Dharavi Tours and Tickets - page 3

Nice tour. Friendly guide Hiroshima. Local train ride included. It took around 3 hours. Tour matched description

Enjoyed a lot. Main objective of my tour was the photography. I told this to my guide Dhiraj at the beginning. He asked me about my special interest and shown me all such areas. K am fully satisfied

Good enough trip to see and feel extraordinary life. Good to show to kids, who are used to live in prosperity and do not respect others.

A wonderful way to learn about the city of Mumbai. History and current culture explained such as lunch boxes, world's largest outdoor laundry and an industrious slum of 2 million people. Let the experts navigate the dense traffic and sights. And get a head/back massage! Shuaib is an experienced and friendly guide.

Today we took a tour of Dharavi and other sights around Mumbai. The experience was like non-other we had experienced before. Our guide Chetan was the best. He was very knowledgeable with ALL of Mumbai’s history and gave us so many interesting facts. We originally were not going to go to Dharavi, but once he shared our safety was the top of the tour’s priority, we changed our mind. Touring Dharavi shared an eye opening experience and an insight to the slums and their daily lives.

As a solo female traveller, I was very skeptical before booking. I was PLEASANTLY SURPRISED AT HOW SAFE AND WELL CURATED THE WALK WAS. Dhiraj, my guide holds EXCEPTIONAL knowledge about Dharavi and having grown up in the area - he’s welcome to walk into most shops and homes for a peak and a conversation. Communication skills and language were no barrier at all. I had a French tourist with me and the three of us made good friends by the end of the walk! :) made some nice memories together. Dhiraj walked us through the commercial district first, explained the types of businesses, their impact on Mumbai, India and the world. These included global recycling businesses, bakeries, cloth and fabric manufacturing, leather industry and essentially waste negative endeavors in Dharavi. As for the residential district- we walked through the Gujarati pottery section, the food markets, the South Indian communities section of residential colony, and a few others. As a true city tour would be, Dhiraj also led us through some public spaces within the city, explained drinking water and sewage infrastructure. We were also given a detailed account of movies shot in the city including Slumdog Millionaire . I ended the tour with lunch with a local family. They were Very hospitable and food was very yum. This truly was an experience of a lifetime and I’d recommend anybody visiting Mumbai to take this tour. Mumbai is a lot more than its cafes, and its historic buildings. Dharavi really is the beating heart of the megapolia

We had a very nice experience with this tour. Shivam was our guide and he was polite and informative. However, he was not as personable as other guides we have had on tours in India. Our driver Sultan was great and our guide for the Dharavi Slums tour, Anu, was fantastic. All the stops made on the tour were interesting and we highly recommend, especially the slum tour. The only reason we gave this tour 4 stars instead of 5 is because we feel we were somewhat short-changed. The expected tour time was supposed to be 8-9 hours. We finished the tour in 6 hours and we were not rushed. It appears that some of the stops listed in the tour itinerary were overlooked. We did not visit the Sassoon Dock, nor stop at the Afghan Church, University of Mumbai Library, High Court Principal Bench Bombay, Jain Temple - Mumbai, or the Radisson Hotel Mumbai Andheri MIDC. Did not realize this until after the tour was over. The company should not advertise all these stops if they are not planning to visit. Overall, a nice tour but may not be worth the cost for the shortened itinerary.

This was one of the best tours I did in India. Rakesh is an excellent guide. He is knowledgeable and fun. The laundry tour was really fascinating and gave a real insight into its operation. The same with the Dabbawallas. Seeing how industrious people are in Dharavi was an eye opener. It was just a great tour.