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The ones worth planning a day around.
The 15 most popular slum tours in and around New Delhi. The short list worth planning a day around, with prices, timings and the operator behind each one.
A small-group walking tour of Sanjay Colony in South Delhi, led by local guides, focused on daily life and community-led impact.
Most Popular“Just go and open your eyes :) It's a great experience to see how people live there and even tho they don't have a lot they keep the smile on their faces.”
Walk Delhi’s Zakhira slum with an English-speaking local guide, using public transport, small-group pace, and tea or coffee included.
“What a pure experience, and again what a guide! I’m beyond grateful that I could have a glimpse of what life in the slums look like, how privileged we are. One love, one heart share the awareness!”
Ethical 2-3 hour walk through Delhi’s Sanjay Colony, guided by locals to see garment recycling, community life, and interfaith spaces.
“Our guide, Kiran, 20 years old, showed exceptional professionalism and maturity. She was clear, never hesitated to answer our questions thoroughly, and immediately clarified any concepts or doubts. It was a deeply educational experience that allowed us to observe a marginalized reality up close. As for the organization, their contribution within the slums of Delhi…”
Walk Sanjay Colony with a local guide in New Delhi, see garment recycling, a rooftop view, a house visit, and faith sites.
“This is a must do tour. Our guide Vijay lives in the Sanjay Colony so is the perfect person to go with. He is humorous and friendly and gave us such a clear insight into the life of the people living in this community. Highly recommend. Thank you Vijay.”
A respectful 2-hour Old Delhi slum walk with a local guide, community center visits, home chat, artisans, and small-business stops for $19.
“Sunny was an amazing guide! I can definitely recommend this tour!”
A respectful, small-group walk through Sanjay Colony in New Delhi, led by locals, with tea, water, and real stories about work and school.
“We hesitated to take this tour for fear of being disrespectful to the residents. In fact, it was handled very respectfully and is the single most memorable experience of our trip to India. We arrived at the neighborhood on the outskirts of New DelRead more”
Small-group Delhi slum tour in Sangam Colony and Pandav Nagar: meet locals, visit a vocational centre, enjoy tea, and support local projects.
“Sunny, my guide, was the perfect ambassador for this very unique experience! Not only did I get to see and learn about this Delhi community first-hand, but I also got to meet its children, residents, pets, and more. While safety was a top concRead more”
A respectful 1.5-hour private walk through Sanjay Colony, including a school visit, a temple stop, and real talk on daily life in Delhi.
“This was amazing, unusual, eyes opening experience, much different than typical tourist trips. Pradeep guided us through very interesting areas of Sanjay Slums and introduce us to fantastic people. Brilliant tour.”
Visit Sanjay Colony with a local guide, learn daily life, then stop at Agrasen ki Baoli with hotel pickup and drop.
“Great experience, Viktor has been fantastic in giving us a real vision of the life in the slum. we also had the opportunity to visit the inside of the slum and it was really astonishing to see how they organize their life. don't think to a degradated plRead more”
Ethical half-day Delhi slum walk in Kusumpur Village with clear-English guides, temple and mosque visits, and honest talk about daily life.
“As a single female traveler, it was excellent to get amongst the poor side of deli and feel completely safe to a guide was knowledgeable and spoke very clear English highly recommend”
A small-group walk to Kathputli Colony, where street artists perform and you visit modest homes in west Delhi to support their craft.
“Totally recommend this tour! Street performers and entertainers were very talented people. We were invited into their homes to see them perform. Tea and snacks provided. Excellent guide with very good English. Very interesting to see how these people live. Thank you so much.”
Walk Sanjay Colony, ride Delhi Metro, then taste Old Delhi street food and Khari Baoli spices on a 6-hour guided tour.
“What an amazing experience we had doing the street food tour with VJ. His knowledge and expertise were spot on and we happily tried many different street foods from different vendors. We enjoyed the tour so much that we booked a walking slum tour with VJ for the following day. Would definitely recommend both of…”
Private Old and New Delhi tour with AC car, rickshaw ride, UNESCO sites, and a guided Sanjay Colony slum visit for a great-value day.
“Sunil was great! Very informative and helped us get around and take us to many new places”
Walk through New Delhi’s working slum with an English guide, visit a chicken market and chapati factory, and end with chai and conversation.
Ethical 1.5-hour Sanjay Colony slum tour in New Delhi with a local guide, school and temple visits, tea, and support for locals.
“L' 'esperienza è stata fantastica. la guida ci ha mostrato la vita nello Slum. La consiglio veramente a tutti!”
The old city, the new capital, and the road to Agra and Jaipur.
