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  • CONSCIOUS LUXURY & RIVER STEWARDSHIP

Antara

Sustainability & River Conservation

On this blue planet, one thing is certain: water is life. From clean drinking reserves to healthy marine ecosystems, it’s the vital element that sustains us. This precious liquid asset needs protecting and we do everything in our power to help the planet.

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DESALINATED FRESH WATER

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UNTREATED DISCHARGE

35dB

HOSPITAL-GRADE NOISE FLOOR

100%

ELECTRIC GROUND MOBILITY

OUR GUIDING PRINCIPLE

Mindful voyages along sacred waterways.

Antara river expeditions journey through some of South Asia’s most ecologically fragile river basins. We believe that ultra-luxury hospitality and restorative ecology must flow together. Every ship in our fleet is engineered as a self-contained ecological sanctuary, respecting local riverbanks, wildlife sanctuaries, and riverside communities.
  • BIODIVERSITY PRESERVATION
  • LOCAL REGENERATION
  • CIRCULAR WASTE SYSTEMS

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Five Pillars of Antara Stewardship

On this blue planet, one thing is certain: water is life. From clean drinking reserves to healthy marine ecosystems, it’s the vital element that sustains us. This precious liquid asset needs protecting and we do everything in our power to help the planet. A few of the measures that we deploy across Antara Cruises are

  • WATER CONSERVATION

Reverse osmosis PLANT

All of our ships are installed with RO plants to desalinate, sterilize and generate fresh water from the river, which is then used for drinking or for operational purposes on the ship.

  • Multi-stage desalination and sterilization eliminates all single-use plastic water bottles.
Reverse Osmosis Plant
  • COMMUNITY MOBILITY

E-RICKSHAWS

We use electricity driven rickshaws for all our off-board excursions in the cities and villages. In addition to being an eco-friendly alternative, the e-rickshaws also prevent noise pollution and provide an easy livelihood to the common man.

  • Zero emission shore excursions through historic river towns and heritage temples.
  • Direct economic empowerment for local village drivers and artisan communities.
  • ACOUSTIC PRESERVATION

HOSPITAL GRADE SILENCERS

All our ships are fitted with hospital grade silencers to keep the noise levels to minimum. This allows all our guests to enjoy the river voyage in peace and enjoy the sounds that they signed up for.

  • Minimal acoustic footprint protects river dolphins, migratory avifauna, and endangered amphibians.
  • Unmatched quietude across all onboard suites, library decks, and sun lounges.
  • RIVER INTEGRITY

OIL WATER SEPARATOR (OWS) MACHINES

Ships produce a mixture of oil and water, which needs to be separated before discharging the waste out of the ship. We use highly effective Oil Water Separator Machines which are generally used in sea-going vessels. These OWS machines extract maximum amount of oil from water particles to avoid river contamination.
  • Heavy maritime-spec separators safeguard riparian currents from trace bilge hydrocarbons.
  • Clean extracted effluents adhere to the highest international oceanographic thresholds.
  • CIRCULAR ECONOMY

WASTE DISPOSAL

All our ships have premium quality Sewage Treatment Plants (STPs) to treat the waste onboard so that it does not contaminate the water or land when it is disposed of. We also use eco-friendly bags for garbage and bio-degradable toilet papers. Additionally, we avoid using plastic water bottles and provide specially made aluminium water bottles, which the guests are free to take home as souvenirs.

  • Onboard closed-loop biological Sewage Treatment Plants (STPs).
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All hands are on deck as we align our efforts to achieve the next milestone.

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