Tank Square to Dalhousie Square to BBD Bag...the journey of names

Raj Heritage Walk

Small Group
Digital
240 minutes
English

This is a Story Walk & one of our most popular tours, certified by so many travelers through the years! If you like listening to stories about the Raj days and Kolkata then this is your tour! It is a very interesting story of how the British started trading in this part of the world rivalling earlier European entrants. Many a booming cannon later, they became the leading traders. What followed was a small fort, a big port, a great battle, many changing fortunes and lots of colonial cunning & politics. The East India Company & later the Flag of the Empire gave a lot of importance to Calcutta for its trading, political and administrative clout. She was after all the Capital of British India for a long time & arguably the second most important city in the Empire. Along with Defense & Administration came institutions for Entertainment, Education & Emancipation. The light of European renaissance came as an ambient source & later cascaded into its own indigenous, self generating brightness.

Options

Walking Tour Retracing the Raj

Walking Tour
Duration: 3 hours: This is a pure walking tour that often spills over to more than 3 hours. Guests unable to walk, if in a homogeneous group can avail of car transport at extra charges.

From¥220.83Per Person

What's included in Raj Heritage Walk

(Subject to Option Inclusions)

Enjoy the front facade view of this historic heritage building and listen to some fantastic stories associated with it

Writers' Building
General Post Office
Town Hall
Raj Bhavan

Inclusions

  • All Fees and Taxes
  • Bottled water
  • Coffee and/or Tea
  • Private transportation
  • WiFi on board
  • Gratuities, expenses of a personal nature, etc.
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
  • Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
  • Not recommended for pregnant travelers
  • Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Meet

Pickup and Dropoff

You can choose to be picked up from a list of locations, or alternatively, have the choice to make your own way to the meeting points

Please arrive at the pick up point 30 minutes before departure time.

Additional Information

For an ADDITIONAL FEE, we can pick you up from any hotel, airport or station if it is a private tour. Else, FREE Pickup is offered to guests staying at The Oberoi, Lalit Great Eastern, Park Hotel, Elgin Fairlawn only.

Meeting Points

  • KC Das Confectionery is iconic, right in the heart of the city location known as Esplanade to English Speakers while others call it Dharamtalla. It has a Red Shop sign. Across the street are the Tram lines,Lenin's Statute and on the left you will find Tipu Sultan Mosque with it's domes and minarets

End Points

  • As marked in Google Maps

Redeem

Ticket Redemption

Direct access

Operator

Kolkata Story Tours