Top Things to do in Kolkata (Calcutta)
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Top 10 Hidden Gems Things to do in Kolkata (Calcutta), West Bengal
This former British colonial stronghold boasts evidence of over two millennia of habitation, with ornate, architecturally diverse buildings, ranging from crumbing ruins to Victorian treasures. Home to lively festivals and a vibrant artistic community, clamorous markets and packed temples, this city is crowded and polluted, but ultimately invigorating.
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1. Calcutta Walks
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5.0 based on 847 reviews
Calcutta Walks, the original walking and special interest tours operator of Kolkata. We're active on email 24 x 7 x 365 and our explorers will go out of their way to ensure you have an unforgettable experience of this crazy city. Do claim your free Calcutta tourist map on the walk.
2. Calcutta Photo Tours
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5.0 based on 664 reviews
Heritage, Cultural, Special Interest, Photography Tours.Explore Calcutta (Kolkata) like a local. Get under the skin of this awe-inspiring city. Learn and appreciate the heritage, culture & history even if you are not crazy about photography. And if photography makes you smile, THIS is the one to do! Calcutta's BEST special interest tour operator. Experience us to experience what all these wonderful people felt!
3. Kolkata Food Walk
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5.0 based on 77 reviews
We're a bunch of passionate, obsessive and saucy food-lovers! We're enthusiastic about walking for, talking about, munching on the history, culture and heritage of our beloved cuisine. We know Kolkata's culinary culture inside out and if you're keen on savoring it, then set out on a walking tour with us - one step at a time, one dish at a time.Leave it upon us to take you through the back alleys of Kolkata's best-kept culinary secrets, the legends, myths, traditions associated therewith that the touristy guide books often fail to take sight of.We don't rely on sponsors or advertisers. We're volunteers and in order to continue to keep it FREE we welcome small donations/tips.
4. Kolkata Trips
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5.0 based on 235 reviews
We at Kolkata Trips are experienced in conducting City Tours and Short Trips in and around Kolkata. We offer our guests Standard and Customised options of City Tours at Kolkata. Our fleet of vehicles with experienced drivers and knowledgeable guides will be suitable for every type of guests visiting Kolkata City. We also specialize in Guided Tours & Excursions to Santiniketan, Gangasagar, Bishnupur and Sundarbans. Our experienced team can make your stay at Kolkata memorable.
5. India Beacons Sojourn
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5.0 based on 277 reviews
India Beacons is one of the pioneers in bringing houseboat experience in Sunderbans. The Houseboat M.B.India Beacons is designed to provide you with an ultimate experience of cruising through Sundarbans, the World's largest mangrove forest. This tour helps you to experience "The Sundarbans Boat Safari" and cruise through this UNESCO Heritage with its unique ecosystem, the tigers and the various watch towers. So Come, join the India Beacons Sundarbans Tour !!!
6. Calcutta City Guide Tour
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5.0 based on 21 reviews
A few words about us We are young and energetic team of professional & passionate about our city. Reliability, Punctuality, Comfort Words that count most to you and to us. To explore the city you may hire a local tour guide in Kolkata who can reveal relics of the Victorian treasures, lively marketplaces and more. Our Tour Guides, many of them women, are knowledgeable, articulate and professional
7. South Park Street Cemetery
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4.5 based on 533 reviews
Reviewed By Shaffiabel - Kingston-upon-Hull, United Kingdom
You can spend a few hours here wandering this Beautiful & Peaceful place. Lots of history & stories to see. Very interesting.
8. Tour de Sundarbans - Day Tours
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4.5 based on 1,113 reviews
Tour companions to the sundarban jungles and Kolkata city.Come and see Sundarban the way it deserves to be seen, Free and Wild.Kolkata is wild in its own distinctive way, take a motorbike ride with us, during the day or during the night!!
9. Sundarban Chalo Tours
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4.5 based on 256 reviews
Tour Company to the Sundarban Jungle..
10. Marble Palace Kolkata
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4.0 based on 435 reviews
Reviewed By doibedouin - Howrah, India
The entrance to the palace has two large deer-head mounts. Entering into the palace will literally connote the name of the place. The palace is flooded with marble effigies and indeed a paradise for the art lovers. The reception hall has billiards boards and a notable Japanese bronze vase of about 4 ft. Walking on, the guide took us to a dark room which when lighted displayed the 6 ft high Mahogany statue of Queen Victoria. Other statues included the Greek Goddesses; the ceiling of the room too was decorated with wooden motifs. The “hakur dalan” has a marble fountain like structure in the centre, with the marble floor designed in floral patterns. The central worshipping pedestal too is of Marble with the figurines of Rama and Sita made on the walls behind it. The arched roof above the pedestal section too has cupids and floral designs plasterd on the edges. The corridors had caged macaws of different types and cockatoos. The first floor was availed through the wooden stairs with the wall paintings overlooking the visitors. The first floor itself is another grandeur with frequent black marbled statues of birds (ravens mostly). Worth mentioning is the dancing hall with the ceiling long wall mirror of Belgian glass on both sides of the room, that my friend is going to etch it’s place on your memory. Throughout the hall was other statuettes personifying the Greek deities four seasons- Spring Autumn, Summer and Winter, the statue of Commerce and Agriculture. The other hall had the oil paintings of the linage of the Mullick family. Other paintings are – the “Marine View” by Dutch painter Jan Van Goyen, “Madonna with Child” by Italian painter Giovanni Battista Salvi da Sassoferrato, “The Mystic Marriage of St. Catherine” by Rubens and “The Martyrdom of St. Sebastian” by Piero del Pollaiolo, as also some paintings by famous Indian artist Raja Ravi Varna and The Last Supper. The first ever piano, the grandfather’s clock and the ivory tusk are the notable mentions. Other statues worth mentioning are the greek Goddesses of Venus holding cupid, Apollo, Moses etc. Best time to visit: Anytime; Timing: 10 am to 4 pm. Closed on Mondays and Thursdays; Cost: Free entry, however you may tip the guide on your wish. You might need a prior permission from the tourism board. Nevertheless, if you don't have any, a government identity card would do.
