Suite Cabin

Cabin With Private Balcony, Spacious with its own cosy dining area coupled with a private balcony, our suite rooms are the epitome of luxury. The front facing sitting area shows the on-coming views.

Luxury Cabin

Cabin With Private Balcony, It is equipped with all the amenities you could possibly require. Wake up to glorious views of the river and the sound of birdsong.

Deluxe Cabin

Cabin With Private Balcony, Ideal for those who want their quiet time and private space to be coupled with gorgeous views of the river.

Superior Cabin without Balcony

Cabin with Large Glass Windows, Ideal for those who require a bit more space for those early morning stretches and views of the river from the windows.

Sun Deck | Dony Polo Deck

• Noon to Sunset Open Bar
• Morning Yoga Sessions

Deck 2 | Parshuram Deck

• 10x Superior Cabins without balcony
• Gym
• Lift
• Wheel House

Deck 1

• Lift
• Swimming Pool
• 2x Suites
• 2x Luxury Cabins
• 7x Deluxe Cabins
• 2x Superior Cabins

Main Deck

• Galley
• Crew Dining Area
• Crew Cabins
• Bakery
• Pantry
• Bar
• Lounge
• Entrance
• Reception
• Buffet
• Mungri Mungram
  
• Muster Station
• Fo'c'sle Area
• Lift

Lower Deck | Spa Ojas Deck

• Engine Room
• Auxiliary Machine Room
• Shower and Changing Cubical
• Sauna
• Steam Room
• Salon
• Jacuzzi
• Crew Cabins
• Store
  
• Lift

Sun Deck

You will find a noon to sunset bar facility on the Sun Deck.

Brahmaputra Sunsets

Spend some time relaxing in the sun, or gazing at the shores of the Brahmaputra river.

Lounge & Bar

MV Mahabaahu is home to a well-stocked library. Our speciality is our books and coffee table books that provide our guests with a deep cultural insight into the region.

Games

Guests who’d like to get into the competitive spirit of things can turn to our snooker table as well as our plethora of board games for enjoyment.

Wildlife Spotting

MV Mahabaahu deck is famous for spotting some of the most exotic wildlife in Assam! Our guests have seen everything from the elusive tiger to the exotic swimming elephants right from the ship itself.

Nature Talks

Of the biggest highlights of our cruise is our onboard naturalist. After every wildlife excursion and sighting, guests have the opportunity to attend a talk focusing on the day’s events.

Culinary Lessons

Time for gourmands to rejoice! Learn how to cook authentic Indian cuisine thanks to our chef’s live demonstration. Got a special request for an Indian dish you’ve always wanted to learn to cook? Ask us and we’ll try our best to make it happen.

Kamakhya Temple

One of the great pilgrimage temples of India for Hindus, Kamakhya is thronged by devotees coming from all over the sub-continent.

Devoted to the Goddess Kali, the Kamakhya temple is said to be a place of great faith. Travellers can witness, first hand, a temple where the occult and spiritual come together. The fervent atmosphere of mysticism and spiritual tranquillity combined is one our guests are unlikely to forget anytime soon.

Peacock Island

The smallest inhabited river island of the world is called thus as the growth of the flora on the island gives the image of the unfurled feathers of a peacock in its dancing form. Home of many species of birds makes Peacock Island an exciting boat excursion of natural history. The constant arrival of pilgrims to pray at the temples located on the island also gives it a lovely essence of living cultures amid the flowing waters of the great river. A lovely sight to behold!

Bengali Village

A friendly village inhabited by immigrants from the low-lying lands of Bangladesh. Interact with this friendly agriculturist community where the village schools teach modern education and where the children gather along the banks of the river to smile shyly at the visiting tourists. These people stay on these river banks in winters when the river subsides as the land is rich for growing crops. Come summer floods caused by the melting snows of the Himalayas along with the deluge of the monsoons the river rises by eight and a half meters and submerges this world under its torrential flows. The villages are prepared to leave only to return next season and so the cycle starts again.

Haroocharai Tea Estate

Gain insight into the history behind your cup of tea combined with a traditional Assamese meal in a unique setting. A meal with a tea planter’s family is a memorable experience where a taste of the traditional Assamese cuisine combines with an educating talk of how the English Breakfast Tea started. The talk centres around how tea is savoured with the benefits of this famous brew that the world wakes up in the morning to. The original bungalow belongs to the romantic times of the English tea planters and is a walk down memory lane.

Kaliabor Tea Estate

Lush green tea bushes and traditional dances beckon – this is immersive travel at its best. The valley of Assam was the birthplace of the black tea or, as it is so famously called, the English Breakfast Tea.

