Bengal Heritage Cruise Tour

7 Nights / 8 Days

Kolkata – Millennium Park – Kalna – Matiari – Murshidabad – Shantipur – Bandel – Chandannagar – Barakkapur – Millenium Park

Embarkation: Millennium Park, Kolkata

Disembarkation: Millennium Park, Kolkata

Day 1: Kolkata Millennium Park

Check in Millennium Park as per convenience. The day is kept free for guests to discover the ship and the city by their own. 

Meals on boards: Lunch and Dinner.

Day 2: Kolkata Sightseeing

City tour of Kolkata. And evening cruise to show the Ghats of Kolkata (The Evening Aarti). 

Meals on boards: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner.

Day 3: Kalna

Vessels sail off by early morning. At 12.00 noon, the vessel will drop anchor at Kalna - Maharajas of Bardhaman built several magnificent temples with intricate terracotta ornamentation, the main one being 108 Shiv Mandir built in 1809 in traditional AAT chala architecture and the Raj bari which house most of the temples. 

At 5.00 pm, The vessel will drop anchor at Mayapur: Headquaters of ISKCON. Preaching the power of prayer to attain salvation. 

Meals on boards : Breakfast , Lunch and Dinner.

Day 4: Matiari

At 9.00 am, the vessel will drop anchor at Matiari - Kansha ( Bell metal wares) was a poor man substitute to the rich silverware used in Bengali homes for prayers, table wares and also for cooking. The traditional Kansari artisans make from scrap metals handcrafted wares and art effects. 

In the evening: Film show on River Ganges. 

Meals on boards: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner. 

Day 5: Murshidabad  

After breakfast, the vessel will drop anchor at Murshidabad, the historic town, the earliest evidences of history perhaps as early as circa 1500 B.C. The Nawab Murshid Quli Khan made Murshidabad the capital city of Sube Bangla, comprising of Bengal, Bihar and Orissa. The East India Company reigned from here for many years after the Battle of Plassey. 

In the evening we go to visit Azimgung Jain temple. 

Meals on boards: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner. 

Day 6: Shantipur - Bandel 

At 7.00 am, visit at Shantipur - the weavers of fine Bengal cotton, the village rich in handloom weaving, is the second largest occupation in the state of West Bengal. The weavers here blend the traditional art with the modern life style needs, offering rich variety of textiles, sarees, stoles, fabrics etc. 

The vessel will again drop anchor at Bandel - meaning the Port in Bengali, the place appears to the port during the time of Portuguese. 

Meals on boards: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner. 

Day 7: Chandannagar - Barrakapur 

Visit to The vessel will drop anchor at Chandannagar -the French colony from 1673 to 1952 at 3.00 pm. 

In the evening Visit to Barrakapur – the British cantonment, the first struggle for Indian freedom movement took place. 

Meals on boards: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner. 

Day 8: Millennium Park 

Reach Kolkata Jetty at 10.00 am, check out. Meals on boards: Breakfast. 

Includes: 

• Night stay at the Vessel 

• Meal Plan- APAI (Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner) 

• Room- Luxury/ Deluxe Rooms 

• All sightseeing as per itinerary 

• Cultural Program 

• Yoga Sessions 

• All Transportation by Private vehicle 

• Toll and Road tax 

• Driver Allowance 

Excludes: 

• GST 5% 

• Flight/ Railway Tickets 

• Entry Fees 

• Tour Escort / Guide 

• Any personal expenses which is not mention in itinerary will carry additional cost