Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the MV Ganga Vilas cruise, the world’s longest river voyage, know the cruise price, booking and route map
The event took place in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh. 32 Swiss visitors will make the first excursion to Dibrugarh in Assam via Bangladesh.
MV Ganga Vilas Varanasi Cruise tickets price, ticket online booking, route map
The trip will be a wholesome experience for guests with luxury, fine art, culture, history, spirituality, and much more.
An insight into Indian history and greatness is offered by the World’s Longest River Cruise. The MV Ganga Vilas, a cruise ship with 18 suites and all related amenities, will be launched soon. The route of this futuristic-designed cruise will meander via a number of well-known locations along the Hooghly River in Kolkata to the Ganges River in Varanasi.
32 Swiss visitors who have registered for the complete trip will make the inaugural sail.
Ganga Vilas Travel Time
The whole length of the cruise is 51 days. Over 3,200 kilometres of river systems in five Indian and Bangladeshi states will be traversed by the opulent cruise ship. 50 tourist locations, including World Heritage Sites, National Parks, river Ghats, and significant cities like Patna in Bihar, Sahibganj in Jharkhand, Kolkata in West Bengal, Dhaka in Bangladesh, and Guwahati in Assam, will be visited by the Ganga Vilas Cruise.
32 tourists from Switzerland will travel on board the MV Ganga Vilas for the first time, according to official sources. On March 1, 2023, the MV Ganga Vilas is expected to arrive in Dibrugarh.
Booking For Ganga Vilas Cruise
The undeveloped, long beaches, lush mangroves, migratory birds, turtles, freshwater dolphins, flowing waterways, quiet surroundings broken up by bird chirps, and nature’s ever-embracing embrace. The Ganga Vilas Cruise provides a variety of services.
By going to the official website of Antara Luxury River Cruises, anyone from anywhere in the world can reserve this amazing experience. An estimated Rs. 25,000 per person, per night, is the standard fare.
The tickets price for the cruise per day will be around Rs 25,000 to Rs 50,000. The entire trip will cost each passenger over Rs 20 lakhs.
Route Of The Ganga Vilas Cruise
This trip will pass through 27 river systems, including the Ganga, Meghna, and Brahmaputra, in Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, West Bengal, Bangladesh, and Assam.
- With stops at important historical, cultural, and religious sites, the MV Ganga Vilas’ itinerary has been created to highlight India’s rich past.
- From the well-known “Ganga Arti” in Varanasi, it will proceed to the Buddhist pilgrimage site of Sarnath.
- The list will also include Majuli, the largest river island in Assam, and Mayong, a town noted for its Tantric crafts.
- In order to fully experience India’s rich spiritual and academic past, the tourists will also visit the Vikramshila University and the Bihar School of Yoga.
- The Sunderbans in the Bay of Bengal delta, famous for its Royal Bengal Tigers- a World Heritage Site
- Kaziranga National Park, famous for its elephants, is a World Heritage Site that is rich in biodiversity.
- While travelling through West Bengal, the cruise will pass through the river systems of Bhagirathi, Hooghly, Bidyavati, Malata, and Sundarbans.
- Meghna, Padma, and Jamuna rivers in Bangladesh would be its first stop before it merges with the Brahmaputra in Assam.
- On March 1, 2023, roughly, Dibrugarh will mark the end of the amazing voyage over water.
Ganga Vilas Cruise Highlights
- The MV Ganga Vilas boat has a draught of 1.4 metres, a length of 62 metres, and a width of 12 metres.
- It has three decks, and 18 suites, and can accommodate 36 visitors.
- The ship is also furnished with extras including a gym, spa, and salon.
- The ship is equipped with a pollution-free system and noise-cancelling technology. The travellers will have a genuinely opulent experience.
- The average cost per passenger during the 51-day journey will be roughly 20 lakhs, with daily costs ranging from 25,000 to 50,000.
Additionally, PM Modi will lay the foundation for the Guwahati-based North East Maritime Skill Development Center. It will help to develop the vast talent pool in the area and offer better job possibilities in the expanding logistics sector. Furthermore, because it takes more than a month to move a ship to the Kolkata repair facility and back, it will result in huge financial savings because the cost of shipping the ship would be decreased.
Today, the world's longest river cruise – Ganga Vilas, has embarked on a journey between Kashi and Dibrugarh.
Due to this, many tourist places of Eastern India are going to benefit. pic.twitter.com/SlE4pvd2Or
— PMO India (@PMOIndia) January 13, 2023
World's 🌏 #LongestRiverCruise 🛳 to be flagged off by Hon'ble Prime Minister @narendramodi #GangaVilas to start from Varanasi on river #Ganga to Dibrugarh on river #Brahmaputra via Indo🇮🇳-Bangladesh🇧🇩 Protocol route
💠To give an impetus to tourism & employment generation pic.twitter.com/JPS1n786ry
— Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (@MIB_India) January 13, 2023
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