The visit to the village of the plantation workers who come from a tribe known as the Jhummars with their white and red coloured dresses is another lovely living culture experience. The process of cutting, tearing and curling of the tea leaves in the factory is a great education till the month of December and then from the month of March when the tea leaf plucking season happens.

Kaziranga National Park Jeep Safari

Explore the park in sturdy 4WD Jeeps and immerse yourself in the wilderness that surrounds you.

The jeeps allow explorers to both, stand up and sit down comfortably. Photography buffs will find that the solid frames of the jeep provide great support to the body, allowing you to lean further ahead and get the best possible shots.

As travellers pass through the rolling, lush green elephant grass against the backdrop of the mighty river under the shadows of the towering Himalayan peaks there remains no doubt that Kaziranga is one of the most beautiful jungles of the world.

Boat Safaris

An exciting boat safari through the mingling waters of the Dhansari and Brahmaputra River with plenty of fresh water dolphin sightings.

Get ready to spot swimming elephants, wild buffaloes, tigers, deer, occasionally rhinos, water monitor lizards, beavers, monkeys, turtles, eagles, vultures, storks, kingfishers and more.

The possibility of spotting this much wildlife makes for a truly exciting boat safari adventure for 2-3 hours. Relax in the comfortably cushioned armchairs built in the tenders for the boats to slice through the pristine waters of the rivers bringing back memories and pictures of a great natural history experience. The Brahmaputra River is the only other river apart from the Zambezi River in Africa where such a wonderful experience can be enjoyed.

The Palaces and Temples, Sivasagar

Step back in time in Assam’s ancient capital soaking in the architecture of a glorious bygone era. The erstwhile rulers of Assam or, Asom as they used to call it came originally from Yunan, through the region of Northern Thailand. Being great administrators and benevolent rulers, they won over the local chieftains and established their rule throughout the Brahmaputra River valley. At Sibsagar they established their capital and built their palaces, temples and amphitheatres. A great destination to witness their unique style of architecture combining South East Asian, Bengali and Mughal styles of architecture seen in the buildings of the bygone era.

The Kamlabari Satra, Majuli Island

The largest river island in the world awaits. Get ready to be steeped into its myriad of rich traditions, ancient culture and artistic rituals.

Majuli Island declared by the Guinness Book of World Records as the largest river island of the world is home to a pacifist Neo-Vaishnavite culture with 22 monasteries on the island. The male monks of the monasteries live the life of renunciation and their simple life of religious devotion is a wonderful cultural experience. To see their vibrant dances with the beating of drums and cymbals inside their temples is a deeply moving experience. Due to the culture of pacifism, the island is home to many species of both migrant and resident birds including storks of many varieties.

Mishing Tribal

Come face to face with a tradition fishermen tribe and their iconic bamboo homes built on stilts. The Mishing tribal community is a tribe of fishermen with some agriculture, animal husbandry to supplement their income. The women weave cotton fabric and brew the local apong beer. The people live in bamboo huts built on stilts along the banks of the Brahmaputra River and when the river rises in floods, they climb into their wooden canoes and paddle away to high ground to weather the monsoon months, only to return in September to rebuild their huts and village for the winter.

Jute Mill

A step back in time with a visit to an old jute mill using industrial revolution technology.

The good old hemp and jute is today the biodegradable answer to substitute the notorious plastic. With the clickety-clack of the machines that create the jute thread from the hemp plant to the manufacturing of the jute gunny bags – this is an interesting experience of how the early conveyor belt factory working used to be.

The Silkweaver's Village, Bishwanath Ghat

A culturally rich village filled with artisans, music, dance and idyllic views all around.

Travellers get to meander through a large village of Assamese silk weavers, weaving intricate patterns onto colourful fabric made from the lovely Mugga Silk unique to the region. Witness the artisans of the land creating the magic from their handlooms located in the rooms and verandas of their homes. With rock atolls and sand islands in its vicinity where ancient light towers are located to guide the navigators of bygone times, this is a place for the romantics to sit and watch the amazing sunsets across this river.

Kaziranga National Park Elephant Safari

We ride into the early morning mist and as the sun rays force the mist to thin, we witness wild life up close and personal; swamp and hog deer, Asiatic water buffaloes and Rhinos; all happily grazing within yards of each other. An hour of elephant back saga through tall elephant grass leaves us non-plussed and wanting. This is however orgainsed only on speial request.

Nature Walks

This day the nature enthusiasts wake up early to enjoy a walk on the Bund at Neamati Ghat. This is a walk through a narrow village where the huts/homes have sprouted along the two sides of a 12 ft. wide bund. The bund has the Brahmaputra River on one side and a monsoon or rainwater swamp on the other side making it an ideal space for bird life. Owls, owlets, orioles, quails, partridges, adjutant stalks and woodpeckers are an integral part of this space. Star fruit, wild figs, bananas, tamarind trees abound in the area.

