Tour 1 -  The Mixed Bag – a bit of everything

Early morning Heritage Walk with archaeologist and heritage expert Manish Chakravarty – focusing on the Dalhousie Square area including The Great Eastern Hotel, The Governor’s House, St John’s Church, Job Charnocks Tomb, The General Post Office, Writer’s Building

“Breakfast at Bomtis” – Enjoy a traditional Raj-style “English” breakfast at the personal residence of Surojit Iyenger, in the heritage building overlooking Chowringhee and the Maidan.  He is also has a collection of contemporary Bengali Art to view and for sale.

Devika Duncan will escort you around the shopping haunts of the city. Sightseeing can be slotted in if it falls along the way.

Lunch along the way, preferably at a local “dhaba” style venue.

Rest, or more shopping/sightseeing

Sunset cruise on the Hugli River - the famous Kolkata ghats, Howrah Bridge and station and Belur Math – Headquarters of the Ramakrishna Mission.

Dinner with Devika at a restaurant of your choice

Tour 2 -   Shopping with Devika

Full day shopping tour
Sightseeing can be slotted in if it falls along the way.
Lunch
Tea at The Bengal Club

Tour 3 -   Shopping and dinner with Devika

Full day shopping tour
Sightseeing can be slotted in if it falls along the way.
Lunch
Tea at The Bengal Club
Sound and Light Show at Victoria Memorial
Dinner at a restaurant of your choice

Tour 4 - Shops, sights and Temples on the Hugli, with Devika

Morning shopping and/or sightseeing
Lunch
3-hour afternoon cruise on the river Hugli – visit Belur Math and the Dakshineshwar Temple complex
Tea at a Heritage House along the river
Dinner with Devika

Tour 5 -   Shopping, lunch and the heritage buildings of North Kolkata

Morning shopping and/or sightseeing
Lunch
Heritage walk with Manish Chakravarty through North Kolkata (including Marble Palace, heritage homes of the “Black Town”, and a visit to Kamartuli – idol making)
Tea at The Bengal Club
Sound and Light Show at Victoria Memorial
Dinner with Devika

Tour 6  - An afternoon at the Kolkata Races

12 noon to 5 pm
Transport and Lunch included
Entrance to The Members’ Enclosure
Devika to accompany guests
Meet the trainers, jockeys and horses

All itineraries are flexible and can be mixed and matched to suit individual guest requirement and interest.

Choices of Restaurants for Lunch/Dinner options with Devika

Bengali Fine Dining
Bengali Dhaba
Bengali Mithai
Indian North-West Frontier Fine Dining
Indian Mughlai Dhaba style (Biryani, Rolls)
Chinese Fine Dining
Chinatown
South Indian Coastal
South Indian snacks (Dosas/Idlis etc)
Thai Fine Dining
European/Italian Fine Dining
Colonial/British Raj style
Kolkata Confectionery
Club food

Shopping options with Devika

Bengali Handicrafts
Contemporary Bengali Art
Handicrafts/Handlooms from rest of India
Jewellery – gems, silver, gold, traditional, modern, western
Textiles – silks, cottons, ethnic
Embroidered textiles – Kantha work (typical of Bengal), Missionary style table linen
Furniture – antique, colonial, contemporary Asian
Bazaars – flowers, food, spice, fruit, furniture
Books
Designers – clothes, accessories, lifestyle products, gifts

Sightseeing options with Devika

Victoria Memorial
Indian Museum
Dalhousie Square walk with associated buildings
North Kolkata walk with the Marble Palace
Riverside temples (along with the boat cruise)
Cemeteries of Kolkata
The Botanical Gardens
Charitable Institutions – Mother Theresa, Future Hope, Udayan

Special Interest Events (for larger groups)

Half day at The Tea Auction Center and J. Thomas Tea Broking House, with individual tea tasting sessions and Talk by Mr Kishen Katyal, one of the leading tea tasters in India

Talk by Dr Rudranghshu Mukerjee, Professor of History, on Bengali History, Art and Culture

Lunch or Tea at The Bengal Club

Cocktails and Dinner on the roof of Kanak Building on Chowringhee overlooking the Maidan, Victoria Memorial, the Hugli and the skyline of the city.