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How does one feel to travel in India's most expensive luxury train? Well the answer would definitely be "royal". Maharaja Express, arguably the most luxurious tourist train in India, offers an incomparable luxury ride across some of the grandest and most significant destinations in India. With the price tag of 1 lakh per night, this is definitely the most expensive tourist train in India. Equipped with avant-garde amenities like Wi-Fi internet and LCD televisions, the train is like a 5 Star hotel on wheels. There are restaurants and bar too where the guests will be served gourmet cuisines and drinks during their luxurious sojourn. There are a total of 4 itineraries offered by the Maharaja Express. Maharajas Express Royal India Tour is one such itinerary.
On Maharajas Express Royal India Tour, the train will follow the course of princely destinations in India. This regal odyssey begins from Delhi, the erstwhile seat of emperors and presently the capital of India. The destinations of this luxury sojourn include Agra, Ranthambore, Jaipur, Bikaner, Jodhpur, Udaipur, Vadodara and Mumbai. Each destination offers a peek into erstwhile royalty of imperial India. Behold the glory of yore and rich heritage as you stride across imperial destinations during your journey. During the Rajasthan tour tourists will not only get a glimpse of the resplendent Palaces and fortresses of the erstwhile Maharajas of India. A regal jaunt at Ranthambore National Park is also on the card. Watch the royal predator tigers stroll the park during your visit. Ranthambore has a rich variety of flora and fauna which includes tigers, sambar, chital, nilgai, chinkara, wild boar, sloth bear, hyena, jackal and leopard. Ranthambore is one of the best places in India to catch a glimpse of the tigers.
Rajasthan, literally meaning the land of kings', abounds with imperial palaces and forts. During this luxury train journey tourists will get face to face with the imperial flavors in Jaipur, Bikaner, Udaipur and Jodhpur. Besides forts and palaces, a guided rural tour and a camel safari amidst the sand dunes are also included in the itinerary. Whereas the rural tour will familiarize the tourists with Indian village, the camel safari will give a peek into the mystical sand dunes of Thar Desert.
After an imperial tour in Rajasthan, Maharajas Express will take the tourists to Vadodara before finally arriving in Mumbai. Vadodara is home to UNESCO World Heritage Site of Champaner-Pavagadh Archaeological Park. During Vadodara visit, guests will be receiving a royal treatment at Laxmi Vilas Palace which includes High Tea & Snacks. Designed in Indo-Saracenic style of architecture, the palace was built by Maharaja Sayajirao III in 1890. Laxmi Vilas Palace is the residence of the Royal family.
Maharajas Express Royal India Tour will conclude in Mumbai. On board Maharaja Express train, journey is a part of the experience. Elegant interiors, amenities of international standard and traditional Indian hospitality make for an incomparable experience. The luxury rail journey offered by the Maharajas Express certainly ranks among one of the best luxury train tours in the World. Discover the royal heritage of India during this enchanting voyage.