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Tornos is a tour company that owes its success to Lucknow, thus it presents a resource site to tell the world about this beautiful, but forgotten city. Our
endeavour is to project this northern Indian city that gave us immense support, love and courage in our start-up days.
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| Family
Meal |
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Dastarkhwan
- We learn some secret recipes from the Awadhi menu and finally move to the dining hall where our host himself serves us with Awadhi delicacies on the floor setting called ‘Dastarkhwan’. more...
Dine with The Maharaja and
his family in Lucknow, at his
city palace. check
this out...
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| Heritage Walk
& Victorian Walk |
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We take you into the lanes and by-lanes of Chowk, exploring the unexplored. We take you into the bygone era, that is a world unto itself. more
on Heritage Walk...
Victorian era was known for its style and grandeur. Lucknow too was greatly influenced by this in its own way. Check-out our Victorian Walk
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| Evening Culinary
Walk |
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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...
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| Tea
at The Tornos Studio |
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You are served tea in a perfect British style. The setting is so
elegant and the ambience breathtaking, to top it all you have an option to
read from the largest collection
of books on the uprising of
1857, or to watch a
documentary/film from the
private collection. more...
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| Mango Orchard Sojourn |
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Just 30 km from Lucknow is Malihabad - the mango belt of Lucknow. We take you to experience this unique mango lifestyle of countryside, where mangoes are a way of life, the belt smells of mangoes and we sit down under the trees on a jute cot to savour the fresh fruits from the tree, cooled in a water bucket.
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| Meals on Wheels |
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How about a well-spread hot lunch when you are on the move, traveling from Lucknow to another city, passing by the lush green countryside, shady trees and farm lands. Full Indian Menu laid exclusively for you with the choicest spirits served on board.
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| Kite Flying |
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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...
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| Village Cuisine
Experience |
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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’
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| Colourful Dhobi Ghat |
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"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.
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| Thursday
Sufi
Sojourn |
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NEW
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.
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| Tea
with Nawab |
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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.
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| Golf
in Lucknow |
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NEW 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.
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| Tornos' Victorian
Walk |
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Tornos'
Victorian Walk now up and walking
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| NEW
Dine with The Maharaja |
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(Raja Amresh Kr Singh)
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Two generations of this family have been awarded K.C.I.E by Her Majesty Queen Victoria.
The palace remains in possession of the family
and is in a perfect condition, being used
by Raja Amresh Kumar Singh
to live along with his family. More...
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| Buy a book on The Residency |
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One of the finest books on The Lucknow Residency by: Dr.Fonia (This book is only available through us - not on book stalls) Just Rs
250 including postage. A great book to know
about the Lucknow uprising and The Lucknow
Residency - an insider's view. To buy please
go to our contact page and send us an e-mail.
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| Revisit The Events
of 1857 |
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We take you on a
remembrance tour of 1857, visiting the places
in India that burned during the sepoy rebellion.
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| Families in British
India |
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Click On The Above Image
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| Read Lucknow in.... |
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| Read Rosie Llewellyn
Jones on Lucknow.... |
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Buy the books on Lucknow
by most celebrated Author, who has spent
more than half her life researching the
glory of this city. British by birth - but
Lucknow's own daughter.
Click On The Above Image
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| Read Books at The
Tornos Studio |
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The Tornos Studio stocks
the largest collection of books on the
uprising of 1857. Also watch some great
documentaries and films. We would be pleased
to offer some freshly brewed Darjeeling Tea,
while you read and watch. CLICK
HERE here to watch an Intro Video and
understand what is Tornos Studio....
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| Thursday's Sufi
Sojourn |
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Deva Sharif's Sufi Tour
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TO KNOW MORE
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| Golf in Lucknow |
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Morning
Golf with Tornos
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TO KNOW MORE
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Article of the Month
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This month: 'Airplane
Kothi ?'
- The magnificent 'Jahaz Wali Kothi' catches the eye of all passing this stretch of road for the first time. The Kothi (palatial home) is currently housing the fourth generation of residents. Now divided among three brothers, it screams for maintenance of its exteriors and of course the roof-top airplane structure that has made this entire area so famous and rather it is a landmark for the residents in
the entire area.....
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| Featured Recipes from
Coquina's Awadhi Collection |
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See
a few from our featured recipes at The Coquina...
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| Lucknow City Map |
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Click On The Map
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| Videos on Lucknow |
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We have now introduced an
Exclusive Page for EDUTAINMENT,
to post some exciting videos on Lucknow, its
culture, cuisine, craft and people. We would
love to hear from you if you come across any new
video on Lucknow and want us to include it on this
page. CLICK HERE...
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| Our Latest & Upcoming Products |
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Tornos'
Victorian Walk now up and walking - (Limited
Services)
Lucknow
Sightseeing
(Daily
Tour)
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TO KNOW MORE
Coquina
-an
experiential dining
A
Private Kitchen-cum-Dining
up
for exclusive booking
Morning
Golf with Tornos
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TO KNOW MORE
The
Tornos Terrace
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| Students can do
INTERNSHIP |
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If you are a student of
travel and tourism, you have an opportunity to
get hands-on experience in the trade after your
studies. more...
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| Enjoy your Afternoon
Tea at The Tornos Studio |
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The Tornos Studio will be
pleased to serve some freshly brewed
Darjeeling Tea with traditional scones, sandwiches,
Indian savouries, cake with our compliments
while you read the books from our collection
or watch a film (By Appointment Only). Click
Here
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