Raj Heritage Walk
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Raj Heritage Walk
By Kolkata Story Tours
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$30.00
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$30.00
Lowest price guaranteeFree cancellation
Ages 6-85, max of 7 per group
Duration:
3–4 hours
Start time: Check availability
Ticket type:
Mobile
English
- Coffee and/or Tea
- Bottled water
- All Fees and Taxes
What's not included- Private transportation
- WiFi on board
- Gratuities, expenses of a personal nature, etc.
- Departure details
- Traveler pickup is offered.
- For an ADDITIONAL FEE, we can pick you up from any hotel, airport or station if it is a private tour. Else, FREE Pickup is offered to guests staying at The Oberoi, Lalit Great Eastern, Park Hotel, Elgin Fairlawn only.
- 11a, Sido Kanhu Dahar, near Tipu Sultan Masjid Kolkata, Maidan, Esplanade, Chowringhee North, Bow Barracks, Kolkata, West Bengal 700069, India KC Das Confectionery is iconic, right in the heart of the city location known as Esplanade to English Speakers while others call it Dharamtalla. It has a Red Shop sign. Across the street are the Tram lines,Lenin's Statute and on the left you will find Tipu Sultan Mosque with it's domes and minarets
- Hotel pickup is offered. View the hotel list on our checkout page to see if yours is included among the pickup points.
Return details- General Post Office (G.P.O.), Netaji Subhas Rd, Fairley Place, B.B.D. Bagh, Kolkata, West Bengal 700001, India As marked in Google Maps
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Near public transportation
- Infants must sit on laps
If you have questions about accessibility, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 169897P1- Not recommended for travelers with back problems
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- No heart problems or other serious medical conditions
- Most travelers can participate
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 7 travelers
- For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start date of the experience.
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- Raj Heritage Walk cancellation policy: For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start date of the experience. Discover and book Raj Heritage Walk on Tripadvisor
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- Raj Heritage Walk is hosted by Kolkata Story Tours. Read reviews, discover additonal experiences or contact Kolkata Story Tours on Tripadvisor. Discover and book Raj Heritage Walk on Tripadvisor
- If you have questions about this tour or need help making your booking, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 169897P1
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knbus
00Amazing experience!
KC (Kaushik Chatterjee) was an exceptional guide as he shared Kolkata with our family. Our day started at the flow…
Claire N
00Ms
Kaushik (KC) took my family and another family on an incredible customized day trip tour of Kolkata. He was incred…
fentonhiker
00Kolkata Story Tours with KC made our trip!
We have been on city tours all over the world, and the two days we spent with KC (Kaushik Chatterjee) are at the to…
Vix_P81
00Brilliant!
We are living in Southern India for the year and had some time at Christmas to travel. We spent a day and a half wi…
VoyagerNeel
00Unique travel connecting past and present
I had taken a customized day long trip, accompanied by about 8 guests who were visiting Kolkata (and India) for the…
avanirao
00Amazing, fulfilling experience! Must try
Highly recommended! Kaushik's love for the city is very evident from the breadth and depth of his knowledge. A tour…
Franjul
00Insight into the real Kolkata
Communication with Kaushik was straight forward, he replied to all our questions with a prompt reply and worked out…
509cassieg
00Magical, indeed mesmerising, tour of Kolkata! A must do
As a female, solo traveller I was nervous about exploring Kolkata and Kaushik made coming to Kolkata worth it! He m…
IanGeelong
00A Great Way To Get To Know Kolkata
We spent two and a half days with Kaushik. It was time and money exceptionally well spent. I would have no hesitati…
suvabratag2018
00Amazing Story!!
What the caption of the walk doesn’t say is the passion and lucidity with which the stories are narrated at an ambl…
Satyajpalit
00Kaushik’s Walking Tour at Kolkata
I joined Kaushik’s Walking Tour as I was escorting several Anglo Indian relatives of mine. They were visiting the l…
UtpalDey
00Durga Puja Carnival of zkolkata
Wonderful treat for your eyes and festival of food as well. A lifetime experience. Be ready to walk through thousan…
Eve B
00Immersion in every sense of the word
Immersion in every sense of the word – visited over 20 Pandals, some big, some small – great variety and experience…
Victoria S
00In the midst of the chaos
With just one day free in Kolkata, and needing sleep more than an early-morning tour, we called KC mid-morning to s…
edmar-b123
00Victoria Memorial
Beautiful place, surrounded by beautiful gardens, avoid to visit it during summer, the heat in Kolkata is almost un…
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JosefM
London7 contributions
This is one of the best city tours I have been on anywhere in the world. Kaushik is incredibly knowledgeable about Kolkata and its history, and this tour is the perfect introduction to one of the most picturesque and interesting parts of Kolkata. In three hours we covered an enormous amount, yet thanks to Kaushik’s style of storytelling the time flew by. He also gave us plenty of ideas for what to visit later on our trip; recommendations that all proved to be perfect. I really recommend this tour - Kolkata is an incredibly complex and sometimes difficult to appreciate city; this tour gives you a very insightful and meaningful understanding of it.
