MV Ganga Vilas will start her voyage from Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh and will travel around 3,200 km in 51 days to reach Dibrugarh in Assam via Bangladesh, sailing through 27 river systems in India and Bangladesh.
MV Ganga Vilas has three decks, 18 suites on board with capacity for 36 tourists, with all the luxury amenities. The maiden voyage has 32 tourists from Switzerland who signed up for the entire trip.
The MV Ganga Vilas cruise is designed to bring out the best of the country to show it to the world. The 51-day cruise is planned with visits to 50 tourist spots including World Heritage sites, national parks, the Ghats River and major cities like Patna in Bihar, Sahibganj in Jharkhand, Kolkata in West Bengal, Dhaka in Bangladesh and Guwahati in Assam.
The trip will give tourists an opportunity to embark on an experiential journey and enjoy the art, culture, history and spirituality of India and Bangladesh.
In line with PM Modi’s effort to boost river cruise tourism, the huge untapped potential of a river cruise will be unlocked with the launch of this service and will herald a new era of river cruise tourism for India.
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PM Modi will also inaugurate and lay the foundation stones for several other projects
- Modi will also inaugurate four floating community jetties at Saidpur, Chochakpur, Zamania in Ghazipur district and at Kanspur in Ballia district of Uttar Pradesh. Furthermore, Modi will lay the foundation stone for the five community jetties at Digha, Nakta Diyara, Barh, Panapur in Patna district and Hasanpur in Samastipur district of Bihar.
- Modi will also inaugurate the North East Maritime Skills Development Center in Guwahati. You will help hone the rich talent pool in the Northeast region and provide better employment opportunities in the booming logistics industry.
- Modi will also lay the foundation stone for a ship repair facility and causeway at Pandu Terminal in Guwahati.
Modi to inaugurate Haldia multimodal terminal in West Bengal
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PM Modi to mark ‘world’s longest river cruise’ on Friday
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will lead the world’s longest river cruise, the MV Ganga Vilas. MV Ganga Vilas will start its journey from Varanasi and will sail around 3,200 km in 51 days to reach Dibrugarh in Assam via Bangladesh, traversing 27 river systems in the two countries. The cruise has three decks, 18 suites on board with the capacity to transport 36 tourists and with all the luxury comforts. The maiden voyage has 32 tourists from Switzerland who signed up for the entire trip.
