighat and see Dabbawalas. These are all must-visit when in Mumbai. I would love to go with Reality again in the future if we are back to India. 80% of the profit from Reality is to support the Dharavi community, this is so meaningful and lovely. Keep up the good work. Thank you very much for offering such a good experience. Thanks Chetan and Reality ❤️
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Louiscw651xv
Jun 14, 2025
Educational tour about slums - The guide Cheta was very friendly and knowledgeable about the history of the place. We learnt a lot about how people make a living here. Highly recommend
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Guillermo_d
Jul 28, 2025
Mumbai - A great and insightful experience covering historical sites, vibrant street life and delicious food that all stimulate your five senses. It could be a bit chaotic, but that is part of the immersion to explore the unique energy and diverse offerings of Mumbai.
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up to 5 guests
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Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).