City Walking Tours

Extension Tour

1 day tour

Explore the culture and history of Delhi, Mumbai and Kolkata on foot.

Delhi

The charm of Old Delhi’s people and their lifestyle is infinitely more than the city’s sandstone monuments. And, there is no better way exploring it than by walking through the lanes and by-lanes.

Starting with the Jama Masjid, the very heart of Old Delhi, our first stop will be the Haveli of Mirza Galib, the iconoclastic poet of the 19th century who wrote in Persian and Urdu. We continue through Ballimaran, stopping by the dispensary of a Unani-Tibia medicine practitioner. Next we stop at, what is arguably the best preserved, Haveli of Chuna Mal before walking down the famous Chandni Chowk. We continue through the jewellers lane of Dariba Kalan and wedding street of Kinari Bazaar. Our next stop will be the practitioner of the dying art of calligraphy. If we are lucky we may get a chance to interact with a group of eunuchs and get a peep into their esoteric world which is carefully hidden from the ‘outsiders’. Finally, we will end the tour in the company of a kabootarbaaz (pigeon flier) from whom we may try and learn the art of pigeon flying.

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Mumbai

The downtown Mumbai district of ‘Fort’ offers a fascinating insight into Bombay’s colonial heritage. From the Gateway of India to the elegant buildings of the Bombay High Court, this journey will showcase for you the colonial past of India’s financial and business centre. You will see an array of historic landmarks and buildings constructed in different architecture styles. You will be introduced to the history that was created around these monuments and will hear fascinating stories about the people who envisioned, built, and lived in these buildings. The walk will include Gateway of India, the Extravagant Victoria Terminus (VT), Bombay University and High Court.  

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Kolkata

Calcutta has witnessed assimilation of many world cultures throughout its history. Here varied communities have hung their boots and called Calcutta home. Explore with us why Chinese breakfast still rules Tiretta Bazar. Know the dwindling Parsis and understand how the Armenians gave the city its oldest surviving Christian church. Visit the Anglo-Indians at Bow Barracks, the dormitory built for the 1st World War British troops, the Muslims (in Nakhoda Mosque area), the Marwaris (and their Burra Bazar), the Jews and their synagogues and many more communities that made this city a great melting pot of diverse cultures. Walk with us through the homes, temples and business centres of the different communities that came to Calcutta, and just couldn't leave.

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