Soak in everything that this amazing city has to offer - heritage , culture, tradition...

Immerse in Tradition
Challenge your limitations and experience the enigma that Calcutta is!

Discover Joy
Get up close and personal with life as it unfolds right in front of you!

Experience Life
Get under the skin of Calcutta and connect to its elusive heartbeat!

Connect to the Pulse
Find method in the madness amidst the smells, colours and unique ambiance!

Conquer Chaos
Retrace the footsteps that gave rise to the second city of the Empire!

Relive Grandeur

Our Walking Tours

Culture Kaleidoscope Tour

Come up-close and personal with “life” in the city, experience the existence of various communities and cultures in this multilayered city.

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European Calcutta Tour

Perfect introduction to the city of Calcutta, it helps you ease into the city! It is a must do if you are visiting Calcutta for the first time.

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Hooghly's Flower Fest Tour

One of the biggest wholesale and retail flower market, this chaotic but very photogenic place by the river is a must do when you are in Calcutta. Come conquer the chaos!

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The Goddess Beckons Tour

Be amazed by the incredibly talented traditional potters’ quarter in the north of the city as they breathe life into straw and clay statues for the various pujas in the city.

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Mesmerizing Markets Tour

If you really want to get into the thick of things and see and photograph markets like you have never seen before, sign up for this one. (Only for serious photographers)

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Circle of Life Tour

If you want to brush up the basics of photography and your camera and put them to “live” use this is the tour you want to do. (Photography workshop on the go)

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What People Are Saying

“Organised tours, even for adults, still so often trigger memories of interminable school excursions, but a tour with Manjit awoke my inner-adolescent in a much more creative, adventurous and exploratory sense. Manjit brings a DIY ethos and energy to tourism that only makes you wish you could then take him for a walk around your own city in return.”

— Keri Glastonbury, Professor University of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia

“As a native of Kolkata who has been living in New York for over two decades, I thought I knew the soul of my city. However, a single Sunday morning on the "Hooghly’s Flower Fest Tour" with Manjit Singh Hoonjan of Calcutta Photo Tours completely redefined it for me. It was, without a shadow of a doubt, the single best decision of my trip back home. My biggest apprehension going in was the classic photographer's dilemma: how to capture the raw, candid life of a place without being an intrusive tourist. I was especially sensitive to this in my own hometown. When I mentioned this to Manjit, he smiled and assured me, "With me, you'll be invisible." This was not an exaggeration; it was a promise he effortlessly delivered on.”

— Kaustav G., Software Engineer, Kolkata & USA

FAQs

Sure! Not all our tours are for photographers. We offer standard history, heritage and cultural tours too. Everyone takes photos, even if it is for your own memory. However, if you do not even do that ever, we still have tours which will work great for you. Each tour has a description and clearly indicates if the tour is suited for non-photographers. If you still have questions please feel free to use the contact us form below and we will get back to you.
Photo tours offer the traveller a combination of photography training and a sight-seeing guide to a city. Essentially, such an enterprise adds value to your photography skills and helps you explore a city’s major tourist attractions against the backdrop of its historical and cultural significance.
Live photo-shooting, photography tips and instructions, browsing through the instructor’s photographs for a more visual training, and a general view of the socio-cultural setting enables the traveller to bring back with him an enriching experience of the place.
If you are interested in photography then you have landed on the perfect website. The equipment is your personal choice, however. If your mobile phone is your camera you are more than welcome to photograph with it.
If you are one of the special ones who photograph with their eyes/soul and do not use any camera and want to experience the city then our tours work for you too.
Sure! We offer standard walking tours and we would more than love to have you with us. Just check with us if you are choosing the right tour. Each tour page has a detailed description of the tours. Read about our tours and sign up for the one that works best for you.
Yes! We have long-duration photography workshops scheduled. Please check the Workshop section. If there are no upcoming workshops then do share your requirements via our contact us page and we shall get back to you.