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in every room, both hotels show that if you can do
it in one of the world's biggest cities, you can do it
anywhere.

Need to know For rates and reservations at Orchid
see W www.orchidhotel.com, T [phone].
Rodas: W www.rodashotel.com, T [phone]
6969.

451 tour the slums
You might not think a slum could be a tourist
destination, but responsible tour operator Reality
Tours and Travel aims to banish that preconception
by taking visitors around Dharavi, the largest slum
in Asia. It's a noisy, vibrant place - packed full of
kids, people going about their daily business and
scavenging goats - but Reality Tours and Travel
ensures you aren't there to gawp; the people make
sure that the people you meet will benefit from your
trip, with eighty percent of profits going to local
charities. A tour highlight is a visit to the school and
community centre built with these funds.

(Clockwise from top) A potter at work; the Dharavi skyline; A leather tannery; A tour around the
slums of Dharavi offers an insight into daily life

Need to know Reality Tours also offers market
and village tours. It's possible to volunteer at the
centre for periods of three months or more. W www.
realitytoursandtravel.com.