Viking Opens New River Cruises in India for Bookin...

Viking, the world’s largest river cruise line, has introduced that new crusing dates for river cruises in India in 2027, 2028, and 2029 have opened for bookings.

Viking Brahmaputra will start crusing on the Brahmaputra River in late 2027, and will probably be joined by Viking Ganges in 2028.

Each ships will sail between Guwahati and Nimati Ghat within the northeastern state of Assam as a part of Viking’s new 15-day itinerary, Wonders of India. Along with an eight-day river voyage, the itinerary features a fully-guided land program.

Each ships can have 40 staterooms that may carry as much as 80 passengers. They may have the Scandinavian design that Viking is understood for. All cabins can have a floor-to-ceiling sliding glass door with a balcony.

The 15-day Wonders of India itinerary will function roundtrip from Delhi, with lodge stays in Delhi, Agra and Jaipur that bracket an eight-day Brahmaputra River voyage, crusing east or west.

The journey can have 13 included excursions and friends will probably be immersed in India’s cultural treasures. They may have the chance to expertise as many as 10 UNESCO World Heritage Websites.

Visitors will delve into the wealthy historical past of India’s Golden Triangle, exploring Agra’s fabled Taj Mahal, strolling via Outdated Delhi’s winding streets and glimpsing Jaipur’s ornate Palace of Winds.

Whereas crusing the Brahmaputra River, friends will see Guwahati’s temple, encounter the thriving villages alongside its banks, seek for the one-horned rhinos and buffalos of Kaziranga Nationwide Park and uncover the cultures of Majuli, one of many world’s largest river islands.

Torstein Hagen, Chairman and CEO of Viking, stated the next about these new cruises:

“Since asserting our new river voyages in India, we now have seen robust curiosity from friends desperate to discover this outstanding area. By including a second ship on the Brahmaputra River in 2028 and opening 2029 departure dates now, we sit up for inviting much more curious vacationers to discover India in Viking consolation within the years to come back.”

From now via March 31, 2026, Viking is providing North American vacationers financial savings of as much as $5,000 per couple, with a $25 deposit, on this Wonders of India itinerary.