Kolkata

Crowned with the sobriquet of being the city of Joy, Kolkata has many fascinating charms to lure the tourists. This erstwhile capital of India has the charms of colonial era blended with the beauty of the modern architecture along with its numerous significant pagodas, parks and gardens presenting a magnificent view infront of the onlookers. Kolkata has been nicknamed as the city of palaces for the presence of numerous palatial mansions dominating its landscape.

We bring below a list of places of tourist interest in Kolkata:-

Holy Places	Monuments	Museum	Amusement Parks, Gardens & Lakes
Kalighat Temple	Howrah Bridge	Birla Industrial Museum	Aquatica
Birla Mandir	Rabindra Sadan	Indian Museum	Nicco park
Paresnath Jain	Raj Bhawan	M.P Birla Planetarium	Swabhumi
Thanthania Kalibari	Victoria Memorial	Academy of Fine Arts	Science City
Belur Math	Tala Tank	Nehru Children's Museum	Millennium Park
Dakshineshwar Kali Temple	BBD Bagh	Asiatic Society	Energy Education Park
Nakhoda Mosque	Kolkata Race Course	CIMA	Nalban Boating Complex
Synagogue	Maidan and Fort William	Birla Art Museum	Clown Town
Armenian Church	Writer's Building	Gurasaday Museum	Botanical Garden
St. John's Church	National Library	Ashutosh Museum	Zoological Garden
St. Paul's Cathedral	Shaheed Minar		Eden Garden
	Marble Palace		Agri Horticultural Garden
	Vidyasagar Setu		Rabindro Sarobar

 
Kolkata along with Delhi, Mumbai and Chennai comprises four metro cities of India. Inspite of evolving as one of the modern cities, Kolkata has been able to treasure the charms of the colonial era, the city is rightly been called as the poor man’s dome as people of all classes have been able to meet their needs in Charnock’s city. Kolkata enjoys the presence of some of the most renowned Hotel giants; they offer services of International Standards but at very nominal rates compared to other metros in India.

The city is well connected by rail, road, air and water. It is the headquarters of the eastern railways of India and has rail connectivity with all the major rails heads of the country. It has an international airport connecting Kolkata with rest of the world while the National Highways connect it with rest of India by road. The city is located on the banks of Hooghly and Ganga River and has a well developed network of travel through waterways.

Things To Do:-

• Excursion of Kolkata
• Sightseeing of areas near Kolkata
• Visit to numerous shrines and Pagodas in the city
• Enjoyment at Amusement parks and Gardens
• Theatres and Cinemas
• Spa and health club at the hotel

Weather:-

Like most of the Northern India Kolkata too witness primarily three types of climate. The summers start here from April and the weather remains hot till July. The scorching heat and high humidity makes traveling uncomfortable during this weather. The monsoons begin from July and remains till September. Heavy downpours result in water logging in the streets and restrict the movements. The winter begin here from October and remains till March. The weather remains pleasant in this season and it is the period of festivals in entire Bengal which makes the travel further enjoyable.

In and Around Kolkata

Diamond Harbor:- 48 Kms from Kolkata, River Ganga forms its Delta here before meeting Bay of Bengal. The entire area is covered with breathtaking serene and offers some exciting cruise rides. The neighboring Joynagar has manuscripts and stone images of Buddha, Lord Mahavira and Lord Vishnu. Sagar islands are located in close vicinity of Diamond Harbor which is the site for annual Ganga Sagar Fair.

Suderbans:- 166 kms from Kolkata, this place is known for many reasons, apart from being the largest delta of the world formed by River Ganga, Brahmaputra and Meghna. The area has been declared as world heritage site by UNESCO for its immense natural wealth in forms of estuaries, swamps, tiger, crocodiles and sharks. Sunderbans are the natural habitat for the giant Royal Bengal Tigers.

Chandannagar:- 39 kms from Kolkata, this small city is known for its French buildings built by its erstwhile rulers. Museums, Church, Strand, Rabindra Bhawan and temples are its main attractions here.

Nabadwip:- 120 kms from Kolkata, Nabadwip and adjoining Krishnanagar are the famous religious sites in West Bengal. Nabadwip constitutes the birth place of Chaitanya Mahabrabhu, who is considered to be one of the significant reformers of Bengal. The Royal place called the Rajbari, the Roman Catholic Church, College Bhawan, public Library, Krishnanagar Academy and the protestant church are the prime attractions here.   

Image Gallery