By Nikhil Chandra on Sep 29, 2012
Premium luxury train, the Maharaja Express, runs its first journey today. The train, which starts in only a few hours from now, will embark on a total of 38 journeys this season, within the 2012-13 season spanning over the next 7 months. The train has already garnered some rave reviews by international guests at travel forums worldwide. The train was 1st Runner up in the Conde Nast readers choice travel award 2011 and winner of CNBC travel award 2010 under category of “Best Luxury train”.
Maharajas’ Express is a venture of Indian Railways Catering and Tourism Corporation. The train began its service in 2010 and since then has been a talk of luxury travel segment. The train is considered to be the most luxurious in its category and comes equipped with state of the art amenities. The Presidential Suite spanning over an entire carriage is one of its kind and something which was previously unheard of in luxury trains.
Maharajas Express offers 5 itineraries. 3 itineraries spanning over 7 nights and 8 days travel across states in India offering a peek into the cultural and natural diversity of incredible India whereas 2 golden triangle tour itineraries spanning over 3 nights and 4 days offer whirlwind tour across most prominent tourist destination in India. The all inclusive Maharajas’ Express journey starts from UDS 3580 per person and goes as high as US $22000 for the Heritage of India tour in the Presidential Suite class. More details of the train is available on the website of the Indian Luxury Trains.
A savvy traveler and a part of Indian Luxury Trains (ILT) for last 2 years, Nikhil Chandra offers travel advice on a range of issues like when, where and how to travel along with advice on finding best deals and places for a perfect holiday. He is also the luxury travel feature writer for Indian Luxury Trais (ILT).
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