Avalon Waterways Ganges Voyager Cruise Reviews

The good: The ship was pleasant and comfortable and we enjoyed being able to visit the small towns and villages along the Ganges. There is a large sun deck in the rear that is a comfortable place to sit and watch the scenery. Our room had a large floor-to-ceiling sliding glass door and screen, which turned the entire room into a balcony when weather permitted. The staff was just great and took ...

BUYER BEWARE! On my very recent trip, I found that Vantage’s EXOTIC INDIA, NEPAL & THE SACRID GANGES RIVER TOUR to be anything but exotic. These are the things you can expect: On the advertised 4 day, pre-tour Nepal supplement, you will spend the better part of 2 days just traveling from Delhi to the hotel in Kathmandu and return to Delhi. Once there, due to an earthquake in 2015 and the ...

This week-long river Ganges cruise was the second half of an APT holiday in India. The first week was an excellent land tour covering Delhi, Agra (for the Taj Mahal) and Jaipur, staying in top class hotels. We then flew to Kolkata and embarked on the Ganges Voyager. This boat was described in our tour brochure as "the most luxurious vessel of its kind in India". Whilst we found it quite ...

We sailed the Ganges River after 2 weeks of a bus tour of India (Delhi, Jaipur, Agra) and a pre-trip to Kathmandu, Nepal. We were picturing a luxurious boat from the pictures of the all-suite ship in our Vantage catalog and looked forward to a restful sail after 2 weeks of bus riding! We thoroughly enjoyed our cruise--especially the tours of the small villages and farms along the river. It was ...