It was a awesome walking tour , Manjit is a great story teller and we learnt so much about Calcutta. I highly recommended.l it , will plan to do thr cultural kaleidoscope tour in the future.

Truly amazing experience — Manjit is a gifted storyteller and makes you wish your history classes in grade school were taught this way. He mixes historical context with humor and personal anecdotes from his loved experience that make this tour one you won’t forget! Would recommend his other series too — cultural kaleidoscope. This tour focused on the European history of Kolkata, starting from when the East India company first came to Kolkata all the way to colonization. Our group was mixed — second gen kids from America as well as Kolkata locals, and yet everyone had a blast.

Thanks so much we very much enjoyed our time with our guide and we highly recommend this guide and this tour of some of the significant buildings of Kolkata. We would not have been able to do this by ourselves. The guide is a knowledgeable and thoroughly agreeable person with an excellent knowledge of Kolkata . This is exactly what we were looking for and even though are usually independent travellers we are very glad to have taken this tour. If you are interested in the history and architecture of Kolkata, You really must take this short tour. Excellent work.

This tour become a compulsory part of joining our project in this fascinating city as a way of orienting people to life in Calcutta. Everyone loved it!

Manjit was an exceptional tour guide. His genuine passion for history, photography, architecture and people made it an extremely enjoyable experience. Would definitely recommend to do this tour, if you’re interested learning about how Calcutta came to be.

This tour was a great introduction to Kolkata’s history with a focus on its colonial past. We went on a fun and engaging ramble around the BBD Bag area, covering some historical figures and interesting buildings along the way. Manjit made the walk come alive with many interesting anecdotes and facts! For example, do you know the location of the first Italian restaurant in Kolkata? Go on the tour and you too shall know the answer! Highly recommended!

An excellent introduction to the Colonial settlement in Bengal, particularly the British and the foundation of Calcutta, it’s architecture and orientation into the old ‘business center’ of the city or white town. It is amazing how much of the original town is still there at varying levels of repair! Manjit passionately showed us around and pointed at traces of history scattered and hidden around in the ubiquitous cacophony and filth. Added bonus was recommended street stalls serving all that you wanted to taste but never sure whether it would be safe to do so. Highly recommended for the tourist as well as the local or someone returning to trace their roots!

I've done this tour a few times pre COVID but the system won't let me put earlier dates. If you're interested in history this is a great way to get a sense of the city's modern history - East India Company onwards. So there's bad and good in this story in terms of English and European involvement in the city, but related via accessible and engaging anecdotes. There's a bit walking but that's the best way to get to know the place. I've enjoyed this tour each time I've done it - in particular the built heritage. Recommended.

I have never had a moment of disappointment on Manjit's tours. I've done a number of them more than once, and I think that is the best endorsement I can find. Manjit is a living treasure.

After being in India for the first time in my life for only 3 hours my first activity was this tour with Manjit. I was flown to Kolkata for a job, and I had done no research on this place I would be staying in for the next week. I was nervous, exhausted and had no idea what to expect. Let me just say this tour is an excellent crash course on this amazing city that would later steal my heart. Manjit has an eye for architecture and good stories. I would go on to do other tours with him later in the week and they are all fantastic, full of bustling life and energy. This walk is delightfully quiet and informative. The buildings are their own main characters featured in this walk. A perfect introduction to this unique city.

Manjit's tours are really good value. He is engaging, knowledgable, respectful of locals and fun. This results in unusual locations, stories and interactions with locals. Having themes for each tour helps us begin to make sense of the marvellous complexity of this extraordinary city. I take these walks with Manjit every time I am in his beloved Kolkata. This tour distills the fascinating and complex story of Europeans who came to trade and ended up staying. Standing in these historic places while Manjit told us stories of the people who lived, worked, fought, loved and dreamed here was so much more thrilling and understandable than just reading a book about it. My photos will be so much more meaningful to me now.

"European Calcutta" was the first trip I did in the city. "European Calcutta" is a leisurely tour to various locations of historical significance to the town. The walk will be extremely beneficial to the travellers with the interest of the colonial heritage, but even if you want to see the city merely, you will enjoy it. I recommend the trip to those who do not have much time but are willing to get some idea of Calcutta. You will come back from the tour excited and more educated than before.

This was my most anticipated walk with Calcutta Photo Tour since I walked with them in their Culture Kaleidoscope walk. The tour started early morning from the Great Eastern Hotel and from the very beginning you will be taken to the era of first British settlement in Calcutta.... oh, to be precise even before the city of Calcutta even excised! This walk is not only a journey through the British Calcutta, but being an Calcuttan myself, for the first time, I tend to look at my city through the eyes of a young ambitious British lad who left his home and traveled thousands of miles across sea for six months to conquer his dream. Manjit is terrific in telling stories... in spite of all your preconceived ideas and opinion, you could relate to their struggles and hardships. The chronology of events that look place in that piece of land that changed the fate of India for ever... Manjit is immensely knowledgeable in his subjects and he will not left any stone unturned. Every minute of this tour was gripping! This tour will also take you through the magnificent gallery of old British architectures with plenty of opportunities for photography. If you are into history, stories, architecture and photography you can't afford to miss this gem from Calcutta Photo Tours.

Manjit has an engaging personality and the rare ability to distill encyclopaedic knowledge into a coherent and memorable tour. Sites so understated that on my own I would have missed, come alive with Manjit.

I was staying in the Oberoi, Kolkata for only one day and therefore had limited and precious time to take in some sites. The few hours walking with Manjit was excellent. Moreover he got an endorsement before we had even started. He met me at the Oberoi and it was clear that the staff all knew him. We then did a British / European tour taking in Kolkatas history, key buildings, a little chai and street food and a down a few back streets to see Synogogues, Zoroastrian temples, Churches and Mosques. Manjit was great company and very informative and the walk was tailored to my pace and level of interest. Perfect.