Kolkata: The West Bengal Tourism Development Corporation (WBTDC) has announced special tour packages, including a visit to Mother Teresa House and churches of last centuries, for visiting tourists to mark the ongoing festive season – Christmas and New Year.
WBTDC created three packages under the promotion of tourist traffic for domestic and foreigners.
A special chartered bus would take tourists on a tour to the well-known churches of Kolkata on the evening of December 24.
Included in this package are trips to Mother House and to the midnight mass at St James Church. The package would cost Rs 1,050 per person.
Another package has been planned comprising a tour of the well-known churches of Kolkata, Chandannagar and Bandel, which includes churches of French and Portuguese heritage.
For this tour the price is Rs 1,250 per person.
For the last evening of the year, that is, December 31, a package titled ”Welcome 2017” has been created, for which tourists would be taken on a luxury cruise along the Ganga on board MV Sumangal.
For Rs 2,999, tourists would be treated to cultural programmes as well as indoor games and a celebratory ushering in of 2017 at midnight.
All these tour packages can be booked either at the WBTDC office at BBD Bag in Kolkata or through the website of WBTDC, a statement today said.UNI PC AD1306
source: webindia