Kolkata's Flower Market - Hooghly's Flower Fest Tour
Overview
The tour is lead by a trained and published photographer who can help you with your camera in case you need.
And if you are like soaking in and not letting a camera interfere with you experience, you can do just that. See colour and chaos unfold in front of you like never before. If India needs to described in a tour - maybe this is it.
Let your senses take over. Sign up to experience the largest flower market in India.
PLEASE NOTE: Unless there is a scheduled tour, the minimum requirement for the tour is 2 pax. If you are single traveller, please message us.
P.S. Drop us a message if the mentioned start times do not work for you. Maybe we can schedule according to your convenience.
Inclusions
- All Fees and Taxes
- Bottled water
- Coffee and/or Tea - Local chai
- Snacks - Street side local food
What to expect
This is a typical itinerary for this product
Stop At: Malik Ghat Flower Market, Southeast end of Howrah Bridge, Kolkata (Calcutta) India
This tour gives you a chance to experience the lives of the people who live by the river – the wrestlers (they expect a donation, which is negotiable and payable directly by the guests if they want to photograph them exclusively), the sadhus (ascetics) and common people whose life begin with a holy dip in the Hooghly. Not only does it give one wonderful photo-ops but also sets one going on the quest to know more about the lives of these people. Once one has soaked in a bit of the enigma of this life by the river one is ready to face the hustle and bustle of a very busy but vibrant wholesale and retail flower market. This market does brisk business in local seasonal flowers and fancy imported ones too!
Tick this one if you want to visit and photograph one of the most photogenic places of Calcutta.
Duration: 3 hours
Additional information
- Infants must sit on laps
- Near public transportation
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Most travelers can participate
- Not suitable for infants.
- Not suitable for people scared of crowded places.
- Face masks required for travelers in public areas
- Face masks required for guides in public areas
- Hand sanitizer available to travelers and staff
- Gear/equipment sanitized between use
- Transportation vehicles regularly sanitized
- Guides required to regularly wash hands
- Regular temperature checks for staff
- Paid stay-at-home policy for staff with symptoms
- COVID-19 vaccination required for guides
- All guides have been fully vaccinated.
- This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 15 travelers
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
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While this tour focuses on the flower market there is a lot more to it than blooms, fragrance and hues. Flowers play such important parts in ceremonial culture of this country, and we learnt a good deal about that through this tour. And, of course, it's another way to see a different area in this...
While this tour focuses on the flower market there is a lot more to it than blooms, fragrance and hues. Flowers play such important parts in ceremonial culture of this country, and we learnt a good deal about that through this tour. And, of course, it's another way to see a different area in this great city, with Manjit and his team providing insightful and accessible commentary. I did this tour before COVID, but the system won't register earlier dates.Thank you Calcutta Photo Tours for this amazing experience!!! We had such a lovely morning together with Manjit at the flower market. The tour was so relaxing, interesting and rewarding. Manjit had a lot of interesting information to share on culture, rituals, people, work, customs and anecdotes ...
Thank you Calcutta Photo Tours for this amazing experience!!! We had such a lovely morning together with Manjit at the flower market. The tour was so relaxing, interesting and rewarding. Manjit had a lot of interesting information to share on culture, rituals, people, work, customs and anecdotes and we did our best to take in all the new impressions! We never would have felt as comfortable walking around the market on our own and having a guide with us really made all the difference in connecting with the people at the market. And of course Manjit knew just where to capture the perfect shots, the best light, faces and colours! We'll definately be back for more tours on our next visit to Kolkata!Absolutely loved this tour - a treat for all the senses. Manjit was just fabulous - all his tours are curated to perfection and so is this one. Loved watching the wrestlers by the Ganga. The flower market was so full of life , also the beguni, alu r chop and tea we were treated with was to rememb...
Absolutely loved this tour - a treat for all the senses. Manjit was just fabulous - all his tours are curated to perfection and so is this one. Loved watching the wrestlers by the Ganga. The flower market was so full of life , also the beguni, alu r chop and tea we were treated with was to remember for life. Highly recommend Manjit's tours - these tours were the best part of our stay in Kolkata !Where to start! Manjit has been amazing. The best guide we have had in India. He is so passionate and knowledgeable that this tour was magical. He is a real artist. He sees beauty where most people can’t and he has the abitlity to enlighten you. Truly an amazing experience. Don’t hesitate one bit!
Where to start! Manjit has been amazing. The best guide we have had in India. He is so passionate and knowledgeable that this tour was magical. He is a real artist. He sees beauty where most people can’t and he has the abitlity to enlighten you. Truly an amazing experience. Don’t hesitate one bit!My husband and I had such a lovely time on the flower market tour—it was the highlight of our trip in Kolkata. Manjit was so great that we decided to book another tour with him the next morning (the cultural tour) and it was also excellent! You can’t go wrong with any of his tours!
My husband and I had such a lovely time on the flower market tour—it was the highlight of our trip in Kolkata. Manjit was so great that we decided to book another tour with him the next morning (the cultural tour) and it was also excellent! You can’t go wrong with any of his tours!I found myself with an unexpected stopover in Kolkata a few years back, and ended up on this tour. Honestly, this was a highlights of many years of interntional travel !! So much so that 18 months later, I then booked another trip to Kolkata so I could do it again, pre-armed with knowledge about ...
I found myself with an unexpected stopover in Kolkata a few years back, and ended up on this tour. Honestly, this was a highlights of many years of interntional travel !! So much so that 18 months later, I then booked another trip to Kolkata so I could do it again, pre-armed with knowledge about what I'd see and a better camera! Manjit is passionate, friendly and provides such an insiders guide to the markets that you feel 100% comfortable and welcomed by the stallholders. The photo opportunities you get from this are amazing, and having Manjit there to help you out with lighting suggestions, different angles, to get the best out of the situation was priceless. (I went in June 2015 & December 2016 but the options TripAdvisor gives only goes back to Dec 2020).