Are you restless and bored with the things going on around you? Don’t burden yourself needlessly, rather try to make your own self happy and get doubly rewarded. Well, to make yourself happy you don’t need to make any drastic changes in your lifestyle, image or attitude. All you need to do is to hang-out for some time, somewhere for a change that would set you back all over again in the positive course of life. You may do anything to recollect some fresh energy to keep yourself going beginning from doing an all-alone-evening walk, comforting yourself at one of the benches in a park, reaching out a best friend for a chit-chat session, easing yourself at a riverbank to enjoying a boat ride or cruising across the River Ganges on a steamer launch.
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| View of Howrah Bridge |
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| View of Second Hooghly Bridge |
Regular ferry launch services connect various points of the metropolitan city Kolkata. A big volume of people including locals, daily passengers and visitors use the service to commute between places. To be specific, the ferry launch service has various advantages. Apart from the fact of being the most ancient medium of transport, the ticket fare is too cheap in comparison with other modes of transport in the city. Believe it or not, you need to pay a ticket fare of RS five only for a journey between Howrah Station to Babughat or vice-verse. Besides, you may avoid the long queues of traffic congestion during the peak hours of the morning and evening. Furthermore, talking about the health benefits a river cruise has a great positive influence on the personal psychology and state of mind. The cool breeze blowing across not only soothes the inner being but also supplies fresh oxygen to the lungs to keep you active for the rest of the day.
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| View of Kolkata Riverbank |
The wonderful riverbank view of the Kolkata City would please your eyes. Most of the important building and historical structures peep at you while you cruise along the River Ganges. View all of them one by one, the Tata Centre, Telephone Bhavan, Millennium Park, State Bank Head Office, UBI Bank, Shipping Corporation, and much more. Moreover, rejuvenate yourself with the panoramic view of the two great bridges over the Ganges or the Hooghly River namely, the Rabindra Setu (Howrah Bridge) and the Second Hooghly Bridge. Howrah Bridge is well known as one of the busiest bridges in the world.
Also, you may enjoy these riverbank attractions of the Kolkata City by a ferry service any time during the day from 7:45am to 8pm. If you plan to enjoy a ferry service from the Howrah Station Jetty to Babughat Jetty then grab a ticket from the ticket window and retain it until you finish your journey at the Bagughat Jetty and move out of the Jetty. It’s important because you need to show the ticket before your exit from the Jetty. So, after you have bought a ticket at the Howrah Jetty board a steamer launch to enjoy an exciting journey across the Ganges River. Even if you miss one steamer launch, there is nothing to worry because another would arrive soon and take you off along with other passengers.
As soon as everyone gets on to the steamer launch a bell rings and the ropes of the steamer launch is untied to let it free. As it sails along you are all set to enjoy an exciting journey across the River Ganges and view the wonderful riverbank attractions of the Kolkata City.
Given below is the video of a steamer launch cruise on the River Ganga/Hooghly from Howrah Station Jetty to Babughat Jetty. You may view this video below or at this link in YouTube.