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ASSAM BENGAL<br />
NAVIGATION<br />
ESTABLISHED IN 2003, ASSAM BENGAL NAVIGATION CO.<br />
IS THE LARGEST AND MOST EXPERIENCED RIVER<br />
CRUISE OPERATOR ON THE GANGES AND BRAHMAPUTRA<br />
RIVERS AND THE PIONEER OF LONG-DISTANCE RIVER<br />
CRUISING IN INDIA.<br />
Anyone who has travelled by train<br />
or plane through India, or who has<br />
been driven on Indian roads, will<br />
be amazed to learn that there is<br />
actually a way to travel through the<br />
country in total serenity and comfort.<br />
It is, in fact, possible to cruise for<br />
some 1750 miles on the rivers and<br />
inland waterways of India, passing<br />
through great cities, alongside<br />
wildlife sanctuaries and historical<br />
monuments and into the heart of rural<br />
India. Assam Bengal Navigation are<br />
pioneers in this exploration.<br />
A sister concern of <strong>JTI</strong> Group, Assam<br />
Bengal Navigation is an Indo-British<br />
joint venture founded by Ashish and<br />
Jahnabi Phookan along with their<br />
partners, Andrew and Grania Brock.<br />
With three cruise ships, we are<br />
the largest and most experienced<br />
operator on Indian rivers. In 2003, we<br />
pioneered long-distance river cruising<br />
in India with our boutique expedition<br />
cruises on the Brahmaputra river in<br />
Assam, and in 2007, we were also the<br />
first to run cruises on the Ganges.<br />
Our first riverboat, the ABN<br />
Charaidew, with 12 air-conditioned<br />
en-suite cabins was joined in 2006<br />
by her near-identical sister ship ABN<br />
Sukapha. Cruises operate on the<br />
Brahmaputra River from October to<br />
April and virtually all through the year<br />
on the Ganges. The size of our fleet<br />
increased with the launch of ABN<br />
Rajmahal in 2014, a 22-cabin<br />
riverboat specifically designed for<br />
water levels on the Ganges.<br />
We also own and operate two<br />
boutique lodges. Diphlu River Lodge<br />
is an award-winning lodge located on<br />
the periphery of the UNESCO World<br />
Heritage Site of Kaziranga National<br />
Park and Bansbari Lodge in Manas<br />
National Park, on the other hand, is<br />
simpler in style but still comfortable.<br />
Experience counts for everything<br />
and our expertise in the field of river<br />
cruising and hospitality is unrivalled.<br />
We were awarded the Indian National<br />
Tourism Award for Innovation<br />
in 2004-5.<br />
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