Nahverkehr & Dabbawallah Tour
Beschreibung
Entdecken Sie Mumbais Alltagsrhythmus auf unserer Local Transport & Dabbawallah Tour jenseits der üblichen Sehenswürdigkeiten. Fahren Sie lokale Züge und beobachten Sie das legendäre Dabbawallah-Netzwerk, das für seine unglaubliche Effizienz bekannt ist. Unter der Leitung eines verantwortungsvollen Reiseunternehmens unterstützt diese Tour direkt lokale Entwicklungsinitiativen. Wir werden Mumbai jenseits der typischen Touristenattraktionen entdecken; wir werden eine Reihe verschiedener Märkte und die weltberühmten Dabbawallahs (die Arbeiter des komplizierten indischen Mittagsliefersystems) sehen. Dieser Blick auf die Maximale Stadt gibt Ihnen eine Vorstellung von den Kämpfen und Herausforderungen, die die Arbeiterklasse empfindet, sowie von ihrem unüberwindbaren Geist.
Tour-Optionen
Reiseverlauf
Treffen Sie Ihren Reiseleiter im Regal Cinema, einem der ältesten Kinos von Mumbai.
Sehen Sie zur Hauptverkehrszeit einen der verkehrsreichsten Bahnhöfe des Landes! CST ist Mumbais einzige UNESCO-Weltkulturerbestätte und wurde im letzten Song des preisgekrönten Films Slumdog Millionaire vorgestellt.
In Indien werden Blumen überall verwendet – in Tempeln, in Taxis, zu Hause, in Frauenhaaren und für alle Arten von Gottesdiensten. Hier sehen Sie mehr Blumen an einem Ort als je zuvor!
Die weltweit größte Outdoor-Wäscherei! Sehen Sie sich die Dhobiwallahs oder Wäscher an, die Laken aus Mumbais größten Krankenhäusern und Hotels in diesem geschäftigen Wäschereibereich im Freien schrubben.
Der „Thieves Market“ ist einer der größten und geschäftigsten Flohmärkte im ganzen Land und verkauft fast alles. Probieren Sie lokale Süßigkeiten, nehmen Sie köstliche hausgemachte Pickles und Chutneys mit nach Hause oder kaufen Sie ein farbenfrohes altes Bollywood-Filmplakat!
Sehen Sie sich die berühmten Dabawallas an und sehen Sie, wie sie jeden Tag die Lieferung von 200.000 Lunchboxen organisieren können. Genießen Sie Ihr eigenes vegetarisches Dabawallah-Mittagessen im nahe gelegenen Oval Maidan
Highlights
Was ist inklusive
Bewertungen der Reisenden
Wichtige Informationen
- In der Umgebung sind öffentliche Verkehrsmittel verfügbar.
- Für alle Fitnesslevel geeignet
Bewertungen(45)
This tour was amazing. Chetan was knowledgeable and knew what he was doing and talking about. We got to see so much of the city and markets and got to go on all forms of public transportation. Timing was great too, not to long or to short.
Thank you for your fantastic review! We aare delighted to hear that you had such an amazing experience exploring Mumbai with us. It’s great to know that you enjoyed seeing so much of the city, its vibrant markets, and experiencing the different forms of public transportation that make Mumbai so unique. We are especially pleased that Chetan's knowledge and expertise helped make the tour memorable. We'll be sure to share your kind words with him. We are also glad that the pace and timing of the tour felt just right, allowing you to see and experience plenty without feeling rushed. Thank you for choosing our tour, and we hope to welcome you back for another Mumbai adventure in the future! 😊
Fantastic morning spent exploring Mumbai by bus, train and taxi and on foot. Bipin our guide was fantastic- so knowledgeable and friendly. Highly recommend this wonderful tour, so glad we did it.
Thank you for your wonderful review! We are thrilled to hear that you had such a fantastic morning exploring Mumbai through its many modes of transport and on foot. It’s a great way to experience the city's energy and diversity. We are especially pleased to hear that Bipin made your tour so memorable. His knowledge, friendliness, and passion for sharing Mumbai with visitors are qualities we greatly value, and we'll be sure to pass on your kind words to him. Thank you for your recommendation. We are delighted that you chose to join us and that the experience was a highlight of your visit. We hope to welcome you back for another adventure in Mumbai in the future! 😊
Sabina The tour guide is amazing. She’s funny, interesting, good hearted and full of knowledge. I really enjoyed getting to the destination by public transport. Ask for Sabina!
Thank you so much for the lovely review We couldn’t agree more, Sabina truly brings such great energy, insight, and heart to every tour. 😊 We are so glad you enjoyed the journey by public transport too, it’s a big part of experiencing the city like a local! We will be sure to pass your kind words along to her. Hope to see you again soon!
Our guide, Javed, met us at the pickup point on time. He was very interesting and gave us a lot of information about the transportation systems, Flower Market, Dhobi Ghat and Dhanbawalla. It was really fun exploring the different transportations. If I could give a 10 for this tour I would!
Thank you so much for your amazing review! We are thrilled to hear that you had such a fun and informative experience exploring the different transportation systems and local spots. Javed will be delighted to know you appreciated his knowledge and guidance. A 10/10 from you truly means a lot to us! We hope to welcome you again for another memorable tour 😊
On buses trains and taxis this well planned tour took us to many places of interest giving us a feel for getting around Mumbai. Visiting the largest outdoor laundry was incredible to see from our vantage point and the logistics behind the delivery of hundreds of thousands of lunches was explained to us by our wonderful tour guide Bipen.
