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The Eye-Opener - Morning Walk Tour of Kolkata
4 h
By walk
Morning
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Stop At: Malik Ghat Flower Market, Southeast end of Howrah Bridge, Kolkata (Calcutta) India
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
Stop At: Howrah Bridge, Jagganath Ghat 1, Strand Road, Kolkata (Calcutta) 700001 India
The Howrah Bridge is one of the most recognised landmarks in Kolkata. Connecting Kolkata with its neighbouring industrial city of Howrah over the Hooghly river. Constructed without nuts and bolts, the Howrah Bridge was formed by riveting the entire steel structure. The bridge officially opened in 1943.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Kumortuli, Hatkhola, Kolkata (Calcutta) India
Kumartoli, is a traditional potter's quarter in Northern Kolkata. Clay idols are manufactured here for various festival & also export them to other countries.
Duration: 20 minutes
Pass By: Eden Gardens, Kolkata Centre, Kolkata (Calcutta) 700021 India
Eden Gardens is a cricket ground in Kolkata, India. Eden Gardens is often regarded informally as India's home of cricket. The ground has been referred to as "cricket's answer to the Colosseum," and is widely acknowledged to be one of the most iconic cricket stadiums in the world
Pass By: Town Hall, Kolkata (Calcutta) India
Kolkata Town Hall in Roman Doric style, was built in 1813 by the architect and engineer Maj.-Gen. John Garstin with a fund of 700,000 Rupees raised from a lottery to provide the Europeans with a place for social gatherings.
Pass By: Raj Bhavan, Near Sahid Minar, Kolkata (Calcutta) India
Raj Bhavan is the official residence of the Governor of West Bengal, located in the capital city Kolkata. Built in 1803, it was known as Government House before the independence of India.
After the transfer of power from the East India Company to the British Crown in 1858, it became the official residence of the Viceroy of India,
Stop At: Writers' Building, BBD Bagh N Dalhousie Square, Kolkata (Calcutta) 700001 India
The Writers' Building is the secretariat building of the State Government of West Bengal in Kolkata. The 150-meter long building covers the entire northern stretch of the iconic Lal Dighi pond in the downtown area of Dalhousie square. It originally served as the principal administrative office for writers (junior clerks) of the British East India Company. Designed by Thomas Lyon in 1777.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: General Post Office, B B D Bagh, Kolkata (Calcutta) 700001 India
The site where the GPO is 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). The General Post Office was designed in 1864 by Walter B. Grenville.
Duration: 5 minutes
Stop At: Black Hole of Calcutta, Netaji Subhas Rd, Fairley Place, B.B.D. Bagh, Kolkata, West Bengal 700001, India
The Black Hole of Calcutta was a small prison or dungeon in Fort William where troops of Siraj ud-Daulah, the Nawab of Bengal, held British prisoners of war for three days on 20 June 1756.
John Zephaniah Holwell, one of the British prisoners and an employee of the East India Company, said that, after the fall of Fort William, the surviving British soldiers, Anglo-Indian soldiers, and Indian civilians were imprisoned overnight in conditions so cramped that many people died from suffocation and heat exhaustion, and that 123 of 146 prisoners of war imprisoned there died
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: St. John's Church, 2/2 Council House Street Opp Dewars Garage, Kolkata (Calcutta) 700001 India
Take a walk around Colonial city that was developed by East India Company. Walk pass the colonial buildings built during British reign - High Court, St. John's Church, Black Hole Monuments, The Writer's Building, Governor House, General Post Office & Eden Gardens, one of the largest Cricket stadium in the world.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Shaheed Minar, Dufferin Road, Kolkata (Calcutta) India
The Shaheed Minar, formerly known as the Ochterlony Monument, is a monument in Kolkata that was erected in 1828 in memory of Major-general Sir David Ochterlony, commander of the British East India
Duration: 10 minutes
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Stop At: Malik Ghat Flower Market, Southeast end of Howrah Bridge, Kolkata (Calcutta) India
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
Stop At: Howrah Bridge, Jagganath Ghat 1, Strand Road, Kolkata (Calcutta) 700001 India
The Howrah Bridge is one of the most recognised landmarks in Kolkata. Connecting Kolkata with its neighbouring industrial city of Howrah over the Hooghly river. Constructed without nuts and bolts, the Howrah Bridge was formed by riveting the entire steel structure. The bridge officially opened in 1943.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Kumortuli, Hatkhola, Kolkata (Calcutta) India
Kumartoli, is a traditional potter's quarter in Northern Kolkata. Clay idols are manufactured here for various festival & also export them to other countries.
