The West Bengal Tourism Department introduced the “Discover Kolkata” pass in December 2022 in an effort to attract tourists to the city’s many tourist attractions. However, a large number of people visiting the city from across the country told ANI that they were not familiar with the Kolkata Pass.
As of now, a visitor with the City Pass gets entry to the Victoria Memorial, Indian Museum, Netaji Bhavan, Nikko Park, Rabindra Tirtha, State Archaeological Museum and Kolkata Police Museum.
Nazrul Teerth, Aircraft Museum, Eco Park, Alipore Museum, Mother’s Wax Museum, Natya Shodh Sansthan Nehru Children’s Museum, Birla Industrial and Technological Museum, Smaranika Tram Museum, Asiatic Society, Swami Vivekananda’s ancestral home, Science City, Kolkata Port marine Heritage Museum and Gandhi Ashram are some examples.
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A traveler can visit over 25 tourist attractions in the city without any hassle with the Integrated City Pass over the course of seven days. Due to the QR code-based pass, visitors will not have to wait in queues to get tickets to see some of Kolkata’s most famous landmarks.
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The validity period is seven consecutive days from the day you visit an attraction and continuing till that day. A pass can also be purchased at a future date.
Discover Kolkata E-Pass Cost
There are three types of passes: North Zone, South Zone and All Zone. For Indian citizens, a Northern Territory Pass for the expenses of one child 95 more 350 for an adult. South Zone Pass for the cost of one child 65 more 190 for an adult. One all zone pass for the cost of one child 160 more 540 for an adult.
Discover Kolkata e-pass costs more for foreign nationals, while SAARC nationals enjoy relatively cheaper rates.
(With ANI inputs)
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