A tour of one of the world’s biggest SLUMS has been named as the most highly rated tourist experience in India by TripAdvisor
- A guided tour of the Dharavi slum in Mumbai saw off competition from tours of Old Delhi and the Taj Mahal
- The tour, which costs £9 ($11.50), sees a group of six people explore the houses and businesses in the slum
- In addition, the guided tour also came 10th in the list of the best tourist experiences in the whole of Asia
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A tour around one of the world’s biggest slums has been named by TripAdvisor as India’s most highly rated tourist experience.
The guided excursion of the Dharavi slum in Mumbai, which has a population of 700,000, saw off competition for the top spot from tours of Old Dehli and the Taj Mahal in the 2019 Travellers’ Choice Awards for Experiences.
In addition, it also came 10th in the list of the best tourist experiences in the whole of Asia.
A tour around one of the world’s biggest slums, the Dharavi slum in Mumbai, pictured, has been named by TripAdvisor as India’s most highly rated tourist experience
The tour, which costs £9 ($11.50), allows a group of six people to explore the houses and businesses in the slum as well as visit a local bakery and a recycling centre.
Reality Tours and Travel, which runs the experience, says: ‘This Dharavi slum tour provides a window into Mumbai’s working neighborhood, and the area is best explored with a guide to gain a well-rounded view without getting lost.
‘On this tour, you’ll explore the alleyways of makeshift homes and workshops, and meet the locals, learning how they live.
‘Most proceeds go back into the community, and you’ll explore in a small group limited to six.’
The tour, which costs £9 ($11.50), allows a group of six people to explore the houses and businesses in the slum as well as visit a local bakery and a recycling centre
Reality Tours and Travel, which runs the experience, says: ‘This Dharavi slum tour provides a window into Mumbai’s working neighborhood, and the area is best explored with a guide to gain a well-rounded view without getting lost’
Reality Tours and Travel said: ‘On this tour, you’ll explore the alleyways of makeshift homes and workshops, and meet the locals, learning how they live’
Coming second in the ranking of Indian experiences is a bike tour of Old Dehli costing £25 ($32) and third is private day tour of the Taj Mahal and Agra Fort by superfast train from £35 ($44.50).
Rounding off the top five is a full day Taj Mahal and Agra tour from Delhi by express train from £35 (fourth, $44.50) and the Original Delhi Shopping Tour, which is £90 (fifth/$114).
Globally, the most highly ranked tourist experience was named by TripAdvisor as a tour of the Vatican with skip-the-line access.
The slum tour saw off competition from tours of Old Delhi as well as trips to the Taj Mahal and the Agra Fort
The £51 ($64) experience allows visitors to skip up to four-hour queues and take in the wonders of the Sistine Chapel and St Peter’s Basilica.
It was followed in the rankings by a £33 (£41) architecture river cruise in Chicago and a one-day sightseeing tour of Tuscany costing £81 ($101).
Experiences in the UK were listed separately with a £25 ($31) pub crawl that includes visiting some of London’s most historic bars taking top honours.
A £245 ($307) private two-hour tour of London in a classic Mini Cooper is the second best-rated experience in Britain, followed by a £50 ($63) tour of London’s best chocolate shops in the upmarket Mayfair area.
The winners of TripAdvisor’s Travellers’ Choice Awards For Experiences were determined using an algorithm that took into account a business’s reviews, opinions and popularity with travellers over the past year.