HERITAGE WALKING TOUR
HIGHLIGHTS
- - Walk around the 'White Town'
- - Colonial buildings made during the British reign
- - The flower market
- - Short walk on the Howrah Bridge
- - Ferry ride on river Ganges
DETAILS
Company Name: LET'S MEETUP TOURS
Price per person: INR 2500
Duration: 3 hours
Departure Point: Outside The Lalit Great Eastern Hotel ( BBD Bag )
Departure Time: 10:00 AM
Return Point: Outside St. John's Church
Return Time: 1:00 PM
Type of Tour: Day Tour
Availability ( Days of the Week ) : Daily
This momentous walk takes you into the spirit of the old 'Fort'. Walk around the 'White Town' – colonial city that was developed by the East India Company that existed within the Fort walls.
Begin from outside the Lalit Great Eastern Hotel ( waterloo street BBD Bag ) . We walk pass the colonial buildings made during the British reign, to name few are Secretariat building – The Writer's Building, Red Tank, Life Assurance building, Currency building, Raj Bhavan- Once the official residence of the Viceroys of India, St. Andrews Church, the historic Great Eastern hotel.
Your friendly local tour expert will take you around the vicinity and share the history that will surprise even the most experienced traveller. From here we walk towards Strand road to explore the flower market and a short walk on the Howrah Bridge, walk pass the Howrah station.
We take a ferry ride on river Ganges. You get a chance to get some picturesque view and capture some of the most beautiful panorama of the city.
Then walk down Old Post Office Street, also called the lawyers lane, while admiring the oldest High Court in India the 'Calcutta High court'. Here take a minute to immerse in the ambience of one of the busiest precincts' of Kolkata. End the tour outside St. John's Church.
PRICE DETAILS
INR 4000 for 2 pax.
5 or more pax : INR 1500 per pax.
Lone traveller is INR 2500
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