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Mumbai: Across The Divide- A Contrast Tour of Bandra and Dharavi

By Get Local
Free cancellation available
Price is AU$31 per adult
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Overview

Mumbai is often called the city of dreams — but not all dreams rise the same way. This story-driven walk titled, “Across the Divide” traces two contrasting yet connected worlds: Bandra and Dharavi. Guided like a live film, each stop unfolds questions of identity, ambition, and survival.

We start at Bandra Fort, then ride down Bandstand past sea-facing homes and old fishing hamlets. In Ranwar and St. Andrew’s, we find Bandra’s East Indian roots tucked into quiet porches and chapel lanes now buzzing with cafés and art.

At Bandra Station, the storey shifts. A short train ride leads to Dharavi — a hive of migration, skill, and industry. We explore the 13th Compound’s recycling units and leather workshops, then step into Kumbharwada’s maze of potters, papad-makers, and micro-enterprises.

This isn’t a slum tour or a heritage walk. It’s a layered journey through capital, culture, craft, and community — across a city always in motion.

Activity location

  • Bandra Fort
    • Bandstand Road, Mount Mary
    • Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Bandra Fort
    • Bandstand Promenade
    • 400050, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

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Afternoon Group
  • Activity duration is 4 hours4h
    4h
  • English

Afternoon Tour: The Start Point is Kumbhar Wada and end point is Bandra Fort.

Language options: English
Starting time: 2:00 pm
Price details
AU$29.27 x 1 AdultAU$29.27
Paid at activityAU$1.72

Total
Price is AU$30.99
Mumbai: Across The Divide- Bandra and Dharavi
  • Activity duration is 4 hours4h
    4h
  • English
Language options: English
Starting time: 9:00 am
Price details
AU$29.27 x 1 AdultAU$29.27
Paid at activityAU$1.72

Total
Price is AU$30.99

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's included
    Entrance fee
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Sugarcane Juice
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Expert Local Guide
  • What's includedWhat's included
    1L Water Bottle
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Please carry cash for food and drinks
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    There are 2 Auto rickshaw rides and 1 Train Ride which are not included. Payable on site

Know before you book

  • Public transport options are available nearby
  • Not recommended for pregnant travellers
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Activity itinerary

Bandra Fort
  • 30m
  • Admission ticket included
We begin at Bandra Fort, overlooking the Arabian Sea. Here, we explore the Portuguese advent into Bom Bahia and the colonial legacy that shaped the city’s west coast. As we walk past Bandstand’s luxury homes and the edge of a disappearing fishing community, we question what it means to belong in a rapidly transforming landscape.
St. Andrew's Church
  • 30m
  • Admission ticket included
A stop at St. Andrew’s Church introduces Mumbai’s East Indian Catholic heritage, before we wander through Waroda Road and Ranwar village, where art studios and cafés now occupy what were once modest homes. Gentrification and memory coexist here — and we listen to the storey these lanes are still trying to tell.
Bandra Station, Western Railway
  • 20m
  • Admission ticket included
We take an auto to Bandra Station, where the east–west divide becomes immediately visible. From here, we board a local train — crossing reclaimed islands, mangroves, and timelines — to reach Mahim, and step into another world.
Dharavi
  • 1h 30m
  • Admission ticket included
In Dharavi, we enter the powerhouse of Mumbai’s informal economy. We begin in the 13th Compound, walking past recycling units, plastic shredders, and metal workshops. We pass through narrow lanes filled with embroidery, tailoring, and leather units, where every stitch tells a storey of migration, survival, and craft.
Kumbhar Wada
  • 30m
A short walk takes us to Kumbharwada, home to generations of potters. We explore a maze of residential lanes where papad-makers, bangle artisans, and small-scale industries thrive side by side. We end with a slow walk through the community — where space may be limited, but spirit is abundant.

Location

Activity location

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    Bandra Fort
    • Bandstand Road, Mount Mary
    • Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Meeting/Redemption Point

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    Bandra Fort
    • Bandstand Promenade
    • 400050, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

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