The Brahmaputra cruises feature visits and attractions such as wildlife viewing (both by jeep and on elephant back), village walks, visits to tea gardens, exploring country towns in cycle rickshaws, barbecues on deserted river islands, dance performances, and visits to craft workshops.

Cruises on the Hugli include sightseeing of temples, towns and villages, whether by bus, cycle rickshaw or on foot.

For our season covering October 2007 to April 2008, we are offering a combination of 7-night, 10-night and 4-night cruises, named for the Assam Despatch service, the daily mail-cum-passenger service that once plied from Calcutta up the Brahmaputra to Dibrugarh. Cruises can be combined to give 14-night durations. The cruises are as follows:

ASSAM DESPATCH 2
This 7-night cruise starts at Guwahati and terminates at Silghat near Tezpur and Kaziranga. Highlights are Orang and Kaziranga National Parks, and temples in Tezpur.See more

ASSAM DESPATCH 3
This cruise on the highest reaches of the Brahmaputra still navigable highlights the unique culture of the area, fusing Indian and S.E. Asian influences, with a visit to Sibsagar, the old capital of the Ahom kings, as well as to Majuli Island with its unique Hindu monastic communities famous for their dance drama. Wildlife is not forgotten though, and the cruise visits Kaziranga, where sightings of rhino are virtually guaranteed. See more

ASSAM EXPERIENCE
Assam Despatch 3 also features in our ASSAM EXPERIENCE itinerary, which combines 4 nights in lodges and hotels with 7 nights of cruising. Covering both Manas and Kaziranga National Parks, together with Majuli Island and Sibsagar, Experience Assam includes all Assam's major highlights.See more

ASSAM DESPATCH 4
This 10-night cruise starts at Neamati, reached from either Dibrugarh or Jorhat airport, and terminates at Guwahati. Highlights are the old capital of the Ahom kings at Sibsagar, Majuli Island with its Hindu monasteries, Kaziranga National Park, temples at Tezpur and Madan Kamdev, and the silk weaving village of Sualkuchi. See more

ASSAM DESPATCH 5
This 4-night cruise starts at Guwahati and terminates at Dhubri, around 4 hrs drive from the Bhutan frontier or 5 ½ hrs drive from Bagdogra/Siliguri, and is ideal for combining a short cruise with Bhutan, Sikkim or Darjeeling. Highlights are Manas National Parkand the archaeological site of Sri Surya Prahar.See more

ASSAM DESPATCH 6
This 4-night cruise starting and finishing in Guwahati is ideal for those who want a taste of river-cruising. Alternatively, taken together with Cruises 2 or 4, you can enjoy an 11 or 14 night cruise over virtually the full length of the Brahmaputra's course in Assam. Highlight is Manas National Park but there are also good opportunities to see Assam's rural way of life. See more

ASSAM DESPATCH 7
This 4-night cruise provides a fascinating taster of Assam, with visits to villages and to the rarely-visited Orang National Park, where you will ride on elephants through the jungle in search of the Great Indian One Horned Rhinoceros. It is also available as a 3-night one-way cruise up to Orang with road transfer onwards to Kaziranga.See more

HUGLI CRUISES
These 7-night cruises operate in the summer months from Kolkata to the Ganges or back, with one way by ship, one way by rail. Highlights are the ruins of the medieval city of Gaur, Murshidabad, capital of the Nawabs of Bengal, delightful Bengali terracotta temples, and the colonial trading stations of the British and other European nations to the north of Calcutta. See More