Morning Bazaar Walking Tour in Kolkata


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Pricing Info: Per Person

Duration: 4 hours

Departs: Kolkata, Kolkata

Ticket Type: Mobile or paper ticket accepted

Free cancellation

Up to 24 hours in advance.

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Overview

Known as the commercial and educational city under the British East India, Kolkata never ceases to surprise its visitors around the world. In its bustling bazaars or markets, you can see its well preserved history and cultural ethnicity. Explore the famous Burra bazaar and College Street of Kolkata and indulge in a wide variety of fabrics, handloom, handicrafts, books and souvenir. Enjoy a cup of coffee and witness the making of Gods and Goddesses with mud at a very unique place called Kumartuli, the traditional potter’s quarters of Northern Kolkata.


What's Included

Hotel pickup and drop-off in Kolkata downtown

Market visit

Photography opportunity

Professional guide

Tax

Walk

Water

What's Not Included

Gratuities

Lunch


Traveler Information

  • INFANT: Age: 0 - 4
  • ADULT: Age: 5 - 99

Additional Info

  • Contactless payments for gratuities and add-ons
  • Face masks required for guides in public areas
  • Gear/equipment sanitised between use
  • Guides required to regularly wash hands
  • In the wake of the ensuing COVID crisis, we have re-invented our hygiene protocols and have taken concrete steps along with training our guides, drivers, representatives and other staff at our destinations’ offices. So, we are fully prepared for your safe
  • Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
  • Regular temperature checks for staff
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • Transportation vehicles regularly sanitised
  • Contactless payments for gratuities and add-ons
  • Face masks required for guides in public areas
  • Gear/equipment sanitised between use
  • Guides required to regularly wash hands
  • In the wake of the ensuing COVID crisis, we have re-invented our hygiene protocols and have taken concrete steps along with training our guides, drivers, representatives and other staff at our destinations’ offices. So, we are fully prepared for your safe
  • Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
  • Regular temperature checks for staff
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • Transportation vehicles regularly sanitised

Cancellation Policy

If you cancel at least 7 day(s) before the scheduled departure time, you will receive a full refund.
If you cancel between 3 and 6 day(s) before the scheduled departure time, you will receive a 50% refund.
If you cancel within 2 day(s) of the scheduled departure, you will receive a 0% refund.


What To Expect

Upon 9 am pick-up from your hotel in downtown Kolkata, meet your expert local guide. Head towards the market for the shopping expedition and the first stop will be the Spice/Masala market where you will indulge in finding the secret to the mouthwatering Indian cuisines. Proceed further to the wholesale fruit market at Machua, filled with fresh fruits as well as local vendors and shoppers.

Later on you will visit Burra Bazaar, meaning "big market" in English. As most of the eastern India feeds on this market, it is always busy and full of activities. Your guide will narrate you the tales of this ancient market, showcasing the best in Kolkata. If one is looking to buy products, such as textiles, cereals, food grains, spices, dry fruits, edible oils, sugar, salt or other groceries at very affordable prices, you come to the right place.

2 hours • Admission Ticket Free

College Street (Boi Para)
Proceed to the College Street of Kolkata, famed for its books and believed to be Asia’s largest book market. The market is also known as Boi Para (Book Market) in the local language and is a testament to the widespread reading culture of the people in Kolkata. Find your favorite books along with leather items, footwear, musical instruments and many more locally made products.

20 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Kumartuli
As the heat starts to rise, let's take a break and get a cup of coffee at a beautiful coffee house built during the British Raj. As your guide takes you through the history of this magnificent city, proceed to Kumortuli , the potter’s colony of Kolkata. You will witness craftsman making hundreds of clay idols without using any modern day machinery. These idols are molded into Gods and Goddesses and used in the temples for ceremonial rituals. Learn from your guide the traditional significance of these clay items. After the tour is concluded, we will take you back to your hotel in Kolkata.

60 minutes • Admission Ticket Free






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