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The Dinning Car palace On Wheels RAILWAY TOURS

Palace On Wheels

The Palace on Wheels compares with the greatest railway tours of the world. Once the salon car for the erstwhile Maharajas of Rajasthan, the Palace on Wheel now offers an amazing opportunity for travellers to enjoy vintage salons, manned by smart, uniformed attendants.

Besides the Palace on Wheels there are a host of
other interesting rail journeys that we can suggest.

Hauled by a steam engine, the train started rolling from October 1982. The coaches of this unique train were originally the personal railway coaches of the erstwhile rulers of the princely states of Rajputana and Gujarat, the Nizam of Hyderabad and the Viceroy of British India, used on bridal journeys, hunting parties and occasions of state visits. Though times have changed and India is now a democracy, the Palace-on-Wheels takes travelers into the heart of Rajasthan in the kind of royal style that only the Maharajas of yesteryear could have enjoyed. Capture the romance of old-fashioned rail travel as you marvel at the splendid architecture, shop at the colourful bazars, photograph the gaily bedecked camels, enjoy the finest performances of traditional music and dance, and mingle with the vibrant people of this fascinating sate.
journey begins in Delhi. Travel is mostly at night, and each morning marks the arrival
at a different destination. Breakfast on board is followed by a sightseening or shopping trip. Lunch is usually at a real palace (now a palace hotel), and dinner is back in the dining car.

The 8 days-7 nights journey through the bygone era of the erstwhile Maharajas takes you to:

• the Pink City of Jaipur
• the jewel of the desert - Jaisalmer
• the majestic stronghold of Jodhpur
• the wilderness of Ranthambhor National Park at Sawai Madhopur
• the divinely beautiful Chittaurgarh
• the picturesque lakes and lake palaces of Udaipur
• the Taj Mahal at Agra - one of the seven wonders of the world and a symbol of undying love
• the red stone city of Fatehpur Sikri
• the remarkable bird sanctuary at Bharatpur

Rani Rupmati’s pavillion at Mandu on the banks of the river Narmada

Inside the tomb of Salim Chisti at Fatehpur Sikri

Tiger over a Sambar kill. Bandavgarh National Park

Special thanks to Karoki Lewis, Aditya Singh and Outlook for use of their photographs.
Sight designed and maintained by Plan Travel Network

Jama Masjid, Asia’s largest mosque, New Delhi