This 4-night cruise provides a taster of Assam, with visits to villages and Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary, in search of the Great Indian One Horned Rhinoceros
1
Meet at Guwahati airport and embark on ABN Charaidew, to cruise downstream for an overnight stop near village of Viajynagar.
Lunch
Dinner
2
Disembark to explore a riverside village on foot. Cruise to town of Sualkuchi, for a silk weaving workshop.. Drive to Hajo, for a hilltop Muslim shrine and Hindu temple. Re-board and cruise to an overnight mooring near the Saraighat War Memorial
Breakfast
Lunch
Dinner
3
Disembark at Pandu docks, for a short tour of Guwahati. Drive up Nilachal Hill for Kamakhya temple, and the poignant Commonwealth War Graves cemetery. Cross by country boat to Peacock Island with its population of Golden Langur monkeys before re-embarking and cruising for an hour and a half upstream to Kurua on the north bank.
Breakfast
Lunch
Dinner
4
Cruise upstream, into the Mayong River. Cruise up in country boat for a kilometre to the road, from where we drive to the Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary, for a jeep safari to see the Asian One-Horned Rhinoceros.. Return to the ship, and cruise to a riverside village, to explore on foot before sailing down for the last night to the picturesque Aswaklanta Temple
Breakfast
Lunch
Dinner
5
Cruise to Saraighat Bridge, disembark after breakfast and transfer to Guwahati airport for final departure.
Breakfast