At this early hour one can see the village waking up, milking cows, gardening, farming, children in uniform cycling to school and the fishermen fishing out their fresh catch from the net. This walk is an informal way of peeping into the simple unpretentious Assamese village life.

Addition of Hollongapar Wildlife Sanctuary, Nameri and Manas National Parks.

The new 7 nights downstream purly wildlife river cruise covers these four national parks and wildlife sanctuary including Kaziranga National Park too but without the cultural expereinces while, the new 11 nights up-stream and 10 nights down-stream cruise will showcase these four parks plus, all the cultural destinations too. In this program there are greater opportunities for nature walks inside forests, a float trip down a gentle river inside the forest seeing additionally man more species of birds, a total of 9 arboreal species including an ape called the Hillock Gibbon, sloth bears and if very lucky clouded leopards too. We call these as the World’s Richest Natural History River Cruises.

Indo – Bangladesh River Cruise for 23 nights.

In the month of April and September-October we also operate the 23 nights Indo-Bangladesh River Cruises between Assam and West Bengal in India crossing the entire length of and width of Bangladesh. On this epic voyage you sail 1,725 kms, over 5 rivers, through 3 national parks, visiting 5 UNESCO Sites meeting very traditional Hindu, Muslim and animistic cultures too with beautiful safaris, village visits, visits to temples and mosques. Enjoy the boat vegitable markets, national park safaris in jeeps and boats. Navigate through the world’s largest delta and the world’s largest mangrove jungles in the Sunderbans, which is also home to the largest population of the Royal Bengal Tigers. This is sailing from the mountains to the sea starting from Guwahati and ending at Kolkata in April and starting from Kolkata and ending at Guwahati in September-October passing through Dhaka.

Sarai Ghat Bridge

The only railway bridge to connect mainland India West of the Brahmaputra River to the East banks where bulk of the Assamese and other North Eastern regions of India lies.

Dining

The Dining Experience: Our dining hall is unique in that some of our most fantastic onboard sightings have happened while our guests have been enjoying their meals looking out of our big glass windows! The picture we’re painting is an envious albeit entirely real one – guests tucking into delicious food while watching the constantly evolving river scenery decked with exotic wildlife.

You are in India so we will give you a very Indian Experience but with consideration of your taste buds. Non-spicy and not hot meals accompanied by hot and spicy condiments like spicy pickles and hot and tempered down local chutneys on the side for spice craving taste buds. This area boasts of the world’s hottest chilli, but only for the super adventurous.

Breakfast and Lunches

Breakfast and Lunches are a buffet spread of continental oriental and Indian mix. Muesli, cornflakes, oats and wheat porridge are available each day. Juice, tea, coffee and cappuccinos are on the menu too. At breakfast we have two live stations; one for your favoured egg-style and the other for fresh date-packed pancakes, uttapam, besan-chilla and dosa (a variety of Indian style savoury crepes and pancakes). Stuffed Parathas are a highlight that all our guests enjoy.

One of our unique highlights is our onboard bakery. Fresh multigrain, brown and white bread, muffins, doughnuts, croissants, lavaash and more are baked fresh every morning.

Lunch brings with it mouth-watering freshly made vegetarian and non-vegetarian Indian non-spicy but flavoursome known and some unknown dishes. The display is laced with spicy chutneys and pickles that can be sweet, sour and hot for various tastes on board. The afternoon also caters for a spread of soup, cheese, and a variety of bread and salads.

Dinner

Evenings call for sit-down dinners ranging from 5 to 6 courses. We offer guests a choice between continental, oriental and Indian Cuisine. All Indian dishes served are from different states of India. The Chefs on MV Mahabaahu take pride in preparing dishes from scratch. We prepare our own bakes, sweets, desserts, ice-creams and yoghurt.

The welcome and farewell dinners are always special – we sit down to a multi-course meal with a difference. Often, we’ll have a theme night planned along with a few more surprises in store.

To find out what those secret surprises are you’ll just have to join us onboard!

Yoga

Morning yoga is done either on a deserted island or, on the open deck space on a couple of mornings.

Cricket

There is a cricket set on-board and a sandy beach becomes an impromptu cricket pitch.

Pool

The swimming pool is 29 feet by 9 feet and is 4 feet deep.

Spa, Massage & Sauna

For those times when you want to relax and reflect, the lower deck has a Jacuzzi, Sauna, and Steam room. There is also a Massage room where you can choose which treatment from our certified masseurs you prefer.