MV Ganga Vilas Cruise: Ticket price, route, full trip cost; all you need to know
The world's longest river cruise - MV Ganga Vilas - was flagged off by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on January 13 in Uttar Pradesh's Varanasi through video conferencing. More than 30 Swiss tourists will take the maiden journey to reach Assam’s Dibrugarh via Bangladesh.
PM Modi also inaugurated the Tent City in Varanasi – developed on the lines of similar setups in Gujarat's Kutch - built on the banks of river Ganga. He also laid foundation stones for inland waterways projects that worth more than Rs 1,000 crore, PTI reported.
Here are the top points regarding the world's longest river cruise that will answer your questions and quench your interest.
MV Ganga Vilas cruise: Trip, Distance and Route
MV Ganga Vilas offers a 51-day trip from Varanasi to Dibrugarh via Bangladesh, covering a 3,200 km distance.
MV Ganga Vilas cruise: Ticket Price
To travel in the luxurious cruise, people have to pay around Rs 25,000 to
Rs 50,000 per day. The entire journey will cost approximately Rs 20 lakh per passenger.
MV Ganga Vilas cruise: Capacity
The world's longest river cruise has the capacity to carry 36 passengers.
MV Ganga Vilas cruise: How to book ticket
The luxurious cruise is being offered by Antara Luxury River Cruises and can be booked from their website. As of now, the booking is not open as the cruise is being booked by a Swiss company. But people will book tickets for the next voyage, which will held in September, in due course.
Here's the 3,200-km route map:
MV Ganga Vilas: Tourist destinations to be covered during voyage
MV Ganga Vilas cruise will cover several prominent tourist destinations during its voyage. The tourist destination includes - world heritage sites, national parks, river ghats, and major cities like Patna in Bihar, Shahiganj in Jharkhand, Kolkata in West Bengal, Dhaka in Bangladesh, and Guwahati in Assam.
MV Ganga Vilas: Cruise begins from
The world's longest river cruise will start from the holy city Varanasi and then travel to Patna, Sahibganj, Kolkata, Dhaka, and finally Guwahati’s Dibrugarh.
First published: 13 January 2023, 14:11 IST