Durga Puja & Shantiniketan Cultural Tour
3 Nights / 4 Days Itinerary
Day 1: Arrival Kolkata – Shantiniketan (160 km / 4–5 hrs)
Theme: Tagore & Rural Bengal Heritage
- Arrival at Kolkata Airport / Railway Station
- Drive to Shantiniketan (Bolpur)
- Check-in at heritage resort / boutique hotel
- Lunch at hotel or local restaurant
- Visit:
- Visva-Bharati University Campus
- Tagore Museum (Uttarayan Complex)
- Kala Bhavan Art Gallery
- Khoai & Sonajhuri Haat (if open)
- Evening: Optional Baul music / cultural performance
- Dinner at hotel
- Overnight: Shantiniketan
Day 2: Shantiniketan – Surul Rajbari – Kolkata (160 km / 4–5 hrs)
Theme: Rural Aristocratic Heritage to Colonial Kolkata
- Breakfast at hotel
- Visit Surul Rajbari (Sinha Family Rajbari) – famous for Durga Puja heritage and zamindari history
- Optional village walk / tribal village interaction
- Drive to Kolkata
- Check-in at Kolkata hotel
- Lunch en route or after arrival
- Evening free for leisure
- Overnight: Kolkata
Day 3: Kolkata Heritage & Durga Puja Experience
Theme: Heritage & Puja Immersion
Morning
- Breakfast at hotel
- Heritage Tram Ride through old Kolkata
- Bonedi Bari Durga Puja Experience
- Visit to traditional aristocratic family pujas
- Cultural storytelling on rituals & history
- Guided Pandal Hopping Tour (heritage & theme pandals)
- Street food tasting during tour
- Return to hotel late night
- Overnight: Kolkata
Day 4-
City tour  – Pandal Hopping – Departure
- Breakfast at hotel
- Morning Bonedi Bari Durga Puja Visit (traditional rituals & heritage houses)
- Final Durga Puja Pandal Hopping Tour
- Free time for last-minute shopping / photography
- Transfer to Kolkata Airport / Railway Station
Tour Highlights
- Shantiniketan Tagore heritage & Surul Rajbari visit
- Rural Bengal cultural experience & Baul music
- Kolkata heritage tram ride
- Exclusive Bonedi Bari Puja experience
- Guided Durga Puja pandal hopping
- Shopping & street food experience
