Cruise on The Ganga Tour

Arrive Kolkata (Calcutta) Arrive In Calcutta (now Called Kolkotta) And Transfer From Airport To Embark On The RV Bengal Pandaw Moored In The Hugli River Close To The City Centre. City Orientation Tour In Afternoon; Moor Overnight At The Outram Ghat.

Barrackpore Further Explorations Of Colonial Calcutta, Arguably The Greatest Of The British Raj Cities With A Stupendous Architectural Heritage. Still Largely Intact, Highlights Include The Queen Victoria Monument And Neo-gothic Law Courts. Cast Off At Mi

Chandernagore Handernagore, A French Colony Until 1950, We Visit The House Of Dupleix, A Small Museum, An 18th Century Church And Then On By Bus To Visit The Dutch Cemetery At Chinsura And A Portugese Church At Bandel Where We Rejoin The Ship.

Kalna Kalna Cycle Rickshaw Tour Of Bengali Terracotta Temples. The River Here Narrows And The Bengal Countryside Lush And Green.

Plassey Visit The Battlefield Of Plassey Where Clive Of India Defeated The French In 1757 And The Fascinating Brassworks At Country Village Of Metiari.

Kushbagh Kushbagh With Its Moghul Gardens And Tombs. Visit The Vast Hazarduari Palace Built In 1837 By An English Architect. Further Visits To The Katra Mosque, And The Late 18th Century Nashipara And Katgola Palaces. Overnight At Baranagar Famous For It

Farraka Barrage Cruise The Farraka Feeder Canal And Enter The Ganges By Lock At The Farraka Barrage.

Munger Cruise Up The Ganges. Here The River Is 2km Across And Vast Panoramas Unfold. The River Is Rich In Activity With Fishermen And Country Boats. At Munger We Stop To Visit The Bihar School Of Yoga Which Lies Within The 15th Century Munger Fort. Near T

Bihar State Cruising Through The Heart Of Bihar State Seeing A Rural India Remote From The Tourist Track And Rarely Visited By Foreigners. Stop For A Walk Ashore.

Cruising Cruise All Day With A Village Stop For A Walk.

Sarnath Cruise All Morning And Afternoon Coach Trip To Visit The Important Buddhist Site At Sarnath.

Varanasi (Benares) Early Morning Moor Off The Varanasi (Benares) Ghats. Explore On Foot The Ghats, Palaces, Temples And Museums Of This One Of The Oldest Cities In The World,. Varanasi Contemporary With 7th Century BC Babylon And Nineveh Is The Cultural H

Disembark Varanasi Disembark From Ship At Varanasi (Benares) And Transfer (included) To Airport Or Railway Station.