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Assam Bengal Navigation
Assam Bengal Navigation Co.(ABN) is the largest and most experienced river cruise operator in India - the pioneers of long-distance river cruising in India on the Brahmaputra and Ganges Rivers. They were awarded the National Tourism Award in 2004-05 for their innovative travel experience.

History
“A meeting of minds” best describes the first encounter between Andrew Brock and Ashish Phookan in Guwahati, Assam in 2001. Neither knew the other had been pondering how to initiate river cruising on the Brahmaputra river; both jumped at the chance to explore this exciting idea together. The Indo-British joint-venture company, Assam Bengal Navigation, was formed in 2002 with Andrew and Grania Brock, and Ashish and Jahnabi Phookan, bringing together expertise in tourism, experience of global markets and in-depth knowledge of North East India. ​ With three cruise ships, ABN is the largest and most experienced operator on Indian rivers. In 2003, ABN pioneered long-distance river cruising in India with our unique cruises on the River Brahmaputra in Assam. Later, in 2007, they were also the first to run cruises on the Hooghly River between Kolkata and the Ganges.

In 2018, this Indo-British joint venture is celebrating their 15th year of pioneering river cruise operations in India. They embarked their cruising operation with RV Charaidew (12 Cabins) on the Brahmaputra River in 2003, today they also operate RV Sukapha (12 Cabins) and RV Rajmahal (22 Cabins) on the Ganges River whilst waiting for the completion of RV Charaidew 2 (18 Cabins), their 4th ship on the Brahmaputra River, late in 2018.

The Ganges River Cruise adds diversity to the common array of India itineraries and is ideally combined with the golden triangle (Delhi, Agra & Jaipur) or Rajasthan. Whereas the Brahmaputra River Cruise appeals to every India enthusiast and wildlife & birding tourism in India.

ABN also, owns and operates Diphlu River Lodge at Kaziranga National Park and Bansbari Lodge in Manas National Park, both these parks are UNESCO World Heritage sites. The British royal family, Prince William and Kate, the Duke and the Duchess of Cambridge also enjoyed Assam during their stay at our safari lodge, the Diphlu River Lodge in Kaziranga National Park last April 2016.

Their Brahmaputra cruises were rated among the world's top 10 most adventurous cruises by CNN. Also, For their pioneering foray into Indian river cruising, they were awarded the Indian National Tourism Award for Innovation in 2004-5 by Ministry of Tourism (India).

This Indo-British joint venture has offices in India and the UK.