Discover Raj Heritage: Guided Heritage Walk in Sealdah, Kolkata

Summary: Kaushik led my friend and I on the Raj Heritage Walk on our first trip to Kolkata. It was such a perfect way to explore the city, learn about its history and how it has shaped the Kolkata of today and rest of India. Kaushik wove in tales of the past in an engaging and relatable way. We learnt things we never knew about the city, as well as found a new appreciation for the things we did known. Would recommend Kolkata Story Tours whole heartedly to tourists or even those looking to get to know their own city a little bit better.

Summary: This was mesmerising with in detail explanation of each and every place with inside stories. Experience the living history today.. planning for next soon.

Summary: Outstanding tour, Kaushik really knows his history and told the story in a fascinating way. Really enjoyable early morning walk when the city is quiet.

Summary: As a solo female traveler in India for the first time, I joined two tours with Kaushik across Kolkata (also the Mesmerising Kolkata tour) and wow -- what a phenomenal experience! By far one of the absolute highlights of my time in India! Kaushik is brilliantly knowledgeable, a fantastic storyteller, immensely kind and patient, flexible in how the visit is organised, always making sure that I felt safe, had enough to eat and drink and that my questions were answered. It felt like he knew the history and had stories for every single building, street and square we passed. Some of the highlights for me included drinking chai and sitting in Lal Dighi/Tank Square while Kaushik told us the history of Kolkata. But even with all the extraordinary sights, the true highlight of the tour was getting to experience the intensity of the daily rush and flow of busy Kolkata streets. Kaushik made me feel safe and taken care of throughout. Kaushik, I can't thank you enough for this experience. I will recommend your tours to anyone going to India and hope to be able to join another in the future. All the best!!

Summary: Fantastic tour! Kaushik is so knowledgeable and can pull in stories and nuggets from various sources and contexts. He does this as a labour of love, and was extremely giving with his time, and flexible to meet our interests. As a solo woman, I felt absolutely safe and would recommend this walk to anyone looking for a genuine experience of the city - and country's - colonial history.

Summary: I have done many walking tours and this one is really special. Walking around old Kolkata was truly a walk down history lane. My tour guide Kaushik Chatterjee of Kolkata Story Tours was brilliant and took me around the old historical town and really brought to life the old glory of the place. Old Kolkata needs a bit of sprucing up but Kaushik knew his history very well and took pride in his heritage which really made all the difference. He even offered me the traditional chai from two of the local vendors. It was money well-spent.

Summary: Thank you for such an interesting walk. We really appreciated your knowledge and clear communications. And the extra advice about an Indian SIM card!

Summary: Informative, interesting, generous and enjoyable. This tour really bought the city to life for me. Highly recommended.

Summary: Kaushik brought the Raj heritage to life. We set off very early but this made total sense when we reached our starting point...once the day's business begins it would be hard to move freely between sites or hear his fascinating accounts of the history of the places we saw. He explained the iconography of hidden buildings, why places were where they were and how they evolved. His raccontering skills are immense and his knowledge base outstanding. If you think you ' Know' Raj Kolkata, I can assure you, you don't. All this and the best chai! As a solo woman, I pick tours carefully. Go for it!

Summary: Lovely Heritage Walk and a quick easy explanations/stories of various places, within the span of few hours. Very good experience as an architecture student.