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BENGAL GANGA
Asia, India
Managed by Heritage River Cruises
BENGAL GANGA
Passenger Capacity: 56
Built: 2004
Former Names: Rv Pandaw 4
,
Rv Bengal Pandaw
Length : 200 ft.
Officers and crew: 30. Indian
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Itineraries:
Ganges and
Hoogly Rivers.
The Ganges cruises
include 9 or 10 nights cruising and 2 or 3
hotel nights
and
cruise
between
Calcutta (Kolkata)
and
Varanasi
with
stops
in
Kalna,
Matiari,
Murshidabad, Jangipur, Farakka, Raj Mahal,
Karagola, Bateshwarsthan,
Sultanganj, Munger, Nalanda and Bodhgaya.
There are also 5 and 6-night cruises
roundtrip Calcutta and between Calcutta and
Varanasi. Cruises operate
Seeptember through
Marh.
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Cabins:
28.
(18 upper deck, 10 main deck).
Built in
teak and other hardwoods,
cabins
have twin
beds, en suite bathroom..
16
square
meters.
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Dress: Smart casual.
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Facilities & Activities: There
is a massage
room,
saloon,
lecture
room.
There
are
lectures
on
Buddhism,
wildlife
(including
Ganges
dolphins),
history of Bengal, Hinduis. Entertainment
includes
traditional
dances and music
from Bihar.
Shore
excursions
include
Kolkata, Kalna Temples, Murshidabad Nawab
Palace, Vikrhamashila first Buddhist
university, Nalanda, Bodhgaya where Buddha got the enlightment,
Varanasi, the most sacred city for the Hindu.
Languages spoken
are
English, German,
French.
Open bridge.
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Fares Reported To Us:
12-night
trips from
US$6,890
to
8,265,
(390,000
-
465,000
Indian
rupees)
including
hotels
and all
excursions
and entrance fees and taxes.
Six-night
trips
are
US$ 4,820 -
$ 5,790
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For current fares
and itineraries for this India riverboat,
go to
India river cruise
For special offers and to make a reservation, use
our Cruise Request Form.
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