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.

In 2013 he left India and worked remotely from South East Asia and other parts of the world. In 2022 he returned to India to help restart the organisation post the Covid pandemic. He’s mainly based in Mumbai but also spends time in Delhi on occasions.