Kolkata is a friendly and intellectual city, here you gaze in awe at India’s most historic railway station or indulge in Bengali cuisine.
You can take a food tour to meander through a neighborhood rarely visited by tourists, sample rich slow-cooked mutton kosha and indulge in sweet and spongy rosogolla.
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Mother Teresa’s House
The Mother Teresa Memorial House is a dedicated tribute to the world-famous humanitarian and Nobel Peace Prize winner, who founded the Missionaries of Charity. The Museum provides insights in the life of Mother Teresa and her global impact on humanitarianism. Explore Kolkata tour packages.
Designed by architect Vangel Bozinovski, the multifunctional structure is a transformed version of Mother Teresa’s birth home and combine elements of modernity and sacrality. Inside, visitors can explore a multi-level museum that showcases realistic sculptures of Mother Teresa and her family members, as well as copies of handwritten letters and a fragment of the actual threadbare sari she once wore.
Visitors can also see her simple room, including the bed on which she slept and from where she left for her heavenly abode in 1997. The compound serve as a place of pilgrimage and reverence and offers a quiet oasis in the midst of bustling Kolkata. The Mother Teresa House is easily reachable from the Park Street metro station and is open daily.
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Birla Planetarium
People, especially space science buffs flock to this place for its amazing shows that are arranged here. Kolkata tour packages include the planetarium’s magnificent dome ornaments the zenith of the complex and is quite prominent when one looks at it from a distance. The structure is reminiscent of Sanchi Stupa and it is surrounded by lush gardens that adds to the beauty of the place.
Besides conducting seminars and lectures in the field of Astronomy, Birla Planetarium organizes exhibitions on various themes. It also has an electronics lab that is involved in designing and fabrication of scientific modules and exhibits.
The Planetarium also houses a hall of fame that showcases statues and portraits of notable scientists. Another major attraction of this place is a Science Park that features numerous outdoor exhibitions based on science. Some of them include demonstrations based on mathematical principles and entertaining mirrors that kids will love to explore.
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Kolkata Food Walk
The streets of Kolkata are a food lover’s dream come true. Lined up along these streets are a diverse mix of century-old eateries serving dishes that define the city’s cuisine. To help you discover these eateries, Kolkata Classics has put together a day-long curated food walk through a neighborhood seldom visited by foreigners. From rich slow-cooked mutton kosha at a tiny shop in Bagbazar to the mouthwatering potlar kochuri from a local bakery in Sovabazar, this culinary escapade will leave you satiated. The Kolkata tour package includes tasty and delicious food for you.
The tour will also include a visit to the historic book district where students, scholars, poets and writers once came to devour books of all kinds and sip on endless cups of Indian favorites such as sandesh and sherbet soda. Then, the tour will conclude at a venerable coffee house that is still immersed in the faded grandeur of the British Empire. This is sure to be a once-in-a-lifetime experience. The tour can be customized as per your preferences and timings.