Dharavi slum tour in Mumbai by Female tour guides of the slum
Recommended by 99% of travelers
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Mumbai, India
- 2 to 3 hours (approx.)
- Pickup offered
- Group discounts
- Mobile ticket
- Offered in: English
Overview
Explore one of the world's largest slums, the Dharavi slum area in Mumbai, with a resident guide on this tour. Learn about the history and culture of this area and the daily lives of the inhabitants through your guide's enlightening commentary.
- Learn about the Dharavi slum area from a resident guide
- Tours that include lunch with local families are available
- Choose between tours with or without transportation included
- Multiple start times are available to suit your schedule
What's Included
- Local guide from Dharavi
- Bottled water
- Food and drinks
- Personal expenses
Meeting and Pickup
You can head directly to the meeting point, or request pickup
Itinerary
1
Dharavi
2 hours • Admission Ticket Included
2
Magical Mumbai Tours
20 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Additional Info
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- No heart problems or other serious medical conditions
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Alternate departure times can be requested. Please advise selected departure time during booking
- Minimum age is 3 years
- Comfortable walking shoes are recommended
- Near public transportation
- Most travelers can participate
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 999 travelers
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Cancellation Policy
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
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Reviews
4.9
based on 2,243 reviews
Sonal_P, Apr 2026
Sneha our guide was very knowledgeable and provided us with a great in sight on our tour.
We really enjoyed the tour and would recommend Sneha to anyone .
Jerilynn_D, Mar 2026
Very eye opening experience. We were there in early March and it was extremely hot (37C). Be prepared for the heat and the smells. So interesting to see this community in action.
Haobo_H, Mar 2026
Varsha gave us an excellent tour today. We explored the industrial, commercial, and residential districts, gaining a comprehensive perspective of the city. She is a true professional, highly recommended.
Magdalena_B, Feb 2026
Interesting tour with well educated guide. All planed places visited even private housing area. Would recommend
Merel_T, Feb 2026
Varsha was a great guide who lives in the Area Everyone knew her and she knew an answer to all my -probably stupid- questions. Dharavi really made an impression I will not forget. Go with Varsha!
Diana_S, Feb 2026
Our guide never showed up. There was no communication from the guide, and we never did the tour. We expected better service. We left chat messages with Viator customer service, no response.
Parisha_M, Feb 2026
The tour guide was very good and explained things well. It opened my eyes to what the slum was all about.
Marleen_S, Feb 2026
An amazing and enlightening tour that will change the way you view Mumbai as well as yourself. My guide was amazing. Her English was impeccable, she highlighted fascinating facts to know. Don’t miss this.
Andy_W, Jan 2026
The young lady Pooja, was amazing, she works and lives in the area and can tell you first hand of life in this place.
Her knowledge was awesome, great explanations, answered questions well and spoke lovely English, she went out of her way to show us everything, she is a very inspiring young woman.
sylvia_w, Nov 2025
Extremely informative, though with possibly too much detail, as it was delivered so fast; at that speed, it's very hard to absorb it all. There's a cultural difference there: Indians speak very fast, with few pauses. Very different to most native English speakers, and l imagine it would be hard for foreigners who don't have a great grasp of English.
sue_p, Nov 2025
A meaningful insight into the real world of so many people in India. Hard work and determination to live with dignity.
Pooja was a fantastic guide and very helpful sorting a taxi and practical advice
Shalini_D, Nov 2025
Tour guide varsha was friendly and informative. I was dreading that it would end up being an over-dramatised, cliched tour or that it would be too voyeuristic.
But it was great. A calm and interesting tour into the slums. I was surprised by the number and variety of small industries being run there and also impressed by the neatness and livability of the small homes and the calm friendliness of the people there. The alley ways were complicated and every inch was used. I loved it.
Donna_W, Oct 2025
Awesome experience with Sneha! Best guide, and learned so much. Saw the real slums, and eye opening experience. A must do!
Rynn_W, Oct 2025
Anu was an excellent guide - very informative - great experience with her. She answered all of the questions of our group of two and the other three members of our group
David_W, Sep 2025
About two hours to see several thriving businesses in the slum. It is hard to hear sometimes due to the noise from the factories.
Dr_S, May 2025
Ms. Veena was our tour guide. It was a great experience. I recommend this unconventional tour to everyone.
