Calcutta Walks is a wonderful local tour company — highly recommend to anyone visiting the city! I think the best tour guides I’ve ever had. They do tours on various themes for different types of groups, from families (we were just 3 people for 2 days) to larger educational programmes. They are all about helping you live a place briefly the way locals live it…the streets, the food, the people, the history. And our guide, Ramanuj Ghosh, was so knowledgeable, enthusiastic, friendly and tuned in, both to us and those we encountered on the way. He really helped us understand what Calcuttans feel about their city, and made it riveting to all of us, including our teenage daughter. He really made our visit to this fascinating and full-on city special — wouldn’t have been the same without him. We started with their Melting Pot walk, an absolutely fascinating tour showcasing the cultural diversity of Calcutta — a vital legacy of this city I think all visitors should see. We were so pleased, we did another of their walks the next day, to the flower market and north where the gods are sculpted for Durga Puja. Highly recommended!
