Top Lucknow Cultural Tours

A tour to the holy place of "Kushinagar" which is the place where Lord Buddha passed away at this place near the Hiranyavati River. Many of its stupas and viharas date back to 230 BC-AD 413.  543 BC. The excavations has revealed some antique artifacts and structures related to all sects of Buddhism. Kushinagar also expresses the common thread of all sects of Buddhism through its magnificent Viharas, Chaityas, temples and Tibetan monasteries.  

During the mid 18th century, with the Mughals at Delhi in decline, Lucknow gained prominence as the brightest star on the Indian cultural firmament – its rise fueled by the immense wealth of the Avadh and the matching extravagance of its Nawabs! This walk takes you through some of Old Lucknow’s most stupendous buildings, reveling in the stories of their makers. A short Tonga ride (horse-drawn carriage) will take you into the heart of this epicenter of culture. We explore across its bustling medieval markets, tasting sumptuous delicacies of its refined cuisine and interact with the carriers of the city’s suave mannerisms, whose friendly vibes will make you fall in love with this romantic city.

A trip to the one of the world's most important spiritual sites "Lumbini" . Home to the historic birthplace of the Buddha. You can visit over 25 international Buddhist monasteries, study Buddhism, meditation and visit Buddha's birthplace itself within the sacred Mayadevi Gardens!

Lucknow is known for its rich culinary and artistic traditions and with this full-day walking tour, you'll get to learn all about the city's cultural offerings past and present. Your guide will take you through a craft-heavy part of the city, with plenty of time to see artisans crafting perfumes, embroidering textiles, and cooking up the city’s celebrated kebabs.

Together with the professional guide, you will visit the most charming places in the city. You will have a chance to explore the city, while hearing fascinating facts and legends. Did you know that Lucknow is the capital of Uttar Pradesh and the architectural hub of Northern India? The skyline is crowded with buildings that showcase a fascinating range of ancient styles, most of which date back to Mughal or British rule. You will be surprised how many stories are hidden in the streets, buildings and corners of Lucknow. Your charming guide will tell you what is special and unique about living in this city. Perfect for those who are visiting the city for the first time and want to get the most of it!

Ayodhya is believed to be the birthplace of Lord Rama and the setting of the epic Ramayana. It is adjacent to Faizabad in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. This town is closely associated with Lord Rama. Ayodhya allegedly is 9,000 years old and was founded by Manu, the first man in the Vedas, and law-giver of the Hindus. Skanda Purana lists Ayodhya as one of the seven most sacred cities of India. It is the backdrop for much of Hindu scripture. On this full day excursion you will spend a day in Ayodhya visiting the most important religious sites. Highlights:- • Ram Janam Bhoomi • Mokshdayni Walk • Boat ride on Saryu river • Lunch at Kanak Bhawan Rasoi

Cawnpore was an  important defense garrison of the British East India Company. The Cawnpore Cantonment was spread over an extent of six miles, in a semicircular form, along the banks of the river Ganges. Hundreds of colonial bungalows, residences of British officers, standing amidst well laid out gardens, interspersed with forest trees. The tour informs and details the brutal uprising against the British in the spring of 1857. Highlights:-  • Cawnpore Siege details • Book on the Indian Mutiny • Wheeler’s entrenchment • All Soul’s Church

This is a 3 hour curated walking tour of the Lucknow Residency.  The gardens and ruins offer a glimpse into the beginning of the end for the British Rule. Your guide will explain the history and dramatic events of 1857-58 and the Siege of Lucknow.  Choice of a 10:30 AM or 2:30 PM tour. Highlights:-   • The Residency • History of the Siege of Lucknow • Curated Walking Tour • Mutiny Specialist Guide

On this exclusively curated tour, ‘Revisiting the Lucknow of 1857-58’, you will learn about the Lucknow Mutiny also known as the Siege of Lucknow.  You will follow the routes and relief efforts led by the British Major General Henry Havelock, Lieutenant General James Outram and General Colin Campbell.  Visits will be made to the sites and areas that were affected during the siege of Lucknow. Your guide will share how this siege progressed to a conclusive end, but not without sacrifices from both warring fronts. Highlights:-   • History of the Siege of Lucknow • La Martiniere • Sikanderbagh • Residency • Lunch in a local restaurant

This tour include visit to British Residency, Bara Imambara, Chattar Manzil, Jama Masjid and Rumi Darwaza, . Pick up and drop off from your hotel, entrances to monuments mentioned in the itinerary and English speaking guide service is well included.

On this very exclusive tour ‘La Martiniere Decoded’, we take you on a walk through the campus of La Martiniere, a prestigious boarding school in Lucknow.  You will visit the hidden corners to understand not only its history, but also to understand the education and administrative systems followed by the school. Also, enjoy tea and snacks in the school canteen.   Highlights:-   • History of La Martiniere and Claude Martin • Hidden Treasures of La Martiniere • Tea and Snacks in School Canteen

The center story in this excursion is one of the largest shopping malls in India. Its history goes back to the early 19th century and the Victorian era, when India was the crown jewel in the British colonial empire. You will take a guided walk and learn about the unique history of Hazratgunge(Hazratganj) market. Highlights:-  • Hazratganj Market History • Tea session • Glitzy Shops

History in Lucknow, stretches beyond the concrete walls of its monuments, has many more nuances that can only be understood and appreciated in the lanes and bylanes of Chowk

An exclusive tour for all the romantics of the world! Together with the professional local guide, you will visit the most romantic places in the city. A getaway spot for couples? Kukrail Picnic Spot is one of the most popular romantic places in Lucknow for lovebirds to spend some private hours. You will feel spellbound in a charming atmosphere. What is considered as one of the best places to have a date in the city? Where can you make lovely photos? You will be surprised how many historical love stories are hidden in the streets, buildings, parks of the city. From heartbreaking and tragic, to the hilarious or spicy ones.This tour is especially recommended in the Saint Valentine period!

