Mumbain puolipäiväretki - Dharavi, Dhobighat ja Dabbawallat

Dinesh on erittäin hyvä opas, puhuu hyvää englantia ja vastaa mielellään kaikkiin kysymyksiimme. Tämä retki on hyvin järjestetty ja siellä on paljon nähtävää. Jokainen osallistumamme osuus oli hauska, ja Mumbain liiketoiminnan pyörittäminen on hämmästyttävää.

Päivää ennen lähtöä he ottivat minuun oma-aloitteisesti yhteyttä WhatsAppilla ja muistuttivat minua olemaan ajoissa paikalla. Tapahtumapäivänä meitä oli yhteensä viisi turistia, minä mukaan lukien. Koska oli sadekausi, aamun kokoontuessa satoi rankasti, mutta koska liikuimme koko ajan junalla, se ei vaikuttanut matkasuunnitelmaan. Pesulan luona sade jo laantui. Churchgaten asemalla tapaamisen jälkeen opas Alam vei meidät järjestyksessä (1) Mahalaxmin asemalle katsomaan Dhobi Ghat -pesulaa, (2) Mahimin asemalle Dharavin slummiin ja lopuksi (3) takaisin Churchgaten asemalle katsomaan Dabbawalas-lounaskuljettajia. Junajärjestelyt olivat erittäin älykkäät ja välttivät taitavasti ruuhka-ajan. Koko aktiviteetti oli erittäin rento, ja selitykset olivat syvällisiä. Oli hienoa päästä kokemaan puolen päivän aikana nopeasti yksi puoli Mumbain elämästä.

Dinesh was a great guide and the tour was super interesting. We went on Sunday so seeing the lunch boxes were not an option but we saw the flower market, slums and the laundry which were really interesting. We also got to ride a train with open doors which my young son enjoyed. The tour got moved to start at 11am which was great as the 8am would have been a challenge. On Sunday things were quiet which was nice especially as we had a 4 year old with us.

We picked the option with transfer. We were picked up by a driver from our hotel who then dropped us off at Regal Cinema where our guide, Dawood, greeted us. He brought us to India Gateway, then we took the bus to the train station before taking the train to Dharavi. Dawood brought us around the area and showed us the businesses inside and how people lived there. Then, we took the train to Dhobi Ghaut, where we were guided by someone actually working as a Dobi inside. We were told that unless we took a guided tour, we wouldn’t have been able to enter - so we’re glad we did. Then we took the train back to where we started where we got to witness the Dabbawallas in action. All in all, it was an amazing experience and Dawood was very knowledgeable and fluent.

Today we went on the Mumbai Unplugged tour and also the Slum City tour. Alam was our tour guide. Alam was very friendly, very caring, very patient as well as extremely knowledgeable. Alam met us on time, showed us the Gateway to India, Flower market, laundry area as well as the lunchbox delivery. We then proceeded onto the Slum City. We travelled by bus and train. The tour was very well organised and we saw so much of Mumbai in 1 day, that we would normally not see by ourselves. We enjoyed our tour very much and we had a fantastic day, thanks to Alam. We would definitely recommend everyone visiting Mumbai to do these tours. Very good insite into life in Mumbai and very good value for money. We stopped for lunch at a local restaurant and tried a variety of local food which was delicious. Thank you so much Alam and best wishes for the future... Gary and Kellie from Australia

The tour was really eye-opening, enhanced only by our amazing guide. if you want a local experience and learn something new, this is the tour for you.

ムンバイに行くなら参加必須。ダラビ、ドービーガート、ダッパーワーラー全てムンバイの歴史を学ぶことができます。現地の人の生活を体験する訳ですから敬意を払って参加してください。移動は鉄道でこれも面白い経験ができます。ガイドは詳しく説明してくれます。

amazing experience than I expected. Lokesh was great tour guide, I would not be able to have this experience by alone so definitely visit these places with tour guide.

amazing tour with Loki, nice local views. flowermarket, slums, washing slum and lots of insights. amazing

很棒的印度孟買日常體驗！我們團有12名遊客，導遊講解很仔細，分享許多孟買人特有的文化，同時乘坐了火車。行程安排步調安排極好，非常推薦