When in Lucknow, you ought to indulge in sinful act of eating the rich Awadhi Cuisine at the roadside eateries that promise a taste that one can not imagine in the up-market restaurants of Lucknow or outside. We at Tornos have planned a Culinary Walk of Lucknow by hand-picking just the best for you. more… Book now →

Lucknow is not just any other city, but a chapter that folds and unfolds itself each time one visits this epicenter of culture. Our Heritage Walk is just a translation of this, taking you into the lanes and by-lanes of Chowk, exploring the unexplored and explaining how vast a history, this city of superlatives holds. More on Heritage Walk… Book now →

The Victorian era was a period of peace, prosperity and refined sensibilities for Britain. This was a period of Mutiny of 1857, that changed the way Indians and Britons lived, worked and thought. Hazratganj has witnessed all of this from the Victorian through the Edwardian times and then onto the 2nd World War and further. More…  Book now →

On this walking tour we explore the Kaiserbagh Palace Complex, reconstruct the area with the help of old pictures and maps and as a cherry on the cake, we treat you over a cup of tea at the Kotwara House, that is a small part of Kaiserbagh, now an abode of the film maker Muzaffar Ali. Check this out Book now →

We pick you up in a car along with a tour guide, conduct this 6 hour guided tour of the city, visiting the monuments in the city including the British Residency, Asfi Imambara, Husainabad Imambara, Dilkusha & La Martiniere. The car picks you up from your hotel and drops you back to your hotel in the city. More… Book now →

A visit to Kotwara House (by Appointment) is in itself a revealing experience of sorts. Kotwara House is Lucknow abode of the legendary film maker, fashion designer, painter, poet, architect or rather call them ‘A couple with many feathers in their cap of creativity’, Raja Muzaffar & Meera Ali. more…

How awesome it would be to meet a descendant of the Nawabs over an afternoon tea, talk to him about all that he has seen changing over the years, know about his family and experience the etiquettes, the mannerism and the art of speech that is mastered by Nawab himself. more…

Dine with The Maharaja and his family in Lucknow, at his city palace. check this out…

Dastarkhwan – We learn some secret recipe from the Awadhi menu and finally move to the dining area where our host himself serves us with Awadhi delicacies on the floor setting called ‘Dastarkhwan’. more…

Read from the collection of books on the uprising of 1857. Tornos Studio houses the best collection of books on this subject and is indeed a great place to spend your afternoon reading from these. more…

‘Revisiting Lucknow of 1857-58’ tour takes you through the routes followed by Havelock, Outarm and Colin Campbell. We visit the areas that were in focus during the siege of Lucknow, we understand how this bloodiest siege progressed to a conclusive end, but not without sacrifices from both the warring fronts. more…

On this very exclusive curated tour – ‘Revisiting Cawnpore of 1857’, we take you through the areas that were the focus of the siege, we try and understand how this bloodiest siege progressed to a conclusive end, when General Havelock freed Cawnpore of the shadows of the rebels. more…

Experience the joy of the school life at La Martiniere and understand the 700 acres of estate. Envy the fact that you are not a Martinan. Vive La Martiniere !…

La Martiniere is no less than a living museum, where each corner has a story to be narrated. Decode… Book now →

On this tour we take you to a countryside into a traditional Village, where you unlearn all that is urban and learn this traditional ethnic cooking from scratch, cook under supervision and enjoy a limited but a very unique cuisine that urbanized call ‘luxury’ know more, learn more…

Coquina is a concept of a small experiential home kitchen that specialises in local cuisine in small portions. Guests get a chance to learn about this Passion Cuisine, cook for themselves under expert supervision and learn the art of cooking an Awadhi Meal. more…

We take you on a rooftop, where you learn the art of flying kites and winning the match. You learn the vernacular dictum of this game and indulge in a real match. Kite flying enthusiasts of the city gather at one place and mesmerize you with old anecdotes connected to kite-flying. more…

We bring you two handcrafted curated experiential tours to Ayodhya, that are bundled with some great experiences including a river-side walk, a one hour boat travel from Faizabad to Ayodhya, an exclusive Aarti, experiential lunch, tea on the boat and a lot more. know more…

“They spend their lives trying to break a huge rock with a flimsy piece of cloth” It is rather so true to the Indian washer man who rhythmically beats clothes on the rocks placed on the river banks to clean them and reach your wardrobe. Washer-men colour the banks of river Gomti. more…

Your guide will explain about this faith. Offer your respect to the grave inside this shrine, by way of ‘Chadar Poshi’. Also enjoy a seated session with the Qawals (devotional Sufi singers), while our expert translates the song that is played in the honour of the Sufi saint. more…

On this tour you not only play a game of golf, but also enjoy some bird watching with vivid varieties of birds that flock the area. Also watch the little ones go to school at La Martiniere and watch the boys assemble for their morning assembly that is indeed a pleasant sight to behold. more…

Walk in this this market will show you some of its bustling bazaars, that are so very exciting to understand and to shop at. Refugee Market is known to have given refuge to the business community from partitioned Pakistan and Swadeshi Market so very religiously stopped selling foreign goods when Mahatma Gandhi gave a call. more…

How awesome it is to learn about this craft from the men and women at a designer’s studio on a half-day hands-on experiential sojourn. Each guest gets a personal embroidery kit to learn the craft, a talk is delivered by a designer and to top it all, an authentic home-cooked Rastogi Lunch. Know More

On this 3 hours walking tour, we reconstruct the ruins within the complex, with the help of some rare pictures, building plans and maps. Also understand the events of 1857-58, with a focused reference to the Residency complex. More… Book now →

How about learning a dish from Lucknow, in Lucknow by a Lucknowite ? be it making a kabab or korma. Just one dish mastered to perfection. We give you a chance to do this at any local kitchen. More…

Maharajas’ Express touches Lucknow on the last day of Indian Panorama itinerary. We at Tornos have two curated options to choose from. Treat your guests on Maharajas’ Express as a parting option and let them enjoy a bit more than others on the train. Option-1 & Option-2