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Historic Hugli Cruise (UP Stream) by ABN Raj Mahal or ABN Sukapha 9 nts / 10 days

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DESTINATION INFO

Embark on a cruise Journey of Bengal Cruise. Sailing through the Hugli River you come across many unseen places of northeast India

Tour Route -:

Kolkata 1 Night > Cruise Bengal Despatch 1 (7 Nights) > Farakka > Train Kolkata 1 Night & Leave

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Day 01 Arrive Kolkata

Today you are met at the Kolkata International Airport by our company executive with your name placard who would assist you to the Car and then transfer you to your pre booked Hotel
Overnight Stay at the Hotel in Kolkata

Day 02 Kolkata – Board Upstream Cruise Bengal Despatch 1 (Bengal Despatch 1)

You are collected from your hotel late morning. Embark midday on your ship and sail up past the old Danish colony of Serampore to Barrackpore, land and take a walk through the cantonment past the Semaphore Tower, Government House, the Temple of Fame, and Flagstaff House, its garden housing many of the British statues removed from central Calcutta.
Overnight on board ABN Rajmahal / ABN Sukapha Cruise

Day 03 Bengal Despatch 1

Sail up to Chandernagore, a French possession until 1950, and visit the 18th century church and Dupleix’s House containing a small museum. Sail on past the old Dutch settlement of Chinsura. Land to visit the imposing Imambara at Hooghly then reboard your ship and cruise upstream leaving urban sprawl behind. Sail into the night to a mooring near Kalna.
Overnight on board ABN Rajmahal / ABN Sukapha Cruise

Day 04 Bengal Despatch 1

Land at the country town of Kalna and take cycle rickshaws to see a group of some of Bengal’s most attractive terracotta temples, as well as the unique Shiva temple with concentric rings made up of 108 shrinelets. Continue on through the countryside to Mayapur, its skyline dominated by the vast new ISKCON temple. Sail on through the night to a mooring near Matiari.
Overnight on board ABN Rajmahal / ABN Sukapha Cruise

Day 05 Bengal Despatch 1

This morning visit the brassworking village of Matiari where you can see the whole primitive process of beating out brass water pots and other vessels. Later cruise on and visit the battlefield of Plassey where in 1757 Clive’s defeat of Siraj-ud-Daulah changed the course of Indian history, finally mooring close to Murshidabad.
Overnight on board ABN Rajmahal / ABN Sukapha Cruise

Day 06 Bengal Despatch 1

Land and walk to the Khushbagh, a peaceful Moghul-style garden enclosing the tombs of Siraj-ud-Daulah and his family. Continue a little way upstream to where the Nawab’s great Hazarduari Palace, built by an English architect in 1837, dominates the waterfront. Inside are an extensive collection of pictures, china, weapons and other objects. Visit also the great Katra Mosque and drive out to two amazing buildings of the late 18th century, the Nashipara Palace and the Katgola Palace. Both were built in classical Georgian style by rich local merchants and represent the other side of the coin of the “White Moghul” period when English and Indian cultures came close to fusion. Overnight on the riverbank across from town.
Overnight on board ABN Rajmahal / ABN Sukapha Cruise

Day 07 Bengal Despatch 1

Moor at the delightful sleepy village of Baranagar with three gorgeous miniature terracotta temples to which you walk through the fields. This is rural India at its most idyllic. Continue up the Hooghly, here a charming waterway twisting and turning between banks lined with mustard fields and mango orchards. Carry on up a long canal section to a mooring close to the Farakka Barrage.
Overnight on board ABN Rajmahal / ABN Sukapha Cruise

Day 08 Bengal Despatch 1

During breakfast we cruise to a mooring by the Farakka lock. Disembark and take a full day excursion by road to Gaur, near the town of Malda, or English Bazar. This quiet, deserted place was once one of India’s great cities, first under the Hindus in 12th century, then as the muslim capital of Eastern India from the 14th to the 16th century. There are plentiful remains of mosques, palaces and gateways and you visit a number of the most interesting before rejoining the ship in the evening at Farakka.
Overnight on board ABN Rajmahal / ABN Sukapha Cruise

Day 09 Bengal Despatch 1 Farakka – Kolkata (Train)

For those taking only Bengal Despatch 1, the Historic Hugli 7-night cruise, dawn transfer to Farakka station for morning 6 hr train journey to Calcutta. Upon arrival at Kolkata Railway Station you are met and transferred to your pre booked Hotel
Overnight Stay at the Hotel in Kolkata

Day 10 Leave Kolkata

After breakfast check out from the hotel and our company executive would assist you and transfer you to the Kolkata International Airport to board flight for your onward journey.

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Testimonials
Dear Gouri, Just returned from our holiday in India, just a quick note to say all your recommendations and itinerary were all we could have hoped for. Your staff, drivers, and tour guides all extremely helpful and most knowledgable . l have to however pick out one person who helped to make this trip memorable.  Mr Rishi. In a sea of madness he took it all in his stride. Very helpful all hours of the day. And his knowledge on the temples and places of interest we every bit as good as the gui…
Mrs & Mr Taylor
Hi Gouri,
I wrote this recommendation of your work that you can include on your profile. My daughter and I enjoyed a memorable holiday guided by your excellent knowledge of Sri Lanka. Your company was both enjoyable as well as educational. I hope to book with you again and highly recommend you to anyone who is planning to travel.
With very many thanks,
Jacqueline
Mrs Jacqueline Burden
Dear Gouri,
On behalf of Vic Sue Penny and myself I would like to thank you for organising such a wonderful holiday. The arrangements were excellent and we were chaperoned perfectly by all the representatives and drivers. We would particularly mention Joseph who took us from Cochin to Kovalam, he was a good  driver and very helpful.
With regards to the itinerary and the hotels with one exception, everything was more than satisfactory and the Chapslee Hotel, Mr Abrahams spice garden and seeing …
Mr Richard Brophy & Family
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Mrs and Mr Blanckenburg
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Mr Roy and Mrs Ann Shearer
Tailormade Journeys   The holiday you arranged for my daughter, my grandson and myself in April 18 to India was very well arranged and everything went according to plan.  It is only left for me to say that I would recommend your company and I will come back to you when the need arises.   Many thanks   Mrs June Staward
Mrs June Staward & Family
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Mrs Jackie Holden, Mrs Ann Weston and Mrs Myra Wilby
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Mrs and Mr Toker
Good Morning Just a email to let you know how pleased we were with the holiday. Every thing went like clock work and as for your staff over there they were excellent beyond their remit, they just couldn’t do enough for us not once did they leave us wondering what we have to do next, they were always a step ahead. they can not take all the praise as your imput was excellent in every way from start to finish. We will use you again and have recommended you to our friends, once again many th…
Mrs Beverly Ann Head and Mr Terence William Mills
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