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Ganga Vilas: the world’s longest river cruise, on January 13 PM Narendra Modi will flag off the luxury river cruise from Varanasi.
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Ganga Vilas, the world’s longest river cruise
The world’s longest river cruise, Ganga Vilas will be flagged off by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on January 13. The cruise will start from Ganges river Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh and end at Dibrugarh in Assam. The yatra will cover a distance of 3,200 km in 51 days and will pass through 27 rivers across about 5 states in India and Bangladesh. This cruise is very luxurious. This is the world’s best river cruise which will run on the rivers of India and Bangladesh.
How many passengers can travel in Ganga Vilas?
Ganga Vilas is like a 5 star hotel floating on the rivers. Every facility is available on this cruise. This cruise was projected in the year 2018 itself and it was to be launched in 2020. However, it got delayed due to the Corona Pandemic (Covid-19). In this cruise, 80 passengers can enjoy the journey. The cruise will cover more than 50 important places including world heritage sites. After being flagged off by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 13 January 2023, it will leave Varanasi for a 51-day journey of 3200 km carrying 32 foreign guests.
Where will Ganga Vilas stop?
The world’s longest Ganga Vilas cruise will start its journey from Varanasi and reach Patna via Buxar, Ramnagar and Ghazipur on the 8th day of its journey. It will then resume its journey and leave for Kolkata, reaching Farakka and Murshidabad on the 20th day. The next day the cruise will leave for Bangladesh and will also stay in the Sundarbans delta. Guests aboard Ganga Vilas Cruises will tour spectacular Indian sites ranging from Varanasi, one of the oldest cities in history, to Vikramshila, a Buddhist monastery in Bihar’s Bhagalpur district.
What facilities are available at Ganga Vilas?
There are 18 elegantly decorated suites on the cruise. Its construction has been made keeping in mind a special kind of style and future. There is also a lavish restaurant, spa and sundeck on this cruise ship. Its 40-seat restaurant on the main deck of the cruise has a couple of buffet counters to serve food along with foreign and Indian cuisines. The outdoor seating on the upper deck also has a bar with real teak steamer chairs and coffee tables, according to ship officials. It will provide a one of a kind special cruise pleasant experience to the passengers.
How much is the fare of the cruise ship Ganga Vilas?
There are so many comforts and facilities, the journey will be for 51 days and will take you to visit more than 50 places. If it will pass through 27 rivers and 5 states, then this question definitely arises, after all, what is the price of the ticket. Talking about its ticket, Antara Luxury River Cruise, which is providing the cruise package, has not made public the ticket price of Ganga Vilas. But if the news is to be believed then (one lakh twelve thousand rupees) it starts from 1,12,000. The ticket price for this cruise has not been made public. All tickets for this cruise ship for the next few years have been sold out to Swiss tourists. Swiss tourists have paid a whopping Rs 38 lakh for each suite. These prices are about one and a half years old. Kashif Siddiqui of Antara Luxury River Cruise, which provides cruise packages, said (Antara Luxury River Cruise) has not disclosed the price of the ticket.
