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Kolkata Phototours and Workshops

Experience the uniqueness of Kolkata , City of Joy with the person who knows the city from inside-out and make sure you come away with images that match — professional photography guided tours for all levels.

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A young boy fell for photography and wandered around city to know it as close as possible. Now you have a chance to know the city from the best possible angles and capture its beauty with your own lenses.

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Cultural Confluence of Kolkata - Culture Kaleidoscope Tour

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Kolkata 3-Hour Tour of Kumortuli - The Goddess Beckons

Photography Tour of Mesmerizing Markets of Kolkata

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Cultural Confluence of Kolkata - Culture Kaleidoscope Tour

Kolkata's English History - European Calcutta Tour

Kolkata's Flower Market - Hooghly's Flower Fest Tour

Kolkata 3-Hour Tour of Kumortuli - The Goddess Beckons

Photography Tour of Mesmerizing Markets of Kolkata

Most Recent: Reviews ordered by most recent publish date in descending order.

Detailed Reviews: Reviews ordered by recency and descriptiveness of user-identified themes such as waiting time, length of visit, general tips, and location information.

Calcutta Photo Tours - All You Need to Know BEFORE You Go (2024)

Calcutta Photo Tours

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Cultural Confluence of Kolkata - Culture Kaleidoscope Tour

Kolkata's English History - European Calcutta Tour

Kolkata's Flower Market - Hooghly's Flower Fest Tour

Kolkata 3-Hour Tour of Kumortuli - The Goddess Beckons

Photography Tour of Mesmerizing Markets of Kolkata

Most Recent: Reviews ordered by most recent publish date in descending order.

Detailed Reviews: Reviews ordered by recency and descriptiveness of user-identified themes such as waiting time, length of visit, general tips, and location information.

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Photo Walks and Walking Tours in Kolkata (Calcutta)

• Footsteps Photowalks
• Walk Observe Shoot

Visiting Kolkata ? Have a few hours to spare ?

Take a walk. Kolkata has something and a bit more to offer to everyone. Savour street foods or visit the artisans workshops. Immerse into the seemingly chaotic open bazaars or serene churches. Walk through centuries old cemeteries or modern IT sectors. Browse books at College Street and sip coffee at Coffee House. Ride trams, hand-pulled rickshaws or zip through traffic in auto-rickshaws. Lazily stroll through narrow lanes or observe the activities around a busy mandir. Kolkata promises to be a treat for every senses and surely a delight for experience seekers.

Have a camera ? Love to shoot ?

Kolkata is photographer's delight. If you love street photography or if you are fascinated by architecture, you just cannot give this vibrant city a miss. Take a walk discussing the techy stuff as you capture the various moods and interests that the city slowly reveals.

Popular photo walks and walking tours

Colonial Calcutta

Calcutta had once the distinction of being the second city of the mighty British Empire and the first capital of British india (1773-1911). Tank Square (Lal Dighi) area is said to have the largest concentration of colonial building. Follow Footsteps under the shadows of towering church spires, elegant clock towers and magnificent domes, stopping frequently to admire the intricate stucco works, beautifully curved pillars, colossal windows, decorated gateways and elegant figures of terraced roofs and finally admire the reflection of the vintage pieces on Tank Square.

On weekends and holidays this area is comparatively serene and devoid of the general hustle and bustle associated with Kolkata.

Preferred Timing : Early Morning or Afternoon Duration : 3 to 4 hrs hrs Meeting Point : K.C. Das sweet shop, Esplanade

Riverside walk

A walk down the river ghats of Hoogly. Be a witness to riverside daily activities and rituals. Boats, railway tracks, people from varied walks-of-life and temples are sure to keep you enthralled   May include a walk into the artisans workshops if time permits.. Evening walks usually ends with a wonderful aarati (ritual of worship with fire), subjected to occurrence on that evening.

Preferred Timing : Early Morning or Afternoon Duration : 3 hrs Meeting Point : Nimtollah Ghat

Flower Market and Ghats

Busy and seemingly chaotic wholesale flower market beside the Hoogly river. Vibrant with activity and colours. View the Hooghly river from a ghat.

This walk can be extended to include the Chitpur walk

Preferred Timing : Early Morning Duration : 3 hrs Meeting Point :

Chitpur Road and Nakhoda Masjid

A walk down the Chitpur Road (once a pilgrim street) offers a curious visitor a amalgam of trades and local shops. Heavy traffic with varied modes of commuting and transportation leaves a visitor awestruck and baffled. With age old aristocratic and historical buildings, eateries, publishing houses, jewellery shops, theatres, temples, Nakhoda Masjid and more; Chitpur is a living breathing museum. It has been an integral part of Bengali heritage. The tour may include a tram ride to cover certain areas.

Preferred Timing : Morning Duration : 3 hrs Meeting Point :

Calcutta Pet Market Walk

Do you want to spend your Sunday morning exploring the one of largest open air pet market ? Walk through the crowded Galif Street observing and shooting the multicoloured birds, fishes, ornamental plants, dogs and even guinea pigs and rabbits. Make your way through the winding lanes of North Calcutta under the shadows of crumbling mansions and past the Bagbazar Circular Rail station to the Maer (Mother's) Ghat, an oasis of peace in the chaotic surrounding.

