Asia Largest Dharavi Slum Guided Tour
What You Will Do
What's Included?
- Private transportation
- Mineral water
- In-vehicle air conditioning
- Local English Speaking Guide
- Pickup & Drop
- Toll Tax & Parking Fees
What's Not Included?
- Any Meals
- Gratuities
- Personal Expenses
Cancellation Policy
Itinerary
Meeting Point
Dharavi
2 Hours Guided walking tour of Asia largest slum area this is the same place where Bollywood Movie Slumdog Millionaire was shot, Leather Industries, Pottery, Making of soap, Bakery , Colour Dye, Small Alley, Schools & Hospitals, Houses in Slum, Plastic Recycling, Muslim people making a shrine for Hindus, Recycling of veg oil. Highlight: Recycling Area Metal and plastic comes from all over the world to Dharavi to be recycled. See the entire recycling process from sorting to the finished plastic pellets. Rooftop Visit The tin hutments that house so many human lives stretch on as far as you can see. You will never forget this view! Community Centre Our Community Centre, supported by funds from the tour, provides education in English, computers and life skills to the teenagers and young adults of Dharavi. Other activities such as sports, dancing, and yoga are also hosted at our community centers. Popaddom Making Two tons of food is produced every day in Dharavi and a large part of that is popaddoms, the essential appetizer or side dish of many Indian meals. They are typically made by women in Dharavi in the residential areas. Kumbharwada Pottery Colony The Kumbbharwada neighborhood is more than 150 years old and is the oldest part of Dharavi. Artisans create various types of earthen pots that are shipped all over India.
Additional Information
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Guide Options
- Guide - English
Customer Reviews
We had a real moral dilemma about visiting the Dhavari settlements. On the one hand we had a genuine interest in the community and the businesses that exist there. But on the other hand we didn't want to be voyeuristic, insensitive or patronising. We had nothing to worry about.
Vikrant's tour was highly sensitive and thoughtful. There were just two of us on our tour, along with Vikrant and our guide Rakesh, who grew up in the slum.
We saw recycling, manufacturing, potteries and leather businesses in action, all conducted in small workshops. We also saw schools, a gym, a hairdressers and shops and even glimpsed private homes.
Please don't think this is a scary or upsetting or dangerous experience. We felt totally safe, even in the narrowest of narrow alleyways in the warren of alleyways in the slum. The people we saw were working hard, happy, proud and confident in the face of adversity.
This was a truly uplifting and life affirming experience. If anything I came out feeling embarrassed about my own petty complaints and moans about my privileged life. This place and its people are beyond inspirational.
A huge thank you to Vikrant for his huge sensitivity and thoughtfulness in putting together this tour. I urge you to take it!
But our outstanding guide “Bunny,” who lives within this sprawling area, really wanted us to see that area too (where photos are prohibited). That part was a bit intense walking through narrow, broken paths with wires overhead, but it showed the reality of living there. That being said, some blocks, like the marketplace, looked like any Indian shopping street.
Bunny shared information and stories about the slum and had such an energetic delivery that he made this an enlightening experience. It was quite an adventure!