Tailor-Made Tour
- Duration10 Days
- Flights IncludedYes
- Prices From £ 3825
Places Visited :
Kolkata, Barrackpore, Chandernagore, Kalna, Mayapur, Matiari, Murshidabad, Ajimganj, Farakka, Kolkata
The Pandaw Cruise Company is an old friend of TransIndus, and we absolutely love their ground-breaking cruise along the Lower Ganges in West Bengal. Beginning in the region’s capital, Kolkata (Calcutta), it traces a winding course north along the Hooghly (a tributary of the Ganges) via a string of largely forgotten colonial ports and market towns. Rather than famous landmarks, the itinerary emphasizes authentic rural life, yielding a vivid sense of the varied and fascinating commerce, industries and culture revolving around what was once a thriving trade artery.
The Pandaw Cruise Company has seventeen beautifully crafted ships in operation, across India and Southeast Asia, all built themselves. Each ship, hand-finished in brass and teak by traditional craftsmen, is itself an object of great beauty. Whilst luxury and comfort are ever-present, it is the colonial-era character and friendly atmosphere that predominate the ships. All of Pandaw's ships have ultra-shallow drafts and can travel to remote areas, which are unreachable by other passenger-carrying vessels, let alone overland.
The itinerary below is upstream from Kolkata to Farakka. Downstream, starting in Farakka and ending in Kolkata is also available.
Remember, this trip can be personalised to suit your travel needs - we can tailor everything from hotel, travel type, duration and more.