Pawel_B, Apr 2025
Interesting and fascinating trip. Anushka is a great guide. Thank you and we recommend this tour. Elo
Gira_P, Apr 2025
We had the best experience and this will become a core memory forever. Puja, our guide was incredible , smart and extremely kind. She showed everything. The kids all knew her. She also helped us handout 250 books to the kids throughout the slum. This was a highlight !
Response from Host, Jun 2025
Thank you so much for your heartfelt review! We're thrilled to hear that your experience was so memorable and meaningful. Puja truly is an incredible guide, and we're glad her warmth and connection with the community made such an impact. Distributing 250 books with your help was a beautiful moment—we’re so grateful you could be a part of it. This kind of interaction makes the tour even more special. Thank you for being part of something so positive!
Blanche_F, Mar 2025
Our guide, Ms. Pooja, was delightful. As a lifelong resident of Dharavi, she was well versed in the community and its life and provided valuable context and insight throughout the two hour tour. We were glad that hotel pick up/return was available, but be advised it takes about one hour each way due to traffic to reach Dharavi from South Mumbai.
John_W, Mar 2025
Tour guide was a no-show despite having a "confirmation" and bar code ticket issued by Viator. While Viator readily issued refund for tour, I spent almost as much money as well as 1.5 hours taking Uber transport to a tour that did not exist on that day. Viator points to their terms of use saying that they are not responsible as all they do is supply a platform - however they were the ones who collected money from me and fraudulently sold me a service that did not exist. Hiding behind their terms.
KRISTEN_A, Mar 2025
Varsha is an amazing tour guide! Such an interesting and informative tour. Would definitely recommend.
Gary_W, Mar 2025
Excellent trip with a brilliant funny guide .really good few hrs the guide was fist class 10 out of 10 thankyou
Nicholas_W, Mar 2025
My favourite tour of Mumbai, so eye opening to see the hustle and bustle of life in the slum. An experience you wouldn’t be able to do on your own and our guide Sneha gave an incredible insight into everything we saw
NICHOLASJAMES_D, Feb 2025
Such a humbling and amazing experience walking through the slums of Mumbai. it is just like ou see in the movies!
Our female tour guide was outstanding. 10/10 would recommend.
Mara_M, Feb 2025
The tour with Pooja was highly insightful and very interesting. Pooja is a great guide and I can recommend her and the tour 100%.
Georgina_B, Feb 2025
Fantastic guide. What an experience to see things hands on. We were fortunate to add on the lunch with a local family which was wonderful. Well organised, perfect pace and highly recommended
May_B, Jan 2025
Our tour guide Anushka was amazing. She even provided me a cover dress during the tour. She is lovely.
Irina_C, Jan 2025
STRONG RECOMMEND.
It is AMAZING. I come from a developed nation so it was shocking in a way I don’t think I fully processed yet. The abject poverty was visible and yet invisible, a calm and content acceptance instead of a defeat.
Our tour guide, Pooja was really enlightening. She explained lots of facts regarding the slum, but more importantly about the mindset. Sure, it’s wild to see the business areas and what they do, the lack of proper working conditions and how much they work (they even pay a monthly fee to be given meals 3 times a day because they work so much). Sure, the lightless narrow passages in midday sun are jarring both for their claustrophobic nature and the feeling of being trapped in life if one lived in the slum. But the most enlightening information how she challenged us to rethink what a slum is.
People living there see themselves as happy. They have what they need, and are satisfied. The community is very close and their needs are provided for through the work they do and the help of their neighbors. They may not have savings, or many savings, but they have electricity, they have 3 hours of water, they have food and shelter. They have schools in the slum, hospitals, shops, a whole life there. They even have streets running through it so it’s not one monolith. It’s what they know, and what they’re comfortable with. It really challenges the capitalistic idea of more more more, because when is it enough and when are you content?
Anyway, Pooja was amazing, the tour was very visual and informative, and I would strongly recommend it. 20% of the price goes towards the slum as well, providing free homes for orphans and other necessities, besides the fact that you support women by booking this tour instead of other slum tours.
Jyoti, Dec 2024
Aryan is an excellent guide. I really tested his knowledge by asking a lot of questions and he was able to answer all of them. I highly recommend.
Bhawani_S, Dec 2024
Varsha was a great guide on my first tour of Dharavi. Varsha knew the places and stories behind them. She kept the group together. Highly recommended.
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