Cultural Confluence of Kolkata: Experience Diverse Indian Cultures in One City
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Kolkata
Immerse yourself in the cultural confluence of Kolkata, a city that showcases the diverse tapestry of Indian cultures. Explore the vibrant communities, religions, and flavors that make Kolkata a true melting pot. Join this tour to experience the essence of India's rich heritage and coexistence of different communities.
Duration: 3 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Bowbazar - Some of the neighbourhoods and places we cover on this tour include Bow Barracks, Zoroastrian Fire Temple, Old Chinatown, Old Jewish neighbourhoods, Jain Temple, Portuguese Church, Armenian Church and the Chitpur neighbourhood.

Covid restrictions apply. Some places may have restricted entry or may have banned entry.

Depends on the day and time of the day.

What's Included
  • Tea and coffee
  • Bottled water
  • Snacks
  • All fees and taxes included
Additional Information

This excursion caters to both photographers and non-photographers. If you’re a photography enthusiast, you don’t need professional-level equipment to join this tour - any device that suits your comfort in photography is acceptable. Our satisfaction comes from yours!

Calcutta serves as a diverse mosaic of unique cultures and communities, a spectacular spectrum of varied hues, tastes, and visuals that contribute to Calcutta’s identity at present. This tour will guide you to understand a slice of India’s multilayered nature and how an array of religions and faiths weave together to form the intricate tapestry that is India. The seamless cohabitation of numerous cultures and communities echoes the 1982 chart-topping hit by Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder – Ebony and Ivory.

IMPORTANT: Unless there’s an available scheduled tour, the minimum number of participants for the tour is 2. If you’re travelling alone, kindly reach out to us.

P.S. If the stated start times do not align with your schedule, feel free to send a message. We might be able to adjust according to your convenience.

Location
Indian Airlines Office
Central Avenue
Between the Chandni Chowk and Central Metro Station, opposite Yogayog Bhawan. P.S. Drop us a message if the mentioned start times do not work for you. Maybe we can schedule according to your convenience.
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Chloe
Apr 21, 2024
Great time - Such an amazing tour. Really appreciated our guide manjit, he had an amazing energy the whole time, and made the experience lots of fun!
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Brendanroc
Apr 21, 2024
Wonderful cultural tour of Kolkata. - Wonderful cultural tour of Kolkata. Unique history, tasty food, not your typical tour. Manjit is professional, humorous, and knowledgeable - with a great eye for a photo.
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Maikel_g
Apr 17, 2024
We loved getting to know... - We loved getting to know the more intimate parts of Calcutta that we probably wouldn’t have visited by ourselves. The focus on the different communities and religions was definitely something we appreciated.
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610anjab
Apr 15, 2024
Fabulous neighborhood tour to get to know Calcutta - Best neighborhood in town; Ioved it. Super relaxing and informative walk; it felt like walking with a good friend through town, who tells me stories and anecdotes.
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Deans19
Apr 8, 2024
Amazing photography opportunity - Gives you access to neighbourhoods in a way you would never get as a non local with great knowledge of the city and it’s history
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896ayand
Apr 8, 2024
Manjit is a great guide - Manjit guides us though some of Kolkata's most diverse areas providing insights that you just wouldn't find otherwise. I took this tour early in the morning 6am start and it's wonderful to see the city before all the hustle and bustle gets started.
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Katherine_p
Apr 7, 2024
Learn some of Kolkata's complexity - We had a wonderful time exploring a little visited part of Kolkata. India is such a fascinating place and this walk through a quiet part of Kolkata was so friendly and eye-opening. We totally recommend it, but not as a first tour of Kolkata. Do some a general tour first and then enjoy this quiet world.
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Sightsee33721439619
Apr 3, 2024
Experince of how Multiple cultures and religions thrive side by side in Kolkata reli - Our guide Manjit provided an excellent tour reflecting this cultural confluence and rich diversity of this city ..it was a truly amazing multidimensional experience
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X7424jyjackf
Apr 3, 2024
A cultural explosion with a knowledgeable guide - Amazing and unique walking tour - on the kaleidoscope tour we got to see the diverse cultures, communities and religions in Kolkata and try fresh local produce. My parents loved it and found the past and distance easy to manage. Manjit was very knowledgeable and gave us background history to Kolkata and weaved it into the stories from the community excellently
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Travel09303164582
Feb 29, 2024
Superb 5* Tour - Booked this private tour for myself, an amateur photographer, and my wife who carries the lenses and loves culture and history. I used on the day a Canon 90D with an Extreme Pro super-fast SD card and stayed with my 18-55mm kit lens most of the time. We met Manjit at the hotel and spent a few minutes going over what we would be seeing, what we hoped to see and running through camera settings. Manjit did suggest a couple of camera setting tweaks that I might like to try, very useful and very knowledgeable. As we went round Manjit also suggested better angles where needed. The tour was exactly as described, with a never-ending supply of subjects to point the camera at, with Manjit seeming to know everyone we passed (and all wanting to chat or offer us food or drinks), as well as loads of information on Kolkata. The biggest plus for us (apart from the most amazing opportunity to capture real life images) was that we didn’t have to worry about where we were (or how to get back), if we could point a camera at that person on not, or if we were staying safe as Manjit was the perfect guide. He also has a great personality – warm and funny, and reads people and situations really well. After three and half hours we were exhausted and very pleased that Manjit had arranged a car to collect us at the start and finish of the tour. We cannot thank Manjit enough for the best tour we have ever taken and for some superb and memorable images and all at a reasonable price.
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