Gently Down The Ganges... A Slow & Spiritual Boat Journey in North India

16 days from £6,710 for 2023 per person

• Delhi
• Varanasi
• The Ganges River
• Siliguri
• Glenburn
• Calcutta

The Ganges River has long been a draw to the Hindu faithful and foreign travellers alike. With the introduction of the comfortable ABN Sukapha cruise vessel, the Ganges and its distributary river the Hooghli, can now be experienced in an altogether relaxed and more comfortable fashion. Designed specifically for river cruising, the ABN Sukapaha takes guests into the heart of rural India and allows access to areas that have otherwise been well off the tourist map. 

River cruising is the most exciting and comfortable new way of experiencing India at its most charming and rural. Two vessels, The Sukapha and Charaidew, now allow access to sleepy riverside villages and fantastic forgotten cultural and historic sites. This offering, one of several possible options, starts off in the sacred and ancient city of Varanasi where Hindus ritually bathe in the Ganges River.

Heading to Patna you will start slowly cruising down the Ganges, before finishing the tour in a delightful restored Tea Bungalow in the hills surrounding Darjeeling. Highlights include a visit to Bodhgaya, where the Buddha attained enlightenment and catching a glimpse of the rare Gangetic River Dolphin as you slowing drift down the river. You’ll have the opportunity to visit sleepy riverside villages to witness a way of life that has remained largely unchanged for centuries and meet the wonderful people that inhabit The Ganges’ shores.

This luxury tour is purely a suggested itinerary. It can be booked as it is or alternatively used as a starting point for creating your own perfect bespoke holiday to India. If you'd like to see similar trips, take a look at our collection of Epic Journeys and our favourite Family Holiday itineraries.

There are no foreign lands. It is the traveller only who is foreign.
Robert Louis Stevenson