Mumbai's Soul & Dharavi Spirit: A Transformative Private Tour
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Known to many as ‘one of the largest slums in Asia’, we prefer to think of Dharavi as Mumbai’s beating heart. Through our educational walking tours, visitors experience a wide range of these business activities: recycling, pottery-making, embroidery, bakery, soap factory, leather tanning, poppadom-making and many more. We’ll also visit the residential areas of Dharavi. People from all over India have come to live in Dharavi, making it a microcosm of India. Our 2 hour+ introduction to Dharavi aims to give visitors a much more nuanced understanding of life and work in Mumbai slums. In the afternoon we will show you other, more traditional sights that Mumbai has to offer This tour is individually designed for you, and you can do and see as little or as much as you please. The tour guide, who also has detailed knowledge of the more traditional sights, will be with you for the day. He/she can give some suggestions for what to see, but ultimately, the itinerary is completely up to you
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Freedom42301768018, 10/30/2025 7:02:48 AM
Very interesting, and clearly vital for the local community. Very welcoming and insightful, would highly recommend for others visiting the area
Jandle, 10/14/2025 7:02:01 AM
It was hot, but it was amazing. Well organized and expert. Thoroughly recommended as as experience of the real Mumbai that will soon disappear
patrickbY9284VH, 8/15/2025 1:30:03 PM
I did 4 tours over 1.5 days Aug 5 and 6 - The Dharavi Slum tour, Street Food tour, Mumbai Bike tour, and a Private 1/2-day Mumbai Sightseeing tour. My two tour guides, Raj, who led the Street Food tour, and Chetan, who led the other three tours, did a great job! They were very knowledgeable about the city, it's history, the sights we toured, and the foods we ate (pace yourself!). Since it was the rainy season and few tourists were around, all the tours ended up being private. That gave me an opportunity to get to know Chetan and Raj and allowed me to learn more of them and the city from their pesonal point of view. They both made sure that I got back to my hotel safely. I was also impressed with the way that Reality Tours gives back to the slum community through education and opportunity. Thank you, Raj, Chetan, and the rest of the RT team!!
Guillermo_D, 7/28/2025 7:41:13 AM
A great and insightful experience covering historical sites, vibrant street life and delicious food that all stimulate your five senses. It could be a bit chaotic, but that is part of the immersion to explore the unique energy and diverse offerings of Mumbai.
Andrzej_B, 7/14/2025 4:52:29 PM
That was really a good trip and I am glad I have chosen that team. The trip is really step by step as I wanted and nothing was wrong. I highly recommend this excursion to anybody.
KJS20230110, 7/13/2025 2:56:33 AM
Amazing experience. Javed was great at walking us through the life of the area and answered questions with great knowledge. Great to see some of our comes of their NGO work too. Highligh of my time in India.
Navigator46369519546, 7/4/2025 10:05:34 PM
This is our first time to Mumbai and Chetan - our guide made it unforgettable ! From the day we asked the company to customize our tour as per our request, they have made it very smoothly and quickly. Everything from the beginning is made professionally. Chetan - our guide met us on time at Mahim station, introduced and explained everything in details with his deep knowledge and enthusiasm. We visited Dharavi, Dhobighat and see Dabbawalas. These are all must-visit when in Mumbai. I would love to go with Reality again in the future if we are back to India. 80% of the profit from Reality is to support the Dharavi community, this is so meaningful and lovely. Keep up the good work. Thank you very much for offering such a good experience. Thanks Chetan and Reality ❤️
louiscW651XV, 6/14/2025 2:41:22 AM
The guide Cheta was very friendly and knowledgeable about the history of the place. We learnt a lot about how people make a living here. Highly recommend
Dawn21, 2/28/2025 1:07:33 PM
We did the street food tour then the following day a private tour of the slums and rest of the day seeing the sites we’d not already seen. The guides Raj and Chetan were fantastic. It was great to be able to try foods we would never be brave enough to order. The private tour was perfect as we could customise it. Best Masala chai we’ve ever had from the street vendor. Loved all the history and the slum tour was a humbling and insightful experience not to be missed. Excellent value too and supporting education of the local population so you can’t get much better than that.
Lulu616, 2/22/2025 11:55:35 PM
We spent two days with our guide Raj and got to see so much . Different drivers on each day but were also very good . We visited temples , historic sites , markets , streets , train station and the slums . So much information was given as Raj knowledge was incredible. This is definitely a trip not to miss when visiting . Timings and arrangements were spot on so no worries if on a cruise they will be there to meet you and get you back in plenty of time
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