Luxury train journeys of India: Experience the Royal holiday
Living and working in Mumbai for more than 5 years, I spent my weekends exploring Mumbai through local trains, passenger sleeper trains and even toy trains. Throughout my local train travelling experience, I realised local trains is the actual nervous sysytem of Mumbai. The slight delay in the routine of the train causes havoc in the daily lives of Mumbaikar.
India serves the world’s 4th largest railway network. In a country that depends on its rail network like no other, it shouldn’t be a surprise that a range of luxury rail journeys is available for us to tour India from a different perspective.
With a luxury train journeys in India, there is no hustle to reach the destination sooner. It's relaxed, and you wouldn’t want it to end. In the train, Tours and activities are usually conducted in small groups, and dinners are enjoyed together with your fellow passengers. However, if you are keen on privacy, some luxury trains provide complimentary private tours if you book a suite or presidential cabin.
1) The Maharajas’ Express:
It is pure royalty. The Maharajas’ Express is the most luxurious train journeys of India. Cabins range from the well-sized deluxe to suites with their private sitting area. There’s even a presidential suite pulled in its carriage. Teak doors separate your cabin from the corridor, and rooms are decorated with Indian prints and brass trim. Maharaja Express offers 7 pan-Indian itineraries crisscrossing across some of the most fascinating terrains in India. The train houses two restaurants, a lounge bar equipped with a library and souvenir shop. Awarded with "World's Leading Luxury Train" by World Travel Awards for five consecutive years from 2012 to 2016, Maharaja Express is indeed an enchanting experience.
2) The Deccan Odyssey
Conceptualized by the Maharashtra Tourist Board, Deccan Odyssey train encourages visitors to explore alternative, less-visited parts of India. The train sets out on a voyage across world heritage sites, forts and palaces with plans articulated to give an enhanced cultural experience of our country. It extensively covers the states such as Maharashtra and the Deccan in central India. Deccan Odyssey provides the option of the charter train. If you plan to organise a personal travel expedition for your club members, employees of your company, then visit their official website look up for the tab of ‘Charter train’.
3) Palace on Wheels:
The perfect mix of royalty, luxury and beauty is an ideal introduction to the Palace on Wheels. Through this luxury rail journey, the guests travel to all major destinations of Rajasthan in extravagance way. The train is highly praised for its majestically decorated interiors that reflect the glorious era of Maharajas of Rajasthan. The restaurants in the train are named as 'The Maharaja' and 'The Maharani' specialised in serving Rajasthani, Indian, Chinese, and Continental Cuisines. The guests can also buy souvenirs onboard from the shopping arcade.








