Mumbai Tour: Dharavi Slum & Dhobi Ghat

Explore Mumbai’s vibrant Dhobi Ghat and Dharavi with local guides, uncovering the true spirit beyond stereotypes. A unique, eye-opening experience awaits.

Duration: 3 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Dhobi Ghat - Embark on a guided tour of Dhobi Ghat, the world’s largest open-air laundry, located in Mumbai. Accompanied by a local guide, discover the daily routines and operations of Asia’s largest laundry. Learn about the washing, drying, ironing, and delivery processes, along with other fascinating insights. Dhobi Ghat is a popular attraction…
What's Included
  • Traveling fees
  • Local English-speaking tour guide from slum
  • Water bottle
  • All entrance/entry fees
What's Not Included
  • Food
Additional Information

Experience Mumbai like a Local!
Visit Dhobi Ghat, the world’s largest open-air laundry, and explore the Dharavi slum with a local guide to witness daily life and work in Asia’s largest slum, embracing the community spirit.
Uncover a different facet of Mumbai with this educational guided tour of the expansive Dharavi slum and Dhobi Ghat laundry, followed…

Location
Third Wave Coffee
Senapati Bapat Marg
Our meeting place: Third wave coffee Mahim. opposite Mahim junction/Station west. after arriving just sit inside cafe or stand outside cafe. Tour Guide find meet you easily, ask your name directly and introduce. you can come at our meeting point easily by uber or local transport.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Daniil_r
Nov 14, 2025
Amazing experience with our guide Rakesh - Amazing experience with our guide Rakesh! Rakesh showed us all the most interesting parts of the tour, including the famous Dhobi Ghat and the lively Mumbai slums. He made everything feel engaging and easy to follow, and his enthusiasm was contagious. He was incredibly polite, had a great sense of humor, and always had an answer to any question we threw at him, even the unexpected ones. His English was excellent, and he never felt pushy or overbearing, which is something we really appreciated. On top of that, Rakesh created a very comfortable atmosphere. With him, you feel less like a tourist and more like a welcomed guest being shown the city by someone who truly loves it. He tells stories in a way that brings the places to life, and it’s clear he cares deeply about his work. Absolutely one of the best guides we’ve ever had. Professional, friendly, knowledgeable, and genuinely passionate. Highly recommended!
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Belinda_a
Oct 17, 2025
Brilliant! We enjoyed it so much! - My family and I had such a wonderful tour with Zeesham our guide. He was very kind with our 9 yr old girl. He answered many questions and guided perfectly making us feel safe navigating the busy roads and public spaces. I would 10/10 recommend this tour.
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Yorick_h
Jul 24, 2025
Exactly what I hoped - Very interesting and fun tour given by the guide: Alkama. Lots of facts about the district itself and fun anecdotes. Compliments
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Carla_s
May 8, 2025
Hit 'Book Now' - You won't regret it! - Duration? Spot on. Educational? We got mega-schooled. Exceed expectations? Heck, yes. We met our charismatic, smart and generally lovely guide, Zeeshan, at the coffee shop which had good air con (thankfully!). Zeeshan took us across the train track over to Dharavi where we walked through the industrial and residential side, taking lots of stops to learn about the many skills and workshops within the area. We were even fortunate enough to be able to enter some workshops which was extremely humbling. It is not the experience you think (or, at least, I though) it would be. Everyone is busy playing their part in their work or home life and we learned more in those few hours than we have in a long time (culture, history and industry). We then got a train to Dhobi Ghat laundry which is a spectacular sight and unlike anything we see in our British lives. Luckily, we'd already had a train pass and been using them a few days prior but if you're new or nervous about the train, Zeeshan or your tour guide will no doubt be your first time support! To conclude, the only down side is that the tour had to end. We could have easily spent the rest of the day with Mr. Knowledgeable Zeeshan who we both agree is the best tour guide we've had to date! And huge thanks to Mohammad for amazing communications and answering my follow-up question! Cheers lads, back to Wales now :)
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Camila_l
Apr 23, 2025
Zeeshan is an excellent... - Zeeshan is an excellent guide and explained really well the context and history of the places we visited. He’s from Dharavi so his perspective was local and really full of details. He guided us with passion and love for his community. Totally recommend!
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267viccic
Apr 7, 2025
SLUM DOG MILLIONAIRE! - Great day. Zeeshan is really knowledgeable. Really informative regarding the Riva recycling. Passionate about his community. GOOD VALUE FOR YOUR MONEY! WELL WORTH A VISIT! For the price
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Dreamer19468275401
Mar 5, 2025
Best experience - Probably one of my best experiences in India! My guide was Rakesh, he was extremely interesting, answering all my questions with a good sense of humour. Visiting Dharavi and discovering businesses and residential areas are something to do once in one’s life for sure!
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Johnmj3923qy
Feb 25, 2025
Mumbai slum tour! - We did this tour today with four other people in our group. The tour guide was Rakesh . What a fabulous experience with a local guide who knew the slum and its ways very well. It’s really eye opening seeing the commercial side of Dharavi, and how industrious and resourceful the people are who work there. Watching the waste of Mumbai being recycled and providing employment for thousands of people. Amazing! Blown away by the residential area of the slum, passageways barely wider than shoulder width. The tour was brilliantly led by the knowledgeable and patient Rakesh who looked after us very well, and explained everything in immaculate English. We couldn’t have had a better guide. He also took us by train to the fascinating Dhobi Ghat an experience in itself. Total recommendation, brilliant tour .
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Davidnv4614ry
Feb 18, 2025
Excellent experience of Mumbai - Superb tour. Mohammed an excellent host and a very knowledgeable and professional guide. Gave us an insight into the slums and the hard working and resourceful people who work in there
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S_w
Feb 4, 2025
Must do in Mumbai - I can highly recommend this tour. Our guide Faizan truly touched us with his stories and insights into Dharavi, offering us a comprehensive view of the working and living conditions there. Having grown up in Dharavi himself, he knows the area inside out and is well-connected with many of the locals we met along the way. After the slum tour, we took a short train ride (included in the price) to Dhobi Ghat, where we got an up-close look at the largest laundry and were greeted by friendly faces amidst the hustle and bustle. The experience with Faizan was more than fascinating. Even outside of the tour, he gave us valuable travel tips, so I can only highly recommend this tour.
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Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).