Kolkata: Full Day Private Tour & Howrah Bridge with Pickup
Kolkata's British Monuments & Mother Teresa's Legacy in One Day
You get picked up from your hotel and spend the day moving through Kolkata's colonial landmarks and spiritual sites in a private air-conditioned car. The route covers St Paul's Cathedral, Mother House, the Indian Museum, Victoria Memorial, Birla Mandir, Kalighat Kali Temple, and a drive over Howrah Bridge. Lunch and a professional guide are optional add-ons. The driver returns you to your hotel, airport or station by evening.
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Full day Kolkata sightseeing tour
- Visit St Paul's Cathedral
- Visit Mother Teresa's House and Nirmal Hriday
- Visit Indian Museum
- Visit Victoria Memorial
- Visit Birla Mandir temple
- Visit Kalighat Kali Temple
- Visit Prinsep Ghats
- Drive past Dalhousie Square landmarks
- Drive over Howrah Bridge
- St Paul's Cathedral 20m
- Mother House of the Missionaries of Charity 30m
- Indian Museum 30m
- Victoria Memorial 45m
- Birla Temple 20m
- New Town Eco Park 45m
- Prinsep Ghat 20m
- BBD Bagh passing by
- Howrah Bridge passing by
What’s included
- Your day includes hotel, airport or railway station pickup and drop-off, an air-conditioned vehicle (Swift Dzire or Innova depending on group size), all fuel, parking charges, tolls and taxes, and bottled water.
- A professional guide is available as an optional add-on.
- Lunch can be added to your booking, with vegetarian options on request.
- Every day 09:00 09:30
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Private full-day Kolkata tour with hotel pickup, Victoria Memorial, Mother House, Howrah Bridge and lunch. Air-conditioned car with professional guide. Closed Mondays.
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The experience
The car pulls up to your hotel in the early light, and Kolkata spreads out ahead: the Hooghly River catching the sun, the sound of traffic already building. You settle into the air-conditioned vehicle and the driver heads toward St Paul's Cathedral, a stone structure that replaced an older church when the British community here swelled to four thousand men and three hundred women by 1810. The cathedral's quiet interior feels suspended from the city's rhythm outside, and your guide (if you've booked with one) walks you through the colonial architecture, the high ceilings, the weight of that history.
After that, the tour moves to Mother House of the Missionaries of Charity, where Mother Teresa lived and worked with her sisters. You see her tomb, then Nirmal Hriday, the place where she served the poorest of the poor. It's a shift in tone, from imperial stone to something smaller, more direct. From there you head to the Indian Museum, the ninth oldest museum in the world, where the collections sprawl across rooms: Mughal paintings from 1600, fossils, mummies, armor. The scale of it can feel overwhelming if you're not expecting it, so the guide helps you move through the highlights rather than trying to see everything. Lunch happens somewhere in the middle of the day (if you've added it to your booking), and vegetarian options are available if you ask when you reserve.
The afternoon takes you to Victoria Memorial, the marble structure built for Queen Victoria: a blend of Mughal and British architecture that sits in its own gardens. Then Birla Mandir, the white marble temple with its resemblance to the Lingaraj Temple in Bhubaneswar, and Kalighat Kali Temple, one of the 51 Shakti Peethas dedicated to the goddess Kali. You drive past Dalhousie Square, where the General Post Office, Shaheed Minar, Eden Gardens, and the High Court cluster together like a textbook of colonial Kolkata. And then there's Howrah Bridge. You drive over it, the Hooghly River below, the city on both sides. It's the moment that feels like the postcard, but by then you've already seen the quieter, stranger parts of the day.
The whole thing runs full day, and the driver brings you back to your hotel or airport or railway station by evening. One thing to know: most museums and monuments close on Mondays, so plan around that. The vehicle is air-conditioned (a Swift Dzire for two people, an Innova for three or four), and the fuel, parking, tolls and taxes are all included, so there's no negotiation at the end.
Top questions
Can children come?
Yes. Ticket types: Youth (12 to 15 years); Child (3 to 11 years); Infant (under 3).
Is lunch included in the price?
Lunch is optional. You can add it when you book. Vegetarian options are available if you request them at booking.
Can I book without a guide?
Yes. The professional guide is optional. You can book the car and driver alone, or add a guide when you reserve.
Which days is the tour closed?
Most museums and monuments close on Mondays, so the tour is not recommended on that day.
How many people can fit in the car?
A Swift Dzire seats 2 people. An Innova seats 3 to 4 people. The vehicle type depends on your group size.
Is hotel pickup included?
Yes. Hotel pickup and drop-off are included. Airport and railway station pickups are also available.
What if I need a vegetarian meal?
Vegetarian options are available. Let the operator know when you book.
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Kolkata: Full Day Private Tour & Howrah Bridge with Pickup
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