Really got a feeling for how India interfaced with the world and the British Empire the last 400 years. Really cool to see how the original Empire buildings are mostly still standing. Thank you for also personalizing the tour and giving us some insights into other things to see.

Our guide Sauvik was super attentive and mindful of our (over 60 year old) needs. The sights were great and so was his knowledge of them. We learnt heaps. I’d strongly recommend.

Some guides just have a routine and some you can tell have a great personal passion and depth of knowledge and that is definitely Anirban! Great guide, very friendly atmosphere and a great introduction to the streets of Kolkata.

We really enjoyed this tour, highly recommend! It filled in a lot of gaps in our knowledge of Indian history. And also revealed Calcuttas unique place in Indian—-and indeed British!—culture. Thank you!

Our first visit to Kolkata and this “British Raj walking tour” caught my interest. We were lucky to get Brarati as our tour guide. Bratati picked us from our Gotel and she started our tour with an energy packed “share market street chai” - All ready for the next 3 hour walking expedition!. Bratati shared her knowledge and introduced us to the British era in Kolkata. Starting late 17 th century, early 18th century when the Britishers stepped in and discovered the immense potential to their benefit - both economical and personal interest . She took us through the British colonial lanes where early days of Kolkata began. She filled us with little tales that made our tour more lively and piqued our interest in knowing more. The stories of young British lads, the dating lake, the struggle to survive this foreign land and making a fortune. Bratati had a tale for each single building standing in The British colonial district. She ensured we get to visit these monuments even when it was closing time for some, with her local connect. We ended the tour with the iconic yellow Ambassador cab ride back to our hotel, she settled the fare bargain as well. Bratati made a perfect tour guide for first time visitors like us! Highly recommend this tour

It was a real pleasure to take a walk around Kolkata and get an understanding of the role it played in the history of India. The guide was very informative and engaging. She was happy to answer any questions that we had and made the walk a very enjoyable experience

I had the pleasure of taking this tour with Bratati. She was an excellent guide and showed me all the sites with patience and enthusiasm. I enjoyed the stories and learning the history of this important site. A great introduction to Kolkata.

Great tour, Anirban is friendly, pleasant and very knowledgeable about Calcutta. Really enjoyed my morning with him exploring Calcutta’s British heritage. Highly recommend.

I really enjoyed this tour, my guide Anirban has a wealth of knowledge. With his descriptions I felt like I was actually there when the colonial buildings were being built. Kolkata has that feeling about it, Anirban was right about it being a time machine. I would really recommend this tour to anyone. Chai and toast, excellent.

Sauvik was knowledgeable and easy to get along with. I booked a group tour but ended up being the only one and Sauvik showed a couple of extra places

Shaha expertly told the story of Calcutta’s founding and rule from its origins as the hub of the vast East India company empire thru Parliamentary control and Independence. We began with masala chai and strolled through history as framed by Calcutta’s architecture and parks. St. John’s church and its monuments provided incredible detail and Shaha answered all of our questions with humor and a keen sense of perspective regarding this complex and difficult legacy. We wrapped up at the Victoria Memorial. Shaha packed quite a lot into just under 3 hours. Highly recommend this tour.

Guide was very knowledgable about the history of Kolkata and it was a pleasure to spend a few hours in his company. Overall it was a great introduction to the British history of the city.

Great tour to help understand the city and the history of Kolkata! Both the tour operator (5senses) and the tour guide (Rahul) were very caring and responsive, ensuring that the meeting point was clear and the experience was what I had hoped for. Highly recommend!

Absolutely everything about the tour was nice . Mr Anirban started the tour on time , was very well versed with the history anda thorough gentleman . The tour gives an overview of the historic monuments at Dalhousie square and ends with a cab taking you to the Victoria memorial.. a must visit place .. Would highly recommend to take this tour !

The guide was very knowledgeable but outside of St. John's church and Victoria Memorial, we did not get to see any of the buildings from the inside. It was a bit disappointing for the price point.

My guide was excellent; knowledgeable and fun. She took me through/past some amazing places of historical relevance and explained each one thoroughly. It was great. Highly recommended.

Bratati was not only very knowledgeable but also a very pleasant lady who was open to any conversation I sprung at her. I would never have found or known the relevance of the places she took me to so I learned heaps. Thank you Bratati

We really enjoyed our tour with Anirban. The time just flew by. We got some tea at the beginning of the tour then walked around lots of the British colonial buildings in ‘white town’. Anirban was great company and very knowledgeable. We also got to ride in a yellow taxi to see the Victoria memorial which was beautiful! Highly recommend this tour.

Abhishek led the British Raj walk and what a magnificent day it turned out to be ! We walked past spectacular building like the Writer building, Raj bhavan and Victoria memorial. Abhishek told us about the time of East India company and then when the British empire controlled Kolkata. The stories were fascinating and we also got a glimpse of life today in modern Kolkata. It was a highly memorable day.

British Raj walk was an amazing experience for us. Abhsihek was a fantastic guide who not only knew his history but made it very interesting with anecdotes and bh relating it to life in modern Kolkata. The history is rich and its a fascinating experience reliving the past. We explore majestic churches, a splendid museum and several British buildings like the Victoria memorial, Raj bhavan, writers building. We even visited the memorial of Charnock, the founder of British Kolkata. I would highly recommend this walk. In 3 hours you time travel to an eventful period in the city's history.