This is a very comprehensive tour of Kolkata which gives an interesting insight of the city’s history, heritage and culture. Explore major attractions of the ‘City of Joy’ in an 8 hours tour. Explore the history, culture, heritage of Kolkata with a knowledgeable guide.
8 hours guided Kolkata tour on an airconditioned car.
Complimentary pick up & drop off at your location in Kolkata.
Visit Mother Teresa’s house, visit India’s largest Flower Market.
Take a walk around Colonial city of British India which was known as "White Town".
Explore Potter’s town (Kumartuli) & old Kolkata which was known as "Black Town"
Stop at iconic Indian Coffee House & walk around largest book market in India.
Enjoy a 30 minutes ferry ride on Hooghly river.
**We make you experience the city like no one!!
Note: If there is anything else you want to see or do, please let us know we will customize itinerary for you.
Inclusions & Exclusions
✔ Private transportation
✔ Bengali Sweets/Snacks
✔ Bottled water
✔ Tourist guide/host
✔ Tea and coffee
✔ Pick up & drop off at your location in Kolkata
✖ Victoria Memorial Museum entry fee
Pickup Locations
1. Oyo Flagship Hotel Red Velvet
2. Houseboat Merry Dawn
3. OYO Roomssolution
4. Super OYO Silverkey Executive Stays Akankha
5. Ozen Mansion Kolkata
6. Oyo Dynamik Dream Shiva Inn
7. OYO Hotel Devine Chariot
8. Hotel O Blue 82706 Moon
9. Stay Hub Hotel
10. OYO 75481 Tirupati Guest House
11. Hotel Hiland Inn
12. Hotel O Blue Sapphire Hotel & Banquets
13. FabHotel Prime Indeedcare Hotel & Resorts
14. OYO 82428 Oishi Inn
15. OYO The Stay inn
16. OYO 16616 Springwoods Residency
17. Fabexpress Royal Oak
18. Hotel Chaya Neer Guest House By WB Inn
19. OYO Annapurna Stay Fusion
20. OYO 72312 Hotel Utsav Plaza
Additional Info: Your Hotel / Home or any other preferred location
Itinerary
1
Mother House
Mother Teresa's House. Learn about this incredible woman & her humanitarian effort. (Closed on Thursday)
Duration: 30 minutes
2
South Park Street Cemetery
The Park Street Cemetery was one of the earliest non-church cemeteries in the world, and probably the largest Christian cemetery outside Europe and America in the 18th century.
Duration: 30 minutes
3
Victoria Memorial Hall
Kolkata's Landmark and a magnificent architectural work - Victoria Memorial. (Museum Closed on Monday)
Duration: 30 minutes
4
St. John's Church
Take a tour to Colonial city that was developed by East India Company. You will be driven / walk pass the colonial buildings built during British reign - High Court, St. John's Church, Black Hole Monuments, Job Charnock Mausoleum, The Writer's Building, Governor House, General Post Office & Eden Gardens, one of the largest Cricket stadium in the world.
(Closed on Sunday)
Duration: 30 minutes
5
Malik Ghat Flower Market
Kolkata's Mullick Ghat Flower Market, said to be India's largest Flower Market and contain more than a century of history.
Duration: 30 minutes
6
Howrah Bridge
Howrah Bridge, the historic bridge is a engineering marvel & one of the busiest bridge in the world.
Duration: 10 minutes
7
Kumartuli
Kumartoli, is a traditional potter's quarter in Northern Kolkata. Clay idols are manufactured here for various festivals & also export them to other countries.
Duration: 30 minutes
8
Eden Gardens
Eden Gardens, one of the largest Cricket stadium in the world.
9
We will have Coffee & snacks at Kolkata's famous Indian Coffee House.
Coffee House is a cafe. The history of the Coffee House at College Street can be traced to Albert Hall, which was founded in April 1876. Later, the Coffee Board decided to start a coffee joint from the Albert Hall in 1942. Notable citizens were frequent visitors to the place. The place became a renowned meeting place (Adda) for the intellectuals, students, poets, artistes, literati and people from the world of art and culture. It has played an important part in Calcutta's (Kolkata) cultural history and known as the hub of intellectual debates. Kolkata’s Indian Coffee House is quite a nostalgic hot-spot in the city.
Duration: 20 minutes
10
College Street (Boi Para)
College Street, also known as “Boi-Para” (Colony of Books), is a prominent center of Kolkata’s literary crowd. It is the largest second-hand book market in the world and largest book market in India. People from Kolkata and different parts of India gathers here for their books. The street is also dotted with countless very small book kiosks which sell new and old books.
Closed on Sunday!
Duration: 15 minutes
11
Prinsep Ghat
Prinsep Ghats is a ghat built in 1841 during the British Raj, along the Kolkata bank of the Hooghly River in India.
Duration: 20 minutes
12
Parashnath Jain Temple
Jain Temple in Kolkata is popularly known as Shri Badrinath Jain Swetambara Mandir. This temple is one of the famous Jain centres of pilgrimage. The main temple is known as Paraswnath Temple. It was built in the year of 1867.
Duration: 15 minutes
Additional info
• Public transportation options are available nearby
• Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
• Suitable for all physical fitness levels
• Children must be accompanied by an adult
