Dharavi Slum Tour: Authentic Local Experience

Immerse yourself in the heart of Mumbai’s Dharavi slum through our guided tour led by local guides. Discover the vibrant culture, interact with residents, and support community empowerment.

Duration: 4 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Dharavi - Asia’s largest slum, Dharavi, lies on prime property right in the middle of India’s financial capital, Mumbai (Bombay). It is home to more than a million people. Many are second-generation residents, whose parents moved in years ago. In a city where house rents are among the highest in the world, Dharavi provides a cheap and affordable…
What's Included
  • Private transportation
  • Bottled water
  • In-vehicle air conditioning
What's Not Included
  • Lunch
Additional Information

Join us on our original and genuine tour through Mumbai’s lively Dharavi slum, conducted by local guides who were raised in the same community. Our guides provide more than textbook knowledge; they recount their personal encounters and narratives to give you an authentic glimpse into the Dharavi lifestyle.
Throughout the tour, you’ll get to immerse…

Location
Dharavi
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Carolinelincoln63
Apr 27, 2025
Dharavi Experience - Vivia was an excellent guide, very professional and personable. She gave us an excellent insight into the fascinating community lifestyle of the Dharavi dwellers, preferring to refer to it as a ‘chawl’ rather than the derogatory ‘slum’. The residents are proud of their homes and communities. The myriad of small businesses and enterprises was fascinating, especially the plastic recycling and thresher machine manufacture, as well as pottery making, leather crafting and textile dying and recycling. Definitely a ‘must do’ experience meeting these lovely friendly people.
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Daytrip535479
Apr 15, 2025
Dharavi a billion dollar industrial slum - Bharti gave me the guided tour. Shd was very good and answered all my questions. On the tour we went the the leather factries, cloth dying area, stitching factories, pottery area,plastic segregation and recycling area on the commercial front. Other than that we passed though the slum living area which is just 6*6 per residence and also the area which is marked to go for redevelopment. Overall an amazing eye opening experience
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Maciejk515
Apr 4, 2025
Great tour of Dharavi. - I went on a Dharavi tour with Divya. She is an excellent guide who was born, grew up and lives in Dharavi. She is a very positive, smiling person who has a great knowledge of the place. It was 2,5 hrs tour to see how the everyday life in Dharavi is and it was a great experience. If you plan to visit Dharavi, ask for Divya to be your guide.
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Jacqueline_h
Apr 2, 2025
Experience of a life time - This was the most amazing tour. We weren’t sure about being “those people” who go and look at other peoples situations based on our own, but when I looked into this one a little bit more I read that the proceeds of the tour go back into the community so we went. We had Divya as our guide who was like a local celebrity! Apparently the first female to offer this tour. She gave us the most memorable experiences in every part of the places we visited and has a good knowledge of the workings. She was even stopped by some Dutch tourists who said they had recognised her from YouTube! She also lives there and we got to see her beautiful home and meet her lovely family. If you are worried about going then don’t be! It is an experience I will remember for a lifetime and so glad I went. There is a lovely community here and seeing all of the ins and outs was amazing! I read on some forum that you should only take the kids pens and pencils etc but the reality is the kids wanted chocolate! They were very appreciative of our gifts and seeing their smiling faces was worth every penny but it’s chocolate they love! So thank you Divya for an amazing tour and hopefully see you again! And thank you for our gifts! We love them.
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Jacquihayton
Apr 2, 2025
Beautiful community - This was the most amazing tour. We weren’t sure about being “those people” who go and look at other peoples situations based on our own, but when I looked into this one a little bit more I read that the proceeds of the tour go back into the community so we went. We had Divya as our guide who was like a local celebrity! Apparently the first female to offer this tour. She gave us the most memorable experiences in every part of the places we visited and has a good knowledge of the workings. She was even stopped by some Dutch tourists who said they had recognised her from YouTube! She also lives there and we got to see her beautiful home and meet her lovely family. If you are worried about going then don’t be! It is an experience I will remember for a lifetime and so glad I went. There is a lovely community here and seeing all of the ins and outs was amazing! I read on some forum that you should only take the kids pens and pencils etc but the reality is the kids wanted chocolate! They were very appreciative of our gifts and seeing their smiling faces was worth every penny but it’s chocolate they love! So thank you Divya for an amazing tour and hopefully see you again! And thank you for our gifts! We love them.
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Gabriellegi8144sb
Mar 25, 2025
Humbling and educational - We were a little reticent to book this tour as we worried about voyeurism, but Kamlesh was insistent that he really wanted to show us around. He explained that the slums are an important and integral part of Mumbai and that it would be good for us to see it for ourselves. The housing problem in the city is so dire that even middle class peopel live in slums. (there are, of course, different levels of what constitutes a 'slum') Kamlesh had given us a wonderful tour around the markets and main sights of the city the day before, so we trusted his judgement and perspective. It was a truly eye-opening experience to see how many people live and work - by turns shocking and surprising - and what comes across very strongly is the resilience and stoicism of the people and the strong family bonds they have which makes life meaningful (and bearable). Kamlesh took us to his own house where we met his wife, children and extended family. We felt honoured and humbled. Kamlesh is a very knowledgeable, friendly, sensitive and expert guide and I don't think we woudl have done this tour if we hadn't already met and trusted him. Would thoroughly recommend this as an essential tour when visiting the city.
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Archiew861
Feb 23, 2025
Amazing Dharavi Tour, thoroughly recommend - Roy was an incredible guide and extremely knowledgable about Dharavi, providing a fascinating tour. Showing many different areas of the slum from Commercial, Educational and Residential and even showing us inside his home. Would thoroughly recommend to anyone visiting Mumbai.
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Passport57419253260
Feb 21, 2025
Authentic Dharavi Slum Tour - We did a tour with Roy through the Dhavari Slum and it was great! He showed us a lot of interesting places, was very friendly and open, as well as pacient. He answered all our questions and we felt safe at any time. Would recommend the tour!
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Sebastianpf1953eq
Feb 21, 2025
Authentic Slum Experience - Very nice guide, giving deep insides into the life in the slums and answering every question. From commercial to residential areas we could visit everting and ask every question we wanted to.
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732petero
Feb 20, 2025
Amazing - sensory overload - Bharat gave us a fabulous tour I am on sensory overload with what I have seen, heard and experienced in the tour Just amazing
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up to 15 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).