Private Tour
Dharavi Tour Including Car Transfer
Overview
4 hours 30 minutes
Mobile ticket
Known to many as ‘one of the largest slums in Asia’, we prefer to think of Dharavi as Mumbai’s beating heart, housing about one million people with an annual turnover of about US$ 1 Billion.
You will see a wide range of business activities: recycling, pottery-making, embroidery, bakery, soap factory, leather tanning, poppadom-making and many more.
We’ll also visit the residential areas; people from all over India have come to Dharavi and this diversity is apparent in the temples, mosques and churches that stand side by side.
You’ll see the community centre run by our NGO Reality Gives that is funded through profits from the tours.
We will pick you up from your hotel and head by car to Dharavi. If you are staying in South Mumbai (eg Colaba, Marine Drive) we will pass by various historical areas of interest and we’ll stop at Dhobi Ghat, the largest open air laundry in the world.
If you’re staying in North Mumbai such as Bandra or Juhu, then we will go directly to Dharavi.
Additional Info
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
We shall pick you up from Colaba/Airport, drive through some sites in south Mumbai towards Dhobi Ghat and the continuing to Dharavi. The total travelling duration is approximately 1 hour 10 minutes.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
What To Expect
Dhobi Ghat
As we travel to Dharavi by car, we’ll stop and see the world’s largest outdoor laundry. We’ll see the dhobiwallahs, or washermen, scrubbing sheets from Mumbai’s largest hospitals and hotels at this busy open air laundry area!
Dharavi
Wander through the narrow lanes and alleys of Dharavi discovering the different communities from all regions and religions of India as well as the many small scale industries like embroidery, bakery, soap factory, leather tanning, poppadom-making
What‘s Included
Local Guide and driver for the entire tour
Hotel/Residence car pickup and drop-off
Air-conditioned vehicle
Water / Cold Drink
Food
Gratuities
Pickup points
The Taj Mahal Palace, Mumbai
Apollo Bundar, Opposite Gateway of India Mumbai India
Options
Dharavi Tour Inc Car (Private)
Duration: 5 hours
Private: Your tour guide (with car and driver) will pick you up and drop you off at your
hotel/residence.
Pickup included
Dharavi Tour Incl Car (Shared)
Duration: 5 hours
Shared: Meeting Point: Outside Leopold Cafe on the side street Nowroji Fardonji Road, off Colaba Causeway
Pickup included
Reviews
11 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
GREAT INSIGHT TO THE AREA
phillipmQ5223BB,,Dec 21, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Very informative tour, Hitesh had a wealth of info and facts about Mumbai and Dharavi. Very respectful to the area and focusing on the positives. Good that they give back to the area. Would highly recommend.
Great insight into life in Dharavi
michaelmF8133DK,,Nov 22, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Very good tour which gives a very good insight into the life and work of the people Dharavi. The guide was excellent
Private Slum Tour
KokoN2009,,Nov 15, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Great trip. Prompt pick-up and easy transfer to slum and return journey. Rishi was extremely polite, knowledgeable and wanted us to have the best experience which we did. Highly recommend Rishi along with Reality Tours. The booking process
Dharavi tour with chatterbox Nil!
sando1116,,Nov 13, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00This tour gave a fascinating and humbling insight into the Dharavi district but what made it so special was Nilesh’s (or Nil) passion for sharing many different details with us. From observing the leather and pottery production to the simple yet very effective plastic recycling network, Reality Tours business of giving back to the community is truly awesome and with guides like Nil our hearts are filled with admiration and gratitude ❤️ Love your passion Chris and Krishna xx
Nilesh was an excellent tour guide we had a private tour with car transfer he was very knowledgeable great expertise !!!
Sina3462,,Nov 13, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00The tour was a great experience into Dharavi life in all aspects Nilesh was very knowledgeable and had great knowledge expertise re Dharavi life style commercial family and education. The company is really giving back into the community by providing eduction wonderful Cause well worth spending time
Incredible experience
michaelfD8973UQ,,Oct 27, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Incredible tour. Enlightening experience and guide described and explained so well. Not something than can really be understood without seeing for yourself
Bombay has many sides
denisepL7547EZ,,Sep 23, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00An impressive tour, with a very friendly good English speaking guide. Very recommendable. Very accurate and friendly organization.
Authentic and important experience
nicolettan853,,Aug 21, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00I recommend choosing the guys at Reality Tours and Travel for the wonderful work they do. Our guide Rajesh was very knowledgeable and told us a lot about the situation in the slum. Speaking perfect English. Thanks guys
Such a surprise, more going on than I ever imagined!
sharon f,,Jun 2, 2024
- Review from Viator
5.00The group that they subbed this tour out to ( like all tours are) was Reality Tours. They have an educational program for the young people inside the slums. Their office is inside the slums. My guide was fantastic, Javed, he could not have been better. He was so knowledgeable and happy to answer all my questions. The Dharavi slums are a well organized machine, a city with all the parts, it reminded me of an ant farm, a million people crammed together all doing their job to make a living and get things accomplished. Fascinating!
A recommendable learning experience
Cruiser22213345769,,Dec 18, 2023
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00The driver picked us up at our friend's house in time. Due to the horrible traffic in Mumbai it took us almost two hours to reach the place where the guide met us. He introduced himself and informed us about the duration of our walking tour through Dharavi, and that there will be no clean washrooms. He recommended to use the washroom in a café before we start, which was clean and in high demand by other tourists on their way to Dharavi. Our guide was a very friendly and knowledgable young man who was so open to share his personal background with us, how he came to Dharavi and how he became eventually a guide for Reality Tours. It was an extraordinary experience for us and gave us some very valuable information and insights in living and working conditons in this part of Dharavi. Absolutely recommendable! Thanks a lot!
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