Womens Travel Network and Worldwide Quest present

• One group arrival transfer on tour start date and one group departure transfer on tour end date
• Accommodation in double occupancy, 3 nights TC Royal Bengal, 7 nights on the R/V Bengal Ganga (or similar hotel)
• Meals: 10 breakfasts, 8 lunch and 9 dinners
• Ground transportation by air-conditioned private coach
• All activities as described in the detailed itinerary
• Entrance fees to sites visited in itinerary
• Porterage of one standard piece of luggage per person
• Services of local English speaking guides
• Gratuities for local guides, drivers, hotel and group meals
• All Taxes
• Fully escorted by host Debbie Ross, President Womens Travel Network

• International roundtrip airfare from your home to the tour
• Airport transfers, if not travelling with the group
• Visa fee (Approximately US $80)
• Beverages with meals
  
• Meals apart from those listed
• Items of a personal nature
• Travel insurance
• Additional arrangements required due to any emergency or other situation
• Any item not mentioned in “What’s included”

Moderate
A good level of fitness is important for this trip. This tour involves walking on uneven terrain in busy cities and on dirt roads in villages. You should be comfortable walking up to two hours unassisted. Our ship is not always moored at a pier; entering and exiting the ship may be on a dirt track with assistance. Should you have any questions about your ability to take part in this tour, please contact us.

We are staying in a selection of comfortable hotels and lodges. All rooms have private facilities.

During this tour 
We will be travelling in an air-conditioned modern coach driven by a professional driver. There are some long drives over well-paved roads.

Joining Instructions
Thursday, October 23, 2025 this tour begins with one included group arrival transfer from Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport in Kolkata to the hotel.

Sunday, November 2, 2025 this tour concludes with one included group departure transfer to Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport in Kolkata from the hotel.
Please contact us to verify the timing of the transfers before making any flight arrangements.

International Flights
*Roundtrip international flights are not included in the cost of your tour and must be arranged separately. Our team are happy to assist you in booking your flights, this way we can do our best to keep the group together. If you’d prefer to book your own flights, please check with us first to ensure the trip has been confirmed before booking and to verify the timing of these group transfers to ensure your flight schedule fits our program. When you book a pre or post trip night with Worldwide Quest, your airport transfer will be included. If you are making your own pre or post trip arrangements, these transfers can be provided at an additional cost.

Expect temperatures around 32°C during the day and 19°C overnight. This is the dry season with little rain expected.

You will require a passport for this trip. Please ensure it is valid for at least 6 months beyond your scheduled return home. You will require a visa for India (US$80 for Canadian passport holders). We will provide instructions for obtaining your visas.

We recommend you see your travel doctor to prepare for this trip.

If you are travelling on your own and would like to share accommodation, we would be happy to try to match you with a suitable roommate. We do our best to ask each woman some questions to help our matchmaking process 🙂

If we are unable to find you the right match, the single cost applies. (This rarely happens)

We’d like to make sure that you know about our Worldwide Explorers Club. Travel twice with us and we’ll say a special thank you by taking 5% off all your subsequent trips. The bonus applies to our brochure trips only, is non-transferrable, and cannot be used in conjunction with any other discount or credit.  Note that some exceptions may apply as indicated on the tour’s Detailed Itinerary.

For Reservations, to Request a Detailed Itinerary or to Discuss the Trip details use the “Get More Information About This Tour” contact form on this page

Or contact our reservations team directly:

Email:  travel@worldwidequest.com

Phone: (416) 633-5666 or toll free at 1-800-387-1483

Or contact Womens Travel Network directly:
Email:  info@womenstravelnetwork.ca
Website: www.womenstravelnetwork.ca

TICO REG. # 2667946

If our Tour Ready criteria are not met, your tour will not operate and we will transfer your payments to your choice of tour within 2 years of your initial travel date.

Our tours will proceed when all the following Four-point Tour Ready criteria are met:

• The Canadian government does not have an ‘avoid all travel’ to the country or region within a country for any part of the tour.
• No region of the tour has any significant Health or COVID-19 related restrictions.
• There is reliable airline access for arrival and departure.
• Worldwide Quest and our in-country partners are confident that your trip can operate safely and enjoyably.

Payment Details:
A non-refundable deposit of US$1000 per person is required to reserve a space on this tour. A second non-refundable deposit of US$2000 is required six months prior to departure. Final payment is due 90 days prior to departure.

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