Sunday mornings : 7:00 am to 9:30 am

The Photography Learners Walk

The best way to learn about your own equipment is in the field. Take a leisurely walk as you are guided to shoot  memorable photos in an easy and fun way. Get started with the basics or hone your knowledge. DSLRs, compacts and mirror-less cameras preferred. Do avoid cell-phone and tabs. Get comfortable with street photography.

Preferred Timing : Early Morning or Afternoon Duration : 3 hrs Meeting Point : As per the walk

Kolkata Kaleidoscope

From WWI barracks to Chinese Temples. Open Bazaars, local trades and an melting point of cultures. Early morning walkers can indulge themselves with the famous "Chinese breakfast" (street-side food).

Preferred Timing : Early Morning (6:30 am) Duration : 3 hrs Meeting Point : Indian Airlines Building

Kolkata Commutes

Experience riding in various public transport facilities available in Kolkata. Two of our favourites include the tram and hand-pulled rickshaw. Auto rickshaws and crowded public buses provide challenge even to a daily commuter. The old and steady Ambassador yellow taxis are so much part of the city. Ride the Metro railways and river waterways. The routes will take you across various sections of Kolkata. It gives you an opportunity to feel the pulse of Kolkata in a completely unique way.

Preferred Timing : Any time of the day Duration : 3-4 hrs Meeting Point :

Testimonials

The places that you escorted us to were totally fascinating, and your intelligent, knowledgeable descriptions were very much appreciated. You gave us most interesting angles and aspects for some excellent photos, and, most importantly, gave us space to pursue our own interests without pressuring us.

- David from Melbourne

"Your photo tours allowed me to get to know Kolkata better and made it easier for me to take photos. I highly recommend your photo tours to any one who wants a more in depth understanding of the city."

- Mary, a photography enthusiast from Toronto

"The photowalks I did with you were fantastic because you made me discover some parts of Kolkata which I probably would not have enjoyed as much without your explanations! It was a real bliss to wander in the streets of the City of Joy with you!"

- Guillaume Desachy

"We had a good time in Calcutta and without your guidance we would have seen very little. In fact I found wandering around the back streets rewarding although clearly the Ghats, flower market tunnel and the mosque also gave some interesting light."

- Alan, an photography enthusiast from Australia

Akash Mondal MIT (Aus.), FFIP

Contact details :, photo walks and walking tours of kolkata (calcutta).

• Customized photo walks for individuals, families and groups. Just tell us your interest.
• Special packages for schools, colleges and corporate houses.
• Customised photo-walks for those who wish to learn the basics of photography.
• Car available for full day tours by prior booking.

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Photography Tour of Mesmerizing Markets of Kolkata

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Popular Tours

Mode walk car/coach bicycle motorbike river boat public transport, theme colonial bengali architecture multicultural hooghly wetlands bazaars photography food.

In the footsteps of the Raj / White Town Walk

 dalhousie square.

The British had sought to build ‘the second city of the Empire’ right here and it is this ‘building’ that we’ll show you in the course of our walk through the ‘European’ areas of what was once the capital of the British Empire in India. There are major plans on to beautify and restore this heritage site with its rich and varied architectural styles.

One of our most popular walks this serves as the perfect introduction to British Calcutta and gives you a sneak peek into what went into the making of the Colonial Capital of India. So prepare to whet your appetite for all things Raj.

Timings: 0700 hrs to 1000 hrs. (Apr- Sep) 0800 hrs to 1100 hrs (Oct - Mar).

Meeting Point: Great Eastern Hotel Bakery.

Price: INR 2000 per person.

Bringing the Goddess To Earth

 flower market to kumartuli - life by the river walk.

Hooghly, a distributary of the Ganges is integral to the very identity of Bengal. It gives and sustains life for the millions that depend on it. From the wrestlers who exercise on its soft clay Show More to the boatmen who ferry people across, from the flower sellers who need the water to keep their produce fresh to the boys who throw magnets and retrieve coin offerings from its bed. Join us in exploring this visual, aural and olfactory riot from the flower bazaar to the clay idol makers’ den, Kumartulli, from the Howrah Bridge to the cremation ghats – it’s the buzz of life.

Meeting Point: Outside the North Port Police Station on Strand Road.

Cook as the Bongs do / Bengali Cooking Experience

 lake market / jadu babu bazar.

Bengal is a foodie’s paradise and more so Calcutta, where various adventurers have left their gastronomical imprints. We take you through an experience not easy to forget… especially because of the satiating burps afterwards. A walk through the market will familiarize you with the ingredients that go into the making of some of authentic Bengali food and we follow that up with cooking demonstration by either a regular housewife or by the owners of the finest restaurants of the city. Always followed by authentic Bengali sweets – a good enough reason to be on this tour.

