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Kolkata - A Sea of Faces and A Thousand Places (local guide)

By Get Local
9.2 out of 10
Wonderful
Free cancellation available
Price is ฿1,229 per adult
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Features

  • Free cancellation available
  • 6h
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Selective hotel pickup

Overview

Take this tour to get local in one day!
Discover Kolkata with our innovative tour that takes you on a cinematic journey to witness her different shades, to learn how she has evolved into what we know as 'The City of Joy'.
This tour is curated by drawing inspiration from filmmaking, a completely new style of walking tours which we call 'Cinematic Tours'. We personify Kolkata for you to connect with her on a personal level. This tour is based off of a storey which we refer to as 'The Script', the locations selected are based on the story-line and the guide plays the role of a narrator weaving a real-time storyboard.
This experience will give you a proper orientation of Kolkata so that you feel confident to be by yourself and feel like a local.

Activity location

  • Menoka Cinema
    • 5, Sarat Chatterjee Avenue, Ravindra Sarovar
    • Kolkata (Calcutta), West Bengal, India

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Menoka Cinema Hall
    • 5 Sarat Chatterjee Avenue
    • 700026, Kolkata, West Bengal, India

Multiple meeting/redemption points available, see location information for full list

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Immersive Small group Tour

  • Activity duration is 6 hours6h
    6h
  • English

Duration: 6 hours
Pickup included

Language options: English
Starting time: 9:30
Price details
฿1,229.44 x 1 Adult฿1,229.44
Total
Price is ฿1,229.44
Until Wed, 8 Jul

Kolkata Immersive Private Tour

  • Activity duration is 6 hours6h
    6h
  • English

Snacks
Private
Pickup included

Language options: English
Starting time: 9:30
Price details
฿2,458.87 x 1 Adult฿2,458.87
Total
Price is ฿2,458.87
Until Wed, 8 Jul
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What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's included
    WiFi on board
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Please carry Rs. 500 minimum for food and travel
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Air-conditioned vehicle

Know before you book

  • Public transport options are available nearby
  • Not recommended for pregnant travellers
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • If you have a request for pick up from any specific location please call on +91 9073480087
  • For directions, call on +91 9073480087

Activity itinerary

Menoka Cinema

  • 30m
Begin your journey with an orientation beside a beautiful lake in a modern South Kolkata locality. In this area we shall explore the life of Modern Kolkata or as we like to say, '21st Century Ms. South Kolkata'.

BBD Bagh

  • 1h
We arrive at the business district of Kolkata. This is where we discover the 'Victorian Calcutta' to understand the British Advent and witness some of the best heritage masterpieces of the city . Stop at a famous food lane for a traditional Bengali breakfast or light snacks while observing the present office culture

Bara Bazar

  • 20m
We walk through the largest wholesale market of India. Kolkata is a trading city, this place is the best part to understand the depth of trading.

Bowbazar (Pass by)

We follow the fascinating trade tail from White Town to Grey Town in a tuk tuk passing by the oldest china town and synagogues and hearing tales from the past while observing the present day hustle

College Street (Boi Para)

  • 1h
We arrive at the college town aka the intellectual hub of Kolkata. Walk through the lanes of revolution where sparks of the freedom movement first ignited. This area also has a famous book market. You'll get any book that you can name. It is said that if you don't find a book here it probably doesn't exist. Also we stop by at the most famous café of Kolkata, 'The Indian coffee house'.

Shobhabazar

  • 1h 30m
We arrive at the 'Black Town'. Explore 300 year old neighbourhoods, explore the famous pottery locality also known as 'Kumortuli', witness Bengali aristocracy and find various buildings lost in time and people simply living their lives. A special visit to a secret gym built by resistant fighters of the freedom era and a famous sculpture's studio.

Howrah Bridge (Pass by)

We travel back to the present in a ferry which passes under the Howrah Bridge.

Nandan West Bengal Film Centre

  • 30m
We get off the ferry, catch the iconic yellow cab and take a ride to our ending point which goes through the posh localities of The 'White Town' which includes Victoria Memorial.

Location

Activity location

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    Menoka Cinema
    • 5, Sarat Chatterjee Avenue, Ravindra Sarovar
    • Kolkata (Calcutta), West Bengal, India

Meeting/Redemption Point

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    Menoka Cinema Hall
    • 5 Sarat Chatterjee Avenue
    • 700026, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
  • PEOPLEPEOPLE
    St. John's Church
    • 2/2 Council House Street
    • 700001, Kolkata, West Bengal, India

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