GENERAL INFORMATION
TRAVEL IDEAS
- Agra - Taj Mahal 3 days
- Delhi - Imperial Splendor 3 days
- Bombay - Gateway to India 3 days
- Jaipur - Pink City 3 days
- Udaipur - 3 days
- Chennai - 3 days
- Corbett National Park - 3 days
- Aurangabad - 3 days
- Resorts and Hill Stations - 6 Days
- Foothills of the Himalayas
- Ranthambore Tiger Sanctuary
- Backwaters of Kerala - 5 days
- Varanasi - The Holy City 3 days
- Goa - Beach Resort 3 Days
- Classic India 13 Days
- Golden Triangle 8 days
- Palace on Wheels 8 days
- Heritage on Wheels 4 days
- Forts & Palaces 15 days
STAYS OF DISTINCTION
- Imperial Hotel
- Rambagh Palace
- Lake Palace - Udaipur
OTHER TRAIN JOURNEYS
IN ASIA
- The Eastern & Oriental
- Express (S.E. Asia)
- Trans Mongolian Express (Russia)
- Reunification Express-Vietnam
AIR-LAND INCLUSIVE
- Classic India Getaway 16 days
- Golden Triangle Getaway 12 days
- Forts And Palaces 18 Days
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INDEPENDENT TRAVEL IDEA
The Palace On Wheels
8 Days
Recapture the pomp and pageantry of travelling in royal style. On this special Goway idea, you visit the classic sights of New and Old Delhi and then travel to other "top spots" in India like a Maharaja and Maharani.
Depart Delhi Wednesdays between September and April inclusive.
Day 1 Wed. Delhi. Board the Palace on Wheels at 6 pm at Delhi Safdarjung Railway Station. Depart for Jaipur at 6:00 pm. Dinner on board.
Day 2 Thu. Jaipur. Arrive at midnight. Have breakfast on board before sightseeing tour of the Pink City of Jaipur. Discover Hawa Mahal and visit Amber Fort, silent sentinels of a glorious era. Lunch at Rambagh Palace. Visit Jantar Mantar, the age old Observatory and City Palace. Depart for Jaisalmer at 7:30 pm. Dinner on board.
Day 3 Fri. Jaisalmer. Arrive at 8:15 am. Breakfast on board. Morning sightseeing of this 12th century city dominated by its sandstone fort of 99 bastions. Visit the exquisitely carved havelis and palaces with their latticed windows, balconies, cupolas and facades. Have lunch on board. Evening visit to the sand dunes and take a camel ride. Dinner with cultural programme at Moomal. Depart at 11 pm for Jodhpur.
Day 4 Sat. Jodhpur. Breakfast on board. Arrive at 7 am. Visit the magnificent Mehrangarh Fort and Jaswant Thada, the royal cenotaph. Lunch at the Umaid Bhavan Palace. Depart for Sawai Madhopur at 3:30 pm. Dinner on board.
Day 5 Sun. Sawai - Madhopur - Chittaurgarh. Arrive 4 am. Breakfast on board. Depart by motorcoach for a safari in Ranthambhore National Park. The imposing ramparts of the 10th century fort are surrounded by this Project Tiger Reserve. Depart at 10:30 am. for Chittaurgarh. Lunch on board. Visit the Chittaurgarh Fort, lauded in legends of valor and chivalry. Depart for Udaipur at 8 pm. Dinner on board.
Day 6 Mon. Udaipur. Breakfast on board. Proceed to Udaipur by motorcoach sightseeing of Udaipur, the city of lakes, palaces, gardens, temples and forts. Lunch at the Lake Palace, the former summer residence of the Princes of Mewar. Enjoy the tranquility of Lake Pichola. Visit the City Palace in all its ancient glory. Back to train at Chittaurgar and depart for Bharatpur at 8 pm. Dinner on board.
Day 7. Tue. Bharatpur-Agra. Arrive 6:30 am. Visit the Keoladeo Ghana National Park, once the preserve of the Maharaja of Bharatpur, now a world heritage site. It is home to 300 species of birds. Breakfast at ITDC Forest Lodge.
Depart by coach for Fatehpur Sikri built by Emperor Akbar. Visit the famous red sandstone fort. Depart for Agra. Enjoy lunch at the Taj View Hotel. Visit the Taj Mahal, one of the most beautiful monuments ever built. Dinner at Taj Khema. Depart at 11 pm. for Delhi.
Day 8 Wed. Delhi. Arrive at 6 am. at Delhi Safdarjung Railway Station. Breakfast on board at 7:30am. Tour concludes.
ABOUT THE TRAIN
The Palace on Wheels, is fully vestibuled, centrally air-conditioned and truly a "palace on wheels". Completely self-sufficient, its public spaces include two restaurant coaches and a bar coach with an attached library. Deep veneered wood encases large picture windows through which guests can see the "countryside-of-a-thousand-battles" slide past effort-lessly.
The 14 coaches are named after former Rajput states. Each evokes visions of those royal kingdoms. The names are romantic, mesmerizing ... Kota, Jaipur, Udaipur, Jaisalmer, Jodhpur, Bikaner, Alwar, Sirohi, Kishangarh, Bundi, Dungarpur, Bharatpur, Jhalawar and Dholpur. Each coach has four coupes, done in colours reminiscent of that state, and highlighted by its royal emblem.
Of the four compartments, two feature double beds, while the other two have train beds. A third bed, for an additional person, or an accompanying child, is in the form of a foldaway bed on a higher tier. Each compartment has an attached bath with running hot/cold water and showers, built-in wardrobes, overhead and night lights, piped music, reading lights, etc. The furniture, with its inlaid motifs, has been specially created for the Palace on Wheels.
All coaches and corridors are fully carpeted. At the end of each coach is a separate lounge where passengers can relax when they wish to move out of their bedrooms. Here they can unwind with a book or magazine, engage in conversation, or simply watch the panoramic vista of the great Indian countryside.
DEPARTURES:
Depart Delhi Wednesdays between September and April inclusive.
PRICES:
Please request for time you wish to travel.
PRICE INCLUDES:
7 Nights accommodation, all meals onboard or at hotels, conducted sightseeing tours in deluxe coaches, entrance fees for monuments and palaces and cultural entertainment.
NOT INCLUDED:
Liquor, laundry and other items of a personal nature.
NOTE:
Itinerary is correct at time of printing and subject to change.
