Kolkata - till recently Calcutta - is a thriving city that keeps reinventing itself. One of the four largest metros in India, Calcutta is home to people who are passionate about art, literature, music, dance, theatre, and sports. Kolkata, the capital of West Bengal is the perfect gateway to tours of Eastern and North- Eastern India and to the far East. The city is home to Nobel Laureates- Ronald Ross, Rabindranath Tagore, Mother Teresa and Amartya Sen. Popularly called the City of Joy, Kolkata is simply an irresistible holiday destination.

Being next to the sea, the weather in Kolkata is usually hot and sultry. The best time to tour Kolkata on a holiday is between November and March when the weather is pleasant.

Tours and Attractions in Kolkata
Victoria Memorial
The memorial, a huge white marble structure and the most enduring of the remains of the British Raj in India, is now a museum that houses a fascinating collection of the memorabilia of the era. The structure floodlit at night, is a sight to behold. Inside the memorial, there are art galleries, rare paintings, old armories; portraits, old documents, statues etc. are kept to display. A holiday in Kolkata is never complete without a visit to this incredible heritage building.

Indian Museum
Built in 1874, this oldest museum in India stores a rare collection of the archeological, and has six main sectors as- Art, Anthropology, Archaeology, Geology, Industry and Zoology. There is a 4,000-year-old Egyptian Mummy and a gallery dedicated to meteors and meteorites. Some of the wonders here include a splendid collection of 50,000 coins, a 12 feet long fossil of a crab, Mughal Emperor Shahjahan's emerald cup and also the remains of Lord Buddha.

Located in the northwestern corner of the city, Eden Gardens is a mecca for cricket lovers. It is also one of the most pleasant and picturesque cricket fields in the world with a gigantic stadium which can take a crowd of nearly 100,000 spectators.

Madhav Prasad Birla Planetarium
The Birla Planetarium, located at the intersection of Chowringhee and Theatre Road, is one of the largest kinds in the world. Regular shows in Hindi and English are held here.