Explore Mumbai on this Public Transportation Tour

There were three things I really wanted to do on my first-ever trip to Mumbai – visit Dhobi Ghat, see the dabawwalas in action, and go on a tour of Dharavi Slum.

With just two full days in the city, I needed to be efficient with my time so I had to find a tour that covered as many of these places as possible. Unfortunately, there didn’t seem to be any tours that covered all three but I did find this excellent public transportation tour on Get Your Guide. It’s a private tour that takes you to Dhobi Ghat, the dabawwalas, and a couple of other spots using Mumbai’s multi-faceted public transportation system.

The tour lasts four hours and costs USD 60 per person. Here’s what you can expect when you book this tour.

My tour began here at Regal Cinema, an Art Deco movie theater along Colaba Causeway. The cinema isn’t actually part of the tour. My guide Dev just met me here at 8AM, before we hopped onto a double decker bus and proceeded to our first stop. That’s Dev sitting on…