Dabbawala, Dhobi Ghat & Dharavi slum Tour with Local Train Ride
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Meet The Dabbawalas of Mumbai! For anyone who has ever been to Mumbai, the Dabbawalas are a special class of people who everyone knows! For the uninitiated though – Who is a Dabbawalla? The closest meaning of the dabbawala in English would be the “lunch box delivery man” >Dhobi Ghat ( Open Air-Laundry ) (Mahalaxmi Dhobi Ghat) is a well-known open-air laundromat in Mumbai, India. The washers, locally known as Dhobis, work in the open to wash the clothes from Mumbai’s hotels and hospitals. There are rows of open-air concrete wash pens, each fitted with its own flogging stone. Called the world’s largest outdoor laundry, Dhobi Ghat is a very popular attraction among foreign tourists. >Why Dharavi is the heart of Mumbai? ( Slum Tour ) Asia’s largest slum Dharavi lies on prime property right in the middle of Indian’s financial capital, Mumbai. Dharavi is much more than a historic area of Mumbai’s poverty. Most of these things are created innovatively, in very small spaces!4 hours
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Dharavi
, Mumbai, India>TOUR HIGHLIGHTS:
• Place where Slumdog Millionaire was shot
• Leather Industries
• Pottery
• Making of soap
• Bakery
• Colour Dye
• Small Alley
• Schools & Hospitals
• Houses in Slum
• Plastic Recycling
• Muslim people making a shrine for Hindus
• Recycling of veg oil can
• The most interesting thing, guides himself lives in slums
• Slum market2 hours • Admission Ticket FreeView Location2
Dhobi Ghat
1, Anandilal P Marg, near Mahalakshmi Station, Mumbai, India, 400011>Dhobi Ghat ( Open Air-Laundry )
(Mahalaxmi Dhobi Ghat) is a well-known open-air laundromat in Mumbai, India. The washers, locally known as Dhobis, work in the open to wash the clothes from Mumbai’s hotels and hospitals. There are rows of open-air concrete wash pens, each fitted with its own flogging stone. Called the world’s largest outdoor laundry, Dhobi Ghat is a very popular attraction among foreign tourists.
The word Dhobi Ghat is used all over India to refer to any place where many washers are present. It is located next to Mahalaxmi railway station on the Western Railway’s Saat Rasta roundabout. It can be easily seen from the flyover bridge of Mahalaxmi station.
In 2013, World Records India and World Amazing Records honored World Record Certificate to Dhobi Kalyan.1 hour • Admission Ticket FreeView Location3
Dabbawala Tribute Statue
132 Tardeo rd, Haji Ali, Mumbai, India, 400034Meet The Dabbawalas of Mumbai!
For anyone who has ever been to Mumbai, the Dabbawalas are a special class of people who everyone knows! For the uninitiated though – Who is a Dabbawalla?
The word “dabbawala” in Hindi when literally translated, means “one who carries a box”. “Dabba” means a box (usually a cylindrical tin or aluminum container). The closest meaning of the dabbawala in English would be the “lunch box delivery man”
Each day throughout the city of Mumbai, 5,000 of the dabbawalas deliver some 130,000 dabbas to offices throughout the metropolis. In the nearly 120 years of this service, the dabbawalas’ approach has remained consistent: a semi-literate workforce (the dabbawalas) pick up the filled dabbas from the households that prepare them and deliver the boxes to the requisite offices; they then retrieve the empty dabbas from these delivery points and returned them to the originating households, in order to begin the process again the next day. 1 hour • Admission Ticket FreeView LocationMeeting and Pickup
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Our Guide will meet you at our meeting point at Churchgate Railway station near the ticket windowView Location
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Customers must make their own way to and meet at the start point- Travelers CANNOT choose a custom pickup or meeting location.
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- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
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Tour Guide Available In
- English
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- Mobile or paper ticket accepted
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No redemption point. This is a direct entry ticketCancellation & Refunds
Cancellable up to 24 hours before the travel date (local supplier time) for a full refund. A 100% cancellation penalty applies for cancellations submitted less than 24 hours before the start time.- For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
- Cancel at least 1 day before activity starts in Asia/Kolkata time to receive 100% refund.
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