- Machuabazar - You will be picked up from your hotel in the city center, meet your professional guide and head towards your Kolkata morning bazaar adventure. Primary stops will be the Spice Market where you will enjoy finding the key ingredients of the Indian cuisine. Continue further to the wholesale fruit market at Machua, loaded with crisp organic fruits.
After this, you will explore Burra Bazaar, meaning “big market” in English. Your guide will share the history of this old market, exhibiting the best in Kolkata.
Continue to College Street for its books and known to be one of Asia’s biggest book markets. The market is called Boi Para (Book Market) in the local dialect.
Then on to Kumortuli, where you will find potters. You will witness specialists making many clay idols by hand. Your guide will share the traditional significance of these items made from clay.
Enjoy eating lunch at a local restaurant. (at own expense).
After lunch you will be driven back to your hotel within city center.
- Lunch at a local restaurant (beverages not included)
- Hotel pickup and drop-off in city center
- Two bottles of mineral water per person
- Transport by private air-conditioned vehicle
- Guidance from a local English-speaking guide
- Gratuities
- Food and drinks, unless specified
An early dawn trip to Kolkata’s lively open-air markets grants an understanding of the Bazaar traditions of this significant location, once the epicenter of British colonial rule. Along with your proficient local guide, you’ll tour the vibrant stalls of these al fresco markets. By interacting with the vendors, you’ll get the chance to absorb the everyday life of traders and purchasers on your stroll. Your journey includes halts at the Burra Bazaar and College Street, offering opportunities to observe and buy textiles, crafts, mementoes, books, and a vast variety of other goods.
Highlights
• Spice Market
• Machua’s Fruit market
• Burra Bazaar
• Boi Para Book Market
- Consider wearing comfortable clothes and walking shoes.
- This tour does not operate on Sundays.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
