Half-Day British Heritage Tour with Lunch
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From $74.67
9 reviews (5.00)
Price varies by group size
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Duration: 4 hours
Departs: Bangalore, Bangalore
Ticket Type: Mobile or paper ticket accepted
Free cancellation
Overview
The legacy of over 150 years of British presence in Bangalore is hard to miss if you are in the city. For example, the broad roads laid out over 200 years ago for horse carriages, bullock carts, and horsemen do a fine job of carrying the chaotic traffic of this day too.
This is a half-day tour in a sedan/minivan and lasts about 4 hours
What's Included
Authentic South Indian Lunch
Bottled water
Entry Fees
Hotel pickup and drop-off from hotels in M G Road area. Else we meet a Cauvery Emporium at 8 AM
Passionate and fluent English presenter
Transport by air-conditioned car or minivan
What's Not Included
Alcoholic drinks (available to purchase)
Gratuities
Personal Shopping
Traveler Information
- ADULT: Age: 2 - 75
Additional Info
- A minimum of 2 people per booking is required
- Dress code is smart casual
- Face masks required for travellers in public areas
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Language English only
- Regular temperature checks for staff
- Subject to favorable weather conditions. If canceled due to poor weather, you will be given the option of an alternative date
- Transportation vehicles regularly sanitised
- A minimum of 2 people per booking is required
- Dress code is smart casual
- Face masks required for travellers in public areas
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Language English only
- Regular temperature checks for staff
- Subject to favorable weather conditions. If canceled due to poor weather, you will be given the option of an alternative date
- Transportation vehicles regularly sanitised
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
- For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
- If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
Reviews
I'm from Ireland, a country where our television was British, and we got to see how their glorious empire subdued the savages, while at the same time hearing stories in our history classes about how we were their savages not too long ago. Travelling to India was an opportunity to really see how another nation experienced those same people. I used to find history kind of boring and depressing, Irish people being killed by people with bigger guns until I started to hear the details that won't be on the exam. Like when people fought in the war for our independence the grandparents of those soldiers survived the famine. They probably heard the stories.
So when I saw this tour I leapt at the chance, I really wanted to understand what it was like for Indians to be ruled by the same people that my grandparents fought. I couldn't have been luckier with my choice, Praveen has a real gift for making history come to life. In particular when we visited Trinity Church in Bengaluru, the place the British Soldiers worshipped. Some boy from Ipswitch gets on a boat, comes to India to make his fortune, lives in a bungalow with servants which he gets as part of the job making sure the natives don't interupt the wealth extraction, and that's where he put his rifle. There is the placque that commemorates his death, in a church where now Indian people still come to worship.
At the end of the tour we went for some food, and omg South Indian food is the best :) After this trip I cancelled my other tours and booked the rest of my free days with Praveen. Best business trip ever.
- Bruce
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