cruise plans in kolkata

nib

friends,

I have a guest coming in from outside town and I want to take him on a day cruise on the Hoogly. It will not be an overnight trip and I do not intend to go to Sundarban. I am more interested in giving the person just a cruising experience and also want him to see how the city and the suburbs looks from the river.

So can anyone inform me whether there is any such cruise on a steamer/launch?

thanks for all your help.

snehansu-love2travel

You can go from Dakshineshwar to Belur around sunset time.
A 30 minutes ride it crosses the Howrah Bridge and gives a great view.

nib

Hi,

Thanks for your reply. But I am basically interested in a river excursions from Kolkata downstream that covers some interesting points such as Bandel etc.

Thanks.

snehansu-love2travel

Ah right , there are quite a few options in Bandel/Naihati.
I haven't taken any ride here apart from just crossing the river.

I took nice rides from a place called Ramnagar Ghat(Plassey) to Katwa/Nabadwip a full two hours ride several years back. These places are a few hundred kilometres upstream.

It wasn't very pleasant though as the boats were overcrowded and
the smell of diesel was awful.

rnx

It seems there is a union or organization of ferry/boat/launch owners. They can put you onto some owners who hire out these launches for private hire such as the Sundarban trip (i know you don't want that but these are the people who hire out for any trip anyway).
I understand that they are located on any one of the three jetties on Strand road from Babughat onwards towards the Howrah Bridge.

Sorry I can't help further. Some more experienced IMers may be able to help, but otherwise ask at the ticket counter at Babughat for a start.

JuliaF

You might find this site useful:
http://www.vivada.com/

I don't have any experience of them, it's just that remember finding the site before I visited Kolkata last year.

BuroDadu

Hello JuliaF,
Just the info I needed. I plan to travel up river to Nabadwip, Patuli Agradwip etc.
I think these people will help me.
Thanks

JuliaF

Great!

I'd love to read about your experiences with this, please come back here afterwards and tell us all about it. maybe I'll follow in your footsteps next year ...

Julia

BuroDadu

I have some affinity to Ireland. My primary and high school education, some half a century ago, was in India in a Christian Brother Missionary school. Are you chiefly based in Ireland, or W. Bengal. I visit Kolkata only about once every 5 or 6 years. I am planning a trip this June. I will post details of my adventure if I do visit the area of Nabadwip, Patuli, Agradwip. If other IndiaMikers can give me some pointers for my travel there, and places to find night accommodation I will be ever so grateful.
thanks