If you ever have been to India then you must see the different culture, hill stations, historical monuments and lot more. But if you doesn’t travel ever in the Royal trains of India then you should try for it this time.
On
26th January 1982 the lavishness train traveling in India started with the Palace
on Wheels. India has its own share of awesome rail journeys. Another luxury
train of India Maharaja Express was voted as the Leading Luxury Train of World at
the World Travel Awards. This beats the Rovos Rail of Africa and Venice-Simplon
Orient. Therefore, here we are giving you a list of 4 top and royal rail
journeys in India to make you feel just like a king.
1. Maharajas’ Express
This
train is the latest as well as counted amongst the luxurious train in not only
India but in world also. This was launched in the year 2010 by IRCTC and
provides mainly 5 journeys across state borders in India.
This
luxurious train has most airy lodging in its class. It also has the houses
mainly the Presidential Suite which spans about the whole carriage. This suite
comes up equipped with a living area, master bedroom, kitchenette and bathroom
also which is fitted with the bathtub.
The
whole guest cabins come equipped with the attached washrooms, writing desk, Wi-Fi
internet, individual climate control and electronic safe also. In this train
you will find the mini bar, big wardrobes, live television, audio/video dock
and direct dial phones.
It
also offers activities like:
-Sundowner
champagne and folk performance champagne in the sand dunes of Bikaner,
Rajasthan.
-In
Jaipur, exhibition Elephant Polo Match in which the guests can also participate.
-With
the family of Nawabs regal Diner in Lucknow.
-High
teas and Lunch with regal families in their palaces.
The
first luxury train which is introduced in India is Palace on Wheels. This was
launched for promoting the international tourism in Rajasthan and India. It offers
7 night itinerary and covers previous princely provinces in Rajasthan. It mainly
includes Jaipur, Ranthambore, Udaipur, Jaisalmer, Jodhpur and Bharatpur. Palace
on Wheels also halts in Agra for tourism tour of Taj Mahal.
Traditional
hospitality and interiors with cultural motif restore an age of graceful train
traveling as once practiced by past Maharajas. Moreover, it has been voted as
the 4th best Luxury Train in all over the World and became a huge success to
garner to various global acclaims and accolades.
This
is only luxury train which offers its services in South India. The Golden
Chariot mainly offers the 2 main journeys which are named as the Splendor of
the South and Pride of the South.
-Splendor
of the South mainly includes the destinations from Kerala, Tamil Nadu and
Pondicherry and focus on South India as an entire.
-Pride
of the South focuses on to showcase the tourism of Karnataka.
The
interior of this luxury train are reminiscent of the Mysore as well as Hoysala
traditions. Stylish décor, affable hospitality and up to date amenities make
sure a world class experience on board. By travelling in this train you will get
to see the world heritage sites, cultural performances, temples, beaches as
well as the backwaters of Kerala.
Deccan
Odyssey is another most popular luxury train of India which is an offering of
tourism of Maharashtra. The idea behind launching this train is to replicate
the achievement of its Rajasthani complement Palace on Wheels. This mainly
provides the weeklong rail tour through the Konkan Coast and the Western Ghats
as well as covers the traditional destinations along the way.
This train also makes a diversion of Goa for providing a piece of sun and sand. This
also covers the Pristine beach of Tarkali, Cultural hub Nashik, World Heritage
Site of Ajanta & Ellora, Sindhudurg, tiny emerald Goa and Kolhapur.
Deccan
Odyssey also has a spa, for maintaining a high standard of traveling. Moreover,
it also has fine dining, butlers, multiple lounge cars, two presidential suites
and libraries. Deccan Odyssey luxury train has total passenger capability of
88.
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