{"id":10857,"date":"2024-07-06T12:27:21","date_gmt":"2024-07-06T12:27:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/turnkeytravels.com\/trutravelingsite\/?p=10857"},"modified":"2024-07-06T12:27:21","modified_gmt":"2024-07-06T12:27:21","slug":"antara-river-cruises-hosts-50-travel-agents-from-the-uk-to-experience-a-ganges-river-cruise-on-the-antara-ganges-voyager-ii","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/turnkeytravels.com\/trutravelingsite\/antara-river-cruises-hosts-50-travel-agents-from-the-uk-to-experience-a-ganges-river-cruise-on-the-antara-ganges-voyager-ii\/","title":{"rendered":"Antara River Cruises hosts 50 travel agents from the UK to experience a Ganges river cruise on the Antara Ganges Voyager II"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/p>\n
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Antara River Cruises, pioneers of river cruising in India,\u00a0 lately hosted 50 Agents from the UK on the river ship Antara Ganges Voyager II for 3 nights and 4 days from June 8-11, 2024.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The meticulously deliberate three day cruise, to showcase the\u00a0 joys of cruising on the Ganges and excursions into the cities alongside the banks, was a big success with the friends.<\/p>\n

Raj Singh Promotor and Managing Director Antara Cruises welcomed the friends on board with a conventional welcome of garlands and tikas and\u00a0 stated,\u00a0 \u201c We are delighted that they could experience sailing on the Indian waterways, particularly on the sacred river Ganga,\u00a0flowing more than 1,500 miles from the Himalayas to the Bay of Bengal. It was on the\u00a0 banks of the Ganga in Sarnath that the Buddha preached his first sermon in 528 BCE, and it was along these waters that the British built the first capital of the British Raj, Kolkata\u201d.<\/p>\n

The cruise itinerary included the following highlights:<\/p>\n

Day 1<\/strong> Sailing on the river and seeing the\u00a0sights of Kolkata from the river\u00a0with colonial buildings like the High Court, Belur Math, Howrah prepare station and the completely different bathing\/ferry ghats (river banks)\u00a0 of Kolkata .<\/p>\n

Day 2<\/strong> Excursion of\u00a0Kalna\u00a0, the place the friends took a journey on electrical rickshaws to the enchanting\u00a0Rajbari Temple Complex, which has the highest focus of temples in the area and\u00a0 the\u00a0Nabakailas Temple, in-built 1809 by the Bardhaman (*50*), which incorporates 108 eight slope-roofed shrines devoted to Lord Shiva.\u00a0They additionally stopped by a native market promoting seasonal greens and fruits.<\/p>\n

Later\u00a0 they sailed downstream in the direction of\u00a0Chandernagore\u00a0to discover, a French colony established in 1673 as a buying and selling publish on the riverbanks. Here they walked alongside the promenade, and visited a few colonial buildings together with the former French governor\u2019s residence, now transformed to a museum and the Sacred Heart Church, designed by French Architect Jacques Duchatz inaugurated in 1884.<\/p>\n

Day 3<\/strong> The friends sailed again to Kolkata and\u00a0embarked on a metropolis tour of Kolkata beginning with the distinctive and\u00a0 bustling\u00a0Flower Market\u00a0positioned under and adjoining to the cantilevered Howrah Bridge that spans the Ganga. Thereafter they visited\u00a0Kumartuli, a conventional potters\u2019 quarter in northern Kolkata, famend for its sculpting prowess, which not solely manufactures clay idols for varied festivals but additionally commonly exports them.<\/p>\n

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The tour ended with a\u00a0Panoramic Tour of Kolkata, that includes the properly preserved British colonial buildings in Kolkata: Writer\u2019s Building, General Post Office, High Court, Raj Bhawan (Governor\u2019s House), Town Hall, Council House, Treasury Building, Reserve Bank of India and Dalhousie Square. A should go to is the St. John\u2019s Church, the oldest Anglican Church in Kolkata, in-built 1756 and naturally, the grand\u00a0Victoria Memorial\u00a0for a picture op!<\/p>\n

The Antara Story:\u00a0Antara believes the greatest manner to see South Asia is from the river. What started in 2003 as a dream for travel trade pioneer and naturalist Raj Singh has as we speak became Antara\u2019s thoughtfully designed, well-appointed fleet of 9 ships that sail South Asia\u2019s most iconic rivers. Antara provides its friends stunning perches on transferring water from which to take pleasure in vibrant and meditative landscapes, individuals, crafts and wildlife. Our philosophy is to convey the area\u2019s indigenous environments and cultures to the world, sustainably, and with its famend hospitality, in ships which are designed with thought, luxurious and care. Antara cruises embody the Ganga, the Padma and the Brahmaputra River programs to make the world\u2019s longest river cruise. In 2024, Antara commenced crusing the 4 rivers that inundate Bhitarkanika National Park, India\u2019s second largest mangrove forest.<\/p>\n

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