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Dates and prices are subject to change. For booking, availability, and detailed itineraries, consult your travel agent or check online. Ganges River Cruise Adventure RIVER CRUISING Highlights › Discover picturesque temples › Explore ancient palaces and historical sights › Savour Indian cuisine on board › Enjoy a rickshaw ride to view Mughal ruins What's Included Arrival transfer. Patna city tour. Buddhist monastery and stupa visit (Nalanda). Pawapuri Jain temple visit. Rickshaw ride to a Mughal fort and the East India Company cemetery (Munger). Pirpahar Hill and Sitakund Hot Springs visit. Sultanganj visit. Mansion and silk-weaving village visit (Bhagalpur). Bateshwar Temple visit. 8th-century Buddhist stupa ruins and monastery visit (Vikramshila). Rajmahal visit. Train to Kolkata. All meals on board Varuna. All transport to/from included activities and between destinations. ACCOMMODATIONS Aboard the Varuna riverboat (6 nts), comfort hotels (1 nt) TRANSPORT Riverboat Varuna, private vehicles, train, rickshaws, walking GROUP LEADER CEO throughout MEALS 7 breakfasts, 6 lunches, 6 dinners. Allow USD55-75 for meals not included. Drinks and tips on board not included. ITINERARY Imagine the cruise of a lifetime along India's Ganges River. Unpack once in your cabin and let the riverboat move you from place to life-changing place for seven incredible days. Explore palace ruins at Rajmahal, trace 6th-century rock carvings with your own fingers, and photograph to your heart's content the picturesque Pawapuri Jain temple in the middle of a lake. Experience India in a way you haven't yet imagined. DAY 1 PATNA Arrive at any time. Arrival transfer included. DAY 2 PATNA Enjoy a free day to explore Patna before a 4pm embarkation. ( 1B, 1L, 1D ) DAY 3 PATNA/BARH Enjoy a morning tour of Patna, visiting the extraordinary 18th-century Golghar granary, the great Sikh temple, and the State Museum. Continue on by ship, passing near the old East India Company opium warehouses and cruise down to moor for the evening at Barh. ( 1B, 1L, 1D ) DAY 4 BARH/MOKAMA Enjoy an excursion to the excavated Buddhist monastery and stupa at Nalanda, with a visit to the adjoining museum. After, visit the Pawapuri Jain temple, situated in the middle of a lake. Return to the vessel and continue to the bridge at Mokama. ( 1B, 1L, 1D ) DAY 5 MUNGER/SULTĀNGANJ Sail down to Munger. Take a rickshaw ride through through the town to view the remnants of a Mughal fort and the East India Company cemetery. Visit Pirpahar Hill and Sitakund Hot Springs before getting back on board. Continue on to anchor near Jehangira Island at Sultanganj, a pilgrimage spot with early Hindu carvings in the rock. ( 1B, 1L, 1D ) DAY 6 BHAGALPUR Spend the morning sailing a stretch of the river where South Asian river dolphins may be seen to Bhagalpur, a centre of silk production. Visit a mansion and silk-weaving village. Continue on close to the island shrine at Colganj, boasting Hindu and Buddhist cave temples. Visit Bateshwar Temple with 6th-century Hindu carvings, and the nearby ruins of an 8th-century Buddhist stupa and monastery at Vikramshila. ( 1B, 1L, 1D ) DAY 7 RAJMAHAL/FARAKKA BARRAGE Sail downstream to Rajmahal. Shah Jehan, builder of the Taj Mahal, spent much of his youth here. Explore the remains of palaces, forts, and mosques submerged in vegetation before continuing on down to the Farakka Barrage. ( 1B, 1L, 1D ) DAY 8 FARAKKA/KOLKATA Disembark early morning to catch the train (6 hrs) to Kolkata. Arrive in the afternoon. Tour ends on arrival. ( 1B ) ADD TO YOUR EXPERIENCE GANGES RIVER CRUISE ENCOMPASSED: Have some more time to explore? Continue cruising from Farakka to Kolkata. See trip AHLPC online. Guaranteed Departures Number of IF YOU'RE BOOKED, YOU'RE GOING | departures / month. 