This excursion will complement your exploration of Lucknow in a very personal way. Visit the Nawab (Viceroy) of Awadh and enjoy tea with him. The head of this aristocratic family will share his historical knowledge, family traditions and his view on modern Lucknow with you. Highlights:  • Personal visit with the Nawab of Awadh • Tea served • Historical and cultural details shared

Lucknow, the capital of state Uttar Pradesh is a multicultural city. This city is of great historical and cultural importance. Along with great monuments, this city is popular for the people's T ehzeeb and Mehmaan Nawazi (meaning: manners and hospitality), intricate embroidery, beautiful gardens and dance forms such as Kathak.  Explore the architectural marvel built in the past reflecting exceptional design and architecture in the monuments, forts, the Jama Mazjid mosque and other popular structures of Lucknow.

Lucknow is the capital of Uttar Pradesh in North India. It is a historically important city and for centuries was at the heart of the North Indian culture. It is also famed throughout India for its elaborate cuisine and exquisite shadow work embroidery. On your tour, you will learn about the fascinating history and culture of this city and enjoy an included lunch at a local restaurant. Highlights • La Martiniere • Lucknow Residency  • Asafi Imambara • Clock Tower • Lunch at a local restaurant

Experience Lucknow's colonial side on this spectacular walking tour designed to take travelers from Mughal's regular tourist site to British-influenced city attractions and provide an insight into the region's colonial architecture and heritage sites, its past, vibrant culture, and its citizens with lots of wonderful city stories and fun facts. Highlights: 1. Explore Lucknow beyond the typical tourist spots and enjoy the stories and tales about the city from your guide 2. See the city through the eyes of a local and discover the numerous mesmerizing places Lucknow has to offer. 3. Get the exclusive glimpse of the city's extensive architectural styles, planning features, and ornamental details of the city, mapping the city's social and cultural past during the walking tour. We will cover some of the city highlights along with hidden places and forgotten nooks of the old city during the walk.

Lucknow's best-known school and a gem of local architecture, La Martiniere is one of the prettiest spots in the city. With this tour, you'll get to visit the campus with an expert local guide, learning all about its history as you go. You'll also get a chance to stop for tea and snacks while at the school.

Ayodhya is believed to be the birthplace of Lord Rama and the setting of the epic Ramayana. It is adjacent to Faizabad in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. This town is closely associated with Lord Rama. Ayodhya allegedly is 9,000 years old and was founded by Manu, the first man in the Vedas, and law-giver of the Hindus. Skanda Purana lists Ayodhya as one of the seven most sacred cities of India. It is the backdrop for much of Hindu scripture. On this two-day excursion you will visit the most important religious sites, enjoy special Hindu ceremonies and have lunch with the children at a special Hindu school. Highlights:- • Vegetarian Lunch at Gurukul with Children • Boat ride from Faizabad to Ayodhya  • Saryu River Aarti ceremony • Mokshdayni Walk • Rudra-Abhishek at Nageshwarnath temple

Lucknow has long been celebrated for its Awadhi-style cuisine, particularly its kebabs and other meat-based dishes. With this immersive cultural experience, you'll get to learn how to make Awadhi favorites, including kebabs in the home of local culinary enthusiast, Simi. After your class, you’ll enjoy the fruits of your labor by sitting down to a four-course homemade meal.

Experience authentic Lucknow on this amazing walking tour of the old town with our fun and entertaining storytellers. This walking tour will give you a great induction of the city, its history, its vibrant culture, and its people with lots of wonderful stories about the city, fun facts and must do things in the city. Our walks are blend of historical elucidation and curious anecdote laced with mildly scurrilous talk about past and present celebrities and defunct royals. We will cover some of the city highlights along with hidden places and forgotten nooks of the old city during the walk. Highlights: 1. Explore Lucknow beyond the typical tourist spots and enjoy the stories and tales about the city from your guide 2. See the city through the eyes of a local and discover the numerous mesmerizing places Lucknow has to offer. 3. Capture the vibrant atmosphere of this colorful city on this memorable walking tour with an infotainment-style ensuring that you will not be bored.

Lucknow is indeed a photographer’s heaven, every photographer, amateur and professional alike, would consider Lucknow would want to go there at least once to capture one of the most colorful and lively areas of the world. Ready your cameras to capture the hues of the Lucknow; it’s winding streets, ancient buildings, markets, houses and friendly local people who make it all so colorful and vibrant. Highlights 1. Explore the illuminated buildings, prominent lanes, food joints and beautiful monuments in the beautiful night view. 2. Enjoy the walk with interesting combination of places on this tour that help you to develop a great perspective of the city, its history, its vibrant culture, and its people with lots of wonderful stories. 3. We follow a unique style of ‘infotainment’ to ensure that you enjoy the tour and don't get bored, irrespective of whether you love history or not, this walking tour will be a unique, fun and memorable experience for you.

Lucknow is a beautiful city during the day, yet it is even more beautiful at night. Come and join us on this amazing and completely off beat experience of the city at night. Experience the urban side of city on this walk, visit local popular hangout places, most prominent, beautiful monuments, ancient and modern buildings and old streets in the beautiful night view of the Lucknow city. Highlights 1. Explore the illuminated buildings, prominent lanes, food joints and beautiful monuments in the beautiful night view. 2. Enjoy the walk with interesting combination of places on this tour that help you to develop a great perspective of the city, its history, its vibrant culture, and its people with lots of wonderful stories. 3. We follow a unique style of ‘infotainment’ to ensure that you enjoy the tour and don't get bored, irrespective of whether you love history or not, this walking tour will be a unique, fun and memorable experience for you.