If possible, I would schedule this tour for early in your trip to Kolkata, as you will leave with plenty of recommendations of places to visit later. If possible, you should also ask Kaushik about his other tours - I did a private tour with him later in my stay in Kolkata and that was brilliant too.
If possible, I would schedule this tour for early in your trip to Kolkata, as you will leave with plenty of recommendations of places to visit later. If possible, you should also ask Kaushik about his other tours - I did a private tour with him later in my stay in Kolkata and that was brilliant too.
Written February 29, 2020
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Dave Weiß
7 contributions
Headline: Go to Kolkata and have a tour with Kaushik!
What an amazing city, and what a great introduction to it through this walking tour. I have family links to Kolkata, but didn't really know a lot about it until now. Going on this tour was a perfect way to start to learn about this fascinating place, and left me hungry for more. It's a very early start, but that way you get to wander round the city at a (relatively) tranquil time and see it starting to wake up. Kaushik is an engaging guide. He has an encyclopedic knowledge of the city and it is good to have the chance hear and understand the Indian / Bengali take on the Raj and the British in India, rather than what we might get at home. You learn a lot more wandering round the streets with him for a few hours than you could ever do from a guide book. I hope to go back again at some point and, if I do, I would not hesitate to get back in touch for another tour.
What an amazing city, and what a great introduction to it through this walking tour. I have family links to Kolkata, but didn't really know a lot about it until now. Going on this tour was a perfect way to start to learn about this fascinating place, and left me hungry for more. It's a very early start, but that way you get to wander round the city at a (relatively) tranquil time and see it starting to wake up. Kaushik is an engaging guide. He has an encyclopedic knowledge of the city and it is good to have the chance hear and understand the Indian / Bengali take on the Raj and the British in India, rather than what we might get at home. You learn a lot more wandering round the streets with him for a few hours than you could ever do from a guide book. I hope to go back again at some point and, if I do, I would not hesitate to get back in touch for another tour.
Written March 14, 2020
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Manisha Bose
New Delhi, India1 contribution
Undertook the lovely and enlightening walking tour yesterday. The tour guide, Mr Kaushik, had demonstrated extreme passion for this type of service, immense historical knowledge and highly amiable nature of interacting with his clients, which I found to be really worth emulating. His captivating narration of the rich history of Kolkata and correlating them with artifacts on various buildings and sites along the walking route, made a very light work of the 3 hours of walking.
I wish him all the very best in all his endeavours.
Amit Bose
I wish him all the very best in all his endeavours.
Amit Bose
Written January 19, 2020
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Rajesh M
San Francisco, CA30 contributions
We took an exceptional walking/driving tour with Kaushik C. His normal tour is nearly 4 hours. Recognizing that some of our team members may not be able to walk for that long, he modified it for us.
He is exceptionally knowledgeable not just about the city but the broader context of the city’s role in Indian and British history.
He is a great story teller which made the tour a lot of fun.
Highly recommended.
He is exceptionally knowledgeable not just about the city but the broader context of the city’s role in Indian and British history.
He is a great story teller which made the tour a lot of fun.
Highly recommended.
Written March 26, 2022
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Sid Banerjee
7 contributions
Couples
Thanks to Kaushik we ended up spending an outstanding morning in the streets of Kolkata. His knowledge about every nook and corner of this city is surreal, his style of narrating is unique and his ability to connect the dots between history, geography and sociology simply stands out.
We saw the city with his eyes and saw it like I have never seen it before. Same streets that I have bustled through during my youth visiting one office from another suddenly seemed to come alive as he explained the genesis and showed us evidences of his theory.
Given his tight schedule and multiple preoccupation I am not sure how many of you can avail this walk but if you can manage to book this in advance please do not miss the opportunity.
KOLKATA will stand out in your eyes
We saw the city with his eyes and saw it like I have never seen it before. Same streets that I have bustled through during my youth visiting one office from another suddenly seemed to come alive as he explained the genesis and showed us evidences of his theory.
Given his tight schedule and multiple preoccupation I am not sure how many of you can avail this walk but if you can manage to book this in advance please do not miss the opportunity.
KOLKATA will stand out in your eyes
Written February 15, 2020
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Shari L
Los Angeles, CA1 contribution
This is a wonderful and enlightening tour of the rich cultural heritage of Kolkata. Koushik brings to life the history of this city. His story telling abilities emerses you in a captivating experience. Highly recommended for locals and visitors alike!
Written January 15, 2020
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Christina C
5 contributions
Couples
A very well spent 3 hours. Kaushik was extremely knowledgable, pointing out numerous things that we would never have noticed on our own. His enthusiasm for the city was infectious, making us feel that we definitely need to return for longer.