1 1 1 1 2 ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ J F M A M J J A S O N D 8 DAYS—PATNA TO KOLKATA FROM $ 1799 TOUR CODE: AHLPF IS THIS TOUR FOR ME? See back foldout. TRAVEL STYLE: MARINE TYPE: SMALL GROUP – MAX 24 SERVICE LEVEL: UPGRADED PHYSICAL DEMAND: LIGHT Barh Mokama Munger Sitakund Vikramshila Bhagalpur Rajmahal Farakka Barrage Farakka Kolkata Patna I N D I A Ganges River Cruise Experience RIVER CRUISING Highlights › Visit beautiful temples and local villages › Witness traditional brass-working › Wander through buzzing bazaars › Enjoy the pace of life on the river What's Included Arrival transfer. Full day excursion to Malda. Baranagar village and temple visits. Hazarduari Palace visit. Katra Mosque visit. Nashipara and Katgola palaces visit. Cycle rickshaw excursion to the Khushbagh. Battlefield of Plassey visit. Brassworking village of Matiari visit. Hare Krishna temple visit. Cycle rickshaw excursion to terracotta temples (Kalna). Shiva temple visit. Imambara visit. Chandannagar visit. Barrackpore visit. All meals on board Varuna. All transport to/from included activities and between destinations. ACCOMMODATIONS Aboard the Varuna riverboat (7 nts), comfort hotels (1 nt) TRANSPORT Riverboat Varuna, private vehicles, train, rickshaws, walking GROUP LEADER CEO throughout MEALS 7 breakfasts, 6 lunches, 7 dinners. Allow USD70-95 for meals not included. Drinks and tips on board not included. ITINERARY Few travellers ever imagine getting to experience India from the waters of the famous Ganges River. Board our classic riverboat in Farakka and spend eight days sailing to picturesque local villages to explore stunning temples, historical battlegrounds, tranquil gardens, and the Katgola Palace. This scenic cruise will have you wanting to return to the glory of India sooner rather than later. DAY 1 KOLKATA Arrive at any time. Arrival transfer included. DAY 2 KOLKATA/FARAKKA Travel by train from Kolkata to Farakka. Embark on the Varuna in the evening. ( 1D ) DAY 3 MALDA/ JANGIPUR Enjoy a full day excursion by road to Gaur, near the town of Malda (English Bazaar). Visit a number of sights from the 12th-century Hindus and 14th-century Muslims. Rejoin the ship in the evening near Jangipur. ( 1B, 1L, 1D ) DAY 4 BARANAGAR/MURSHIDABAD Sail down the Hooghly River en route to the small village of Baranagar. Walk through the fields to reach the terracotta temples and get a taste of rural Indian life. Continue to Murshidabad to visit the Nawab's great Hazarduari Palace. Visit the Katra Mosque before driving to the Nashipara Palace and the Katgola Palace. ( 1B, 1L, 1D ) DAY 5 MURSHIDABAD This morning, travel by cycle rickshaw to the Khushbagh, a peaceful Moghul-style garden. Continue on the river to Berhampur, close to the battlefield of Plassey. Cruise on to a mooring near Katwa, a market town with narrow bustling bazaars. ( 1B, 1L, 1D ) DAY 6 MATIARI/MAYAPUR Visit to the brassworking village of Matiari and witness their ancient techniques. Continue to Mayapur with a visit to the Hare Krishna temple. Enjoy a few of the older temples and see a giant banyan tree. ( 1B, 1L, 1D ) DAY 7 KALNA/ CHINSURAH Visit the country town of Kalna. Take cycle rickshaws to see a group of some of Bengal's most attractive terracotta temples. Visit a Shiva temple. Continue to Chinsurah, to visit the historic Dutch cemetery. After, take the cyclos to the Imambara before reboarding the vessel. ( 1B, 1L, 1D ) DAY 8 CHANDANNAGAR/BARRACKPORE Sail to Chandannagar. Continue to Barrackpore. Disembark for a walking tour. ( 1B, 1L, 1D ) DAY 9 KOLKATA Cruise under the Howrah Bridge to central Kolkata to disembark. Transfer to central Kolkata or the airport. Tour ends on arrival. ( 1B ) Guaranteed Departures Number of IF YOU'RE BOOKED, YOU'RE GOING | departures / month. 1 1 3 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ J F M A M J J A S O N D 9 DAYS—KOLKATA TO KOLKATA FROM $ 1899 TOUR CODE: AHLFC IS THIS TOUR FOR ME? See back foldout. TRAVEL STYLE: MARINE TYPE: SMALL GROUP – MAX 24 SERVICE LEVEL: UPGRADED PHYSICAL DEMAND: LIGHT Barrackpore Chinsurah Kalna Mayapur Matiari Murshidabad Jangipur Farakka Kolkata I N D I A I N D I A RIVER CRUISING › INDIA 101