Private Half-Day Kolkata Tour: Experience Vintage Culture, Art, and History
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65 Ratings
Kolkata (Calcutta)
Embark on a half-day guided tour of Kolkata and immerse yourself in its vintage culture, art, and history. Visit Mother Teresa's House, explore the colonial city, witness the bustling flower market, and more!
Duration: 5 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Mother House - Mother House or Missionaries of Charity is a religious congregation that was established by Mother Teresa in 1950. An area of the house is reserved for followers to pay their respect to Mother Teresa. Here, one can find Mother Teresa’s Tomb and an exhibition that displays her work through photographs, awards and articles. Some of her belongings like her cloths, her sandals and her bag are also displayed. (Closed on Thursday)
What's Included
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off (selected hotels only)
  • Tourist guide/host
  • Bottled water
  • Tea and coffee
  • Snacks
What's Not Included
  • Victoria Memorial Museum entry fee
  • Available on purchase
Additional Information

Bid farewell to iconic spots like the Taj Mahal and pink Jaipur, and get ready to embrace the bustling atmosphere of Kolkata! Dive into a half-day, 5 hours tour of Kolkata, facilitated by our air-conditioned vehicle.
free pick-up and drop-off at your specified location is included. As you tour, you will be enlightened with fascinating details and stories about Kolkata’s people, art, history, and culture.
Explore the house of Mother Teresa and gain insights into the life and noble welfare work of this exceptional woman.
Stroll through the ‘White Town’ – a colonial city established by the British East India Company.
Get a glimpse of India’s largest flower market and the famous Howrah Bridge.
Venture into Potter’s town and witness how the skilled craftspeople mold clay into beautiful idols.
Take a pause at the legendary Indian Coffee House and wander around the most extensive book market in India.
Unfold the mysteries held in the Black Town, which was once a home to wealthy ‘Bengali babus’.
**We ensure an unparalleled, immersive city experience!!

Please note: If there are any other places you’d like to visit or activities you’d like to try, feel free to let us know, and we’ll happily incorporate that into your itinerary.

  • Children must be accompanied by an adult
  • A current valid passport is required on the day of travel
Location
Mother House
Mother House A J C Bose Road,
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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618nataliyad
Mar 22, 2024
Highly recommended. Would take this tour again. - Highly recommended. Would take this tour again. I cannot thank Muzaffar enough. It was a wonderful tour by the city local. He showed us all the interesting spots and shared a lot of history and insights. Communication was fast and easy. Tour was adjusted to our interests. Muzaffar even told us about his personal experience meeting mother Theresa.
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Jasbirbaldew
Mar 4, 2024
The perfect half day in Kolkata - The handsome Mr Khan was an absolute gem. His knowledge on the local culture, history and culinary delights was priceless. We were on a short layover and couldn’t have picked a better tour. The tour was interlaced with historical sites, buzzing markets with pit stops to taste the local cuisine. 100% recommend it!
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William_w
Feb 27, 2024
Absolutely great day... - Absolutely great day touring Kolkata. Our tour guide Muzaffar was fantastic. Extremely knowledgeable and very friendly! We would highly recommend this tour with him!!!
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Adb8a
Feb 26, 2024
Expert, fun guide with Muzaffar! - Muzaffar was the best guide! He gave us an exclusive look into the main sites and behind scenes views of a fabulous city. With good spirits and tremendous knowledge, he nagivated us through places like the post office, flower market, coffee house, and suspension bridge, St. Paul's, and held space for me to spend extra time at the Missionaries of Charity. He connected great with my buddy and I as Americans. He is a world-class tour guide, getting asked to tour the next day with a government ministry team. I learned a lot about the people, history, art, government, culture, and current society. Thank you, Muzaffar!
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Fern_m
Feb 25, 2024
Excellent Kolkata tour! - This tour was a superb view of life in Kolkata supplemented by a historical overview. Muzaffar was articulate, clear, knowledgeable, and fun! We very much appreciated the extra attention at the end of our tour, making sure we were safely at our next destination.
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T8595qothomase
Feb 14, 2024
Perfect Intro to Kolkata - What a great introduction to the city! The tour was fabulous and, Muzaffar, our guide, was fun, friendly and informative. Everything was a treat from the Bengali food/chai/coffee, the pace of the tour, the selection of sites and the company. Muzaffar was well known and liked at all of the venues. Highly recommend booking with him.
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Neuza_n
Jan 31, 2024
Muzaffar Khan was the best tour guide! Contact him for the best tour of Kolkata. - This was an amazing tour, we are very glad to book it. It was 6hours filled with lots of interesting information, but we also had some time to relax. Our tour guide Muzaffar Khan was very knowledgeable about Kolkata and India in general, we learned a lot with him! He was also very respectful of our wishes and changed the planning accordingly. We started our tour with a visit to Victoria Memorial and St Paul's Cathedral. Although this were maybe the highlights for some people, for us, as Europeans, it was not so special as we see these type of monuments/churches very frequently. So if you want to save time and explore the more authentic bits, I would advise to skip or shorten this part. We were happy that we did not spend much time in these sights! After this we visited Princep Ghat and had the 'best tea in Kolkata'. It was very delicious. We then went to the flower market which was the highlight of the tour. Muzaffar guided us through the narrow streets showing us the flower market from the inside and it was a very very authentic and lovely experience! We could see that some of the locals were surprised we were there. We visited Howrah Bridge and then went to the most peaceful part of the tour, the "potter's lane" in Kumartuli. It was filled with amazing clay sculptures of the gods and we could see the talent of those people right there working in front of us. After that we visited the vibrant college street, and had a coffee and snacks in the Indian coffee house. We were happy to relax for a bit and fill our stomachs with these nice snacks. The 'white coffee' is delicious there, made with added condensed milk. We finished the tour at Mother Teresa museum and tomb. This was also a memorable and very humbling experience. We highly recommend this tour and specially Muzaffar as your tour guide, you won't be disappointed!!
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Global01959969480
Jan 15, 2024
Day Tour Kolkatta - The day tour of Kolkatta was a memorable experience with Mr.Muzaffar Khan as our tour guide.He was good stroryteller with his vast knowlegde and history of Kolkatta forever carved a warm memory in our hearts..Thank you
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Don_h
Jan 12, 2024
A wonderful experience - Muzaffar Khan is best guide we could wish for. He took us to places which really gave a good insight in the history and culture of Kolkata. He has a wealth of knowledge and is very nice company. We can highly recommend this tour if you have limited time to spend in Kolkata.
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Erin_q
Jan 10, 2024
A lovely introduction to Kolkata - Thank you to Muzaffar for an amazing tour around Kolkata! Every stop was memorable. You really went above and beyond, accommodating our requests and personalizing the trip for us. It was easy to ask questions and take time wherever we wanted. It was a pleasure to see the City of Joy with you!
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