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This walking tour gives you a close-up look at the daily life of Mumbai's residents. With a local guide from Dharavi, walk the lanes of Dharavi, one of Asia's largest slums, and see small factories and workshops, the potters' village of Kumbharwada and residential areas. Then ride a local train to Mahalaxmi station and visit Dhobi Ghat, the open-air laundry where countless clothes are washed by hand and hung out to dry. The tour runs in small groups so you can explore while respecting residents' lives.
Meet your guide at Third Wave Coffee in the Ram Mahal building, opposite the west side of Mahim station, to start the tour. Your guide was born and raised in Dharavi, knows every corner of the neighborhood and shares stories in English. The tour runs in small groups to respect residents' privacy.
First, see small factories and workshops at work in Dharavi's lively industrial area, and explore the potters' village of Kumbharwada. Then move on to the residential area to talk about daily life, family traditions and the challenges people here face. You spend about 2 hours exploring Dharavi on foot.
After Dharavi, ride a local train for about 30 minutes to Mahalaxmi station. At the open-air laundry of Dhobi Ghat, you can see rows of colorful clothes hung out to dry and people washing laundry by hand. The tour ends at the Dhobi Ghat Viewing Deck.
※ The itinerary is for reference only and may change depending on local conditions.
Meeting point :
Third Wave Coffee - Mahim (Ram Mahal)
43, Ram Mahal, S. B. Marg, Mahim, Marinagar Colony, Navjivan Society, Mahim, Mumbai, Maharashtra 400016, India
Meeting point directions:
Meet at Third Wave Coffee in the Ram Mahal building, opposite the west side of Mahim station. The tour ends at the Dhobi Ghat Viewing Deck (XRJF+VQJ, Anandilal P Marg, Dhobi Ghat, Mahalakshmi, Mumbai 400011).
43, Ram Mahal, S. B. Marg, Mahim, Marinagar Colony, Navjivan Society, Mahim, Mumbai, Maharashtra 400016, India