Top Kolkata Rail Tours

Kolkata has a great culinary culture not found elsewhere in India and on this private food tour, you'll get to sample some of its tastiest offerings. Along with a guide, you'll get the chance to sample everything from spicy chai tea to jumbo prawns, as well as curried fish mousse steamed in banana leaves, onion bhajis (fritters), and the traditional sweets for which Kolkata is known across India.

The tram system in the city of Kolkata (Calcutta), West Bengal, India, operated by the Calcutta Tramways Company (CTC), is the only tram network operating in India. The oldest operating electric tram system in Asia, it has been running since 1902. It is a heritage of Kolkata (Calcutta), the City of Joy. Kolkata Heritage Tram Tour is a unique way of discovering Kolkata (Calcutta). This tour includes the visit to the St. Teresa's Home, her final resting place and passes through innumerable heritage buildings and places of Kolkata (Calcutta). The tour includes local food (snacks), and Kolkata Heritage Tram Tour Momento.

India is blessed with the largest of Himalayas range in its country. Unlike Nepal, treks and hikes here are not so crowded and gives travelers a chance to indulge more into rawness and wilderness of the greatest mountain range of the world. Here is a basic 5 Day itinerary of hiking in the grand Himalayas in eastern belt of the mountain range. This itinerary can be included or added while your visit in Kolkata , Darjeeling or Gangtok. Same trip in 3 days can be done , if air transportation is opted for. Tickets are cheap from Kolkata to siliguri in flight. Coming to this region and not tasting the happiness of climbing himalayas or getting intimate with it, might be regret , you build upon later. Hence i highly recommend this. For hiking in North India, Connect directly.

Staying in cottages or huts, fishing, small walks, cooking, learning local handicrafts or simply doing nothing are some of the options travellers ask for. Some basic facilities are being extended to guest which may not confirm to facilities with other International tourism standards but promises the factual village & rural life of Bengal and 70% of India, with some form of adventure for the guests. There are number of such home stay facilities in the region. The visit helps the economy, buying local products, buying art materials and using local villagers as guide or help. A concept fast catching up by most of our guest. Home stay is arranged and run by villagers Estate or villages or a whole village set up made specially for the guest.. It also a part of responsible tourism and ecotourism with Bird watching, Short trails, Angling, River Rafting, Clay modelling, etc are part of the stay.

Photographers , Travelers and people who want to see the hidden regions around Kolkata , see primitive tribal life and want to walk the "off the beaten" path can do this tour. Highly recommended if they want to see beyond the touristic places.

The private tour will begin in Kolkata a historical city dotted with many monuments of British Raj. Travel by train to reach Deoghar a Jyotirlinga Temple. From here drive to visit the Buddhist pilgrimage site of Nalanda an ancient seat of learning and Bodhgaya city of enlightenment. Continue to Varanasi the oldest serviving city in world dotted with nearly 2000 temples on holy river bank and monuments of Budhist faith in nearby Sarnath where Budhha set the Wheel of Dhamma in motion.