‘Kolkata Connect’, your chance to view Kolkata as you have never done before, and this applies just as much to tourists as it does to locals.
For those not in the know, this is a tour of Kolkata’s most prominent and iconic heritage landmarks, courtesy the West Bengal Tourism Development Corporation Ltd (WBTDCL), from 1.30 to 6.00 pm, on board a lovely double-decker bus, itself an integral part of Kolkata’s heritage.
The itinerary for the tour looks like this:
1.30 pm: Reporting at Tourism Centre, Kolkata
2.00 pm: Starting from Tourism Centre, drive past Lalit Great Eastern Hotel, Raj Bhavan, Curzon Park, Red Road Crossing, Akashvani Bhavan
2.15 pm: St John’s Church
2.35 pm: Leave St John’s Church, drive past Currency Bhavan, GPO, Reserve Bank of India, Writer’s Building, Park Street, Maidan, Fort William, Red Road, Babu Ghat
3.05 pm: Eden Gardens
3.20 pm: Leave Eden Gardens, drive past High Court
3.30 pm: Prinsep Ghat
4.00 pm: Leave Prinsep Ghat (toward Victoria Memorial through PTS)
4.15 pm: Victoria Memorial (tea & biscuits will be served)
5.00 pm: Leave Victoria Memorial
Drop off points will be St John’s Church, Eden Gardens, Prinsep Ghat,
Victoria Memorial. Guests may end the tour at Victoria Memorial, or at the Tourism
Centre at 5.30 pm.
Guide fees, bus charges, parking fees and entrance charges are all included in the
Package, which costs Rs 499 per head. No refund is admissible after booking or change of dates, the package is not refundable, no pre/postponement allowed.
A word for tourists booking the first floor (upper deck) of the double decker bus – make sure you take proper protective measures like umbrella and sunscreen protection as per your convenience, since the first floor is roofless.
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