Top Lucknow Cultural Tours

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.

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 is tourist paradise and for centuries it is known for its rich and yummy Indian food culture, we are fortunate today that this rich food culture is preserved in the form of small food joints by some thoughtful people for generations. We have designed this amazing experience for you with an intention to take you to these places for food tasting, so that you can also cherish this food, feast your taste buds and have a fabulous and lasting impression. 1. You will taste more than five mouth watering authentic delicacies on this food tour, if you are a food lover and enjoy experiencing different kind of foods, then you should not miss this walking tour because trust us, you will surely regret it later. 2. We have designed this amazing experience for you with an intention to take you to these places for food tasting. 3. Be prepared to fill your mouth with mouth watering delights and please bring an appetite.

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 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.

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.

Travelers interested in Buddhism and ancient history alike will enjoy this fascinating day tour to Kushinagar, where the Buddha passed away and attained “mahaparinirvana”. Wander among the ancient stupas and monasteries, some of which are more than 2,500 years old, and the archeological sites. Visit the Buddhist Museum to learn more about Kushinagar’s importance, and why it’s a pilgrimage site today.

Explore the heritage trails of all foreign and indigenous settlements in Kolkata. French, Dutch, Danes, British and Portuguese and local culture all included in this finely crafted tour for you. Ruins of Colonial barracks, churches, factories and Hindu temples, simply discover everything along with our expert local guide. Enjoy travel in our AC Car, "Bengali" lunch at local restaurant and water on board vehicle.

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.

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.

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! Day 01: Lucknow / Sonauli Indo Nepal Border / Gorkahpur Night stay Day 02: Gorakhpur to Lucknow return drive of 6 hours

Discover all the famous Markets of Lucknow and taste local delicacies on this fantastic 4-hour experience with a personal guide in an air-conditioned car. Highlights: 1. The vibrant atmosphere of Lucknow markets can make shopping lots of fun. The tour is designed to go beyond the city's streets and explore its bustling markets. 2. Each market has a unique ambiance and a treasure trove of goods waiting to be discovered ranging from arts and crafts, souvenirs, clothing, food or electronics. 3. If you are a shopaholic and also don't want to burn a hole in your pocket, this tour is not to be missed. We have curated this created a beautiful experience to witness the million colors of Lucknow and experience it like a local, strolling through its ancient streets. 4. We will also take you to places for food tasting, so that you can also cherish food of Lucknow, feast your taste buds and have a fabulous and lasting impression.

Victorian Walk at HAZRATGUNGE (Hazratganj) lets you into its rich history, legacy and of course the marketplace that has evolved with times to cater the cultured and the elite of Lucknow. We take you on this walking tour, that includes a seated session to enjoy a Darjeeling Tea and some tea-time essentials. On this tour you will discover and rediscover Hazratganj of yore and will be able to compare it with the transformed Ganj of today. Understand the checkered history of Hazratganj from the mutiny days of 1857 till the second world war in 1939-45 and again till the Indian independence in 1947. Further on, you learn about how Hazratganj plays a pivotal role in people’s life and why the people of Lucknow take pride in being seen here.

Receive personalized service and avoid haggling with taxi drivers or navigating the public transit on this private, full-day sightseeing tour of Lucknow. The city is full of historical monuments, and you’ll get the chance to visit many of them. You can linger at the places that interest you most, as this is your private day tour. Learn about the city’s long and fascinating history from your knowledgeable driver.

Kotwara House is owned by Muzzaffar and Meera Ali.  Muzzaffar is an Indian filmmaker, fashion designer, poet and artist. He belongs to the Muslin Rajput royal house of Kotwara and is the current Raja of Kotwara.  His wife, Meera Ali is an architect and fashion designer. They have created an international couture label, “The House of Kotwara”. On this tour, you will see their workshop for their label and interact with highly skilled artisans.  Clips from Muzaffer’s classic films are shown as you have a cup of tea/coffee. Highlights: - • Kotwara Fashion Label Insight • Interact with artisans • Tea at Kotwara House

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 has been a center of an embroidery industry that has survived and still flourishes today. This excursion will familiarize you with the industry and give you an intricate, detailed view of an art form, which reflects the past but is just as important today. Highlights: • Embroidery familiarization • Chikan and Zari embroideries styles • Talk by an Expert • Home cooked Rastogi Lunch (Beverage Excluded)

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.

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

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!

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 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

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