3-Hour Dharavi Walking Tour in Mumbai with Local Industry Insights

The journey

Trip highlights

• 01 Experience the local beauty of Dharavi slums
• 02 Meet local people from diverse backgrounds
• 03 Stroll through the crowded slum market
• 04 See the location where Slumdog Millionaire was shot

Join this tour to explore the real side of Dharavi, Asia's largest slum. Witness the communal harmony and meet hard-working, respectful people who are among the warmest you will ever encounter. Stroll through the traditional houses and the slum market, a central hub where people gather, laugh, and shop, while discovering the industries and everyday life that make Dharavi a city within the city.

Witness the communal harmony and meet hard-working, respectful people who are among the warmest you will ever encounter.

From the itinerary

At a glance

What this trip includes

Duration 3 Hours

Tour type Shared

Activity level Easy

Accommodation Not included

Transport Included

Wheelchair access Not applicable

City Mumbai

Languages English

Day by day

The itinerary

1

Day 01

Explore Daily Life and Industries in Dharavi

• Meet your tour guide and begin exploring Dharavi slum. See the area where the movie "Slumdog Millionaire" was filmed.
• Spot the leather industries, pottery stores, soap manufacturing plants, colour dye manufacturing plants, plastic recycling plants, vegetable oil can recycling plants, and schools.
• Witness local life in the houses within the slum area.
• Stroll through the slum market.

The route

Where you'll travel

The fine print

Trip details

What's Included

• Mineral water

• English-speaking guide

• Transportation

Know before you go

• Why is Dharavi the heart of Mumbai? Dharavi is one of the largest slums in Asia. Dharavi's economic output is estimated to be approximately 1 billion US dollars annually. Much of that revenue is generated by the informal recycling industry. Over 20 million people live in Mumbai and produce more than 6,500 tons of garbage every single day. Over 85% of that waste is recycled. Normally, people think a slum is only for poor people, but we are trying to show a different side of Dharavi slums - a sense of community, friendliness, and hard-working people. It is inhabited by different kinds of people - very poor people and also very rich people who export goods from here and make millions of rupees. So, it's a city within the city. We love doing this tour in Dharavi because this is not a monument where information is always the same. Here, we meet real people and see the real side of the slums, and this is how we are trying to change the perception of Dharavi slums in Mumbai. It is one of the most vibrant centres for extreme entrepreneurship on our planet. It has many thriving small-scale industries that produce plastic recycling, export-quality leather goods, pottery, embroidered garments, and much more. These products are made innovatively in tiny manufacturing spaces and sold in domestic and international markets. The most interesting thing is that the guide himself lives in Dharavi slum.

Logistics

Meeting & route

Meeting point

Dharavi, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Tour start

Dharavi, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Tour ends at the same location as the start point.