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Kolkata: Full-Day Spirituality & Temples Tour

Duration: 8 hours
Destination: India, West Bengal, Kolkata
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  • 8 hours
  • Kolkata
  • E-Voucher
  • Lowest Price
  • Not-Cancellable

Overview

Explore Kolkata, the second largest city of India, its rich cultural and spiritual past in this full day tour of the city which takes you to some of the oldest temples, churches, and synagogues representing the beautiful culmination of different religions.

Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product

Stop At: Dakshineswar Kali Temple, Near Bali Bridge P.O. :Alambazar, Kolkata (Calcutta) 700035 India

Start your day at around 8:00 in the morning with your guide picking you up from your hotel. The first stop on the tour is the Dakshineshwar temple, one of the most revered temples of Kolkata dedicated to goddess Kali. This 18th-century temple is an architectural marvel with a height of 100 ft and a massive courtyard

Duration: 25 minutes

Stop At: Belur Math, Belur Rd Howrah, Belur 711202 India

The second spot on the itinerary is the Belur Math temple which is separated from the earlier one by river Ganga. Take a fun ferry ride like a local to reach this site which attracts people of a different faith from across the world! The temple is a place for pilgrimage for people of different religious faith and exudes a sense of peace like nowhere else!

Duration: 20 minutes

Stop At: Maghen David synagogue, 109 Biplabi Rash Behari Basu Road Corner Braebourne Road and Canning Street, Kolkata (Calcutta) India

After this, take the ferry back to reach your car and head towards your next destination, the Magen David Synagogue. One of the largest synagogues around Asia and an important site tracing the origin of Jews in Kolkata, the place will have you swooning with its architecture and the intricacies.

Duration: 20 minutes

Stop At: Parashnath Jain Temple, 11/A Heysham Road Near Elgin Road Forum Mall, Kolkata (Calcutta) 700020 India

Next on the line is the pristine and utterly stunning Parasnath Digambar Jain temple. One of the most revered shrines for people of Jainism faith, this temple has a scenic appearance to itself with beautiful garden decorated with glass mosaics and silver European styled deities. Don’t forget to see the lamp which has been perpetually burning since the inception of the temple, i.e 1867!

Duration: 25 minutes

Stop At: St. John's Church, 2/2, Council House St, opp. Dewars Garage, Lal Dighi, B.B.D. Bagh, Kolkata, West Bengal 700001, India

Before proceeding to your last stop, stop for a hearty Bengali lunch (at your own expense) at one of the best-known local restaurants and once you’re through proceed further to your last stop at the St John’s Church. One of the first few buildings erected by the East India Company, the Church is also called as the Stone Church built in the Neoclassical architectural style with its interiors decorated with beautiful wood carvings and marble bass relief work. The Church also holds many important memorials including Job Charnock, the founder of Kolkata. End your tour with a flavoursome masala chai in earthen cups with your guide before the driver drops you back at your hotel

Duration: 25 minutes

Stop At: Kalighat Kali Temple, Kalighat Road, Kolkata (Calcutta) India

Travel further, to the next destination, the Kalighat temple. One of the 52 Shakti peeths (places where the various parts of Sati's body are believed to have fallen, in the course of Shiva's Rudra Tandava) of India. An extremely important pilgrimage site this temple is dedicated to goddess Kali and attracts a huge number of devotees around the year. Explore this site as your guide acquaints yours further with Hindu mythology.

Duration: 20 minutes

Inclusions
  • English speaking professional licensed guide
  • Transportation in Air Conditioned vehicle
  • Hotel Pick & Drop
  • All parking, tolls, driver allowances, fuel and taxes.
  • Entry/Admission - Kalighat Kali Temple
  • Entry/Admission - Belur Math
  • Entry/Admission - St. John's Church
  • Entry/Admission - Parashnath Jain Temple

Exclusions
  • Gratuities (recommended).
  • Entry tickets to the monuments.
  • Lunch
  • Not wheelchair accessible
  • Shoes must be removed at places of worship, Knees and shoulders must be covered at all places of worship.
  • Near public transportation
  • Not recommended for travelers with back problems
  • Not recommended for pregnant travelers
  • No heart problems or other serious medical conditions
  • Travelers should have a moderate physical fitness level
  • This tour/activity will have a maximum of 12 travelers
  • Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Departure Point

Traveler pickup is offered
we pick up from all hotels in central Kolkata.


Departure Time

08:00 AM

Voucher info

You can present either a paper or an electronic voucher for this activity.

Duration

8 hours


User's Reviews

CarolineAnne_J

18 Mar, 2024

The guide and driver on this tour were both excellent and very helpful. The sites visited were all extremely interesting and beautiful. Our Guide was very knowledgeable on all aspects including the architecture of the various religious buildings. We both had a lovely day.

Benjamin_S

22 Feb, 2024

A very enjoyable day. Saw many interesting sites and learned much. Great people watching. Highly recommend.

positivity63

26 Nov, 2023

This was my 2nd trip booking for a Kolkata "Spirituality" tour in Tripadvisor/La Vacanza Travel. The first was marked "pending" that La Vacanza Travel support somehow said was confirmed -which was a little suspect. As there had been no response from the operator, I decided to cancel it rather than take the risk of losing my payment. So, La Vacanza Travel, please be consistent in your messaging. The second booking with another operator, fortunately, went through smoothly. The tour operator was fairly responsive and I felt confident enough to proceed with payment. Pickup was arranged at my hotel but there was a change in pickup time though, and the guide and I somehow missed each other, which resulted in a slight delay. Transportation provided was a nice air-conditioned car with chauffeur. The guide Mr P Sen is a knowledgeable and friendly middle-aged local whose rapport and familiarity with the security at sights such as Belur Math and Dakshineswar proved to be an invaluable asset. These were also the key places I wanted to visit. A minor niggle though, but the tour company did not seem to convey to him what had been "pre-sold" to the client. It would have been useful to do a pre-tour introduction on the itinerary as some destinations were apparently not available that day and there had been no prior communication. Fortunately, those were not key to me and Mr Sen was also amenable to changes and insertions in the program. So all-in-all, an above average experience. Certainly for this sort of tour, the quality of the guide is key and which I was absolutely happy with. Better overall communication regarding trip planning on the part of the operator would have gained the tour a higher rating. As for using La Vacanza Travel, well I will continue to be selective and scrutinize the operators beforehand to ensure a smooth booking experience.

Sunil_K

17 Oct, 2023

Mr. Sen, the guide was most helpful and took a lot of pains to ensure we had a great experience. Belur Math and Dakshineswar were wonderful. One of the highlights was Kumartuli where we saw artisans at work. Great experience - recommend highly.

Denise_P

04 Dec, 2018

I loved the tour concept of all the main places of religious observance in Kolkata in one day. Unfortunately like many of these tours, my tour guide was not prepared. I had to tell her the sites we were visiting and she read the wiki for each site in the car as we traveled between places and then recited it to me. My tour was supposed to last 9 hours and visit 6 places and no lunch. When my guide arrived at 8:00 am she told me I was responsible for parking fees and lunch for the two of us. This ended up adding about $20 to the already $99 I had paid. She then told me she was changing the order of sites because of my hotel location. This ended up with us arriving at the Synagogue just as prayer service was beginning so we couldn't enter and we missed one of the most important temples entirely (Kalighat) because it closes in the afternoon from 2:00-4:00. I suggested we could go at 4:00 since we had until 5:00, but she insisted our tour was only 8 hours even though my paperwork said 9 hours. I was also supposed to get a Masala Chai drink which never happened.

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