Mumbai Dabbawallas & Dhobi Ghat Tour

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5 Based on 1 Review
  • Booking Type Instant booking
  • duration 4 hours
  • tour type Private
  • age requirement 5-99 yrs
  • max group size 8
  • guiding method Fully guided
  • Tour Code BM-1631
  • Footprint Carbonneutral CO2 emissions resulting from all trips on Bookmundi will be offset via investments in carbon reduction projects.
  • Operated in English, Indian
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  • Starts Mumbai, India
  • Ends Mumbai, India
HIGHLIGHTS
  • Morning Life of Mumbai's Dabbawalas and Dhobis Tour
  • Learn about two of Mumbai's most famous professions
  • Round-trip hotel transport included
  • Enjoy a personalized experience with a private guide
You will be picked up by the guide from your hotel and driven to the Churchgate Railway Station, the starting point of our tour. Here, you will see the dabbawalas disembarking the dabbas in their wooden carts from the local train. Watch these dabbawalas segregate the boxes and transfer them in trolleys for delivery. Don’t stop here as you will be escorted towards the platform to board the local train to Mahalaxmi Station. After arrival at Mahalaxmi Railway Station, observe the dabbawalas and listen as your guide teaches you about the alphanumeric color coding system they invented and how their flawless method has attracted top business schools in the world. As they set out on their task of delivering the boxes to skyscrapers and multinational companies, understand this 125-year-old system. The boxes are then driven by 3-4 dabbawalas in different directions for delivery by bicycle. Moving ahead, you proceed to the open air laundry area firmly known as Dhobi Ghat. A unique feature of Mumbai apart from the rest of the world, a Dhobi is a traditional laundryman who collects your dirty linen, washes them in an open area and then returns them neatly pressed to your doorstep. The massive area where the laundry is done is called a "Ghat". The clothes are soaked in sudsy water, thrashed on the flogging stones, then tossed into huge vats and hung out to dry. The process is non-stop and more than two hundred Dhobis and their families work together in what has always been a hereditary occupation. After your time here, you will be dropped back to your hotel.
WHAT'S INCLUDED
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Professional guide
  • Train Ride (Short period)
  • Dhobi Ghat
WHAT'S EXCLUDED
  • Gratuities
  • Food and drinks
CUSTOMER REVIEWS
5 - Excellent
Based on 1 review
  • Clarene
  • From USA
  • On Mar 11 2019
5 - Excellent
Fabulous tour! Excellent guide! Highly recommend!
We loved this tour! My husband was not keen on my booking this but thanked me so much afterward because he thoroughly enjoyed it. The Dabbawalas and Dhobis are nothing short of amazing. Our guide did lots of other fun things that... Read more
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Other Practical InformationComfortable walking shoes are recommended COVID-19 Safety Measures

This trip incorporates the following COVID-19 measures:

  • Hygiene protocols have been adopted on this trip. Wearing a mask, hand washing and general sanitizing has been implemented on this tour. Frequently touched surfaces are furthermore regularly disinfected.
  • Distancing measures have been implemented to safeguard against COVID-19.
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