MV Ganga Vilas: A sneak peek inside the world's longest river cruise

Prime Minister Narendra Modi flagged off the MV Ganga Vilas luxury cruise on the world's longest river voyage from Varanasi to Dibrugarh on January 13 via a video conferencing. Here's a look at the ship, and what it offers as the world's biggest river cruise.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi flagged off the world's longest river cruise, MV Ganga Vilas, in Varanasi via video link on January 13. Credit: PTI Photo

MV Ganga Vilas began its first journey from Varanasi and will sail around 3,200 km in 51 days to reach Dibrugarh in Assam via Bangladesh, traversing across 27 river systems in the two countries. Credit: PTI Photo

The world's longest river cruise, MV Ganga Vilas is the first-ever cruise vessel to be made in India. Credit: PTI Photo

Built to cherish Indian and international design, the modernist ship is 62 meters in length and 12 meters wide and requires a draft of 1.4 metres. Credit: PTI Photo

The MV Ganga has three decks, 18 suites on board with all associated amenities. The vessel has a total capacity of carrying three dozen passengers. Credit: PTI Photo

The maiden voyage has 32 tourists from Switzerland signing up for the entire length of the journey. Credit: PTI Photo

The journey on the world's longest river voyage from Varanasi to Dibrugarh will cost approximately Rs 13 lakh, approximately with an average fare for per person being about Rs 25,000 per night. Credit: PTI Photo

The itinerary of MV Ganga Vilas has been curated in a way to showcase the rich heritage of India with stopovers made at places of historical, cultural and religious importance. Credit: PTI Photo

The cruise will also traverse through the biodiversity rich world heritage sites of Sunderbans in Bay of Bengal delta, famous for royal Bengal tigers, as well as Kaziranga National Park, famous for the one-horned rhinoceros. Credit: PTI Photo