Thank you for your lovely review! We are glad to hear that the tour gave you a real feel for getting around Mumbai using local transport. It’s wonderful that you enjoyed visiting the outdoor laundry and learning about the impressive logistics behind the lunch delivery system. Bipin will be delighted to know his explanations made the experience so memorable. We truly appreciate your feedback and hope to welcome you again soon!
Rishi with Reality tours showed us Mumbai from a local’s perspective, especially the daily grind of commuting to work via bus, train and cab.
Thank you for your kind review! We’re delighted to hear you had such a fun and engaging experience with Rishi. Showing Mumbai from a local’s perspective—especially the everyday commute—is something we really value. We’re glad you enjoyed navigating the bazaars and trains with him!
We had a really good time with our terrific guide, Javed, exploring the local transport options in Mumbai as well as seeing all the interesting sights and markets on the way; I especially loved learning about and seeing the tiffin wallahs in action. It was fun and educational at the same time. As a side note, the article on the Reality Tours and Travel website about using trains in Mumbai is excellent. I followed it to the letter to get us from a late arrival at Panvel station, Mumbai to CSMT and our trip went without a hitch. A great experience.
Thank you so much for your thoughtful feedback! We’re delighted to hear that you had such a fun and educational experience with Javed while exploring Mumbai’s local transport, markets, and sights — and that seeing the dabbawallahs in action was a highlight. We’re also really glad to know that our website guide on using Mumbai’s trains was helpful and made your journey smooth from Panvel to CSMT. Thank you for sharing your experience — it truly means a lot to us!
This easy-paced walking tour, punctuated by short trips by train (not too crowded) and taxi, showed us the sights of CSMT (the former Victoria Terminus), a local market and the dhabbawallas as they sort the tiffin tins our for delivery to the deskwallas in the city. And lots of masala chai along the way.
Thank you for your wonderful review! We’re glad to hear you enjoyed the easy-paced tour and got to experience so many facets of Mumbai—from CSMT to the bustling markets and the amazing dhabbawallas. It’s great that you also got to enjoy some masala chai along the way! We really appreciate you sharing your experience and hope these memories stay with you for a long time.
Great insight into how the people of Mumbai travel around the city and where they shop. The tour was seamless in combining local transport with local markets, and it was so quick and easy to get around. Chetan was very knowledge and personable and his kindness shone through in the tour. Finishing at Churchgate with the Dubbawallas was very interesting, as I've seen the movie The Lunchbox. I highly recommend this tour so you can see more of the real Mumbai and away from the main touristy areas.
Thank you so much for your wonderful review! We’re thrilled to hear that you enjoyed exploring Mumbai like a local and appreciated the unique insight into the city’s transport system and markets. Chetan will be so happy to know his knowledge and kindness made the experience special for you. Ending the tour with the Dabbawallah at Churchgate is always a highlight, especially for fans of The Lunchbox! We truly appreciate your recommendation and hope to see you again on another Reality Tour soon.
My husband and I took this tour with Rajesh during a 3-day layover in Mumbai. We knew as first-time visitors, with such a short time in the city, that it would be tough to get around to the most important sites confidently and easily, and so we decided to book some tours. After extensive searching about food tours, Dharavi and other sights, I repeatedly came across Reality tours as a highly-rated company for each type of tour, and decided to book all of our tours with them. I'm so glad we did, we took this tour plus street food and Dharavi tours, (we'd also planned on Elephanta caves, but weather prevented this). We had great communication before and during our stay, and feel we made a great choice! This tour helped us to cover so many of the key highlights of Mumbai in a few short hours using public transport which was something we wanted to do, but would have been nervous about buying the right ticket / catching the right train!! I think this is a great tour to take shortly after arriving in Mumbai however long your stay, as we were much more confident after this about getting around. Unfortunately we had some epic rain for 2 of the 3 days on our visit - and particularly on this morning - but Raj was able to keep us moving at pace and get out of the rain as well as we could and still seeing the sights - I think we'd have been tempted to hunker down indoors without someone who knew where they were going!! Highly recommend this tour and Reality Tours as a company - we absolutely loved their ethos of reinvesting in the community of Dharavi. Raj was the perfect guide, and happy to answer our many questions! Quick tip - wear comfortable shoes, you cover quite a distance! We had umbrellas from our hotel, but Raj and the other guest on our tour had ponchos, which looked easier than putting brolly up and down!
Thank you so much for sharing such a wonderful and detailed review! 🌟 We’re delighted that you and your husband chose to explore Mumbai with us during your short stay — and that Rajesh helped make your Public Transport Tour both smooth and memorable, even with the rain! It’s fantastic to hear that you enjoyed several of our tours and appreciated our community-focused approach through Reality Gives. Your kind words about Raj’s knowledge and adaptability truly mean a lot — he’ll be thrilled to know he made your experience special. We couldn’t agree more — this tour is a great way to gain confidence navigating the city, and your travel tips will surely help future guests. Thank you again for trusting us with your time in Mumbai and for supporting ethical tourism. We hope to welcome you back one day (perhaps with sunnier skies for Elephanta Caves! ☀️).
