Brand g India & The Ganges River Cruise 2028

Itinerary

12 stops · 13 nights

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   New Delhi (India) Start

   Embarkation

   In Delhi, you will see the broad axes of New Delhi with India Gate and government district, the Qutub Minar and Humayun's tomb, a model of the Taj Mahal. In Old Delhi, a rickshaw ride will take you through the alleys of Chandni Chowk to the Red Fort and the Friday mosque Jama Masjid.

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   Kolkata (India)

   Kolkata was the capital of British India, as the white Victoria Memorial on the Maidan reminds us. The Howrah Bridge takes you to the flower market on the Hugli, an estuary of the Ganges, and in the motherhouse of the Missionaries of Charity lies the grave of Mother Teresa.

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   Bandel (India)

   Bandel is located on the Hugli north of Kolkata. Here stands the Basilica of the Holy Rosary, one of the oldest Christian churches in West Bengal, founded by Portuguese settlers. Nearby, the Imambara of Hooghly with its clock tower is a reminder of the Shiite community.

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   Kalna (India)

   Kalna, also known as Ambika Kalna, is known for its terracotta temples. In the Rajbari complex, you'll see temples with ornate brick facades, and the Nava Kailash Temple consists of 108 small Shiva shrines arranged in two circles.

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   Matiari (India)

   Matiari is a village on the Ganges, whose craftsmen still shape and hammer brass and copper vessels by hand. In the workshops, you can watch how pots and plates are made from sheet metal and experience the everyday life of a Bengali village on the river.

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   Khushbagh (India)

   In Khushbagh, the "Garden of Bliss" on the banks of the Bhagirathi, lies Siraj-ud-Daula, the last independent Nawab of Bengal. The tombs are located in a quiet garden opposite Murshidabad, which you can reach by boat.

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   Baranagar (India)

   Baranagar on the banks of the Bhagirathi near Murshidabad is known for its terracotta temples, which were built by Queen Rani Bhabani. The facades of the Char Bangla temples show scenes from the epics Ramayana and Mahabharata in fired clay.

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   Murshidabad (India)

   Murshidabad was the capital of the Nawabs of Bengal. In the Hazarduari Palace with its thousand doors, many of which are only dummies, you can see weapons, paintings and furniture, opposite stands the great Imambara, and the Katra Mosque houses the tomb of the city's founder, Murshid Quli Khan.

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   Mayapur (India)

   Mayapur is considered the birthplace of Saint Chaitanya and is the headquarters of the Hare Krishna movement ISKCON. You will visit the temple district at the confluence of two Ganges branches, hear the chants of the believers and see the construction of the great temple of the Vedic Planetarium.

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    Chandernagore (India)

    Chandernagore, now Chandannagar, was a French colony on the Hugli until after India's independence. On the waterfront, which is called the beach here, there is the Church of the Sacred Heart and colonial buildings, and the Institut de Chandernagor tells of the French past.

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    Jaipur (India)

    Jaipur, the pink city of Rajasthan, welcomes you with the Palace of Winds, whose window façade allowed the ladies-in-waiting to overlook the street. You will visit the City Palace, the Jantar Mantar Observatory, and the Amber Fort on the hill above the city.

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    Agra (India) Finish

    Disembarkation

    In Agra stands the Taj Mahal, which the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan had built as a tomb for his wife Mumtaz Mahal; in the morning light, its marble shimmers pink. A little upstream is the Red Fort of Agra, and west of the city is the abandoned Mughal city of Fatehpur Sikri.

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