Public transportation options are available nearby
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Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
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Not recommended for pregnant travelers
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Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
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Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Cancellation policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
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For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
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Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
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If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
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This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.
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Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
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Walk through the 18th - 19th Century Tales of Calcutta.
Kolkata, the city of Tales, formerly Calcutta, was the capital of British India for more than a century and half and carries the old colonial legacies in many grandeurs remains at the heart of the city. Thus, once it was referred as ‘city of palaces. The English and Scot settlers called it as the ‘London of Orient’. It was “the jewel of the East” in its heyday.
The tour will take you back to that heyday through allies and gullies of the stories of those remains.
Highlights
4 hours
Offered in Hindi & 4 Others
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
4 hours
Offered in Hindi & 4 Others
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
All Fees and Taxes
Bottled water
Coffee and/or Tea
Air-conditioned vehicle
Private transportation
Meeting Points
Departure
Shaheed Minar
In front of Shaheed Minar (Ochterlony Monument ) you meet with our guide
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WRITERS BUILDING
Walk Through Tales ( Heritage Tour )
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Walk through the 18th - 19th Century Tales of Calcutta.
Kolkata, the city of Tales, formerly Calcutta, was the capital of British India for more than a century and half and carries the old colonial legacies in many grandeurs remains at the heart of the city. Thus, once it was referred as ‘city of palaces. The English and Scot settlers called it as the ‘London of Orient’. It was “the jewel of the East” in its heyday.
The tour will take you back to that heyday through allies and gullies of the stories of those remains.
Highlights
4 hours
Offered in Hindi & 4 Others
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
4 hours
Offered in Hindi & 4 Others
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
All Fees and Taxes
Bottled water
Coffee and/or Tea
Air-conditioned vehicle
Private transportation
Meeting Points
Departure
Shaheed Minar
In front of Shaheed Minar (Ochterlony Monument ) you meet with our guide
A monument constructed in memory of an important White Mughal.
Stop by to know the history of the monument.
15 minutes
2
Calcutta High Court
The Calcutta high Court is one of the three High Courts in India established at the Presidency Towns by Letters patent granted by Her Majesty Queen Victoria, bearing date June 26, 1862, and is the oldest High Court in India.
Stop by to know the history of the Calcutta High Court.
15 minutes
3
Temple Chamber
The oldest Office of legal practitioners.
Stop by to know the history of Temple Chamber
10 minutes
4
TREASURY BUILDING
The gigantic and colossal Victorian structure m made for British Imperial exchequer in India
15 minutes
5
Town Hall
The earliest center of Socialization for European and Indian elites of the city
Stop by to know the history of the famous Town Hall.
15 minutes
6
Raj Bhavan
The first Official residence of the British Governor General and Viceroy
Stop by to know the history of the monument ( Governor's House ).
15 minutes
7
Kolkata GPO Postal Museum
An incredible collection from the postal service of India in an unique Victorian building
20 minutes
8
St. John's Church
The first Anglican Cathedral of the city bearing remains of many untold stories of 18th and 19th century of Calcutta
35 minutes
9
8, Red Cross CTO Building
One of the Old telegraph office of India inside a Edwardian structure
Stop by to know the history of the place.
10 minutes
10
Black Hole Monument (Holwell Monument)
The most debatable tale till date though originated in the pre Raj days
30 minutes
11
G.P.O
The site where the GPO is now located was actually the site of the first Fort William. An alley beside the post office was the site of the guardhouse that housed the infamous 1756 Black Hole of Calcutta (1756).
Refreshment time - 20 minutes
