Pandaw River Cruises, the Singapore based river cruise operator with focus on the South East Asia region, says it will offer a 16 night cruise on the Ganges and Hooghly rivers in October next year.

"There can be few rivers in the world so revered as the sacred Ganges; and perhaps few as charming as the Hooghly. Our arrangement explores both rivers journeying from the famous Ghats at Varanasi through beautiful scenery and wonderful ‘off the beaten track’ rural villages, visiting stunning palaces, stupas, gardens and ancient battlefields all the way downstream to Kolkata," the company said in a statement.

The cruise will commence on 27 October and fares start from $4,995 per person, the company said.