This is home ground for us. Five days of pandal-hopping across North and South Kolkata, an artisan visit to Kumartuli, and a front-row seat for the Ganga visarjan procession.
Every year our own team plans this route in real time as pandal themes are announced — a private vehicle with a driver who knows the crowd patterns matters more here than anywhere else on our list.
Check-in, evening pandal-hopping start at Deshapriya Park and Ekdalia Evergreen.
Bagbazar, College Square, and Sreebhumi, followed by a Kumartuli visit to see the idols being finished.
Suruchi Sangha, Singhi Park, and the big-budget theme pandals of the south, timed to avoid the worst crowds.
Early-morning Ashtami Anjali darshan, followed by an evening Kolkata street-food trail — kathi rolls, phuchka, and more.
Morning at the Ganga ghats to watch the immersion procession, before transfer to airport/station.