First British Capital:The Raj Heritage Walk - 3 Hours Walk Excursion with Pickup

After Pickup From Your Hotel in the Kolkata , Begin your Walking Tour To The Raj Heritage Walk, we take you to the then-centre-of-power, show you the colonial buildings (which in many cases are fine examples of European Architecture with eastern influences in some instances) & the River Front where trading took place  and the Royal Navy Exercised. We also tell you the fantastic stories, some of which cause goose bumps for their incredulous ferocity and adventure and yet some may sound outright hilarious today in hindsight. Sipping the organic packaged drink in the form of tender coconut water right from the fruit, be refreshed, enthralled, amused and entertained. Be enlightened about the Raj days.

The tour is centred around the Dalhousie Square (the names have changed but the Raj hangover continues and sometimes we still call places in their old names. Names that were usually given by the British Empire in Honour of their successive Viceroys and similarly important people). The formal name today is B.B.D. Baag, in honour of the bravery 3 of India's freedom fighters. Oh, that's another thrilling story, should you want to hear it!

We will look at the Writers Building, originally served as the office for writers of the British East India Company, hence the name. Designed by Thomas Lyon in 1780, it received its impressive Corinthian façade, an example of the Neo-Renaissance style, in 1889.

The Royal Exchange Place, A one-time residence of Robert Clive and now the office of the Bengal Chamber of Commerce and Industry

The General Post Office (G.P.O.): A heritage building right in the heart of Dalhousie Square, Kolkata  housing the general post office. This two-storied Victorian style building with an impressive dome is a key landmark for Kolkata. 

 St. John's Church's yard has the Mausoleum of Job Charnock. The building is supposedly the oldest piece of masonry in Calcutta.

 Raj Bhavan  is the official residence of the Governor of West Bengal. Built in 1803 it was known as the Government House in the pre - independence days.Later after the transfer of power from the British East India Company to the British Crown in 1858 it became the official residence of the Viceroy of India.

The Ochterlony Monument as it was formerly called (The Shaheed Minar or Martyrs' Monument is it's new name)  was erected in 1825 by Major General Sir David Ochterlony, commander of the British East India Company.

The Raj Heritage Walk would be of a duration of 2 hours with possibility of 1/2 an hour spill over to account for your extra time for photography, etc. We usually conduct this tour in the early mornings between 6.30 a.m. - 9.30 a.m.  local time as it helps you to walk comfortably in the pleasant mornings