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See the “real” India
  • photo by Francesco Stelitano
  • photo by Andreas Grosse-Halbuer Looking to see the “real” India? Why not try our well known Dharavi slum tour?
  • photo by Francesco Stelitano Tour revenues are invested in the local Community Centre and Kindergarten
  • We also do village and market tours, as well as traditional sightseeing
  • photo by Cory Goldberg All our young guides speak excellent English and have undergone extensive training
  
 
 
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SHORT TOUR LONG TOUR PRIVATE LONG TOUR SLUM AND SIGHTSEEING TOUR
walking tour of Dharavi walking tour of Dharavi walking tour of Dharavi walking tour of Dharavi
  see red light area & Dhobi Ghat (open air laundry) see red light area & Dhobi Ghat (open air laundry) see red light area & Dhobi Ghat (open air laundry)
      traditional sightseeing in afternoon
travel by train or meet at Dharavi travel by a/c car travel by a/c car travel by a/c car
duration = 2.5hrs duration = 4.5hrs (including travel) duration = 4.5hrs (including travel) duration = 9hrs (including travel)
morning or afternoon start time morning start time (afternoon if enough people) morning or afternoon start time, with hotel pick up & drop flexible morning start time with hotel pick up & drop
meeting point at Churchgate or Mahim railway station meeting point at our office in Colaba pick up and drop from your hotel/residence pick up and drop from your hotel/residence
    tour flexible to your requirements tour flexible to your requirements
Rs 400pp (US$ 10) Rs 800pp (US$ 20) Rs 3,200 (US$80) total for up to 5 people* Rs 5,400 (US$130) total for up to 5 people*

* = surcharge for those people staying in Bandra, Juhu, airport hotels and elsewhere in suburbs

LONG TOUR

On this tour you travel in the comfort of an a/c car. We leave from Colaba (the main tourist area) and head to Dharavi, passing areas of interest en route such as a boys′ shelter, Kamathipura (red light area) and Dhobi Ghat (big open air laundry).

When in Dharavi there will be some walking involved- the only way to really see it is on foot- but it will not be very strenuous.

Throughout the tour, we want to show and explain to you areas that are not in the tourist guides, but give an insight about issues facing the less privileged members of society.

Cost
Cost is Rs 800 per person. There are maximum 5 people on a tour.

For single travellers, please note that we need at least two people to do the tour. If we are not able to find another customer, you have the following options:

  1. Pay double the price of the long tour and do it by yourself, meeting at our office
  2. Do a private long tour and we will pick you up and drop you off at your hotel
  3. Do a short tour in the afternoon

As per all our tours, we have a NO TIPS POLICY. The guides are paid a good wage and are rewarded on the basis of the questionnaires which we ask everybody to fill out after the tour

  

Timings
Tours start at 8.30am. They will run in the afternoon at 2.00pm if the morning tour is full. The morning tour takes approximately 4.5 hours and the afternoon tour about 5 hours due to the extra traffic (on Monday to Friday). Please note that these timings also vary according to numbers of people on the tour and interest shown in the places visited

Tours run seven days a week including Sundays and public holidays.

On Sunday and public holidays, the nursery school and some of the small businesses are closed. Despite that, there is plenty to see and one still gets a very good idea of the Dharavi slum- both the business and residential areas.

Meeting point
We meet at our signboard next to Laxmi Vilas Hotel, opposite our office. See map for more exact details of where to meet.

Camera policy
We have a strict no cameras policy.

Booking
Please contact us, by email, phone or by visiting the office to make a booking.
   
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