Assam Bengal Navigation Company located in Assam (India) are running a sequence of three different cruises, running every Saturday from October 2004 to May 2005, as well as a special single departure Upper Assam Cruise (Upstream, Departure 09 Oct, 04) and a single Upper Assam Cruise (Downstream, Departure 16th Oct, 04).

RHINO CRUISE (UPSTREAM or DOWNSTREAM) :
These cruises start in Guwahati, terminate in Tezpur or vice versa. Highlights are the two National Parks of Kaziranga and Orang with rhinos, elephants and other wildlife, as well as tea gardens and a variety of tribal villages. May be combined with the Tiger Cruise or the Upper Assam Cruise.

TIGER CRUISE : Starting and finishing in Guwahati, this cruise takes in Manas National Park, a Project Tiger Reserve, as well as the pilgrimage town of Hajo and the weaving village of Sualkuchi. May be combined with the Rhino Cruise.

UPPER ASSAM CRUISE (UPSTREAM/DOWNSTREAM):
Starting in Tezpur and finishing at Dibrugarh, this cruise, upstream visits Majuli Island with unique Hindu monasteries famed for their dance drama, the palaces and temples of Sivasagar, the old capital of the Ahom kings, and a safari in Kaziranga National Park.

The Upper Assam single departure downstream cruise starts in Dibrugarh and finishes in Guwahati crossing Sibsagar, the Majuli Island, Kaziranga National Park, Tezpur and finally reaching her destination, Guwahati.

Please bear in mind that the course of the Brahmaputra is remote and undeveloped, its channels constantly changing. We will do our best to adhere to the planned itineraries, but some changes may occur