Mumbai: Dharavi Slum, DhobiGhat, and Dabbawallas Tour

Experience a guided walking trip of the Dharavi slum and visit the world's biggest outdoor laundromat, Dhobi Ghat. See the dabbawallas delivering lunchboxes in Mumbai.

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Duration 3.0 hour - 4.5 hour

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English

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Details on this Activity

Itinerary

Discover one of India’s most vibrant and multicultural cities with the help of a local guide. Go off the beaten path as you explore beyond the city's main sights. See the Gateway of India, embark on a guided tour of Dharavi, visit one of the world's largest open-air laundries, and more. Meet your guide at Churchgate train station to hop onto a train that will take you to your Dharavi. Follow your guide as you walk through Dharavi before visiting Dhobighat, stepping inside the fascinating open-air laundry. Finally, see the Dabbawallas near the Churchgate Railway Station in action. Dabbawallas are the lunchbox delivery guys. You will learn about how they operate so smoothly.

Highlights

Discover the multi-cultural city of Mumbai on a guided tour
Visit the Dharavi Slum and go inside the open air laundry Dhobighat
Benefit from the knowledge of a local guide as you explore the city

Know before you go

Dabbawallas - Lunchbox Delivery - Important information for tours from 31st October to 4th November 2024 : Dabbawallas will be on diwali leave and so tour booked for 31st Oct to 4th Nov will not be able to see dabbawallas Photography is not allowed inside Dharavi slum (it is allowed everywhere else) Dabbawallas do not operate on public holidays and Sundays and so will not be part of the itinerary on public holidays and Sundays

Includes

Guide Transportation Dharavi tour Dhobighat inside tour See Dabbawallas in action

Reviews from other travelers

Amy - United Kingdom

5 /5

(Written on 2024-11-26)

we really enjoyed our tour with Danesh and Ganesh. they were super informative and this tour size was a perfect snapshot for our family with young kids

Lauri - United States

4 /5

(Written on 2024-11-25)

We ran into an issue with our guide, and the owner of Amaze Tours handled the issue quickly and with empathy of our experience.

Marian - Kenya

5 /5

(Written on 2024-11-19)

Truly amazing 🤩 we absolutely loved our guide and the tour. We did this with our three children and all loved it. Thank you so very much

Jordan - France

5 /5

(Written on 2024-11-20)

Top with Leroy. Local discoveries in Mumbai. Dharavi (bidonville), DhobiGhat (largest outdoors’ laundry) & Dabbawallas (lunchboxes). Amazing time to discover Indian culture.

Leah - United Kingdom

5 /5

(Written on 2024-12-01)

This was an amazing tour! Danesh was super helpful in answering all of our questions. As it was a Sunday we could not see the Dabbawallas so we went to the Dadar Flower Market. Would definitely recomm (Read More)end!

Petra - Germany

5 /5

(Written on 2024-11-29)

This tour with Ganesh is absolutely recommendable! It is excellently structured, was conducted sensitively and an incredible amount is shown and explained in the time. We were able to ask Ganesh every (Read More)thing and he gave us competent and entertaining information. I am rarely as satisfied as with this tour (and I never actually write reviews) - thank you again!!!

Václav - Czech Republic

5 /5

(Written on 2024-11-23)

the whole trip was perfectly organized from start to finish, the guide explained everything thoroughly and tried to pay attention to everyone in the group individually. absolute satisfaction for me

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