Essential Lucknow
Essential Lucknow - Food and Chikankari
From ₹16,282£140€165$205 per person · 2 nights · taxes in
A weekend built around a white Art Deco house on Mall Avenue: an evening walking and eating through Aminabad with people who know every counter, and an afternoon with a needle in your hand, learning the stitch this city is famous for.
You check in and the rest is arranged around you: breakfasts at the hotel, the walk and the workshop booked to your dates.
Every day, taken care of
Day one
Arrive, then eat your way through AminabadIncluded
- Check in on Mall Avenue and settle in
- Evening: the Shaam ki Raunaqein food walk — Prakash Kulfi, Netram, Alamgir, Wahid Biryani, with a guide who knows every counter — dinner is the walk itself
Day two
Chikankari by day, a dawat by nightIncluded
- Chikankari workshop at Sanatkada, Qaiserbagh — hands-on, learning the embroidery Lucknow is known for
- Evening: dinner at Naimat Khana — veg & non-veg options
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Day three
A slow last morning
- Breakfast at the hotel
- A final swim, or an hour in the Sehen courtyard
- Checkout
Saraca Hotel Lucknow
A white Art Deco house from 1936, refurbished in 2016 and set in its own lawns, with the old city a short drive away. Most rooms open onto the central courtyard the hotel calls the Sehen. Downstairs, Azrak cooks Awadhi food, and there is a pool, a spa and a rooftop lounge for the hours between outings.
And the parts you'd rather not think about
Dates for the walk and the workshop are confirmed with you before you travel, so you arrive with the plan already settled. One number on WhatsApp handles everything, from first question to check-in.
What's included in this Lucknow package
- 2 nights · Awadh Room
- Breakfasts at the hotel
- Shaam ki Raunaqein — guided evening food walk through Aminabad
- Chikankari workshop — hands-on session at Sanatkada, Qaiserbagh
- Dinner at Naimat Khana — an Awadhi home-cooked dawat (veg & non-veg menus)
Not included: Getting to Lucknow · Transfers · Lunches
Do more
- War Chronicles at the Residency — a ninety-minute walk through the ruins of the 1857 siege
- Nashte ki Talab — a morning breakfast walk through Chowk: makhan malai, khaste, Raheem's nihari
- Raqs-o-Mausiqi — three hours with Lucknow's kathak and tabla gharanas
- A private qawwali or dastangoi evening — for groups and occasions; ask when you enquire
All of these are priced on request — tell us what interests you when you enquire and we'll build it into your quote.
What this Lucknow weekend costs
₹16,282£140€165$205 per person · two sharing · 2 nights · taxes in
₹32,563£285€330$410 for two, all in · ₹16,999£150€170$215 solo. Awadh Room, the whole itinerary above included. Nothing is added afterwards.
No payment here — we confirm dates, room and the final price first. We reply Mon–Sat 10am–7pm IST — message anytime.
This rate holds until31 Oct 2026
Good to know
The food walk is on foot through the old city and typically takes in Prakash Kulfi, Netram, Alamgir and Wahid Biryani; comfortable shoes help. Walk and workshop dates depend on the guides' calendar, so earlier is easier.
The small print
- Prices are per person on twin-share (solo rates where shown), for the full 2-night experience, and include all taxes. Nothing is added afterwards.
- These rates apply for 1 Aug 2026 – 31 Oct 2026. Rates move with the season — the figure shown is the lowest available for the dates you choose.
- No payment is taken on this page. We confirm your dates, room and the final price with you first — then you book and pay Indiaesque, one clear total with taxes in, and our team takes care of everything with the property.
- Itinerary timings (aarti, boats, darshan) follow the river and the temple, and can shift with weather, water levels and local directives.