Chris' original inspiration for the tours came from witnessing the potential of slum tourism in the fevela's of Rio de Janeiro.

Chris is from the UK. He studied Business and Hispanic Studies at Birmingham University, and is a part-qualified chartered accountant.

Chris first came to India in 2002 to do four months of volunteer work at a school that served children living in a slum. When Chris had previously lived in Rio die Janeiro, Brazil, he had witnessed how tourism was beneficial for local communities. With this understanding, Chris relocated to India in 2004 to start the project that would become Reality Tours & Travel.

After eight years living in Mumbai, he decided to give up his duties at both Reality Tours and Gives to the experts as he says. Currently he helps a NGO in Manila, Philippines to set up a similar model of slum tours as well as searches for opportunities to expand further.

Krishna originally moved from his home state of Karnataka to Mumbai to work in the restaurant business.

Krishna is from a village in Karnataka called Heranjalu. When he was 13, he came to Mumbai to work in various restaurants and cafeterias. During these years, Krishna also attended night school until he passed his final school exams.

Krishna loves meeting people and taking them on our tours. His favourite comment is "Oh, that's nice!" He loves playing cricket when he has time. Krishna is the glue between Reality Tours and our communities. He loves fish curry cooked by his Mum.

Beatrice is originally from Italy but lived in the UK for a number of years. Her first trip to India was in 2011 during which she fell in love with the country and kept coming back on holiday to travel around.

She holds a Masters in Foreign Languages and Literature and worked in the financial services sector. After this she decided to change career and became involved in charity work, moving to Mumbai to do some volunteer work and gain more experience.

Back in the UK she worked doing marketing and fundraising for a major charity that helps and supports mobility for blind and partially sighted people. Now she is back in India working for Reality Tours, and to follow her passion to work for a good cause and contribute to a social business that helps the local community.

She is a dedicated Iyengar yoga practitioner. Her hobbies include dancing, reading, gardening, listening to music, cooking, going to concerts and travelling with the aim of immersing herself in a foreign culture to fully experience each destination.

Mayur is our troubleshooter when it comes to branding, design and operations. He never seems to spend more than 5 minutes in one place and always comes up with some great ideas.

He is an Ambassador of Reality Gives, our sister NGO. And he believes that through passion you can make things happen.

He doesn't go home and rest after work. He is always playing many different sports and looking at learning more about design and marketing.

When he does have free time, he likes to play Australian football, and in the future, he wants to play in the AFL!

He was born in Mumbai and stays in Dharavi with his family, originally from Gujarat.

Ravi has been a resident of Sanjay Colony (the slum in which Reality Tours & Travel are based in Delhi) since he was just 3 years old.

With his passion for exceeding expectations and showing people his beloved Delhi, Ravi has quickly risen to the role of Operations Manager. When he's not busy at work his hobbies include playing cricket (he has played at state level for Delhi's under 14 and under 17 teams), chess, traveling and making new friends (he manages to do the last two even when he is busy with work!). He's also currently pursuing a Bachelor of Arts in Mass Communication from NIMC.

Ravi's dream is to visit every corner of India and then the world.

Uday was born and brought up in a village in Karnataka and graduated from University with a degree in commerce.

He has been in Mumbai for 8 years. He loves yoga, cricket, volleyball, swimming, listening to music, and reading the newspaper and about the various religions. Uday was recently married to his girlfriend of 3 years. He currently lives in Bandra with his wife. Uday and his wife hope to one day start an organization in Karnataka that will support and rehabilitate orphaned girls and rescued girls who were kidnapped or abused.

Evelyn is our continually smiling Reservations Manager, who you will be in contact with when you book a tour.

Evelyn comes from a small village outside Mangalore called Beltangady. She likes to listen to music, reading and swimming. When she has some spare time, she loves to sit on the sea shore and watch the waves for hours!

Arul is from Mumbai and lives in Dharavi. Before working for Reality Tours she was a student at the Youth Empowerment Program run by our sister NGO, Reality Gives.

She decided to join the team and helps with all of our tour bookings and travel reservations. What she likes the most is how her job keeps her constantly interacting with people and her constant smile is famous in the office.

During her free time she likes to listen to music and her biggest dream is to buy a flat in Mumbai for her parents and live a healthy life.

Ramesh started working at Reality Tours as a Caretaker and has taken on more and more responsibilites since. Thought his hard work, passion and being proactive, he has grown and got a well deserved promotion to the position of hardworking Reception Centre Manager.

Ramesh's family lives in Byandor and he visits them or they come to Mumbai every six months. He enjoys watching Hindi and Kannada movies.

You will see Rahul when you visit our Colaba office. He will give you all the details of our tours and help you any way he can. He lives in Wadala with his mum and two 2 brothers. He studied in a Marathi medium government school till 10th grade and the last year graduated from our sister NGO Reality Gives’ English, Computer and Life Skills program.

What he likes about his job is the fact that every day he meets new people and also gets to learn a lot from foreigner guests. In his free time he likes to watch movies and hang out with his friends. His dream is to build a great career and buy a house for his family.

Rakesh was born and currently lives in Malad with his family, who are from Mangalore.

His previous jobs include working as a supervisor at Mahalaxmi Race course and working as a tour guide, here at Reality Tours.

He loves spending time with friends playing cricket and watching movies. His ambition is to eventually run own restaurant- serving South Indian food- mostly vegetarian.

After working as a senior tour guide for almost three years, he was promoted to work with Reality as an Accountant. He loves learning about Excel, accounting software and managing accounts. It's a completely new thing for him, but he's loving it!