Kereta pariwisata paling mewah di India memulai perjalanan perdananya dari satu kota di bagian timur negeri tersebut pada Sabtu malam.
Selama enam hari dan tujuh malam berikutnya, kereta tersebut akan berhenti di enam stasiun sebelum sampai ke tujuan, New Delhi. Itu akan menjadi perjalanan unik pan-India, dan wisatawan dapat mengunjungi banyak tujuan terkenal, seperti kota warisan dan hutan lebat, tempat pendatang mungkin memiliki kesempatan untuk melihat harimau, kata Banerjee.
Kereta tersebut hanya membawa 88 penumpang di 23 gerbong yang didekorasi dengan baik, yang diperlengkapi dengan sistem pengatur temperatur individual, toilet ramah lingkungan, perangkat TV, DVD player, Internet dan telepon hubungan langsung, dan semua makanan serta minuman gratis, kata laporan tersebut.
Ada empat kategori gerbong "junior suite" dengan harga tiket 800 dolar AS per orang per hari, kabin deluxe dengan harga 900 dolar AS, "suite" dengan 1.400 dolar AS dan "Presidential Suite" dengan harga 2.500 dolar AS.
Tindakan baru itu menciptakan sejarah dalam perkereta-apian India, dan akan meningkatkan pembangunan industri pariwisata, kata menteri tersebut. (*)
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Maharaja, Luxury Train Ride in India
MUMBAI - Billed as the costliest train service in Asia, the Luxurious Maharaja Express Train will have the best of everything, from restaurants to bars, to on board movie screenings to individual temperature control systems. Moreover, the journey will also include a travel and tour package. The major idea is to provide the traveller with a 7-star hotel ambience while helping him travel across a mix of cultures and bring them face to face with the finest of Indian culture.
The Maharaja Express will have 23 coaches and initially, the tour package will be of seven days and six nights. In its maiden journey on 9th January, the train will carry 88 tourists to Delhi from Mumbai's VT station and will cover Vadodara, Udaipur, Jodhpur, Bikaner, Jaipur, Ranthambore and Agra. The train will return to Mumbai on January 17th. The Mumbai to Delhi Journey will be called "Princely India Journey" while the return trip will be known as "Royal India Tour". Tourists will get chance to see wildlife and tigers while passing through Ranthambore.
The Delhi-Kolkata route of the Maharaja Express will cover Agra, Gwalior, Khajuraho, Bandhavgarh, Varanasi and Gaya. The Delhi-Kolkata route will be named as "Classical India Journey" while the return trip will be called the "Celestial India Tour". The tourists will get to see some natural wildlife while crossing through the Bandhavgarh National Park.
The minimum tariff is being kept at $800 per person per day and the maximum rates will go to $2500. Four type of carriages will be available in the train: Presidential Suite at $2500, Suite at $1400, Deluxe Cabin at $900 and Junior Suite at $800.
Maharaja Express Facilities:
1. Special Bar named Machan
2. Two restaurants - Haveli and Peacock, which will be maintained by a 5-star chain.
3. Movie Screening on board.
4. Individual temperature control system
5. Environment-friendly toilets and bath-tubs
6. Direct Dialling Facilities
7. Package tours in AC buses and cars
8. Visit to Bandhavgarh, Ranthambhore national parks are highlights of the tour.
