Friday, 21 December 2012

Deccan Odyssey



The Royal Konkan Experience

Palace of wheels


Maharashtra Tourism Development Corporation Ltd in association with Indian Railways and Ministry of Tourism operating a Super Deluxe luxury train "The Deccan Odyssey". The train has been benchmarked against the best luxury trains in the world like the Blue Train of South Africa, The Orient Express of Europe and the Eastern and Oriental of South East Asia.



Deccan Odyssey is not just a name in the luxury rail tours in India, but a benchmark of opulent onboard venture offering a journey experience as no other. Standing as a unique piece of artwork, Deccan Odyssey India takes its guests into a journey to the royal days of the yore. Traversing through the hills, plains and beaches, Deccan Odyssey takes the travelers into a whirlwind tour to Maharashtra and presents to them the real spirit of the land in the most delicate manner



The Deccan Odyssey's sheer luxury is a sight to behold. Everything in the train reflects the ways of Indian Royalty. The plush interiors, an awesome delicious cuisine and grate sites to see makes the journey memorable. This luxurious train transports its guests on a remarkable sojourn of a land shining in legions grandeur - serene beaches, magnificent forts - palaces and experiencing divine tales etched in colossal rocks. A weeklong royal journey is through some of the best places in Maharashtra namely Mumbai, Sindhudurg, Tarkarli, Goa, Kolhapur, Aurangabad, Ellora, Ajanta and Nasik. The objective of running "The Deccan Odyssey" train is primarily to showcase the best of tourism assets of Maharashtra like pristine beauty of Konkan coast, the art, the culture, the heritage (including world heritage sites of Ajanta - Ellora) of Maharashtra as well as Maharashtra's local arts, crafts and cuisine.


The train has 21 coaches, out of which 12 are passenger cars accommodating 8 people per coach (10 passenger Cars, 4 coupes per coach - 2 Presidential Suite Cars, 2 coupes per coach), 1 Conference Car, 2 Dinning Cars, 2 Generator Cars with Luggage Store, 2 Staff, spare Car, 1 Spa Car, 1 Bar Car. The train has on-board facilities like T.V., Cable connection with central audio disc player, cell phones, Channel Music, Foreign exchange facilities, etc. The capacity of the train is 80 pax.

The route has been fixed as Mumbai - Sindhudurg - Goa - Vasco - Kolhapur - Aurangabad(Ellora) - Jalgaon(Ajanta) - Nashik and Mumbai. It will be a seven days round trip starting on Wednesday from Mumbai. The seasonal tours will operate every year between October to April month. The itinerary of the tour is broadly as follows:


1st Day- Mumbai

2nd Day- Sindhudurg Nagri-Sindhudurg Fort-Tarkarl Beach-Dhamapur Village

3rd Day- Goa - Visit to St. Augustine Church, Basilica of Bom Jesus Church, Se Cathedral Church, St.Francis of Assissi a Museum of Goan antiques and visit to Fontanhas the Latin Quarters at Panjim.

4th Day- Goa (Vasco) - Visit to Mangeshi a Hindu Temple, the Safa Masjid a prominent Islamic Shrine, Sahakari Spice Farm, Menezes Braganza House at Chandor village.

5th Day- Kolhapur- New Palace, Museum, Bhavani Mandap Mahalaxmi Temple - Shalini Palace.

6th Day- Aurangabad-Daulatabad-Ellora Caves-Bibi-ka-Maqbara

7th Day- Ajanta Caves / Nasik

8th Day- Mumbai.

In the above program, the train takes you through various facets of tourism attractions of Maharashtra
To know full eternity of Deccan odyssey please visit official site below


Foreign Tariff Chart (Per Person Per Night)
Occupancy Type
Lean Season
April 2012, September 2012
&  April 2013
   Peak Season
  October 2011 to March 2012 &
   October 2012 to March 2013
Deluxe Cabin
Single occupancy
                                                    US $ 500
US $650
Double occupancy
US $ 390
US $500
Triple occupancy
US $ 315
US $425
Presidential suite
Single occupancy
                                         US $ 750
US $ 950
Double occupancy
US $ 650
US $ 800
Presidential Suite-Extra Occupancy
US $ 300
US $ 370


BAR-Mumbai Hi

A well stocked bar serves wine, liquor and spirits of Indian and International Brands, to keep you in `high spirits’.

RESTAURANT-Peshwa I, Peshwa II

Two lavish and beautifully done restaurants: Serve continental & Indian cuisines.

Reference:
http://www.maharashtratourism.gov.in






1 comment:

  1. Very nice article thanks to share a great kind of information with us. Deccan Odyssey is one of the best and luxurious train to explore South India tourist destination with luxury facility. Maharaja Express Train in another luxury train to explore Central and north and West India.

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