Written January 8, 2020
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kobyboyn01
2 contributions
KC was amazing. The best 4 hours in Kolkata.
His depth of knowledge of the buildings in old Kolkata was incredible. His eye for detail and the stories he told brought alive what was a rich and colourful past.
He is a caring and attentive guide and a great ambassador for his city, its past and present.
I can't recommend a walking tour with Kolkata Story Tours highly enough.
Absolutely brilliant.
His depth of knowledge of the buildings in old Kolkata was incredible. His eye for detail and the stories he told brought alive what was a rich and colourful past.
He is a caring and attentive guide and a great ambassador for his city, its past and present.
I can't recommend a walking tour with Kolkata Story Tours highly enough.
Absolutely brilliant.
Written January 20, 2020
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Jamie S
Florida2 contributions
Couples
So far, wherever we've been, we’ve seen sights. We’ve seen people and markets and have been amazed by the different sights and cultures. But the feel has been of the exotic mostly . In China, Italy or other places of India. However, our walking tour of Calcutta with Kolkata Story Trails was a stand out experience. The experience was completely different. The Story Tellers took us for the walk, showed us the sights and made us feel the exotic. But the walk was not limited to that. For every street, every building and every face, there was a story they told us. A story of not just dry historical facts or fiction but one of achievements, failures, struggle, myths, heritage and path breaking pioneering movements. We could start enjoying and understanding a city that was entirely foreign to us 24 hours before the walks. In 3 days, we enjoyed the Cemetery Tour , The Raj Heritage tour and the Sutanati Tour. The Trail companions were full of patience, polite and enjoyable company. They gave some excellent tips on things to do, eat and go around. I will recommend them to all my friends and hope the service stays the same for them.
Written August 3, 2013
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Thank you so much for your kind words. We are now Kolkata Story Tours and equally inspired to keep giving you a wonderful experience. Our company is Kolkata Story Tours and in no way affiliated to Storytrails India Private Limited.
Written July 21, 2016
This response is the subjective opinion of the management representative and not of Tripadvisor LLC.
Rahul G
Jaipur, India21 contributions
Friends
Normally a trip to any city is " been there done that". It is seldom that one gets to know it's soul. Kolkata Story Trails (KTS) led by Kaushik has been an experience that I live within me for a long time. Calcutta to me lives in a pause and Kaushik was the right person for us to enjoy that moment.
The two half day walks were designed extremely well in terms of extracting real essence of the city. He made us walk, take the tram, hob nob in a Ferry, dumped us on the hand rickshaw, carted us in the metro.. he made us breathe and live Calcutta. Be it the history or the architecture, the glide of the Ganges or the young boys diving to embrace the waters, KTS had packed it all.
What I really appreciated about the whole experience was the pace, the patience and the passion that Mr. Kaushik exuded. He is truly a committed individual trying his best to share the city and its treasures.
I recommend this to all those visiting Calcutta and I strongly recommend to those living in Calcutta, for they do not know the many layers the city has to offer.
Towards the end, the Chinese Church was a masterpiece and I cant say much but let you savor it for yourself.
I will be back, to delve deeper into the veins of the city and Kaushik would help me explore more.
The two half day walks were designed extremely well in terms of extracting real essence of the city. He made us walk, take the tram, hob nob in a Ferry, dumped us on the hand rickshaw, carted us in the metro.. he made us breathe and live Calcutta. Be it the history or the architecture, the glide of the Ganges or the young boys diving to embrace the waters, KTS had packed it all.
What I really appreciated about the whole experience was the pace, the patience and the passion that Mr. Kaushik exuded. He is truly a committed individual trying his best to share the city and its treasures.
I recommend this to all those visiting Calcutta and I strongly recommend to those living in Calcutta, for they do not know the many layers the city has to offer.
Towards the end, the Chinese Church was a masterpiece and I cant say much but let you savor it for yourself.
I will be back, to delve deeper into the veins of the city and Kaushik would help me explore more.
Written July 18, 2013
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
Thank you so much for your kind words. We are now Kolkata Story Tours and equally inspired to keep giving you a wonderful experience. Our company is Kolkata Story Tours and in no way affiliated to Storytrails India Private Limited.
Written July 21, 2016
This response is the subjective opinion of the management representative and not of Tripadvisor LLC.
Subir
1 contribution
Should I take this tour in weekdays or in weekends or does not matter?
Hi, anybody who booked this tour on 24th of Nov? Would like to join any group for any 1 day trip around the city that day. Thanks!
rosem111
United Kingdom664 contributions
hi ,we are a senior couple.would like to do a half day tour of calcutta on saturday 9 th november.
Su and Geoff
Manish Jakhete
Dhule, India
I am in train and coming to Kolkata at 11pm today. Can I join for this tour tomorrow on 28/08/2019.I will pay cash tomorrow. I have debit card and net bank facility. No credit card. Hence unable to book the tickets. Please reply urgently.
Dr. Manish Jakhete.
