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Tuesday, July 29, 2008

Indian Railway Tour

What can be more thrilling than exploring and discovering India onboard the Palace-on-Wheels, the Royal Orient or the Toy Trains that are the pride of the Indian Railways - the largest passenger train service in the world. Make your vacations in India an experience to cherish.
The Palace-on-Wheels lives by its name and is no less than a fort on the move. The lavish lifestyle, the facilities, the décor, the comfort and the style have made the first tourist train of India the most sought after. Covering the Golden Triangle circuit of Delhi-Agra-Jaipur, the journey has been designed with a royal touch for tourists on vacation in India. The welcoming elephants, garlands, music and dance can never fail to enchant any of the tourists.
Tourists may even opt for a voyage onboard the Royal Orient during their India vacations. Offering both style and comfort, the Royal Orient chugs along the rainbow of cities trotted by the royal extravagance of the bygone era - Delhi, Chittaurgarh, Junagarh/Veraval, Somnath/Sasan, Gir/Ahmedpur, Mandvi/Palitana/ Sarkhej, Ahmedabad and Jaipur. The range of stations varies from placid, ancient temples, a stunning sea resort and exotic wild life. The memories will for sure be as golden as the sand.

Besides the royal trains, the toy trains of India have attracted many a tourists. The ride on the train with a 4500 kilometers track chugs through the popular hill stations of the country like Shimal, Darjeeling, Ooty/ Udagamandalam or Ootacamund and Matheran. The toy trains are called so because of the narrow gauge railway lines they ride on.
The wondrous miniature of rail engineering that offers the most scenic beauties of the Himalayas from Kalka to Shimla and another from Jal Pai Guri to Darjeeling. Nature seems to be at its best with the pace of the train and the rhythm of life. The Blue Mountain Railway vacation of India, through the tea and coffee plantations, dense forests and up to the mountains of the Nilgiri region in South India, is as refreshing as the topography itself.

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