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India's Heritage on Wheels

by Abha Malpani (RSS feed) on Jan 24th 2008 at 5:30PM

You've probably heard of India's famous Palace on Wheels train ride which takes you through main points of northwest India in a week. It's been around for a while, has a minimum set course of 7-days, and is luxuriously out of reach for the average upper-middle class Indian which makes it more popular with tourists rather than locals.

A similar yet more down-to-earth 3-day journey available on India's Heritage on Wheels is increasingly becoming popular amongst Indian families not wanting to spend so much for Palace on Wheels, yet want a cultural and comfortable train trip with family. It covers 3-cities in Rajasthan: Jaipur, Shekhawati and then Bikaner where you can visit the most famous sanctuaries, palaces, and forts of the state.

At US$150-300 per night, it is not cheap, but it costs less than half the day price of Palace on Wheels. The train is targeted to (rich) Indian families rather than international tourists, so perhaps it will give you a slightly more authentic experience of that part of India.

Filed under: Arts and Culture, Asia, India, Hotels and Accommodations, Transportation

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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

rahul.b77 Jan 25th 2008 7:02AM

Hello................
I just wanna say that this type of train is also available in Maharashtra.The name of the rain is 'DECCAN ODYSSEY'.I think this train take tour for 7 days to show all the famous places in Maharashtra.

Indian NGO Mar 5th 2009 7:50AM

Heritage on wheels is introduced based on the idea of Palace on wheels in order to popularize the concept of a cultural train trip with family at a more affordable price for the middle class people. A really good thought I should say…

http://www.ramnathmemorialtrust.org/main.htm

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