Private Tour: Temples & Ashrams of Ganga Sagar Day Trip from Kolkata

Get in touch with your spiritual side on this private full-day tour of Ganga Sagar from Kolkata, including hotel pick-up. Take a ferry cruise along the Ganges River to Sagar Island, then enjoy the undivided attention of your guide as you explore the many temples and ashrams. Learn why Ganga Sagar has become an important Hindu pilgrimage site; visit the sacred Kapil Muni Temple; and discover the philanthropic work carried out by ashrams like Bharat Sevashram Sangha and Ramakrishna Mission.
• Full-day tour to Ganga Sagar from Kolkata with an expert private guide
• Enjoy a scenic boat ride along the Ganges River toward Sagar Island
• Visit Kapil Muni Temple, where many Hindus pay their respects to Hindu

sage Kapil Muni
• Hotel pickup and drop-off
• English-speaking guide

Itinerary
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Stop At: Kapil Muni Temple, Sagar Island India

Regarded as one of the most important pilgrimage sites in West Bengal, Gangasagar is extensively visited during Makar Sankranti. Located on an island in the Sunderbans, the unexplored and unexploited Gangasagar, fondly known as Sagardwip is an amazing destination for both pilgrims and adventure-lovers.

Every year during Makar Sankranti pilgrims from all over the country come to take a holy dip at the confluence of the river Ganges and Bay of Bengal, followed by offering prayers at the Kapil Muni Temple. This temple is immersed in legendary tales and is highly revered among devotees.

Duration: 3 hours

Stop At: Ganga Sagar, Ratlam Village, Ratlam India

Sagar Island is an island in the Ganges delta, lying on the Continental Shelf of Bay of Bengal about 100 km (54 nautical miles) south of Kolkata. This island forms the Sagar CD Block in Kakdwip subdivision of South 24 Parganas district in the Indian State of West Bengal. This island, also known as Gangasagar or Sagardwip, is a place of Hindu pilgrimage.

Duration: 1 hour