Special Instructions Please do mention to the cook if you have any sort of allergies. All the food is bought fresh and cooked in front of you, in case your stomach is super-sensitive we advise that you take your necessary pills.

Timings: 1800 hrs to 2100 hrs.

Meeting Point: Your hotel lobby.

Price: INR 3500 per person.

Confluence Of Cultures / The Melting Pot Walk

 bow barracks to burrabazar.

Our city has witnessed many more cultures in its past than most others would even in this globalised present. Here we will trace for you the origins and remains of the varied communities that hung their boots and called Calcutta home. Lets check out why Chinese breakfast still rules Tiretta Bazar, where the Parsis are dwindling in numbers with each passing day and how the Armenians gave the city its oldest surviving Christian church while we pass the Anglo-Indians, the Muslims, the Marwaris, the Biharis and many more that made this city a great melting pot of diverse cultures. This is one of our most popular tours and highly recommended to get an idea of the melting pot that Calcutta is.

Meeting Point: Outside Indian Airlines / Air India building.

Street Food Calcutta Tours

 new market and around.

You get to experience some of the best food in the world at a fraction of the cost that you’d pay anywhere else. While some food items developed indigenously most have been brought it by the many settlers who came in attracted by the prosperity of this colonial city. Without further ado let’s plunge in and find out the best available street food in the city and the many locations and outlets that will leave you craving for more.

From the famous Kati rolls, a unique Calcutta style wrap, to street side masala cha, from varieties of fried fish to the unending list of delectable sweets. The range that you will experience will be a delight for all foodies.

Depending on where we go the tour may include a taste of: Jalebis, Soota Kababs, Dahi Papdi Chaat, Gaathia, Dalpuri, Chai, Chilla, Chowmein, Bhel Puri, Jhaal Muri, Puchkas, Paw Bhaji, Shinghara, Aloo Puri, Fish Fry… and so on.

Timings: 0800 hrs onwards.

Price: INR 4000 per person for a Half Day and INR 5000 per person for a full day inclusive of car, guide and all entry fees.

Now That’s Entertainment

 park street - societies to cemeteries walk.

Park Street ‘The City That Never Sleeps’ as well as the erstwhile ‘Burial Ground Road’, welcome to the Park Street. If Calcutta was the capital of the British Raj, then Park Street was the capital street of the city, where the rich and the famous lived, dined and made merry. Here, we will traverse down this hugely famous as well as infamous promenade and pay homage to the pleasure capital of the British empire. So, come with us as we take you from one end of the street to the other taking in restaurants, watering holes, hotels, the churches, colleges, stately homes and the burial grounds. Whew! Now that’s some street!

Timings: 0800 to 1100 hrs or 1500 to 1800 hrs.

Meeting Point: Main Entrance of The Asiatic Society at 1 Park Street.

The Star Still Shines / Black Town Walk

 sovabazar.

The ever-vital hub of traditional Bengali culture, ‘the natives’ area’, Sovabazar is all this and much more. This area contains a fascinatingly cosmopolitan blend of the seemingly incongruous architectural forms (from Islamic to Baroque, from Victorian to Bengali) which made up the old world dwellings of the city’s wealthier Bengalis. No one who wishes to savor the authentic flavor of Bengali culture and cuisine can afford to miss out on this walk.

Join us to learn much more about life in Black Town, to get a glimpse of this time warp called Bengali Calcutta.

Meeting Point: Girish Park Metro Station Exit No 1.

Sailing towards the Goddess / Sunset River Cruise

 belur math.

Our river is the Hooghly, a tributary of the Ganges. And if it weren’t for that test flight at Kitty Hawk, you probably would’ve sailed down this waterway to our city. Take a breather and join us on a river cruise.

Take in the glory of the setting sun on our river Hooghly, while sailing upriver to Belur Math, the international headquarters of the Ramakrishna Mission and Dakshineswar, a unique Kali temple. Includes the company of an Explorer with snacks and tea on board.

Timings: 03:30 PM to 06:30 PM.

Meeting Point: Your Hotel Lobby.

Price: INR 6,500 per person as a shared tour minimum 2 pax and INR 7500 per person as a private and exclusive tour minimum 2 pax.

Cabin Food Walk

 indian coffee house and around.

It is something that has been known for a while and a belief we at Calcutta Walks strongly stand by, that food is one of the strongest connects you can have with any city. Any cuisine with its varied flavours, common ingredients and distinct taste adds a unique identity to the character of a place. Calcutta too has its incredible tastes – but what makes her’s so amazing is the variety of flavours that have emerged because of the plethora of influences that she has merged in herself. In an endeavour to provide a holistic experience of the city to those who are more than tourists, Calcutta Walks has come up with its unique Cabin Food Walk. In this we take you through all the hole in the wall eateries that dot old Calcutta where everyone from revolutionaries to literati have gathered to satiate their hunger for food and flock. So join us to eat from the palette that has served many a poet, writer, activist, footballer, filmmaker, photographer, et al.

Timings: Any 3 hours between 10am and 10pm.

Meeting Point: Oberoi Grand hotel lobby.

Price: INR 3000 per person inclusive of food.

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