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Explore East India – Welcome to a part of the country where you can delight all your senses with stunning sights, diversified aromas, distinct flavours, different weather and varied music. The land of Eastern India, where you will spectate the magic stroke of nature, in the flowing of the rivers and the grandeur of mountains. See history coming alive in the abode of cultural capital of the country in Kolkata. Experience the pleasure of golf on the first and the oldest golf course of the country at Royal Calcutta Golf Club (founded in1829).Be ready to bring out the best in you while your visit here.
DETAILED PROGRAM
Itineraries
Day 1
ARRIVE IN KOLKATA
Arrive at Kolkata airport - “City of Joy”. Our representative will meet you outside the customs gate and escort you to your air-conditioned vehicle.
Hotel check-in time is 14:00 hrs. The rest of the day can be used as free time.
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Proceed for half day city tour visiting St. Paul’s Cathedral Church & Victoria Memorial (a large memorial was built to serve dual purpose to mark the success of the British Empire of India & as a Queen Victoria.
Day 2
GOLF AT ROYAL CALCUTTA GOLF CLUB
The Royal Calcutta Golf Club (or the Royal as it is affectionately called), is the oldest golf club in India, and the oldest golf club outside of the British Isles. Founded in 1829, the club was honoured by King George V and Queen Mary with the title of Royal in 1911 to commemorate their visit to Calcutta.
The course today is a 18 hole, 6978 yards par 72, is a challenging course and rewards accuracy while punishing wayward shots! The All India Amateur Golf Championship is the 2nd oldest running golf tournament in the world after the British Open and was actually a RCGC event started in 1892.
Overnight at hotel
Day 3
GOLF AT TOLLYGUNGE GOLF CLUB
Founded in 1895, the Tollygunge Golf Club is spread over a 100 acres and has a club house that is almost 200 years old. It is a 18 hole, 6304 yard par 70 layout. It has a number of water hazards with tree lined fairways and small greens calling for accurate iron play.
After Golf you could explore the rest of Kolkata visiting the Botanical Garden (Closed on Mondays and National Holidays) - are situated 8 kms away from the city, on the west bank of the Ganga, covering an area of about 273 acres. Laid out in the year 1787, Calcutta botanical garden is one of the oldest and largest botanical gardens of India.
Overnight at hotel
Day 4
Golf at Tollygunge Golf Club
Golf at Tollygunge Golf Club
Breakfast at hotel
Pick-up from hotel and transfer to Tollygunge Golf Club
Tee-off at Tollygunge Golf Club for 18 holes
Overnight stay at hotel in Kolkata
Day 5
DEPART KOLKATA
After breakfast, visit the Kolkata city by visiting the various sites:
Indian Museum (Closed on Monday's and National Holidays) - is the largest and oldest museum in India and has rare collections of antiques, armor and ornaments, fossils, skeletons, mummies, and Mughal paintings. Mother House (Closed on Thursday's and National Holidays) - The Missionaries of Charity's Mother House is a holy place of pilgrimage and reverence for those who are searching for a more meaningful existence..
Kalighat Kali Temple -is regarded as the holiest peeth or pith of the 52 Shakti Peethams of India, where the various parts of Sati's body are said to have fallen, in the course of Shiva's RudraTandava. Kalighat represents the site where the toes of the right foot of Shakti or Sati fell.
Later transfer to airport to take flight for onward destination.
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