PRIVATE FULL DAY SIGHT SEEING TOUR OF KOLKATA (India)

PRICE : 60 $ USD

OVERVIEW:

Discover the vibrant city of Kolkata on a private tour of the city. See key landmarks such as Mother Teresa’s house to view her tomb, the Howrah Bridge, the Marble Palace, and much more as you drive around in a private, air-conditioned vehicle. Learn about the history of India, from ancient times to its British occupation to present-day, over the course of the day.

Highlight:

Explore the highlights of Kolkata on a private sightseeing tour

See the Howrah Bridge, Marble Palace, and Victoria Monument

Learn about the history of India as you explore the city

Enjoy a personalized experience with a private guide and vehicle

Itinerary:

This is a typical itinerary for this product

Stop At: St. Paul’s Cathedral, 1A, Cathedral Road, Kolkata (Calcutta) 700071 India

The cathedral was built to replace St. John’s Church, which had become too small for Calcutta’s growing European community; by 1810 there were 4,000 British men and 300 British women in Bengal.

Duration: 5 minutes

Stop At: Mother House A J C Bose Road, Kolkata (Calcutta) 700016 India

Firstly we will take you to visit the Mother Teresa’s House to view her tomb and then to Nirmal Hriday, The Place where Mother Teresa had lived with her sisters to served the peoples.

Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Indian Museum (Jadu Ghar), 27 Jawaharlal Nehru Rd, Kolkata (Calcutta) 700016 India

The Indian Museum in Kolkata also referred to as the Imperial Museum at Calcutta in colonial-era texts, is the ninth oldest museum of the world and the largest museum in India and has rare collections of antiques, armour and ornaments, fossils, skeletons, mummies and Mughal paintings of 1600 ce.

Duration: 30 minutes.

Stop At: Victoria Memorial Hall, 1 Queen’s Way, Kolkata (Calcutta) India

And then will take you to visit to the majestic Victoria Memorial; a marble structure built in memory of Queen Victoria. It is a blend of Mughal and British architecture. At present it is a museum which exhibits paintings, miniatures, statues and books, through which people can get an indepth knowledge of Indian history.

Duration: 45 minutes

Stop At: Birla Temple, Ashutosh Chowdhury Road ,29 Ashutosh Choudhury Avenue, Kolkata (Calcutta) 700019 India

Spread on 44 kathas of land, this temple built of white marble bears resemblance to the renowned Lingaraj Temple of Bhubaneswar. Birla Mandir also showcases pictorial depiction of scriptures of Bhagavad Gita in its stone engravings and some intricate Rajasthani temple architecture.

Duration: 20 minutes.

Stop At: Kumartuli, Hatkhola, Kolkata (Calcutta) India

Kumortuli is a traditional potters’ quarter in northern Kolkata, West Bengal. The city is renowned for its sculpting prowess, which not only manufactures clay idols for various festivals but also regularly exports them

Duration: 30 minutes.

Stop At: Kalighat Kali Temple, Kalighat Road, Kolkata (Calcutta) India

Kalighat Kali Temple is a Hindu temple in Kalighat, Kolkata, West Bengal, India dedicated to the Hindu goddess Kali. It is one of the 51 Shakti Peethas.Kalighat was a Ghat sacred to Kali on the old course of the Hooghly river in the city of Kolkata.

Duration: 45 minutes.

Stop At: Prinsep Ghat, Strand Rd, Kolkata (Calcutta) India

Prinsep Ghats is a ghat built-in 1841 during the British Raj, along the Kolkata bank of the Hooghly River in India. The Palladian porch in the memory of the eminent Anglo-Indian scholar and antiquary James Prinsep was designed by W. Fitzgerald and constructed in 1843.

Duration: 20 minutes.

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Pass By: BBD Bagh, south of Howrah Bridge also known as Lal Dighi, Kolkata (Calcutta) 700001 India

Drive Pass through Dalhousie Square:–
General Post Office, Shaheed Minar, Eden Gardens, Akashvaani Bhawan, Howrah Station, Writers’ Building, Governor’s House, Ghat of Ganges, High Court, Maidan, Town Hall, Fort William, Race Course