Delhi’s first Yamuna cruise service is scheduled to begin operations on Tuesday, November 10, with a 6-kilometre round trip between Sonia Vihar and Jagatpur’s Shani Temple area. Union Minister for Ports, Shipping and Waterways Sarbananda Sonowal is scheduled to inaugurate the service ahead of Chhath festivities.
The service, named Namo Yamuna Cruise Safari, is being introduced as part of efforts to promote water tourism in the national capital. The Delhi government expects the cruise to support tourism, increase business opportunities for local operators and create employment linked to the new river-based attraction.
The cruise will travel from Sonia Vihar to Jagatpur and return to the starting point. The complete round trip is expected to take between 35 and 40 minutes. According to the report, the service will be able to carry 30 tourists at a time in accordance with safety requirements and is expected to complete at least four round trips a day.
The reported ticket price is Rs 500 per person, while entry to the premises is expected to cost Rs 50. The Rs 500 cruise fare has not yet been officially announced, according to the report, and tickets are expected to be made available online through the Delhi Tourism website.
Passengers will be provided with safety jackets, while an announcement system will be used to communicate important updates during the journey. The cruise will also have onboard bio-toilets designed to prevent waste from entering the Yamuna. These facilities are particularly significant for a river-based public attraction, where passenger operations and waste management will need to function together.
The planned visitor facilities include a restaurant, food park, children’s zone and music fountain. Seating arrangements have also been provided for passengers during the ride. The project has undergone several days of trial runs before its scheduled launch, with the trials reported to have been successful.
The cruise service follows an agreement signed in March 2025 between the Inland Waterways Authority of India and agencies of the Delhi government to promote cruise tourism in the city. The agreement provides the institutional basis for developing the service, while the launch will mark an effort to bring a recreational use of the Yamuna into Delhi’s public tourism offering.
The initial route is limited to the Sonia Vihar-Jagatpur stretch, and the reported operational details concern the launch service described by the source. The official fare, online booking arrangements and final operating schedule are expected to be clarified by the authorities at or around the inauguration.