Duration: 20 minutes
Pass By: Eden Gardens, Kolkata Centre, Kolkata (Calcutta) 700021 India
Eden Gardens is a cricket ground in Kolkata, India. Eden Gardens is often regarded informally as India's home of cricket. The ground has been referred to as "cricket's answer to the Colosseum," and is widely acknowledged to be one of the most iconic cricket stadiums in the world
Pass By: Town Hall, Kolkata (Calcutta) India
Kolkata Town Hall in Roman Doric style, was built in 1813 by the architect and engineer Maj.-Gen. John Garstin with a fund of 700,000 Rupees raised from a lottery to provide the Europeans with a place for social gatherings.
Pass By: Raj Bhavan, Near Sahid Minar, Kolkata (Calcutta) India
Raj Bhavan is the official residence of the Governor of West Bengal, located in the capital city Kolkata. Built in 1803, it was known as Government House before the independence of India.
After the transfer of power from the East India Company to the British Crown in 1858, it became the official residence of the Viceroy of India,
Stop At: Writers' Building, BBD Bagh N Dalhousie Square, Kolkata (Calcutta) 700001 India
The Writers' Building is the secretariat building of the State Government of West Bengal in Kolkata. The 150-meter long building covers the entire northern stretch of the iconic Lal Dighi pond in the downtown area of Dalhousie square. It originally served as the principal administrative office for writers (junior clerks) of the British East India Company. Designed by Thomas Lyon in 1777.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: General Post Office, B B D Bagh, Kolkata (Calcutta) 700001 India
The site where the GPO is 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). The General Post Office was designed in 1864 by Walter B. Grenville.
Duration: 5 minutes
Stop At: Black Hole of Calcutta, Netaji Subhas Rd, Fairley Place, B.B.D. Bagh, Kolkata, West Bengal 700001, India
The Black Hole of Calcutta was a small prison or dungeon in Fort William where troops of Siraj ud-Daulah, the Nawab of Bengal, held British prisoners of war for three days on 20 June 1756.
John Zephaniah Holwell, one of the British prisoners and an employee of the East India Company, said that, after the fall of Fort William, the surviving British soldiers, Anglo-Indian soldiers, and Indian civilians were imprisoned overnight in conditions so cramped that many people died from suffocation and heat exhaustion, and that 123 of 146 prisoners of war imprisoned there died
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: St. John's Church, 2/2 Council House Street Opp Dewars Garage, Kolkata (Calcutta) 700001 India
Take a walk around Colonial city that was developed by East India Company. Walk pass the colonial buildings built during British reign - High Court, St. John's Church, Black Hole Monuments, The Writer's Building, Governor House, General Post Office & Eden Gardens, one of the largest Cricket stadium in the world.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Shaheed Minar, Dufferin Road, Kolkata (Calcutta) India
The Shaheed Minar, formerly known as the Ochterlony Monument, is a monument in Kolkata that was erected in 1828 in memory of Major-general Sir David Ochterlony, commander of the British East India
Duration: 10 minutes
Included
- All taxes, fees and handling charges
- Hotel pickup and drop-off (selected hotels only)
- Breakfast
- Coffee and/or Tea
- Bottled water
- Local Guide / Escort
- Snacks
- Entry/Admission - Black Hole of Calcutta
- Entry/Admission - St. John's Church
Not included
- Gratuities
- Souvenir photos (available to purchase)
Additional
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 7 travelers
Features
Tourism
95%
Cultural
75%
Original
25%
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