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India River Cruise – Ganges Encompassed
15 days, Patna to Calcutta
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Plan ahead and combine two river cruising tours along the famous Ganges River for 15 days so you don’t have to worry about missing anything. Get unpacked and comfortable in your cabin once and then relax and enjoy the journey from Patna to Kolkata. Explore palace ruins at Rajmahal, check out sixth-century rock carvings, take breathtaking photos of the Jain temple in the middle of a lake at Pawapuri, and sail through local villages to see historical battlegrounds, terracotta temples, and the Katgola palace. Experience India in a way only river cruising can show you.
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Trip Code: AHLPC
Is this tour for me?
Travel Style: Marine
Small-ship adventures on the world’s great seas, rivers, and other places only accessible by boat.
Service Level: Upgraded
Quality accommodations and more inclusions than on other G Adventures tours, like meals, private transport, and activities.
Physical Rating: 2 - Light
Light walking and hiking suitable for most fitness levels. Nothing too challenging.
Trip Type: Small Group
Small group experience; Max 24
Age requirement: 18+
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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
- 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 (13 nts), comfort hotels (1 nt).
Meals
14 breakfasts, 13 lunches, 13 dinners
Allow USD55-75 for meals not included. Drinks and tips on board not included.
Transportation
Riverboat Varuna, private vehicles, train, rickshaws, walking.
Staff & experts
Chief Experience Officer (CEO) throughout.
Departures
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