Ganges River Cruise
Why Join This Cruise:
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Join this newly inaugurated expeditionary voyage of India’s most sacred river, offering a unique perspective into both the past and present cultures along this great waterway
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Daily guided landings visiting Mughal forts, Jain, Sikh and Buddhist monuments and both Buddhist and Hindu cave temples at Colganj, once a centre of the murderous Thug sect
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Travelling by small boat (max. 24 passengers), offers both a practical and comfortable way to explore India’s most sacred river, while providing a very different India holiday experience
Trip Overview
This new pioneering voyage offers the unique opportunity of travelling along The Ganges, one of the world’s great rivers and a metaphor for India itself. Travelling onboard the only comfortable passenger boat currently operating on the river, the expeditionary ship MV Sukapha offers the idyll floating hotel and from which daily guided landings are conducted. This culturally-oriented voyage operates between Patna and Farakka with departures both upstream and downstream.
Itineraries (download our suggested itinerary below)