Luxury Trains in India
India offers some superb trains for a memorial trip on some unique trains where you can travel like royalty
These special trains are:
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Palace on Wheels Train - Travel like royalty!
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The Heritage on Wheels
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The Deccan Odyssey
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The Fairy Queen train
Palace on Wheels
The Palace on wheels is a luxury train that offers a 7 day package for travelers to visit India travelling in ultimate luxury.
The 7 day tour allows travelers to sleep in luxurious rooms on the train during the night and sightsee in the day.
Palace on Wheels train has 14 fully air-conditioned deluxe coaches, each a combination of 4 twin bedded chambers.
The luxury train offers facilities, which include channel music, intercom, attached toilets, running hot and cold water, shower, wall-to-wall carpeting and other amenities.
Places Covered by the Palace on Wheels train are:
Delhi - Jaipur - Jaisalmer - Jodhpur - Sawai Madhopur -
Chittaurgarh, Udaipur – Bharatpur and Agra.
The price includes the cost of travel, meals, sightseeing tours and entrance fee to monuments. Prices for 2007 and 2008 and additional details are given below.
The
photographs show the sleeping area and bar on the train. In case you
are wondering the hefty price of the ticket does not include drinks
and you have to pay for them. Guests pay extra for video cameras,
liquor and laundry services. The mineral water is free or shall I
say included in the price of the ticket.
During Christmas and New Year there is a 10% additional charge added on.
If you wish to travel on the Palace of Wheels then you need to make a reservation way ahead of time. I am told that the train is sold out for the next several months. Contact a travel agent well in advance to ensure you get reservations.
The Palace on Wheels train leaves New Delhi on Wednesdays at 4 pm and returns to New Delhi after the tour on Tuesday at 6 am.
Palace on Wheels train prices for 7 day tour.
Prices in US $ Per Person Per Night Single / Double / Triple
Sharing
| Type | Prices Sept. 2007 & April 2008 |
Prices Oct. 2007 till March 2008 |
Prices Dec. 19 & Dec. 26, 2007 |
| Single Occupancy | 3325.00 / per person | 4480.00 / per person | 4955.00 / per person |
| Double Occupancy | 2485.00 / per person | 3220.00 / per person | 3570.00 / per person |
| Triple Occupancy | 2030.00 / per person | 2625.00 / per person | 2940.00 / per person |
The Heritage on Wheels Train
The Heritage on Wheels train offers a 3night/4day package tour of the Indian State of Rajasthan.
This is also a luxury train. The train leaves the City of Jaipur at 6:30 pm and returns on the fourth day at 8:30 pm.
Places Covered by the Heritage on Wheels: Jaipur, Bikaner, Haat, Gajner, Tal Chhapar, Ramgarh, Nawalgarh and Mandawa.
Tickets for the Heritage on Wheels Train:
Single Occupancy for 3 Nights is US $900. Double Occupancy 3 Nights is $600 & Triple Occupancy 3 Nights $450
Tariff is inclusive of travel, catering ( morning
tea, breakfast, lunch, evening tea and dinner), conducted
sightseeing, entrance fee at monuments/parks/places/cultural
programs/camel ride/boat ride/rickshaw ride and for still cameras.
Guest has to pay for video cameras, liquor, laundry and other items
of personal nature.
Tariff is subject to revision. 10% surcharge shall be levied on
departure during Christmas and New year
Half fare for children between 5 and 12 years
THE DECCAN ODYSSEY
This luxury train covers the Indian State of Maharashtra and offers a tour of 7 Nights / 8 Days. The places covered by this train are:
Mumbai, Jaigadh, Ganapatipule, Ratangiri - Sindhudurg, Tarkarli, Sawantwadi – Goa, Kolhapur – Pune, Aurangabad - Ajanta & Nasik
Tickets for the Deccan Odyssey train:
April to September.
Single occupancy US $2765 October to March Single occupancy US $ 3395.
This train does not operate during the months of May to September. For more information or reservations contact your travel agent.
The
Fairy Queen Train
This is also a special train for tourists. The Fairy Queen train is the oldest running vintage locomotive in the world and was built in the year 1855. This train is also mentioned in the Guinness Book of World Records.
This special train has 50 first class seats and a pantry car for onboard catering. The Fairy Queen train offers a 1 Night / 2 Day tour. The tour includes a visit to the Siliserh Palace and the Alwar Museum. Also included in the tour is a jungle safari in an open jeep at the famous Sariska Tiger Reserve.
INDIA ON WHEELS tour is also offered in India as a luxury travel option wherein passengers are offered a 17 Night / 18 Day tour. Travel is in luxury trains like the Palace on Wheels and the Deccan Odyssey and by luxury bus and also includes a flight between New Delhi and Mumbai.
The places covered in this tour are: Delhi, Jaipur, Jaisalmer, Jodhpur, Sawai Madhopur, Chittaurgarh, Udaipur, Bharatpur, Agra, Jaigadh, Ganapatipule, Ratangiri - Sindhudurg, Tarkarli, Swantwadi - Goa, Kolhapur, Pune, Aurangabad - Ajanta & Nasik.
The cost of this tour is from US $7500 to US $ 9000 per person (single occupancy) depending on the dates of travel.
For more information or reservations contact a travel agent of your choice.